Posted on 06/22/2019 5:32:52 AM PDT by Diana in Wisconsin
Our 'Greeneyes' has been FOUND, but she is STILL having computer issues, so I have been asked to keep the Weekly Garden Thread rolling until she returns.
That said, I will be posting once a week, and I will TRY to stick to her schedule of a Friday Night/Saturday Morning Weekly Post.
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I’m just learning. I have mandevilla in a pot as well as a hanging bougainvillea. I’ve never had such healthy herbs either although they seem to poop out in early June which is weird for me as I come from the northeast. There, they poop out in later August.
We’ve had solid rain for several days but this morninbg was nice. Gotta tackle those WEEDS!
I LOVE my spiralizer! I have the hand-held one from OXO. About $15. Bought it at The Container Store a few years ago. Worth every penny!
I checked my zukes - I have about 6 on, and a few had Blossom End Rot from all the @#$%^&*! RAIN we’ve had. I gave them all a shot of liquid bone meal, which will correct that problem.
You’re winning the war!
We’re having a HUGE problem with Wild Parsnip this year.
Thistles HURT, but these plants will make you break out in oozing BLISTERS.
Blech!
I’m growing Black Cherry this season, too.
My fave heirloom is Cherokee Purple for flavor, but this year I am trying a hybrid called Cherokee Carbon.
We shall see. ;)
Sugar Magnolia Peas planted in APRIL; just starting to bloom. Pea pod is purple, peas inside are green.
Sugar Pie Pumpkin starts and the Sunflowers which are both going in, today come h#ll or high water! Strawberry starts for a friend.
Lettuces are LOVING this weather - my tomato plants haven't grown more than an INCH since I put them in at the end of May. :(
Sunny, warm day today in SE Wisconsin (Zone 4/5) but more RAIN on the way for tomorrow. At least it's not SNOW!
So from what I see, 4' x 5' is 20 square feet while 4' x 20' is 80 square feet. Thus in plot #1 there is 3.33 S.F. per each plant while in plot #2 there is 6.667 S.F. per each plant. Sounds like a good experiment, but you would have to be careful to make sure they each have the same soil and moisture and sun. It would also help if they are all seeds from the same plant
Also picked up a Brix meter to test for sweetness
From what i read they come in different, with lower reading range being for plants.
I see that"°Brix is a measure of the Total Soluble Solid (TSS) content in the tomato or tomato product. The TSS in tomatoes is mainly sugars (fructose). A tomato juice, which is assessed as having 20 ° Brix, has 200g/litre of soluble sugars."
Then there is Brix Test – How To Use It In Your Organic Vegetable Garden
Also of interest, 10 award-winning cherry tomatoes
Thank God for His mani-fold grace. May we respond according to the benefit.
Sounds yummy, thank God, although I would leave out the cayenne or jalapeno so that I do not have to call 911 for the fire dept.
Tomatoes are starting to show they have settled in to grow, thank God, though some are struggling (where the rain comes off the roof and floods it).
Before (May 7, when it was unseasonably cool )
Now, by God's grace:
Wow! Excellent!
Pretty!
Just use enough cayenne or jalapeno bits to “oomph up” the flavor.
Kudzu???
Looking good!
MAPLE ROASTED VEGGIES
Place on three separate sheetpans---pre-roasted butternut squash wedges, baby carrots, sliced red onions.
Pour Maple/Oil over evenly. Roast 20 min; turn once, roast 30 min (veg are golden/tender). Season to taste.
SERVE Plate veg; drizzle w/ pan juices. Sprinkle w/ Gremolata.
MAPLE/OIL Whisk ol/oil, maple syrup, oj.
GREMOLATA chopped parsley, pine nuts, orange zest.
Yum. Looks delicious!
With my DNA, even just a little of such means that about all i can taste is heat. But the hot stuff is good for you.
I love those silly songs from the Seventies...The Streak, Ding-a-ling, Uneasy Rider...:)
I grew all the plants from seed.
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