Weekly Garden Thread - July 10-16, 2021 [Straight From The Garden Edition]

July 10, 2021 | Diana in Wisconsin/Greeneyes

[Diana in Wisconsin]

The Weekly Gardening Thread is a weekly gathering of folks that love soil, seeds and plants of all kinds. From complete newbies that are looking to start that first potted plant, to gardeners with some acreage, to Master Gardener level and beyond, we would love to hear from you.

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[tired&retired]

The Carolina Reaper pepper is 200x hotter than a Jalapeno

Top 10 Hottest Peppers In The World [2021 Update]
1. Carolina Reaper 2,200,000 SHU. ...
2. Trinidad Moruga Scorpion 2,009,231 SHU. ...
3. 7 Pot Douglah 1,853,936 SHU. ...
4. 7 Pot Primo 1,469,000 SHU. ...
5. Trinidad Scorpion “Butch T” 1,463,700 SHU. ...
6. Naga Viper 1,349,000 SHU. ...
7. Ghost Pepper (Bhut Jolokia) 1,041,427 SHU. ...
8. 7 Pot Barrackpore ~1,000,000 SHU.
9. 7 Pot Red (Giant) ~1,000,000 SHU
10. Red Savina Habanero 500,000 SHU

https://pepperhead.com/top-10-worlds-hottest-peppers/

[tubebender]

You have to go inland 10 or 15 miles to finds those temps. Eureka has natural air conditioning ...

[tubebender]

I use crushed oyster shells to protect young plants from slugs and snails. I buy it from a local farm store...

[Cloverfarm]

We were getting a lot of snow peas, a surprising amount ... they went into an Asian dish called “egg roll in a bowl” with meat, cabbage, onion, shredded carrots, ginger, sesame oil, vinegar, soy sauce etc. Served with rice.

The snow peas are done now. It got super hot, which didn’t help. We’ve gone from heat stroke to hypothermia in a matter of days. Another week of rain forecast.

[Diana in Wisconsin]

Ugh! But that ;bowl’ sounds fantastic!

It’s really cooled down around here, too (SW corner of Wisconsin) but next week goes back to Hazy, Hot & Humid.

Typical Wisconsin Summer. ;)

[Mariner]

Here in the Big Valley I am overwhelmed with tomatoes, peppers, pickling cucumbers and bush beans.

Overwhelmed.

Too hot to can (110 today) so will try sun drying some things.

[Mariner]

Organic Snail bait

[Diana in Wisconsin]

Not a Fan of Kale? No Problem—Here are 125 Easy, Delicious Ways to Eat More Vegetables

Not so great at getting the recommended daily amount of vegetables? You and just about everyone else! According to Cleveland Clinic’s 2021 survey in partnership with Parade.com and the Ipsos, one in 10 report that they eat leafy greens (10 percent) and fruits (15 percent) only a few times a month or less. Two in five say that they have developed unhealthy habits during the pandemic—overeating, drinking, not exercising—particularly young adults (59% of those aged 18 to 34), those living in the Northeast (50%), and those with children living at home (60%).

If you fall into this category, feel free to consider this your wake-up call. After all, pretty soon we won’t be able to blame it on quarantine anymore—but we all know making healthy dietary choices isn’t always easy In fact, the American Heart Association suggests as little as five vegetable servings per day. That’s a lot of veggies—and that’s the minimum!

Do five servings of veggies per day seem near-impossible? Don’t worry. Here are 125 easy, delicious ways to sneak more vegetables into your daily diet—no kale necessary.

Link below:

[Diana in Wisconsin]

https://parade.com/1207913/stephanieosmanski/how-to-eat-more-vegetables/

[FamiliarFace]

Who do you order your seeds from?

[FamiliarFace]

Sounds delicious!

[FamiliarFace]

I love hollyhocks and yarrow. I can’t find enough sun in my yard to keep them happy though. I presume that is the problem.

[Bon of Babble]

I planted this last year:

After debating about it for years - I know it is a pest and pervasive. Despite knowing this, I planted this morning glory anyway and it is the bane of my existence. I am now forced to spend a lot of time hacking at it to keep it under control. It wraps around my roses, my orange tree - and is trying to take control of my bee garden as well.

Still, the flowers are beautiful.

I too had a problem with squirrels, birds - and especially tree rats. After I got my latest kitty - she's a champion ratter - all those problems went away. I just wish she wouldn't drag the rats into the house after she's taken care of them. I got pomegranates last year for the first time in years. She's worth her weight in catnip.

[Augie]

Post-monsoon, we’ve had 10 or so days of 90°+ daytime temps and rain forest humidity here in Central Missouri. Another cool front rolled through last night and dumped a couple inches of rain that we didn’t need.

Three of my 24 tomato plants are going to live. There are three others that are trying to snap out of it. The rest are toast. No salsa for Augie this summer.

The garlic is ready to harvest, I just need to muster the gumption to do it. Probably be Monday before it’s dry enough in the garden to work on that. If we don’t get more rain.

The squash and pole beans are happy. Canteloupe is happy. Kale isn’t liking the heat and the cabbages that were getting close to harvest folded up completely due to the heat last week.

I had two loads of gravel delivered on Wednesday. Had one load spread and the other went on the pile. I’ve used half of that already. I was hoping 50 ton would be enough to get the lane back in shape, but it’s going to take 75 at least. Ugh...

[Capt. Tom]

I know it is a pest and pervasive. Despite knowing this, I planted this morning glory anyway and it is the bane of my existence. I am now forced to spend a lot of time hacking at it to keep it under control. It wraps around my roses, my orange tree - and is trying to take control of my bee garden as well.

Try some American bittersweet vines(scandens). They will take on those pampered plants and tackle any sized tree.

I have n 80 foot tree in my backyard and the vine is halfway up. They will randomly seed all areas around the house, and if like me, you like them , they will overwhelm just about any other plants.

If you, or your friends are birders, you may not like that the bittersweet vines berries are not as nutritious for birds, as the berries on the plants the bittersweet will wipe out- also people should avoid eating berries from this vine as they are toxic to people.-Tom Some people like them, most gardeners don't. -Tom

[Califreak]

Chickens are mean.

Some people call them dinosaurs with feathers.

[Pollard]

Here’s a chart for Amount to Grow for family of five of various veggies. Basically for a tractor garden and row length needed ranges from 10 to 1,000 feet. Might be handy in these times we live in. Can be reduced down to one person or even less. Tells you how much of each veggie is produced per 100 foot row which is handy. Some of those units are in bushels. Row spacing is listed for a tractor. (pdf file)

https://permasteader.com/cloud/index.php/s/WAiqtnpPAKQo9yX

[Pollard]

Prepper thread will be up soon. I’m waiting for files to upload to my cloud. I’ll come back with a link to the thread when it’s up. This thread’s about Food which goes with gardening. Some of the files are for preserving.

[Diana in Wisconsin]

Very nice! Thank you!

I, however, convert everything to a bushel or a peck.

(Just kidding!)

Are you familiar with John Jeavons and his books and ways of doing things? He’s into charts and graphs and planning things out, too.

I met him ages ago when I worked for Seed Savers - he was doing a book signing. I remember him being very ‘spritely’ for an ‘old guy’ and he had a brand new baby and VERY young wife with him, too. Yikes! I politely asked someone who knew, and that was NOT his daughter and grandchild, LOL! Either gardening keeps you young, or those interns ARE irresistible. *WINK*

https://johnjeavons.org/books-and-videos/

[Diana in Wisconsin]

In Wisconsin, we have the relative that's known as Bindweed - and it is AWFUL! I have a few places where it always needs to be yanked out at my house, too!

Diane Ott Whaley at Seed Savers trains hers up the sunny side of the barn on wires. Of course, 'Grandpa Ott's Morning Glory' was what started her whole enterprise, so it needs to be on display.