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To: MomwithHope

The only produce I have going on are tomatoes ... Sungold in particular ... several quarts already. I have 2 ripe Celebrity tomatoes - most are still very green. There are some jalapenos, but not enough for a batch of poppers, plus I need red ones for jelly.

Blooming, but nothing yet: cukes, bell peppers & bush beans.

Zinnias are doing great & so are some giant sunflowers I planted a couple of weeks ago (about 18 inches tall). I did plant a 2nd bed of zinnias - should be ready, along with the sunflowers, in the fall for the birds to pig out on the seeds.


11 posted on 07/23/2022 6:26:05 AM PDT by Qiviut (#standup "Don't let your children die on the hill you refuse to fight on.")
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To: Qiviut

I have a stalk of celery - I rooted the stump in April, then put it in a pot, then the garden. It is about a foot tall. Just for fun. Should be picking Chinese long beans soon.


14 posted on 07/23/2022 6:44:49 AM PDT by MomwithHope (Forever grateful to all our patriots, past, present and future.)
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To: Qiviut

We planted some heritage type this year and they did OK. Big, good flavor but ugly.

Celebrity variety is my go-to. Determinate and well mannered producing well shaped consistent and tasty tomatoes.

I made some cages this year out of field fence. They are taller and smaller straight diameter compared to the commercial funnels. They can be wrapped around the growing plant like a clam shell then wired shut. They provide really good support. I wire the cage to a section of cattle panel held up by T-posts.


16 posted on 07/23/2022 6:51:38 AM PDT by Sequoyah101 (Politicians are only marginally good at one thing, being politicians. Otherwise they are fools.)
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