How Does Your Garden Grow??????

curious2garden said:

Damn I could visualize that, great description!

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It was traumatizing . I'm sure I will have nightmares thinking of the gourd carnage !

For " shits and giggles "............I heard a cool new word......" preternatural ".......more than likely , you know it .

StonedGardener said:

My beautiful pumpkin got a " Bonnie and Clyde " send off during a hail storm two days ago. The poor thing , I could hear the screams from inside the house. I should of euthanized the suffering dude during that onslaught of jagged ice chunks.

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Do you have some that were better at dodging the sky bullets? Or did your entire crop perish? Either way, sad.

StonedGardener said:

It was traumatizing . I'm sure I will have nightmares thinking of the gourd carnage !

For " shits and giggles "............I heard a cool new word......" preternatural ".......more than likely , you know it .

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Don't ask don't tell I love seeing your kitties! You hang out with some cool cats

I’ve started some collards from seed and some cabbage. It’s been so damn hot here that there’s been reason to plant fall crops before now.

Has anyone ever grown any ginger before ? I planted some in the spring ( kinda forgot about it ) but it’s about 4’ high now and I’m wandering when to pick it or do I over winter it or have I wasted space ( I didn’t waste any time fussing over it considering I forgot about it ) . I’m in zone 8.5 .

1.47 lb Beafsteak. Most are about this size on the 2 plants I have. We've had a very good gardening season in Edmonton this year.

We have had an exceptional tomato year as well. Hot and dry summer.

This is a garlic chive in a 10 gallon pot we named Cousin It.

Here's my first harvest. Still have a ways to go for all plants. Beefsteak, Roma, and Hungarian wax peppers.

shnkrmn said:

We have had an exceptional tomato year as well. Hot and dry summer.View attachment 5323580

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I looove yellow tomatoes. Nice fruits!

If they keep on like this they’re going to overtake my entire property. The neighbors are even going to get some apparently haha.

Cpappa27 said:

I looove yellow tomatoes. Nice fruits!

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Burpees Orange Winchester. So good. We also chose to continue with Burpees Bodacious for red slicers.

shnkrmn said:

Burpees Orange Winchester. So good. We also chose to continue with Burpees Bodacious for red slicers.

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I cant wait till I have tomatoes. Mine are almost there. I pluck the flowers off for the first 3 weeks after they start flowering so they can veg and get giant. Then I let them flower and its unreal how many tomatoes pile on. Pollination hasnt been the greatest this year though, lots of dead flowers. Still, Ill have more tomatoes than a Greek bazaar.

Finally got some tomatoes for dinner. Not sure what kind I cant remember but these look great

Cpappa27 said:

I cant wait till I have tomatoes. Mine are almost there. I pluck the flowers off for the first 3 weeks after they start flowering so they can veg and get giant. Then I let them flower and its unreal how many tomatoes pile on. Pollination hasnt been the greatest this year though, lots of dead flowers. Still, Ill have more tomatoes than a Greek bazaar.

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I don't pinch off flowers but I pinch off all suckers to make a single vine. But that may be my ocd. Works for me!

47 pounds of tomatoes from these this year so far. San marzanos, 3 plants. All 3 have exceeded what the internet says is their maximum output and maximum height. Stunned to hear other gardeners say they don't support their SM's... mine have outgrown their provided support and are cascading to the ground...

Some young collard plants, soon to be joined by some young cabbage plants.