momskeeztoo Posted June 29, 2016 Author Report Share Posted June 29, 2016 I guess we don't have to worry about vampires Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toast21602 Posted June 29, 2016 Report Share Posted June 29, 2016 Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mbike-ski Posted June 29, 2016 Report Share Posted June 29, 2016 nice, my beets suck this year - got em in late and missed all the rain to get em to pop. i like the tops better than the bottoms Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrilledSteezeSandwich Posted June 29, 2016 Report Share Posted June 29, 2016 Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Nice watch!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
momskeeztoo Posted June 29, 2016 Author Report Share Posted June 29, 2016 Mmmm. Ours are doing well. Roasted some on grill the other night. Delicious. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ride Delaware ? Posted July 9, 2016 Report Share Posted July 9, 2016 This was my best crop year yet for blueberries. I added some new plants, but they didn't produce. I probably netted 3 quarts this year, which is far less than I should be getting, but is about 10 times what I got last year. I'm expecting double that next year since I am going to be much more aggressive with my fertilizing and watering during this growth season. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mbike-ski Posted July 11, 2016 Report Share Posted July 11, 2016 Nothing beats aggressive fertilization Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toast21602 Posted July 11, 2016 Report Share Posted July 11, 2016 Nothing beats aggressive fertilization Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk What about beets? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
momskeeztoo Posted July 11, 2016 Author Report Share Posted July 11, 2016 Mmmm. We've already eaten all of ours. Planted more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
momskeeztoo Posted July 11, 2016 Author Report Share Posted July 11, 2016 Does anyone on here grow basil? We have a lot, and drying it in a food dehydrator. Not sure if that's the way to go. Seems like it's taking a long time to dry. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shadows Posted July 11, 2016 Report Share Posted July 11, 2016 You got to hang it from the stems and let it cure Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mbike-ski Posted July 12, 2016 Report Share Posted July 12, 2016 we freeze bagloads of basil and dry some too. frozen gives a fresh basil flavor for cooking. first bounty of the season was picked last night for fajitas - hungarian wax peppers. not too hot but very tasty, froze a few of those too will have beans and cucs by the weekend, tomatoes jut starting to ripen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
momskeeztoo Posted July 13, 2016 Author Report Share Posted July 13, 2016 So you just wash and freeze whole leaves? I read the leaves turn black when you freeze them.I wouldn't care as long as flavor didn't change. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mbike-ski Posted July 13, 2016 Report Share Posted July 13, 2016 yes, not pretty but taste great Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ride Delaware ? Posted July 18, 2016 Report Share Posted July 18, 2016 Blueberry crop is about done and is almost ready for the post fruiting fertilizer. Best haul yet this year. We brought in about 5-6 pints, which doesn't sound like much, but after just 1 pint last year, is a significant step up. Expecting big things for next year. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
enjoralas Posted July 18, 2016 Report Share Posted July 18, 2016 I got everything in very late this year. Just picked my first cucumbers of the year, got about a half dozen of them. There are a handful of jalapenos ready, and a couple of sweet bannana peppers too. Everything seems to be growing well, sunflowers are ranging from seedlings (went in last week to fill bare spots) to 2.5-3 ft high. Zucchini is big and bushy, with a few small fruits. Some green tomatoes. Everything else growing well but no fruits yet. I think I finally got ahead of the constant weeding. Maybe I'll grab a few pics tonight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tarponhead Posted July 18, 2016 Report Share Posted July 18, 2016 All the composting of my kitchen wastes is paying off. My garden is kicking ass this year Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrilledSteezeSandwich Posted July 18, 2016 Report Share Posted July 18, 2016 You guys all sound like a bunch of hippies. I never understood spending so much time and money buying seeds and weeding and digging dirt just for something that you can buy in the supermarket. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shadows Posted July 18, 2016 Report Share Posted July 18, 2016 "I have no hobbies and dont appreciate anything that isnt 14 year old girl volleyball" 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrilledSteezeSandwich Posted July 19, 2016 Report Share Posted July 19, 2016 What the fuck is skiing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
momskeeztoo Posted July 19, 2016 Author Report Share Posted July 19, 2016 Composting is great. We don't use any chemicals or fertilizer in our gardens. If you have oak trees add the leaves to your compost in the fall. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
momskeeztoo Posted July 19, 2016 Author Report Share Posted July 19, 2016 I got everything in very late this year. Just picked my first cucumbers of the year, got about a half dozen of them. There are a handful of jalapenos ready, and a couple of sweet bannana peppers too. Everything seems to be growing well, sunflowers are ranging from seedlings (went in last week to fill bare spots) to 2.5-3 ft high. Zucchini is big and bushy, with a few small fruits. Some green tomatoes. Everything else growing well but no fruits yet. I think I finally got ahead of the constant weeding. Maybe I'll grab a few pics tonight. We haven't had much rain here. I know it's been spotty, always seems to skip around us. We have had beets, carrots, basil, cilantro. Our tomatoes and peppers a little behind. Started them late because we were in Az. I like to grow zinnias, too. They are finally starting to bloom. You guys all sound like a bunch of hippies. I never understood spending so much time and money buying seeds and weeding and digging dirt just for something that you can buy in the supermarket. We are a bunch of hippies. Is that okay? nice, my beets suck this year - got em in late and missed all the rain to get em to pop. i like the tops better than the bottoms Yes, we have come to appreciate the tops in a salad. They have to be young Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ride Delaware ? Posted July 19, 2016 Report Share Posted July 19, 2016 I just like seeing something I've planted and nurtured finally paying off after all my hard work. I prefer it to video blogging in terms of hobbies, but I really wish you would bring yours back GSS... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrilledSteezeSandwich Posted July 19, 2016 Report Share Posted July 19, 2016 And I only joke Ride DE and no video blog. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
enjoralas Posted July 24, 2016 Report Share Posted July 24, 2016 Overall view of the garden from just inside the gate: 8 foot bed of cucumbers, hoping they do really well this year so that I can make some pickles. Some hot peppers and some mild jalapenos: Two rows of bell peppers, and you can see the end of the row of bush beans there on the left: The zucchini plant is doing very well. It's one of the only things that has produced so far, gave me the four zukes here: Tomato plants are also really putting on growth. Lots of green tomatoes, but only about a half dozen cherries ripe so far. Two year old got them all, lol: A shot of the back end of the garden. Added the rockbox this year for my buddy to play in while I am weeding or otherwise working. A bench to rest on and watch him play. There's a couple rows of mammoth sunflowers back there in various stages of growth, and that low lying green mess on the left side is a watermelon plant: Got going so late this year I haven't bothered with re-laying out the drip irrigation system. I guess I should, especially since I'm going away for a week in August and if it doesn't rain I'll come back to a bad scene. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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