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[vineyardblues]

someone turn the heat up just a little bit please

[WESTPORTMAFIA]

My peas are loving the fence. And everything in my raised beds are booming. Ill let u green thumbs know how the googan Gardner makes out. I have a mix of loom, compost, water and some sunlight. Peas, green beans, cucs, 4 different peppers, onions, lettice, broc and califlour and a seperate strawberry bed. Gonna see what happens. Only a few weeks in but everything has atleast doubled in size since planting
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[WESTPORTMAFIA]

Oh yeah do the green beans need to be staked?
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[spence]

Originally Posted by WESTPORTMAFIA

Oh yeah do the green beans need to be staked?
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Are they bush or pole?
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[WESTPORTMAFIA]

Originally Posted by spence

Are they bush or pole?
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Lmao! Ill have to do so some research before answering that question. I'm hoping bush for my sake.
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[Raven]

Originally Posted by vineyardblues

someone turn the heat up just a little bit please

now you've done it....
after tomorrows "broccoli rain storms"
it'll be 88,88,87,80 in our area
thursday thru sunday

so today i built my over head /walk under
40% shade tent... 8 feet high 15' wide x 25' long
for when the sun gets brutally hot...@ 230 - 430pm

i should be styling.... have a wee bit more temp control
-have little tomatoes already

[Swimmer]

Originally Posted by WESTPORTMAFIA

Lmao! Ill have to do so some research before answering that question. I'm hoping bush for my sake.
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C'mon, just lift up the leaf and look.

[jim sylvester]

ok getting a little frustrated

1/2" X 1/2" wire poultry fencing on sides and bottom under compost

went out today 5 tomato plants leaves are completely gone.....

no chipmunks or rabbits

neighbor came over and said maybe bird eating leaves


what do I do now?

[Raven]

i'd say it was a tomato horn worm
Masters of deception and camouflage

a tell tale sign is Miniature black tootsy roll
poop that looks like prego black Jimmies

[jim sylvester]

whole leaves though raven????

right down to the branch

[Raven]

Can't think of many critters whether in fur or feather
that would eat tomato leaves whole like that
unless we're talking deer .... that is puzzling...
perhaps a game camera purchase is an option
being that it's off season there's some deals out there.

[Raven]

with my first crop of sugar snap peas beginning to flower (white)
that's your " Q " to lay in crop number two
i use pro mix on top of a V- trench that's firmed downwards with hoe

after planting the pea's that were pre-soaked for 2 hours....
then i water heavily with Vitamin B1 water mixed in the big green
watering can... followed by (numerous keeping it wet) light sprays.

if it's going to rain fairly hard i cover the row with 2x 4's so the
pea's don't get washed out before they break on thru to the other side. -doors

[Raven]

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[The Dad Fisherman]

Right now my Garden is Kicking azz because of all the rain....

Zuchinni plants are already flowering, got tomatos coming in and even some peppers already. My Sugar snaps are flowering as well...

[petern27]

Kev,

Sounds good..we have been harvesting mesculin, radishes over the past few weeks..had an early crop of Swiss Chard..and Yup some flowers on peppers.

Anyone ever grow Artichokes? I was given a couple of plants??

First Year with Brussel Sprouts--will see how they grow!

[Swimmer]

Originally Posted by jim sylvester

whole leaves though raven????

right down to the branch

Thats why they so fat. You wont believe it until you see one for the first time.
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[Raven]

yeah they are extremely efficient munchers
and are as FAT as your index finger.

[Raven]

if this rain keeps up
all the tomatoes are going to
----- SPLIT -----

[cheferson]

Almost done getting all the berries in! Got every possible berry just about that will grow in zone 6 ! Sea berries , honey berries, service berries , salal, elderberries , huckleberries , goji, loads of black and raspberries, strawberries ,jostaberries , currants, gooseberries, hardy kiwi , cranberries , lingonberries, field berries, musk strawberries , goumi, jujube , carpet raspberries , bunch different wild and high bush blueberries , paw paw , figs , mulberries, wintergreen , and bilberries. Sure I missed a few too! Also growing wasabi, medler , and some hops!

Cant wait till all these are grown in and loaded up! Then I'll be able to take out my daughter almost year round and have something to pick!

Veggie garden has been dumping produce too! Loads of greens , radish , kohlrabi , and carrots. Purple and jersey asparagus came up great! Tomatoes are setting , and the snow peas are starting to form! Been destroying the bok choi in stir frys , with fresh lemongrass! My daughter will eat anything too! She eats fresh arugula and broccoli rabe right from the garden ! Heh
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[Raven]

the birds are gonna love you

[ProfessorM]

Going to be a banner year for blueberries as all 20 of mine are loaded. Nets go up this weekend. A 55 gallon drum for sure.
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[Raven]

the golden haired Sweedish looking handsome aliens (i am being serious here)
have reccommended Blueberries as the healthiest food on our planet.....

and if i had to rank it... i would say that it is in the same category as spirulina
(the blue/green algae) and chlorella which is grown by man in circular tanks,
(so you indeed have a treasure there Paul)
as far as it's healing properties....

[Swimmer]

My potatoe plants are huge. C'mon yukon and kennebecs
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[cheferson]

Originally Posted by Raven

the birds are gonna love you

Heh , was thinking same thing . Supposedly animals will hit up the mulberries before others , hoping that helps . Also was hoping there'd be so much , they couldn't eat it all too!

Blueberries are getting close on one variety , rasp and blackberries are flowering and setting fruit . Kohlrabi is fattening up, peas are a day or 2 off . The beans are starting to set too, as are the summer squash and zukes! Tomatoes are bigger then a silver dollar too! Also planted a bunch of mixed Asian greens for stir frys! Gonna be a lad of cranberries too. One plant is covered in blooms.
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[vineyardblues]

Snow from today ,
What a f-in storm
washed a bunch out today ,

[Raven]

learned a lesson this year
always put your pea fence on the north west side
of your peas as they tend to reach for the setting sun's direction
and that's where you want them to find something to climb

[cheferson]

Damn , that sucks VB !

Getting a wrist rocket today. Yesterday I saw a big ass ground hog about 20 feet from the garden . I could see his drool dripping from his mouth from the window.

Raven ,
Is it too late to start some more peas? I wasn't sure if I could get in one more crop or if its best till wait till late summer for a fall crop.
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[Raven]

Originally Posted by cheferson

Raven ,
Is it too late to start some more peas? I wasn't sure if I could get in one more crop or if its best till wait till late summer for a fall crop.
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not really as long as you give them ample water to keep the ground
they're growing in WET AND COOL....
in fact a drip hose laying next to the row is ideal ...
but before you let them sprout (presoak them 2-3 hours)
build a fence for them to climb because
pea stems are very fragile and "wreck" easily so trying to do it
when they're a foot tall almost impossible....

there's enough time to grow two- three crops of peas left.
fertilize one a week

[cheferson]

Thanks Raven! Got three varieties , including a blue podded one soaking now. Gonna plant them with my daughter after she gets up from her nap . Peas are her new favorite vegetable! SHe picked her first yesterday !


Here is the prickly pear ,and hardy cactus. The lingonberry about to bloom and a cranberry that will hopefully be loaded this fall.

[cheferson]

wintergreen , huckleberry , chernika, and honey berries and a hardy kiwi