Let's see those '11 gardens!

I wouldn't have to water for weeks.
Seriously, I hope your house is all right.
Won't the beets be good, still?

[jjirons69]

Whoa, Tim, that's insane. Hope all is well.

BTW, I tilled the garden Monday and planted curly leaf mustard, purple top rutabagas, collards, and cabbage. Kept my GIANT jalapeno and bell pepper plants, as they are still producing well.

[timj219]

Four ft of water in the basement but looks like it's starting to recede now. I took the picture after I had finished bringing everything up from the basement that I could. There was nothing more I could do so I hung out on the back deck with some coffee and a La Riqueza and watched the susquehanna river flow through the back yard. If the tackle wasn't under water in the basement I would have dropped in a line - the river's good for muskies and smallmouth but I usually have to walk to get to them.
As for the beets I'll definitely try them after the water goes back where it belongs if they didn't wash away.

[wayner123]

Here is my fall garden so far:



The Contender green beans and soybeans are on the right side of the SFG. And the California Wonder Bell peppers are on the left.

The Tomato to the left in the nursery pot is one of the many jjirons sent me. It's a Orange Oxheart. The one in the nursery pot to the right is the Old German. Both doing well.

You can see the stalks of the remaining sunflowers my daughter and I planted. We already cut the heads and they are drying as we speak.

Here is a closer up of the SFG:



Here are a few blooms on the Orange Oxheart:



Here are the bell peppers. I counted 16 on one of the seven plants.




I had some bug problems early on, but I found a life saver. It's called Garden safe vegetable. It kills everything I have encountered so far.

[jjirons69]

Originally Posted by wayner123

The Tomato to the left in the nursery pot is one of the many jjirons sent me. It's a Orange Oxheart. The one in the nursery pot to the right is the Old German. Both doing well.

Ah, the pride only a father can feel!

Good job growing those babies from seed, Wayne. Can't wait to see your giant tomato garden this coming spring!! Wait until you plant one of those potato leaf varieties - it's quite a unique-looking plant.

[jjirons69]

Raining all day here. I knew I should've fertilized my yard this weekend. Hindsight...

Garden looks good, though. Still harvesting tons of peppers and my greens are coming right along.

[jjirons69]

Still crushing the jalpenos. Put up 4 quarters of pickled ones on Sunday. The bushes are still loaded, as are the bell peppers. I also planted 50-60 yellow onion bulbs this past weekend. The collards are giant! I think I'm ready to start cutting them by next week. 18 plants will take me into Feb. eating one per week. I'll give away a couple. The rutabagas, cabbage, and mustard are also doing well. Still have quite a bit of time for the Brussels sprouts. Hell, they probably won't be ready until around Feb or Mar. I'll try to get some pics this weekend.

[jjirons69]

From post #305 to today - a little over 2 months. I'm cutting a collard head tomorrow. Can't wait. Peppers have slowed and have a little frost damage. I'll pull them after Thanksgiving and will plants a couple hundred more onions. Why not?