Gardeners in the Asylum

[Mr B]

Thanks guys.

Jamie, LOL sorry to hear about your desert....I mean garden.

Thanks Scott. I got a New Nitro Piston Pellet for the boys. Very nice. I wish I could take out the dang crows areound here, but I am residential and all I need is a dead crow w/ a hole in its head landing in my neighbors spa or something.

[jjirons69]

They don't land when you drop them where they stand.

I've got an old Chinese .22 pellet gun I've had 20 years, rust and all. It'll drop a squirrel at 30 ft. A raven wouldn't stand a chance. It's quiet and the neighbors never know.

[Chainsaw13]

I had such high hopes for my sweet corn. First time growing it. I waited until the silks had turned brown and picked a couple of the fuller ears. One was perfect, the other just a little under developed. Flavor was spot on too, nice and sweet. Picked a couple more earlier this week, only half developed and less sweet. Now that the silks are really brown, I picked a lot more today. Again, only half developed.

Was the underdevelopment from lack of fertilizer? They had plenty of water as we've been getting drenched this year.

[jjirons69]

Sounds like fertilization issue, Bob. My granddad always said to plant at least two rows beside each other and never one row in a straight line. The more rows beside each other, the better, as it's wind fertilized and needs to have a cross-wind source. The pollen release happens very quickly and having your corn bunched together gives a better chance of successful ears.

[Chainsaw13]

I'm thinking that was it Jamie, lack of fertilizer, particularly nitrogen. I did some searching after my post and it kinda confirmed it. I had the plants bunched together, so i don't think it was lack of pollination. The bottom of each ear was well formed, just not the upper halves. I'll just know better for next year.

[Chainsaw13]

Took this photo earlier in the week. Underneath all the tomatoes are more cuc's. I picked 8 more today. More tomatoes tomorrow.

[shilala]

My poor garden remains the most pathetic example I've ever raised.
We've finally had a couple warmer days and the peppers are rushing to put on some leaves. The tomatoes are turning, but the vines are tiny.
It was just a cold, wet year. Anything we get will be a bonus.

[jjirons69]

Originally Posted by shilala

My poor garden remains the most pathetic example I've ever raised.

DIT freakin' TO! I can't even grown crabgrass in the damn thing.

[bigswol2]

Mine sucked wind this year. Too much rain. My cukes did well though.

[Chainsaw13]

I just went out and picked a boatload of tomatoes, mostly my small teardrop. I'm guessing later this week my bigger varieties will start to ripen. I have one variety, a Polish Linguisa, that if I leave on the vine too long, it'll start to rot from the bottom.

[Mr B]

Nice Haul Bob!!

[Mr B]

Video Update on Pepper Garden

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cLDWGV0rdjE

[Mr B]

Video Update on Tomato Garden

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HsjQkIXEgsk

[jjirons69]

Cleaned the garden out and lightly tilled the rows I was going to use. I planted 9 savoy cabbages, 6 Georgia Giant collards, 9 Brussels spouts, 9 red sails lettuce, and 9 butter crunch lettuce sets. I also planted 1.5 rows of curly mustard and 1.5 rows of broadleaf mustard. Ready for fall and winter!

[SvilleKid]

I gave up on mine. Weeds are out of control. So much rain early that ground wouldn't support me trying to pull weeds. And after my mom got sick, I just ran out of time and will power. I know there's some watermelon hiding in the weeds somewhere. Maybe some will mature without rotting from all the darn rain we keep having. I did get more beans, peas, tomatoes and corn than I'll eat in the next year, so overall was a success. And I didn't turn the sprinklers on a single time, and only the soaker hoses a couple or three times.

[jjirons69]

So true, Cliff - I didn't water the garden the first time this year. Living in the South all my life, that's unheard of.

[Mr B]

Wow, we've only had about 2" of rain in the past 2+ months.

[Chainsaw13]

Originally Posted by Mr B

Wow, we've only had about 2" of rain in the past 2+ months.

We got hit pretty good the other night. Enough to completely refill my empty rain barrel.

[jjirons69]

We had 2.3" yesterday/Wed. Rained today, too. Should've planted rice and indigo in the spring.

[SvilleKid]

Originally Posted by jjirons69

We had 2.3" yesterday/Wed. Rained today, too. Should've planted rice and indigo in the spring.

Damn if I don't feel your pain, Jamie! Rice...... That' a possible plan, for sure.