@peter4jc you should look out the window once in a while. It looks like a gift from @CharlieHeis. There have been reports of coffee being planted by @JuanValdez and shallots from @CalvinAndHobo.
Question for you gardeners....
I have seeds labeled bunching onions. The supermarket calls them green onions. I've only ever known them as scallions. When to plant? How far apart? When to harvest? Can I just pull some whenever I want and leave them growing until early fall?
Trapped in the People's Communist Republic of Massachusetts.
Mine are winter hardy and if you leave some you'll have them forever. I planted them as soon as the ground thawed in the spring and wasn't totally muddy. I guess you could try planting them now or start them indoors next February. Good thing to have.
Another daily haul. We never grew bunching onions. Transplanted collards and kale for our winter garden. Also transplanted some heading lettuce. Just started to rain and we need it.
Picked what may be the last of the Japanese cucumbers, third planting of Romano beans are flowering. Planted fall crop of spinach too early and they bolted, waiting for the new planting to germinate. Still picking a few summer squash but mildew is taking its toll. Butternut squash is taking over the garden. As soon as I can free up some space the garlic goes in to overwinter. Last year's garden was a disaster due to my illness but the up-side is it disrupted the life cycle of the usual insect pests --almost no insect blooms this year.
Waiting on half a dozen ears, one pumpkin, and one cucumber to finish up. My boy's total haul this year. Most unorganized plantings ever. Still, he did a good job 👍
Cuke's are done as well as the first planting of Emerite pole beans. The winter garden of kale, collards, escarole, and sugar snaps are taking well. Our acorn and delicotta squash are still on the vine but should be ready to move inside soon. Tomatoes for eating and for sauce are also producing. Still starting lettuce in flats for a constant supply and the chard is knee high. Basil will be ready when we make tomato sauce for the freezer. Still getting zucchini. Hard work in the garden pays off at the table.
Starting to rain here. We are finally getting some from the tropical cyclone moving in from the south. Went to the garden and picked all the tomatoes showing color. If I left them on with color they would probably split. We have three or four times as many still on the vine. The Roma's [oblong shape] will make sauce and the Prudence Purple are for bacon, basil, and tomato sandwiches.
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I worked on a farm for 10 years and been an organic gardener since 1970 but didn't know this:
https://www.epicgardening.com/vine-ripen-tomatoes/
Interesting. I have some in the ‘breaker stage’ right now. I’m going to take a couple and experiment to see what happens. Keep you posted.
A good cigar and whiskey solve most problems.
Transplanted lettuce seedlings, sowed a succession of cilantro, beans, and brewed up some compost tea.
Transplanted chard, direct seeded dill, and finally got some rain.
We have green beans, snow peas, beets, chard, and onions in our garden this year. It's all doing well. No deer in the middle of town.
"Iron sharpens iron, and one man sharpens another." - Proverbs 27:17
Garden is coming in nicely.
Bee Balm is blooming strong in our yard and alongside the walking path I took this morning.
Turns out, unbeknownst to me, I am growing corn this year.
@peter4jc you should look out the window once in a while. It looks like a gift from @CharlieHeis. There have been reports of coffee being planted by @JuanValdez and shallots from @CalvinAndHobo.
Daily haul. We take extra to our local Food Bank.
It's a good time of year ^
Question for you gardeners....
I have seeds labeled bunching onions. The supermarket calls them green onions. I've only ever known them as scallions. When to plant? How far apart? When to harvest? Can I just pull some whenever I want and leave them growing until early fall?
Trapped in the People's Communist Republic of Massachusetts.
Mine are winter hardy and if you leave some you'll have them forever. I planted them as soon as the ground thawed in the spring and wasn't totally muddy. I guess you could try planting them now or start them indoors next February. Good thing to have.
Thanks, Edward.
Trapped in the People's Communist Republic of Massachusetts.
Another daily haul. We never grew bunching onions. Transplanted collards and kale for our winter garden. Also transplanted some heading lettuce. Just started to rain and we need it.
Topped 18 tomato plants to get the existing tomatoes to ripen.
Picked what may be the last of the Japanese cucumbers, third planting of Romano beans are flowering. Planted fall crop of spinach too early and they bolted, waiting for the new planting to germinate. Still picking a few summer squash but mildew is taking its toll. Butternut squash is taking over the garden. As soon as I can free up some space the garlic goes in to overwinter. Last year's garden was a disaster due to my illness but the up-side is it disrupted the life cycle of the usual insect pests --almost no insect blooms this year.
Things are blooming in the desert.
Time to top those things
Christmas trees!
With those trees every day is Christmas.
Waiting on half a dozen ears, one pumpkin, and one cucumber to finish up. My boy's total haul this year. Most unorganized plantings ever. Still, he did a good job 👍
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Cuke's are done as well as the first planting of Emerite pole beans. The winter garden of kale, collards, escarole, and sugar snaps are taking well. Our acorn and delicotta squash are still on the vine but should be ready to move inside soon. Tomatoes for eating and for sauce are also producing. Still starting lettuce in flats for a constant supply and the chard is knee high. Basil will be ready when we make tomato sauce for the freezer. Still getting zucchini. Hard work in the garden pays off at the table.
Starting to rain here. We are finally getting some from the tropical cyclone moving in from the south. Went to the garden and picked all the tomatoes showing color. If I left them on with color they would probably split. We have three or four times as many still on the vine. The Roma's [oblong shape] will make sauce and the Prudence Purple are for bacon, basil, and tomato sandwiches.
Winter squash haul. Grow your own is so much better than store bought.
What do you do with them once you've grown them?
Trapped in the People's Communist Republic of Massachusetts.
Roast em, puree em, and mix em with your morning oatmeal! Yum. The acorn squash, anyway. Don't know what the other is.
Looks wonderful, Rodger!
Nolite Oblivisci Peniculus Dentes
The other squash is Delicata. The rind is thin and eatable. I like to cut them into coins and roast the coins on a sheet pan. Really good eats.
How long will the Delicata squash keep? @First_Warrior
Looks like need to change next flight to the desert 😂