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Post by rideincircles on May 6, 2011 14:44:12 GMT -5
One of the things my dad's friend showed me last weekend was that if you cut off the top newest growth above where flowers are on most fruit flowering type plants it will force the growth into producing fruit instead of focusing on getting bigger. This seemed to work since I noticed a bunch more tomatoes forming over the next week.
I still haven't had any tomatoes ready yet, it can take a few weeks for them to grow. My largest is larger than a baseball in circumference, I think it's a beefsteak and there are at least 6 more starting to grow on that plant.
Also on the difference of growing in a raised bed or tilled ground, I notice my tomato plants are much more bushier and larger in the ground than in the raised bed. The raised bed gets a lot more shade though which may be an issue. Last year my garden got too much shade but my neighbor chopped down some trees that were getting in the power lines and now it opened up the morning sun to my garden.
After work today i will probably buy a couple more plants to throw in the garden, I have a couple spaces left. I am probably gonna buy an eggplant and another red pepper if possible. Starting eggplant and lettuce from seed seemed to be two of the hardest to get going. Bugs eat up baby eggplant leaves and they seem to be prone to transplant shock.
OK I'll play, my wife and I grow a garden every year and it usually turns out pretty well. There are some hits and misses, but we have figured out what grows pretty good.
Here are some pictures of our raised garden, herb garden and strawberry patch.
This is corn, the owl and pans keep the birds away:
This is Beefsteak Tomatoes, Vidalia Onions, and Garlic. Note the net and rubber snake, the birds...again!
This is Watermelon top left, Cucumber bottom left, and Green, Red and Yellow Pepper in the box on the right:
Green Beans top left, Zucchini bottom left, White Flower Squash top right, and Yellow straightneck Squash bottom right:
Thats the Veggies, Here is the Herb Garden:
The Basil at the top left is HURTING!! We cant figure out why. The Chives bottom left are great! Parsley in top right and, Cilantro bottom right:
Now Imma show you my Strawberries!! Im proud of these babies, they are my little pet project (My wife tends to the other stuff way more than I do!) ;D
There are 7 plants here. 2 of them are 2nd year plants and 5 are new this year. We have probably harvested 30 berries so far from all plants combined, but there really starting to pop and there are at least 30 or more coming now.
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Does your garlic do well? I'd be interested in trying to grow some.
As for your basil, mine would look like that when it had too much direct sunlight. My herbs did best when they had about 3-4 hours of sun a day. I don't know if that's what is up with yours though. Can you move it into a pot?
Post by hankapottomus on May 9, 2011 20:46:40 GMT -5
Roofan what are all the snakes and wire mesh for? I have problems with deer but the dogs seem to keep them at bay plus i dont mind feeading momma nature just as long as they leave me some.
Post by rideincircles on May 10, 2011 0:40:04 GMT -5
My zuchini started flowering today and I noticed the fruit starting. They are monsterous. I also took this picture of one of my tomatoes on my biggest plant. There are at least 18 more tomatoes on this plant alone. I harvested a small tomato and a raddish along with some serranos yesterday.
The progress is easily noticed on a daily basis, lots of my peppers are already starting also.
Does your garlic do well? I'd be interested in trying to grow some.
As for your basil, mine would look like that when it had too much direct sunlight. My herbs did best when they had about 3-4 hours of sun a day. I don't know if that's what is up with yours though. Can you move it into a pot?
Julie, this is the first year we have tried garlic. We got some starter bulbs, broke them apart and planted. I love fresh garlic for cooking and I really hope it comes up! I will let you know...
You may be right on the basil. This is the first year we have tried to grow herbs on a box, normally we use planting pots. the other three herbs are looking great. we have used some chives on baked potatoes and some cilantro for homemade salsa..
Roofan what are all the snakes and wire mesh for? I have problems with deer but the dogs seem to keep them at bay plus i dont mind feeading momma nature just as long as they leave me some.
Birds for the most parts. The little bowstads will pick your garden clean when all your plants start sprouting. That and the mesh nets keep my cat out of those big gigantic luxury litter boxes that we specifically built for her in our back yard....at least that what she thinks....
Post by mizvalentine on May 10, 2011 14:28:59 GMT -5
Man, I dunno if I more jealous of your beautiful gardens, your giant yards or your #7 and #8 planting zones!! Have I mentioned its 50 degrees, dark and raining here today?
Hoping to be back in a position to garden by this time next year... til then I'll live vicariously through you all!
Post by cheeky resurrection on May 11, 2011 22:15:03 GMT -5
roofan, I think I'm with Julie, it may be getting too much sun; I've noticed my basil is a little picky. Though, since it is closest to the porch you would think it gets some shade. Those strawberries look fan-fucking-tastic. I'm jealous. We don't grow them because our cousins have fields upon fields and bring them over at least weekly in the summertime. I love watching them grow, though.
Depends on how much rain we get. Last summer, with it being so hot and not as much rain, I watered my herbs almost daily. If the leaves of your herbs are looking a bit droopy, then give it a little water. Always check the soil to see how dry it is before watering though; if you're unsure, I would err on the side of less water.
roofan, I think I'm with Julie, it may be getting too much sun; I've noticed my basil is a little picky. Though, since it is closest to the porch you would think it gets some shade. Those strawberries look fan-fucking-tastic. I'm jealous. We don't grow them because our cousins have fields upon fields and bring them over at least weekly in the summertime. I love watching them grow, though.
Also, on herbs, how often do you guys water them?
The strawberries are awesome! You can pick some almost everyday! They will be little and green and within 1 or 2 days they are big and bright red and ready!!
I think we are going to put the basil in a pot and try to keep it out of the sun so much!
I haven't started a garden yet, but I have started quite a collection of potted flowers and plants outside my house, mainly for my back deck/pool area
I am growing some mini chili pepper plants if that counts!! I don't have much to add yet but wanted to give yall fair warning that Big Brother Smiley is watching this thread
I also do not have a garden, but have been lurking in this thread. I plan on building my Mom an Earth Box to grow tomatoes in the next day or so. Does anybody have experience with an Earth Box? People have raved about them at work. Here is a diagram
Instruction to build, click HERE. This site has instructions for many different kinds of contained gardening type earth boxes.
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Post by rideincircles on May 17, 2011 14:37:46 GMT -5
I still need to learn more about diagnosing problems. Some of my tomato plants I think I overfertilized with Bloodmeal to close to the base since a bunch of the leaves ended up with yellow spots and eventually died off. It wasn't on the whole plant and most of the rest look fine.
I also noticed some tiny bugs eating into the bottom of the tomato like mites I assume. I had to ripout a couple of my brusselsprouts since caterpillars were annihilating them and I think they were stressed when I purchased them. It is definitely a learning process.
MY zuchini, squash and cucumbers are all now producing. I should get my first zuchini in a couple of days. Might see if I can post more pictures later.
Post by FuzzyWarbles on May 17, 2011 14:43:07 GMT -5
I hear that if you add a teaspoon of dishwashing detergent to a bottle of water and spray your plants once the holes in the leaves begin to show up you will kill the bugs. And it still stays organic.
Here are some of the beautiful peonies that Fawnmart has grown this year. They smell awesome. She calls them dinner plate peonies because they are about 10 inches across.
Post by slobpatttop on May 24, 2011 10:06:48 GMT -5
They do make insecticidal soap, that can be used up until the day of harvest for bugs. It is organic, so I really don't see why dish soap and water in a spray bottle wouldn't work. And don't spray when the sun is hot, wait until the evening.
For the yellow, is it the fruit or the plant itself that is turning yellow?
It was just yellow spots on my tomato leaves. Now it looks like some of my tomato plants are too big for the cages I put on them Might put a larger cage around it to support it on a couple of them. Other than the caterpillars on my cabbage type plants, not really having many other issues. A couple of small plants I found broken, not sure how. they got removed.
so why are the bottom of my tomato plants turning yellow...to much water or fertilizer??? please help..this is the first garden...
I asked and it is usually because of too much water. Tomatoes are affected less than most vegetables by drought. So weather permitting, let them dry for a few days...
Post by rideincircles on Jun 2, 2011 11:06:07 GMT -5
I tried making the bug spray on the first page and I think it helped on some of my cabbage type plants, but my purple cabbage leaves turned a shade of green the next day. No clue why.
I used serranos, jalepenos, garlic, chili pepper, dawn and vegetable oil pureed in a blender and sprayed on with a bottle sprayer. If I was at home I would post my most recent harvest pic. Starting to get lots of zuchini. I did lose a zuchini plant to a grub type worm eating inside the roots though. No biggie, it was one of the weak plants. One of my zuchini grew to monster size on accident also.
Post by slobpatttop on Jun 2, 2011 19:44:05 GMT -5
I (My Dad and I) Have several raised beds in the back yard. We have harvested a ton of lettuce, radishes and broccoli and peas so far. I love it. We also have several tomato, pepper, zucchini, cucumbers and fruits going. This is the first year my dad has been successful starting from seeds. I'm pretty sure it's because of my help. Some of the tomato plants are up to my waist and have fruit growing. They won't be ready til the 4th of July.
I regularly take homegrown salad for lunch and I love it! Plus we have Blackberry bushes that are covered in berries!. I work at a garden center, so if you have any questions, let me know.
OOOOh and the blueberry bushes at work are starting to ripen, so I get to eat those everyday too.