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Posted: 6/26/2014 12:28:21 PM EDT
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Todays harvest. Some should've come out yesterday but I wasn't able to get to them. Cucumbers 7lbs 7oz Largest 2lbs Okra 9oz Juliets 1lb 8oz Roma 1ct Purple hulls 4oz Blue lakes 10oz Purple bell 1ct Jalapenos 9oz Serranos 12oz Banana peppers 8oz Squash 3lbs 3oz <a href="http://s1227.photobucket.com/user/DimmuDrotinn/media/DSCN0985_zpscba55b78.jpg.html" target="_blank">http://i1227.photobucket.com/albums/ee439/DimmuDrotinn/DSCN0985_zpscba55b78.jpg</a> Easily 20 buck's worth of vegetables there. If you consider the prices of 'organic' and 'local grown' ... adds another 20 to their value if you had purchased them as a consumer. I saw vegetable prices in the local grocer the other day. I was shocked at them. With the economy still struggling, prices up 20%, income per household down 5%, gasoline up 20% ... at some point the average consumer is simply going to be priced out of the fresh vegetable market. TRG |
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Posted: 6/26/2014 12:31:45 PM EDT
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Easily 20 buck's worth of vegetables there. If you consider the prices of 'organic' and 'local grown' ... adds another 20 to their value if you had purchased them as a consumer. I saw vegetable prices in the local grocer the other day. I was shocked at them. With the economy still struggling, prices up 20%, income per household down 5%, gasoline up 20% ... at some point the average consumer is simply going to be priced out of the fresh vegetable market. TRG Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Todays harvest. Some should've come out yesterday but I wasn't able to get to them. Cucumbers 7lbs 7oz Largest 2lbs Okra 9oz Juliets 1lb 8oz Roma 1ct Purple hulls 4oz Blue lakes 10oz Purple bell 1ct Jalapenos 9oz Serranos 12oz Banana peppers 8oz Squash 3lbs 3oz <a href="http://s1227.photobucket.com/user/DimmuDrotinn/media/DSCN0985_zpscba55b78.jpg.html" target="_blank">http://i1227.photobucket.com/albums/ee439/DimmuDrotinn/DSCN0985_zpscba55b78.jpg</a> Easily 20 buck's worth of vegetables there. If you consider the prices of 'organic' and 'local grown' ... adds another 20 to their value if you had purchased them as a consumer. I saw vegetable prices in the local grocer the other day. I was shocked at them. With the economy still struggling, prices up 20%, income per household down 5%, gasoline up 20% ... at some point the average consumer is simply going to be priced out of the fresh vegetable market. TRG I know. Let's not even talk about the meat prices. 
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Posted: 6/26/2014 1:51:23 PM EDT
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Todays harvest. Some should've come out yesterday but I wasn't able to get to them. Cucumbers 7lbs 7oz Largest 2lbs Okra 9oz Juliets 1lb 8oz Roma 1ct Purple hulls 4oz Blue lakes 10oz Purple bell 1ct Jalapenos 9oz Serranos 12oz Banana peppers 8oz Squash 3lbs 3oz <a href="http://s1227.photobucket.com/user/DimmuDrotinn/media/DSCN0985_zpscba55b78.jpg.html" target="_blank">http://i1227.photobucket.com/albums/ee439/DimmuDrotinn/DSCN0985_zpscba55b78.jpg</a> Easily 20 buck's worth of vegetables there. If you consider the prices of 'organic' and 'local grown' ... adds another 20 to their value if you had purchased them as a consumer. I saw vegetable prices in the local grocer the other day. I was shocked at them. With the economy still struggling, prices up 20%, income per household down 5%, gasoline up 20% ... at some point the average consumer is simply going to be priced out of the fresh vegetable market. TRG I know. Let's not even talk about the meat prices. Hamburger is well over 3.99 a pound. I bought a brisket yesterday to grinf my own. Still is 2.99 a pound for 'roll your own' brisket. The property we are buying has a stock pond on it. Might be fishing for our meat around here. 
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Posted: 6/26/2014 1:52:46 PM EDT
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It is a nice feeling to pluck a nice fat bell pepper off the plant and think ... $1.25 saved.
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Posted: 6/26/2014 2:11:18 PM EDT
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Hamburger is well over 3.99 a pound. I bought a brisket yesterday to grinf my own. Still is 2.99 a pound for 'roll your own' brisket. The property we are buying has a stock pond on it. Might be fishing for our meat around here.
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Todays harvest. Some should've come out yesterday but I wasn't able to get to them. Cucumbers 7lbs 7oz Largest 2lbs Okra 9oz Juliets 1lb 8oz Roma 1ct Purple hulls 4oz Blue lakes 10oz Purple bell 1ct Jalapenos 9oz Serranos 12oz Banana peppers 8oz Squash 3lbs 3oz <a href="http://s1227.photobucket.com/user/DimmuDrotinn/media/DSCN0985_zpscba55b78.jpg.html" target="_blank">http://i1227.photobucket.com/albums/ee439/DimmuDrotinn/DSCN0985_zpscba55b78.jpg</a> Easily 20 buck's worth of vegetables there. If you consider the prices of 'organic' and 'local grown' ... adds another 20 to their value if you had purchased them as a consumer. I saw vegetable prices in the local grocer the other day. I was shocked at them. With the economy still struggling, prices up 20%, income per household down 5%, gasoline up 20% ... at some point the average consumer is simply going to be priced out of the fresh vegetable market. TRG I know. Let's not even talk about the meat prices. Hamburger is well over 3.99 a pound. I bought a brisket yesterday to grinf my own. Still is 2.99 a pound for 'roll your own' brisket. The property we are buying has a stock pond on it. Might be fishing for our meat around here.
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Posted: 6/26/2014 2:12:14 PM EDT
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It is a nice feeling to pluck a nice fat bell pepper off the plant and think ... $1.25 saved. TRG Damn right. 
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Posted: 6/30/2014 9:55:11 AM EDT
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This weekends harvest. Sorry no pics this time.
Yellow bell 1ct Cucumbers 3lbs 1oz Juliets 15oz Okra 10oz Squash 3lbs 6oz Purple hulls 1lb 4oz And one early ear of corn. I think the rest will be ready by the end of the week. |
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Posted: 6/30/2014 12:32:55 PM EDT
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Hey Dimmu
Dumb question, I have planted reds, orange and yellow bells. All look green. Do they turn on the vine eventually or did I get all greens? Thanks |
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Posted: 6/30/2014 12:59:45 PM EDT
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Hey Dimmu Dumb question, I have planted reds, orange and yellow bells. All look green. Do they turn on the vine eventually or did I get all greens? Thanks They turn colors on the vine when they ripen. Be patient my friend. 
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Posted: 7/3/2014 1:52:16 PM EDT
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4th of July veggies are taken care of.
Cucumbers 3lbs 2oz Okra 7oz Juliets 1lb 11oz Romas 7oz Sweeties 3oz Jalapenos 1lb 9oz Serranos 6oz Anaheims 10oz Banana peppers 5oz Purple hulls 1lb 8oz Blue lakes 1lb 3oz Corn 7lbs
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Posted: 7/3/2014 1:54:11 PM EDT
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4th of July veggies are taken care of.
Cucumbers 3lbs 2oz Okra 7oz Juliets 1lb 11oz Romas 7oz Sweeties 3oz Jalapenos 1lb 9oz Serranos 6oz Anaheims 10oz Banana peppers 5oz Purple hulls 1lb 8oz Blue lakes 1lb 3oz Corn 7lbs
<a href="http://s1227.photobucket.com/user/DimmuDrotinn/media/DSCN0990_zps900915c5.jpg.html" target="_blank">http://i1227.photobucket.com/albums/ee439/DimmuDrotinn/DSCN0990_zps900915c5.jpg</a> That looks great! What time we grilling? |
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Posted: 7/3/2014 1:59:42 PM EDT
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4th of July veggies are taken care of.
Cucumbers 3lbs 2oz Okra 7oz Juliets 1lb 11oz Romas 7oz Sweeties 3oz Jalapenos 1lb 9oz Serranos 6oz Anaheims 10oz Banana peppers 5oz Purple hulls 1lb 8oz Blue lakes 1lb 3oz Corn 7lbs
<a href="http://s1227.photobucket.com/user/DimmuDrotinn/media/DSCN0990_zps900915c5.jpg.html" target="_blank">http://i1227.photobucket.com/albums/ee439/DimmuDrotinn/DSCN0990_zps900915c5.jpg</a> That looks great! What time we grilling? The whole weekend. T-bones and veggies on the grill. Brisket, spare ribs and chicken in the pit. 
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Posted: 7/3/2014 2:20:25 PM EDT
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4th of July veggies are taken care of.
Cucumbers 3lbs 2oz Okra 7oz Juliets 1lb 11oz Romas 7oz Sweeties 3oz Jalapenos 1lb 9oz Serranos 6oz Anaheims 10oz Banana peppers 5oz Purple hulls 1lb 8oz Blue lakes 1lb 3oz Corn 7lbs
<a href="http://s1227.photobucket.com/user/DimmuDrotinn/media/DSCN0990_zps900915c5.jpg.html" target="_blank">http://i1227.photobucket.com/albums/ee439/DimmuDrotinn/DSCN0990_zps900915c5.jpg</a> Jealous. |
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Posted: 7/3/2014 2:36:50 PM EDT
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4th of July veggies are taken care of.
Cucumbers 3lbs 2oz Okra 7oz Juliets 1lb 11oz Romas 7oz Sweeties 3oz Jalapenos 1lb 9oz Serranos 6oz Anaheims 10oz Banana peppers 5oz Purple hulls 1lb 8oz Blue lakes 1lb 3oz Corn 7lbs
<a href="http://s1227.photobucket.com/user/DimmuDrotinn/media/DSCN0990_zps900915c5.jpg.html" target="_blank">http://i1227.photobucket.com/albums/ee439/DimmuDrotinn/DSCN0990_zps900915c5.jpg</a> Jealous. Thanks. How's your garden doing? |
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Posted: 7/3/2014 2:58:54 PM EDT
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I'm getting peppers but that's about it. Something is up with the squash and zucchini this year. Lots of female flowers but they never open up or get pollinated. They all end up turning yellow and withering. Spoke to another gardener and he is having the same problem this year. Corn looks like shit. I'll be surprised if I get any ears. Green beans didn't get watered one day and are now all dead. Tomatoes may as well be dead. Anything that doesn't get watered in the morning shows signs of serious distress by noon. Monsoons should be starting in the next couple days so hopefully the extra humidity will help the garden.
Edit: Here's today's harvest. 
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Posted: 7/3/2014 3:31:28 PM EDT
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I'm getting peppers but that's about it. Something is up with the squash and zucchini this year. Lots of female flowers but they never open up or get pollinated. They all end up turning yellow and withering. Spoke to another gardener and he is having the same problem this year. Corn looks like shit. I'll be surprised if I get any ears. Green beans didn't get watered one day and are now all dead. Tomatoes may as well be dead. Anything that doesn't get watered in the morning shows signs of serious distress by noon. Monsoons should be starting in the next couple days so hopefully the extra humidity will help the garden. Edit: Here's today's harvest. http://i60.tinypic.com/2lb012o.jpg Nice peppers. What kinds are you growing? |
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Posted: 7/3/2014 6:39:57 PM EDT
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My main pepper crops are jalapenos (mammoth and Craigs grande), anaheims, bananas, tequila sunrise, ethnic sweet anthoi Romanian (an experiment that earned a permanent place in my garden this year) and lunch box snacking peppers. I also planted a bed of various sweet peppers trying to find a bell or other sweet variety that does well here. So far the gourmet bells and golden California wonders will be getting replanted next year. The tequila sunrise and lunchbox peppers seem to be a flop for me. With our heat they don't get big enough to be worthwhile. Unless they show improvement this fall when things cool down I won't be replanting them next year. The Romanians peppers are good bell substitutes (although smaller). They get really sweet when ripe and are pretty prolific even with extreme heat. I also tried mini bells this year but their fruit is also too small to be worthwhile. I expect the fall crop will produce larger fruit but at this point I think I'll just plant full size bells.
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Posted: 7/3/2014 7:17:47 PM EDT
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My main pepper crops are jalapenos (mammoth and Craigs grande), anaheims, bananas, tequila sunrise, ethnic sweet anthoi Romanian (an experiment that earned a permanent place in my garden this year) and lunch box snacking peppers. I also planted a bed of various sweet peppers trying to find a bell or other sweet variety that does well here. So far the gourmet bells and golden California wonders will be getting replanted next year. The tequila sunrise and lunchbox peppers seem to be a flop for me. With our heat they don't get big enough to be worthwhile. Unless they show improvement this fall when things cool down I won't be replanting them next year. The Romanians peppers are good bell substitutes (although smaller). They get really sweet when ripe and are pretty prolific even with extreme heat. I also tried mini bells this year but their fruit is also too small to be worthwhile. I expect the fall crop will produce larger fruit but at this point I think I'll just plant full size bells. Very cool. Thanks.
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Posted: 7/3/2014 7:37:26 PM EDT
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That's a type of Eastern European sweet pepper. Either Bulgarian or Hungarian I think. I'll look up the name for you when I go out to the garden tomorrow. Mine aren't getting very big. Maybe in the fall.
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Posted: 7/3/2014 7:56:44 PM EDT
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That steady, balanced, amount of vegetables is something to be jealous of.
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Posted: 7/3/2014 8:10:51 PM EDT
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That's a type of Eastern European sweet pepper. Either Bulgarian or Hungarian I think. I'll look up the name for you when I go out to the garden tomorrow. Mine aren't getting very big. Maybe in the fall. I would appreciate that. Thanks. |
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Posted: 7/3/2014 8:13:57 PM EDT
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That steady, balanced, amount of vegetables is something to be jealous of. TRG Thanks man. I think I'm just getting lucky. |
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Posted: 7/3/2014 8:22:46 PM EDT
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dammit man!
looks great, my corn is just getting tassels I did not put it in the ground until the beginning of May. When did you plant yours? |
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Posted: 7/3/2014 8:48:22 PM EDT
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Dimmu, how do you determine when your corn is ready to pick? Do record the planting date and count down the days or just check the cobs once they start getting some size on them?
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Posted: 7/3/2014 8:49:49 PM EDT
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dammit man! looks great, my corn is just getting tassels I did not put it in the ground until the beginning of May. When did you plant yours? Thanks. 4/12 is when I planted. |
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Posted: 7/3/2014 8:55:43 PM EDT
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Dimmu, how do you determine when your corn is ready to pick? Do record the planting date and count down the days or just check the cobs once they start getting some size on them? I harvest when the corn silks turn dark very close to the cob. |
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Posted: 7/4/2014 1:04:41 PM EDT
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Dimmu, the pepper you inquired about is the Paradicsom Alaku Sarga Szentes Pepper. Bulgarian Ratund and Gambo are other similar varieties that I am growing. So far the results haven't been stellar with any of them but the Paradicsom Alaku Sarga Szentes Pepper is doing the best of the three. You would probably have better results than me with your slightly lower temperature and higher humidity.
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Posted: 7/4/2014 1:12:59 PM EDT
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Dimmu, the pepper you inquired about is the Paradicsom Alaku Sarga Szentes Pepper. Bulgarian Ratund and Gambo are other similar varieties that I am growing. So far the results haven't been stellar with any of them but the Paradicsom Alaku Sarga Szentes Pepper is doing the best of the three. You would probably have better results than me with your slightly lower temperature and higher humidity. Thanks.
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Posted: 7/7/2014 3:33:43 PM EDT
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This weekends harvest. Again no pics sorry
I was very busy with food and family. Corn 3lbs 1oz Cucumbers 4lbs 10oz Okra 6oz Juliets 15oz squash 6oz Jalapenos 5oz Romas 10oz San marzanos 11oz And one large habanero. |
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Posted: 7/7/2014 5:47:02 PM EDT
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Pics of what I was doing this weekend.
ABTs & burnt ends. 
Brisket. 
Ribs. 
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Posted: 7/7/2014 6:23:13 PM EDT
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^Man..... That looks so good. I bet the brisket was tasty, it looks it.
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Posted: 7/7/2014 6:43:38 PM EDT
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^Man..... That looks so good. I bet the brisket was tasty, it looks it. Yes it was.
It was my first and it turned out perfect. I get lucky alot when I run my pit.
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Posted: 7/8/2014 2:33:41 PM EDT
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can you recommend a good book about gardening?
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Posted: 7/8/2014 2:53:53 PM EDT
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can you recommend a good book about gardening? I get most of my info from the internet. The only book I have is Joy Of Gardening by Dick Raymond and it was bought because TRG recommended it. Good book with alot of info. |
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Posted: 7/8/2014 3:57:35 PM EDT
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thanks i will check it out
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Posted: 7/9/2014 1:01:48 PM EDT
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Todays harvest.
Corn 4lbs 11oz Cucumbers 7lbs 4oz Squash 2lbs 6oz Okra 1lb 4oz Jalapenos 12oz Banana peppers 11oz Purple bell 1ct San Marzanos 1lb 3oz Romas 1lb Juliets 1lb 11oz 
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Posted: 7/9/2014 2:21:09 PM EDT
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With that collection of vegetables, a nice Chow Chow recipe seems to be in your future.
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Posted: 7/9/2014 2:38:11 PM EDT
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With that collection of vegetables, a nice Chow Chow recipe seems to be in your future. TRG 
I think I have a lot more recipes to deal with than that. This is on the other counter.
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Posted: 7/13/2014 8:04:30 PM EDT
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This weekend's harvest.
Yesterday: Big boy 9oz Juliets 13oz Atkinson 10oz San Marzano 8oz Okra 10oz Squash 1lb 12oz Cantaloupe 1 small Banana peppers 13oz Jalapenos 4oz Serranos 12oz Yellow bell 11oz Purple bell 2ct Today: Cucumber 4lbs 5oz Corn 4lbs 6oz Cantaloupe 5lbs 1oz Juliets 15oz Big Boy 1ct Atkinson 1ct Roma 4oz San Marzano 5oz Okra 10 oz 
Stuff we processed: cucumber bread, fiesta salsa, basil pepper jelly, serrano pepper jelly, and pickled jalapenos. 
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Posted: 7/13/2014 8:13:28 PM EDT
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Basil pepper jelly?
I can't seem to wrap my nose around that being a good idea. Basil smells like a plastic fishing worm. Try it sometime. Smell both at the same time. I could see 'mint pepper jelly', or even garlic ... but basil? Just seems .. weird. You do a very good job of putting some very attractive canned good on the counter. I have not canned anything myself this year. Pantry still over filled. I'm no longer as jealous of your garden as I am of your canned goods. Nicely done. Mine always turn out tasty, but, never clear and photogenic like yours. TRG |
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Posted: 7/13/2014 8:14:34 PM EDT
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mittfoo set me straight on my corn, btw. yours looked like mine when I was not fertilizing properly and on the right schedule.
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Posted: 7/13/2014 8:56:22 PM EDT
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I was not fertilizing properly and on the right schedule. TRG 
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Posted: 7/13/2014 9:45:05 PM EDT
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This weekend's harvest. Yesterday: Big boy 9oz Juliets 13oz Atkinson 10oz San Marzano 8oz Okra 10oz Squash 1lb 12oz Cantaloupe 1 small Banana peppers 13oz Jalapenos 4oz Serranos 12oz Yellow bell 11oz Purple bell 2ct Today: Cucumber 4lbs 5oz Corn 4lbs 6oz Cantaloupe 5lbs 1oz Juliets 15oz Big Boy 1ct Atkinson 1ct Roma 4oz San Marzano 5oz Okra 10 oz <a href="http://s1227.photobucket.com/user/DimmuDrotinn/media/DSCN1007_zpsb1791c88.jpg.html" target="_blank">http://i1227.photobucket.com/albums/ee439/DimmuDrotinn/DSCN1007_zpsb1791c88.jpg</a> Stuff we processed: cucumber bread, fiesta salsa, basil pepper jelly, serrano pepper jelly, and pickled jalapenos. <a href="http://s1227.photobucket.com/user/DimmuDrotinn/media/DSCN1010_zps7c0e6c54.jpg.html" target="_blank">http://i1227.photobucket.com/albums/ee439/DimmuDrotinn/DSCN1010_zps7c0e6c54.jpg</a> I always have a problem with okra getting really woody when picking the pods after like 4-5 inches. Do you notice that? and if so, what do you do with the pods? |
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Posted: 7/13/2014 9:48:19 PM EDT
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I was not fertilizing properly and on the right schedule. TRG http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-NeIwz6m3_DA/TlNaGUdx98I/AAAAAAAAICY/WxspDRpubdA/s1600/waitinggb5.jpg FWIW, corn is a grass. It's a heavy nitrogen user. Each stalk is actually a single blade of grass. Grass needs nitrogen. sunlight. water. It's a 90 day crop. You need to have very well fertilized, nitrogen filled, soil with 1" of water per square foot per week. Corn has roots that can go 12 feet deep. The 1" of water is rainfall ... in ADDITION to the deeper water needed. This is why you see corn in alluvial river bottoms with shallow water tables. About halfway, six weeks, (knee high-ish) you will need to put a 30-0-0 nitrogen fertilizer on the crop. This gives it the boost it needs to grow the heavy, thick, dark green leaves required to feed the 12-18" ears. The leaves are the sugar factories. Without broad, deep, dark leaves, fueled by nitrogen, you will get short, stubby, 4-8" ears. My native soil does not meet the basic needs for corn. I have grown it successfully, but, with the ongoing drought, lack of deep nitrogen and deep water (clay stratus) I have stopped trying to tilt windmills for corn. TRG |
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Posted: 7/13/2014 10:28:42 PM EDT
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FWIW, corn is a grass. It's a heavy nitrogen user. Each stalk is actually a single blade of grass. Grass needs nitrogen. sunlight. water. It's a 90 day crop. You need to have very well fertilized, nitrogen filled, soil with 1" of water per square foot per week. Corn has roots that can go 12 feet deep. The 1" of water is rainfall ... in ADDITION to the deeper water needed. This is why you see corn in alluvial river bottoms with shallow water tables. About halfway, six weeks, (knee high-ish) you will need to put a 30-0-0 nitrogen fertilizer on the crop. This gives it the boost it needs to grow the heavy, thick, dark green leaves required to feed the 12-18" ears. TRG good stuff. i hit mine with 20-10-10 as it was all I had when it was a little less than waist high. It jumped. Hopefully it will produce. Last year was an utter failure. |
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Posted: 7/14/2014 9:36:00 AM EDT
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Basil pepper jelly? I can't seem to wrap my nose around that being a good idea. Basil smells like a plastic fishing worm. Try it sometime. Smell both at the same time. I could see 'mint pepper jelly', or even garlic ... but basil? Just seems .. weird. You do a very good job of putting some very attractive canned good on the counter. I have not canned anything myself this year. Pantry still over filled. I'm no longer as jealous of your garden as I am of your canned goods. Nicely done. Mine always turn out tasty, but, never clear and photogenic like yours. TRG Weird it must be the variety. I just went out and smelled both, not smelling a similarity. We grow sweet basil. The jelly was an experiment last year and only made three jars. We opened one up last winter and was shocked at how good it is. This stuff is also pretty versatile. It works on biscuits, chicken and probably a mess of other things. Sweet or savory. Thanks for the compliment. |
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Posted: 7/14/2014 9:39:54 AM EDT
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mittfoo set me straight on my corn, btw. yours looked like mine when I was not fertilizing properly and on the right schedule. TRG Thanks. I'm going to make sure I do it right next year. That was the last harvest this season for the corn. I really think it would have done better if I had fertilized at knee high. Still a better harvest than last year.
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Posted: 7/14/2014 9:46:07 AM EDT
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FWIW, corn is a grass. It's a heavy nitrogen user. Each stalk is actually a single blade of grass. Grass needs nitrogen. sunlight. water. It's a 90 day crop. You need to have very well fertilized, nitrogen filled, soil with 1" of water per square foot per week. Corn has roots that can go 12 feet deep. The 1" of water is rainfall ... in ADDITION to the deeper water needed. This is why you see corn in alluvial river bottoms with shallow water tables. About halfway, six weeks, (knee high-ish) you will need to put a 30-0-0 nitrogen fertilizer on the crop. This gives it the boost it needs to grow the heavy, thick, dark green leaves required to feed the 12-18" ears. TRG good stuff. i hit mine with 20-10-10 as it was all I had when it was a little less than waist high. It jumped. Hopefully it will produce. Last year was an utter failure. 20-10-10 is better than nothing, corn just doesn't need the 10-10 parts. Now, if you were growing beans and squash alongside, then that 10-10 would have been helpful to those plants. TRG |
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Posted: 7/14/2014 9:48:42 AM EDT
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I always have a problem with okra getting really woody when picking the pods after like 4-5 inches. Do you notice that? and if so, what do you do with the pods? Quote HistoryQuoted:
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This weekend's harvest. Yesterday: Big boy 9oz Juliets 13oz Atkinson 10oz San Marzano 8oz Okra 10oz Squash 1lb 12oz Cantaloupe 1 small Banana peppers 13oz Jalapenos 4oz Serranos 12oz Yellow bell 11oz Purple bell 2ct Today: Cucumber 4lbs 5oz Corn 4lbs 6oz Cantaloupe 5lbs 1oz Juliets 15oz Big Boy 1ct Atkinson 1ct Roma 4oz San Marzano 5oz Okra 10 oz <a href="http://s1227.photobucket.com/user/DimmuDrotinn/media/DSCN1007_zpsb1791c88.jpg.html" target="_blank">http://i1227.photobucket.com/albums/ee439/DimmuDrotinn/DSCN1007_zpsb1791c88.jpg</a> Stuff we processed: cucumber bread, fiesta salsa, basil pepper jelly, serrano pepper jelly, and pickled jalapenos. <a href="http://s1227.photobucket.com/user/DimmuDrotinn/media/DSCN1010_zps7c0e6c54.jpg.html" target="_blank">http://i1227.photobucket.com/albums/ee439/DimmuDrotinn/DSCN1010_zps7c0e6c54.jpg</a> I always have a problem with okra getting really woody when picking the pods after like 4-5 inches. Do you notice that? and if so, what do you do with the pods? This variety I had zero issues with, even at 11 inches long. Shocked would be an understatement. 
I planted Ferry~Morse Clemson Spineless #80. The plants are six feet tall right now and showing no signs of slowing down yet. |
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Posted: 7/14/2014 8:19:07 PM EDT
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Well we have some bad weather on it's way so we harvested this evening.
Cantaloupe 2lbs 14oz Okra 4oz Juliets 1lb Big boys 1lb 1oz San Marzanos 2lbs Romas 8oz Atkinsons 1lb 5oz Habaneros 3oz and we found one last 7oz ear of corn when we cut the stand down. We already threw the juliets in the bowl before the pic. 
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