tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-83529332334894805562024-03-10T20:22:36.274-07:00Underground GardenerFarmer Matthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09565223966905876368noreply@blogger.comBlogger235125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8352933233489480556.post-39830725438206777262024-03-10T17:23:00.000-07:002024-03-10T17:24:06.145-07:00Gardenfest 2023 review/2024 preview<p>Update from 6/23/2023 - My prep this year was decidedly lacking. Rather than beat myself up over it, I decided to just roll with it. Last year I was very aggressive about bringing in pepper plants - 28 of them made it into the basement. Whereas last year things went swimmingly, with almost all plants making it through, this year it looks like only 8 made it. And whereas last year they really took off within a week of being put outside, these 8 survivors seem to be a bit less vigorous. Last year the overwinter leaves kind of fell off and new leaves popped up everywhere. This year the regrowth seems much more subdued.</p><p>Today, 03/10/2024 - Last year was unimpressive. I got a few zucchini (planted late, did not keep up with them well). Tomatoes were pathetic. Definitely focusing on other things. This year, as I perpetually say, will be different. There is at least some hope that I may do a better job. I've already started some peppers and I'm working on tomatoes today. I've cleaned out some of the spider webs in the basement (lol, what a metaphor!), and I've got my first batch of peppers under lights. </p><p>The hot pepper selection was interesting. I dug through my last 12 years of seed packets and came up with the following that I started last weekend:</p><p></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Poinsetta - None sprouted.</li><li>Hungarian Hot Wax - None sprouted.</li><li>Caperino - None sprouted.</li><li>Pablano - None sprouted.</li><li>Habanero - None sprouted.</li><li>Sweet Banana - None sprouted.</li><li>Pepperoncini - None sprouted.</li><li>Tabasco - None sprouted.</li><li>Buena Mulata</li><li>Cayenne</li><li>Datil</li><li>Korean Dark Green </li></ul><p></p><p>So only the last four sprouted. Maaaaaybe I'll get some of those. I think my problem is that I have a lot of old seeds.</p><p>Today I also planted </p><p></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Serrano</li><li>Jalapeno</li><li>Anaheim/Big Jim - a New Mexico type of chile</li></ul><p></p><p>Went a lot heavier on these than the other types, these are the ones I enjoy the most. I really, really hope the New Mexican type of green chiles do well, I'd like to get a big enough harvest to justify getting a roaster. A hand cranked, propane fired roaster would be really fun, and a great way to prep them. </p><p>Spent some time today deciding which types of tomato to plant.</p><p></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>YES - Rutgers - These are reliable.</li><li>YES - Black Vernissage - See how they stack up to Cherokee Purple</li><li>YES - Brandywine - Low output but maybe do 1.</li><li>YES - Beefsteak - Low output but maybe do 1.</li><li>YES - Spoon - These are fun.</li><li>YES - Black Cherry - Pretty, good flavor. Get loads of tomatoes.</li><li>YES - Yellow Pear - Yes, looking for a nice range of cherry colors this year.</li><li>YES - Roma - Doing sauce mostly, so yes.</li><li>YES - A Grappoli D'Invierno - Got a lot of these.</li><li>YES - San Marzano - Mostly using them for sauce, so no brainer here. </li><li>YES - Cherokee Purple - My favorite!</li><li>YES - Napa chardonnay - Yeah, doing a rainbow of cherry tomatoes.</li><li>YES - Green Doctors - Yeah, doing a rainbow of cherry tomatoes.</li><li>YES - Red Cherry, Large Fruited - Yeah, doing a rainbow of cherry tomatoes.</li><li>YES - Sungold - A great cherry variety.</li></ul><div>Decided against these.</div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>NO - Brandywine Pink - Low output.</li><li>NO - Gezahnte - I don't think these fared well.</li><li>NO - Mortgage Lifter - Never get much from these</li></ul><p></p><div>The two major themes this year are cherry tomatoes - I want a nice variety of colors, and tomato sauce, so somewhat of a preference for paste types. I also am being less tolerant of varieties that produced poorly. I want to make up for my lack of tomatoes last year and see if I can have a great year.</div><div><br /></div><div>Other things on the agenda for... soonish... eggplant, ground cherries, and huckleberries.</div><div><br /></div><div>Another big theme this year is berries. I had elderberries for a few years, but they got lost in the backyard jungle and never saw them again. The black raspberries that used to be everywhere in the back are largely gone. I think the jungle swallowed them up as well. Last fall I hired a landscaper to clear the back yard. Expensive, but the change is very dramatic. I will definitely have some extra space for plants.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguEb4QrTewpMBEMKC9yqFk7kmbJfI92AGFCxfQcM4k-gysPptaYiSvs7IlcKA6vvRpe3WztVkiJFzmDG66GmAjdp6CRjUzSv3sgnb6lpoJ5rK9iAebY6Ef8IOJIV9ew-1p55wR3gogLJk6umoqwM7A7bkn4HezIfGqXtaxHeKDb6kXmfKiRpPBHa6_TcpY/s2146/backyard.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2146" data-original-width="2030" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguEb4QrTewpMBEMKC9yqFk7kmbJfI92AGFCxfQcM4k-gysPptaYiSvs7IlcKA6vvRpe3WztVkiJFzmDG66GmAjdp6CRjUzSv3sgnb6lpoJ5rK9iAebY6Ef8IOJIV9ew-1p55wR3gogLJk6umoqwM7A7bkn4HezIfGqXtaxHeKDb6kXmfKiRpPBHa6_TcpY/w379-h400/backyard.jpg" width="379" /></a></div></div><div><br /></div><div>Another berry project - I took cuttings from a blackberry bramble at the community garden and put them in water. They're sprouted nicely, I will see if I can start them in soil soon. I also put some blueberries and blackberries from work and put them in the freezer. Will defrost them soon and see if I can grow plants from the seeds. And finally will need to hit the nurseries in the area to see what else I can scrounge up. Strawberries would be awesome, but I think I will try a variety of things if I can find them.</div><div><br /></div><div>Some scavenged photos of the mediocre attempt that was 2023...</div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-WELtQbIS7YLnycJiD2d0h0ZueBUUWEMem2tlZr0bkBQ_____VwFmyJ5v8tYMi2ax96KFmiATseBJUFeydofupdkO9h3tyyV4HK8e6DgCHNaIgv7ky_N8YyhPDTN05NQyO9FYDOf7Ewl98c9PpI9vDOjs-ubWk32pq1ShSe_3h_W190XoNLysVMEEotpz/s4160/20230501_183805.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4160" data-original-width="1920" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-WELtQbIS7YLnycJiD2d0h0ZueBUUWEMem2tlZr0bkBQ_____VwFmyJ5v8tYMi2ax96KFmiATseBJUFeydofupdkO9h3tyyV4HK8e6DgCHNaIgv7ky_N8YyhPDTN05NQyO9FYDOf7Ewl98c9PpI9vDOjs-ubWk32pq1ShSe_3h_W190XoNLysVMEEotpz/w185-h400/20230501_183805.jpg" width="185" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Peas</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgosBIb1Zt40Cb48qqbgWk0rjhx9cqbg_VinIdU66apvk5fP4YTcf_12fv0P6S2TXnyIFzZ-I86Yjd5El8UArTFMpofwzCc4vSMpDThUigGTuhJntqAKEQpdWGxpX6oVqIwDSqG_kDeLivBYaWt5PvwoYJKBZna5bgRgNTQi4yrV321yjDaCwFkbe8c0HR4/s4160/20230617_165745.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1920" data-original-width="4160" height="185" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgosBIb1Zt40Cb48qqbgWk0rjhx9cqbg_VinIdU66apvk5fP4YTcf_12fv0P6S2TXnyIFzZ-I86Yjd5El8UArTFMpofwzCc4vSMpDThUigGTuhJntqAKEQpdWGxpX6oVqIwDSqG_kDeLivBYaWt5PvwoYJKBZna5bgRgNTQi4yrV321yjDaCwFkbe8c0HR4/w400-h185/20230617_165745.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Got some peas at least</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1920" data-original-width="4160" height="185" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl8PPpXrTXd5zq9_vPgmHqZnxsLVyGYZHv7ucIbL4HPfucn0ZLjEs99EWYD6kXMe0B3xFEItf3M1WSz-l6V67elq8WwpbHoE0CXtJ65oO1HuVTwi49aRiAck2BPZ7sSBBacpPvV-V6ZXc_XP-f4zgw2hiHQnUA7hmcV4iiW1uVmX8yJB9Up6tQgQXW7ZG1/w400-h185/20230529_173154.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="400" /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Tomato seedlings. NONE came up.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ1U4-xbAxb9jDBnBu5GGwRdM3Av1x51yEiRbbi_PniykvDu2zAcAFWYRErUWX-Cb75B_hwVqVrd2dNbGiIqXmrTR7_KH5WwNxvB8U7T0Q06hZlgW0fYfylEPw2JOx2JjB-asCYfVi2zie35LfUWpp_zyIql141nU8KAYH_sYuBXGrlx2MJCzy2mWWhZO4/s4160/20230702_201819.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4160" data-original-width="1920" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ1U4-xbAxb9jDBnBu5GGwRdM3Av1x51yEiRbbi_PniykvDu2zAcAFWYRErUWX-Cb75B_hwVqVrd2dNbGiIqXmrTR7_KH5WwNxvB8U7T0Q06hZlgW0fYfylEPw2JOx2JjB-asCYfVi2zie35LfUWpp_zyIql141nU8KAYH_sYuBXGrlx2MJCzy2mWWhZO4/w185-h400/20230702_201819.jpg" width="185" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Baby zuke</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-lGF4-1gjEHhfqQc3XIWCTLWV4H9pSYtMmFnZky0jIG025eqsScwdMEDJvBePXIi5NOCNnCTBpIV8F2uG94Pj9FhJko4ggsHNvpeaxgE94u48aVz1nThyphenhyphenRWqZ76Z2pXvNBtHqEgAK-D2wdvt1_09nWHwlpcy-nWAMxBHZBZ3pbZW0nxSTjK8QZBfESAfJ/s4160/20230617_165658.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1920" data-original-width="4160" height="185" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-lGF4-1gjEHhfqQc3XIWCTLWV4H9pSYtMmFnZky0jIG025eqsScwdMEDJvBePXIi5NOCNnCTBpIV8F2uG94Pj9FhJko4ggsHNvpeaxgE94u48aVz1nThyphenhyphenRWqZ76Z2pXvNBtHqEgAK-D2wdvt1_09nWHwlpcy-nWAMxBHZBZ3pbZW0nxSTjK8QZBfESAfJ/w400-h185/20230617_165658.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Zukes always give me something for my effort<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbu6R0u5n-iCOZyPl-nfK5Ucof5UV3WHr4P2BwSgMP3H56rhIfY7CT43OUCusj55OAAwoLEro1WcskRnzlqutMaLcGsOvG8C8qHsQ4oODytUWvKhuzmLIgALlUtjJit92dTmTwU3iO_1cNdMoRp1m8tuArty1ol0l9akvJrTLHU9kokQUfpHqXWB0Fjw7d/s4160/20230712_194641.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4160" data-original-width="1920" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbu6R0u5n-iCOZyPl-nfK5Ucof5UV3WHr4P2BwSgMP3H56rhIfY7CT43OUCusj55OAAwoLEro1WcskRnzlqutMaLcGsOvG8C8qHsQ4oODytUWvKhuzmLIgALlUtjJit92dTmTwU3iO_1cNdMoRp1m8tuArty1ol0l9akvJrTLHU9kokQUfpHqXWB0Fjw7d/w185-h400/20230712_194641.jpg" width="185" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Yum</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtn8cEFtLtoI5qPG9pnLR7v5iDoGgY-N1jNpyb02O78ENXt9bzPLNKrK4vd-NocIRNTKT7LiX7-zEiahUY4G-cz3nK-PbHn6Buu7ZmXlb6rEiIQGeK0NKxQgP8uJEj2Je2b5jZkkEEnVdG9hsZaa30HGsUtm2XdRakk0Y0uVDPLLD5PZz0sB0vg-5StVis/s4160/20230702_201751.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4160" data-original-width="1920" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtn8cEFtLtoI5qPG9pnLR7v5iDoGgY-N1jNpyb02O78ENXt9bzPLNKrK4vd-NocIRNTKT7LiX7-zEiahUY4G-cz3nK-PbHn6Buu7ZmXlb6rEiIQGeK0NKxQgP8uJEj2Je2b5jZkkEEnVdG9hsZaa30HGsUtm2XdRakk0Y0uVDPLLD5PZz0sB0vg-5StVis/w185-h400/20230702_201751.jpg" width="185" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My one tomato. Miserable! Got a few at least.</td></tr></tbody></table></div></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOISZKiDPaukynogTPR7SPj-6EZEednMmLzanEAaK_-ZwjYpL5Tr_l8_qq0szJ-sk7k81ejMdXGu_a6n68ZV2sVKWmCNoyEPddhyphenhyphenuZr0qBaCuTyk3KkwLd-2kDsOLNOLKbA489NrWBTDH678KHIVjgBHTNoFVnSHYCh3HyVtmVkZz1iC37Puk3OXavPL28/s4160/20230711_195048.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1920" data-original-width="4160" height="185" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOISZKiDPaukynogTPR7SPj-6EZEednMmLzanEAaK_-ZwjYpL5Tr_l8_qq0szJ-sk7k81ejMdXGu_a6n68ZV2sVKWmCNoyEPddhyphenhyphenuZr0qBaCuTyk3KkwLd-2kDsOLNOLKbA489NrWBTDH678KHIVjgBHTNoFVnSHYCh3HyVtmVkZz1iC37Puk3OXavPL28/w400-h185/20230711_195048.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lotta kale.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZcGS8ygj3skKHDHH-_yz9v2YVJ0-R1ZTheEyFX2UHvW04Hxmy-CRZoeEtKgeTPIiUy9fcdLdDZ3WH7v2OenjPpXPSeO8cZ91aAlGXTisJ5FYSCcOUj55hWVm10-kWFDGBEfqYIPdNrkLcCkmLkdhLAD6wHnj7_nkUu_Fsy_Y-hNwxgWV9rgt9YTfdrsFl/s4160/20230810_135510.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4160" data-original-width="1920" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZcGS8ygj3skKHDHH-_yz9v2YVJ0-R1ZTheEyFX2UHvW04Hxmy-CRZoeEtKgeTPIiUy9fcdLdDZ3WH7v2OenjPpXPSeO8cZ91aAlGXTisJ5FYSCcOUj55hWVm10-kWFDGBEfqYIPdNrkLcCkmLkdhLAD6wHnj7_nkUu_Fsy_Y-hNwxgWV9rgt9YTfdrsFl/w185-h400/20230810_135510.jpg" width="185" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Okra flower. I got some pods but I think I left them on the plant too long.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><div><br /></div>Farmer Matthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09565223966905876368noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8352933233489480556.post-46679262595943769752022-11-16T15:51:00.003-08:002022-11-16T15:51:47.339-08:00The Final Buzzer<p> Well, it's official, the 2022 season is over. Tuesday morning (11/15) we had a hard frost. We'd had some light ones, but the basil held on, though not flourishing. I did a final pick of basil a couple weeks ago and had some pesto. But this frost turned all the remaining plants to mush. Except kale. KALE DON'T CARE. Actually the dill looked ok, too. Funny, I grew dill but never picked or used any. I brought the oregano inside, along with the peppers.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1JpSrYezXEigKSqh9mPmeOr9awsHT31FhHxrjAP9jeKPpI0O44nVDEeTY70tnSMOpKObGeZh4QjCcDKPzOUt4Zz0HhWXuIqnPEeuxR9_YcDAyyncA5K_bAhv4LGbICRaDsiiuhAmClBN58SOtq6b65ulplEaKhRpB_4aND4PtnQkQALb7BIImgRNmFQ/s2048/frost.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="945" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1JpSrYezXEigKSqh9mPmeOr9awsHT31FhHxrjAP9jeKPpI0O44nVDEeTY70tnSMOpKObGeZh4QjCcDKPzOUt4Zz0HhWXuIqnPEeuxR9_YcDAyyncA5K_bAhv4LGbICRaDsiiuhAmClBN58SOtq6b65ulplEaKhRpB_4aND4PtnQkQALb7BIImgRNmFQ/w296-h640/frost.jpg" width="296" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>In the end, I brought in 28 pepper plants on 10/16. The basement seedling tables are packed with peppers now. If I can get them through the winter I will have a huge head start next year.<div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpHqZNx0mpvYfl5m_ZSRPAobU6E-UduCW3i5HtnuOSU5j7hgSzQC9dp4oBL_j-PoqfaIrE-ZkoSADN7U9Zb31BHiUc64BCiLzGW3aS8rCLRamdVZoWKmB_lf4cqK_0c-bnrUFNvswBjFPw9PdVE0-QdcwBYm_hG0rpYZkJQ6yVmjGf2qZrngaD_uO5Gw/s800/peppers1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="369" data-original-width="800" height="185" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpHqZNx0mpvYfl5m_ZSRPAobU6E-UduCW3i5HtnuOSU5j7hgSzQC9dp4oBL_j-PoqfaIrE-ZkoSADN7U9Zb31BHiUc64BCiLzGW3aS8rCLRamdVZoWKmB_lf4cqK_0c-bnrUFNvswBjFPw9PdVE0-QdcwBYm_hG0rpYZkJQ6yVmjGf2qZrngaD_uO5Gw/w400-h185/peppers1.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Peppers for overwintering!</td></tr></tbody></table><br />They seem pretty happy with their situation despite the absolutely savage cutting back of the plants and removing all their leaves. But in the last month they have blown up, and they almost all have an explosive growth of new leaves on the remaining sticks.<br /><div><br /><p><br /></p></div>Farmer Matthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09565223966905876368noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8352933233489480556.post-2815696668376999662022-10-27T03:56:00.003-07:002022-10-27T03:56:28.951-07:00Kale Stories<p> Kale keeps on growing despite several light frosts. Indeed I've harvested it in January before. Right now the kale bed is just starting to come back from the heat of the summer. Apparently it gets a bit too toasty for it in the stone planter. But meanwhile it doesn't mind the heat of the driveway, growing up through cracks in the pavement!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7s_G8SEEol2bmQQ8l3ELwOXoELBajWR12RLcQyWy-uDrqE0CkitLSLWjFNSUAVn1mNR7H_gvwXK8LHmroTBNGwCYouYtI9sKb_6kDk_y62YPiWhmefpAOvgpc3AVt2TDYL_0vtVbFfLHULHWPmB3Ok84J5TZ20RoC-hIOzV_CigkZS0prAUcW4M7N9g/s1884/y3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1148" data-original-width="1884" height="244" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7s_G8SEEol2bmQQ8l3ELwOXoELBajWR12RLcQyWy-uDrqE0CkitLSLWjFNSUAVn1mNR7H_gvwXK8LHmroTBNGwCYouYtI9sKb_6kDk_y62YPiWhmefpAOvgpc3AVt2TDYL_0vtVbFfLHULHWPmB3Ok84J5TZ20RoC-hIOzV_CigkZS0prAUcW4M7N9g/w400-h244/y3.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p>The white stuff is actually the camera flash off a heavy dew, but the contrast between my carefully cultivated plants and the "wild" plant is pretty comical.</p>Farmer Matthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09565223966905876368noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8352933233489480556.post-43010425379425072662022-10-16T12:10:00.006-07:002022-10-16T12:10:52.585-07:00End of the Season<p> Well, not exactly the end. Still getting a dribble of tomatoes, and maybe a couple zucchini I could pick now. But the basil is trying to flower, and a lot of it is brown. The dill is yellowing. The oregano looks pretty good though. And the pepper still had a TON of fruit. So today I picked them. 2.011 kg (4.43 lbs) of various peppers. Probably mostly Anaheims.</p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghPti8FSSHtzPreog8yDttbhK_8ttc1dyDE_rMG8ld2C4oZ8x_5gjjhjYYORWoAcKeP4kVXaEUqCrIslIlYhet-tyJZ3ScW2H2guhNQ_VyQCUXKVBbQMxf9ZBMFNSLr7N0QDtER9yWcdbztpfHIhnALRpHKTvYqWs8WUYS6_FffJaU-bhSownGE3m1Yw/s2048/t1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="945" data-original-width="2048" height="185" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghPti8FSSHtzPreog8yDttbhK_8ttc1dyDE_rMG8ld2C4oZ8x_5gjjhjYYORWoAcKeP4kVXaEUqCrIslIlYhet-tyJZ3ScW2H2guhNQ_VyQCUXKVBbQMxf9ZBMFNSLr7N0QDtER9yWcdbztpfHIhnALRpHKTvYqWs8WUYS6_FffJaU-bhSownGE3m1Yw/w400-h185/t1.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Today's Haul</td></tr></tbody></table></p><p>So today was cleanup day. I pulled all the cukes, they were mostly dead anyway. I did get one suitable for use in a salad, that was nice.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif6YIr9s5JO-mu6p00zXgMxwaOovV2WV9NQcNaz-VHAZNSDciH0vURwQidDE8OKbjAbIX4DJrHUh7LGwv8SKfpChdU-UJdahzhC63ODJiV6gEDDDJQJDR937FZdPSvDPlWZx1OTn7gUZsEEj-RJFtzJYic-qMpD_di9luWlbeBL097MntyGdHsqvzSWA/s2048/t10.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="945" data-original-width="2048" height="185" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif6YIr9s5JO-mu6p00zXgMxwaOovV2WV9NQcNaz-VHAZNSDciH0vURwQidDE8OKbjAbIX4DJrHUh7LGwv8SKfpChdU-UJdahzhC63ODJiV6gEDDDJQJDR937FZdPSvDPlWZx1OTn7gUZsEEj-RJFtzJYic-qMpD_di9luWlbeBL097MntyGdHsqvzSWA/w400-h185/t10.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Current setup<br /></td></tr></tbody></table>Next worked on bringing in the peppers for overwintering. A titanic task!<div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJxo9Bplm0Oif7YBe6KWBvezl72Jfs0vI_mT0YKjaMmavS8NgD_1VaVLSgcWTcpJnqN4apVUk1N-pOT_WuJlStxPOYGhyUsVna6XYlHoErTc89ll-kNQEP0lZcPFapW4qYwlMCruKj7GCerv6sFEGQ2DabCfECcXi3q3nGMToIqfenJO7ercFNU7XlUw/s2048/t8.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="945" data-original-width="2048" height="185" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJxo9Bplm0Oif7YBe6KWBvezl72Jfs0vI_mT0YKjaMmavS8NgD_1VaVLSgcWTcpJnqN4apVUk1N-pOT_WuJlStxPOYGhyUsVna6XYlHoErTc89ll-kNQEP0lZcPFapW4qYwlMCruKj7GCerv6sFEGQ2DabCfECcXi3q3nGMToIqfenJO7ercFNU7XlUw/w400-h185/t8.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Anaheims</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div style="text-align: left;">Trimmed them down to sticks, pretty much. Was hard to do.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="945" data-original-width="2048" height="185" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxCLxJdERoxd3CvK3EpE3v-J1J7fID194TXEmadGW0ywMq08wyWjSrTBABOQyCSLkpwWVG8lgPReDSene2a0_o6pV-kU3GwIF-dhvNZTTpjHpjOJihdMtAXb_UhinY9l2my-jkQbPMcwWTEm9wDywfksgAgvas-bM5zhEsMSzLMU-Nc-Bsw5NoPExbeQ/w400-h185/t7.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="400" /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Trimmings</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">They looked so sad!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTnMzQGW-sHyNimNU0AqsMSx2Iq3TGuqlC4TzoIYabRqxY2GgaV__07bCvxlwe3blWihDsmiAaEG7B_g_G2mc36ZUbUUtBt8BFD0m0YlKKQSurJjAhuT7nRdg-R75NA6pjJA8clnE4bkYm6d_0QPvBD0jlfHqCvvbF8lNkOkQZ5QzfHctsHdxX2UNA9Q/s2048/t6.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="945" data-original-width="2048" height="185" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTnMzQGW-sHyNimNU0AqsMSx2Iq3TGuqlC4TzoIYabRqxY2GgaV__07bCvxlwe3blWihDsmiAaEG7B_g_G2mc36ZUbUUtBt8BFD0m0YlKKQSurJjAhuT7nRdg-R75NA6pjJA8clnE4bkYm6d_0QPvBD0jlfHqCvvbF8lNkOkQZ5QzfHctsHdxX2UNA9Q/w400-h185/t6.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Remnants</td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: left;">The stems were big and woody. One jalapeno was easily as big as a nickel.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6Yd9FneEUP5rtAYPBfV22W4iQq0cL8O_WCmNzmcBoS0KBMAZQhklstM5kUqAbxDsSeMOsPHzoyIU5PPNX8bcjqWP2zard9EW-MSMe6nBNP3iqnQ7on_CpatVB-yygUqxGIYtmdGU_9RVUUaVDNs3_JZx5GVz1f2T0vk7AodQuynvhuG8LvX6FDHRRHA/s2048/t4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="945" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6Yd9FneEUP5rtAYPBfV22W4iQq0cL8O_WCmNzmcBoS0KBMAZQhklstM5kUqAbxDsSeMOsPHzoyIU5PPNX8bcjqWP2zard9EW-MSMe6nBNP3iqnQ7on_CpatVB-yygUqxGIYtmdGU_9RVUUaVDNs3_JZx5GVz1f2T0vk7AodQuynvhuG8LvX6FDHRRHA/w185-h400/t4.jpg" width="185" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Jalapeno Stem</td></tr></tbody></table><br />And here's their winter home. Gave them a healthy dose of water and fertilizer with low N. They shouldn't need much attention over the winter, but if I can give them a little dose of water not and then I'm hoping they can hit the ground running in the spring.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="945" data-original-width="2048" height="185" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAjsMlj5RKgEv74eTziODJC0mxEPV8vMjt54XOy81i9AlD-JggpV3r5yUG9Itayc-I499JL9yOf5F-15xVPdczKfgO0F7XmVZ7xI5g7oLKkAdrxYCOduAUAUtGmvCG18E7VH47UDBlBPG-2N0RjtMcEi9P4MuEk8m-lmF0Ks_GtTZhPnme9dbLR7oOJg/w400-h185/t2.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="400" /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">28 pepper plants</td></tr></tbody></table></div></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I will have to come up with a plan to start seeds in the spring, this is usually where I do it. Maybe I will expand things a bit and have some more lights by January.</div>Farmer Matthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09565223966905876368noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8352933233489480556.post-38552978408642454252022-09-11T11:43:00.002-07:002022-09-11T11:43:40.606-07:00Pepper Post<p> Yesterday I spend harvesting peppers and weighing each type. First the pretty pick of the varieties I harvested yesterday.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFB-OQaxh0ZF6jXxt44bg83Hj6Pr6CtfIBIklp7-UcoKIMsqJZpfejukmZKefjFEu0yXwHyXV7CMbBV_-4mndGNjn5JHhC-OQQyyZzFXBIQcj6dldHFdFeUY7YUSdTVZcIjrdji-YY4ID7crAkWFC20bwHgF_gypPcfPvgm9apVBhI0OkDTEdbiKxCnA/s957/peppers2022b.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="957" height="301" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFB-OQaxh0ZF6jXxt44bg83Hj6Pr6CtfIBIklp7-UcoKIMsqJZpfejukmZKefjFEu0yXwHyXV7CMbBV_-4mndGNjn5JHhC-OQQyyZzFXBIQcj6dldHFdFeUY7YUSdTVZcIjrdji-YY4ID7crAkWFC20bwHgF_gypPcfPvgm9apVBhI0OkDTEdbiKxCnA/w400-h301/peppers2022b.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">9/10/2022 harvest</td></tr></tbody></table><p> Here's the rundown.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEqMiXgNwR--eknZxYB-g94Yw-GCliIuyV1ANtsGoeBQ9dQZ5vz7yzs4PpoEDEWiJw28VmXhCpL5DJkH2ft6V0gyrVSGWtBb_Va-1PN0EiBgJkjth1HTPrLR_n5xp524HGOibWw1o6qVffZ6SCCIHbpYRd8nW1Ry_M4pVZ1JbUNI12jKmpg0GxFKh_JQ/s480/todayshaul.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="232" data-original-width="480" height="194" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEqMiXgNwR--eknZxYB-g94Yw-GCliIuyV1ANtsGoeBQ9dQZ5vz7yzs4PpoEDEWiJw28VmXhCpL5DJkH2ft6V0gyrVSGWtBb_Va-1PN0EiBgJkjth1HTPrLR_n5xp524HGOibWw1o6qVffZ6SCCIHbpYRd8nW1Ry_M4pVZ1JbUNI12jKmpg0GxFKh_JQ/w400-h194/todayshaul.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p>Jalapeños were the top producer. I'm cool with that - I've been adding them 2 or 3 at a time, thin sliced, to my eggs in the mornings. It will take a LONG TIME to eat over two and a half pounds of them though. It does have me very excited to overwinter peppers this year though. If I get results like this with other peppers I'm going to be very pleased.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia5b5KgCLbofr6RKO48Yf51FwwGa7Udu6aL1l-0WgUp_2UPi6Ils6bqLrEJAj5Czcim02NsSpAcfpFpBvVMrLQA3aWX2h1okkP4QjHyaVfq5oZaU95oRU6fNazU9oZdjjVeEYrmCurNeFm3GgKS93nzwjLojtOHDTMozHXGa6SYPy95QAkLKKs2zg_3Q/s1560/jalapeno1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="1560" height="185" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia5b5KgCLbofr6RKO48Yf51FwwGa7Udu6aL1l-0WgUp_2UPi6Ils6bqLrEJAj5Czcim02NsSpAcfpFpBvVMrLQA3aWX2h1okkP4QjHyaVfq5oZaU95oRU6fNazU9oZdjjVeEYrmCurNeFm3GgKS93nzwjLojtOHDTMozHXGa6SYPy95QAkLKKs2zg_3Q/w400-h185/jalapeno1.jpg" width="400" /></a><br /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Jalapeño bounty</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div>The cayenne harvest was pretty small, but it'll make enough powder for a few meals. And still plenty not quite ready yet on the plants. Next step is running them through the dehydrator. </div><div><br /></div><div>Serranoes harvest was not gigantic either, but I don't have too many plants and they're all in two liter bottles. I will overwinter these and repot for next year.</div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZdW8r2vjmwJgsXmtFmeEFWqN24m3RH3e6K3aRgyn57f5f8Uw4z5-0dCjj8W25vNwuTxkEVwFZtVGO18I8mmdzHg4CQdDTotu5D8j3znFDs61PrYAGLEih5T47TQoyc-rFsDp_jqRX5Mg4Ny_EoPVL9VQB-2Hc6oXUc5ykq2pSbE3r4mL6H18BP_5OAQ/s1268/t6.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1268" data-original-width="944" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZdW8r2vjmwJgsXmtFmeEFWqN24m3RH3e6K3aRgyn57f5f8Uw4z5-0dCjj8W25vNwuTxkEVwFZtVGO18I8mmdzHg4CQdDTotu5D8j3znFDs61PrYAGLEih5T47TQoyc-rFsDp_jqRX5Mg4Ny_EoPVL9VQB-2Hc6oXUc5ykq2pSbE3r4mL6H18BP_5OAQ/w298-h400/t6.jpg" width="298" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Serranoes </td></tr></tbody></table>The Korean Dark Greens are a bit of a mystery, not sure how hot they will be. I think I may dehydrate and powder those as well.<div><br /></div><div>And finally, my favorite, New Mexico Chiles. They are a mix of Big Jim and Anaheim. Felt like one variety was lighter in color than the other, but they might just be not as ripe, *shrug*. And not sure which is which. Next year labelling will be KEY! Anyway, these will be roasted, the skin peeled, and then frozen. Green chile for the winter, woot woot!</div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyogdm_aoTmsmM6o9ikP0w4bSAgWAHtDj1qQWsGQhanFTjS9zMmAefju7AvfHGgqWkSkUXcrV4TwFj0PG-MHY3JkP4WXabQq3d2nheXkwH4sp2DyLqThv0hQ72d4XlKeBVeoG4qKn_Nu5vZixoBHrSghnBPvknMaSFESyXSbpIdxjij_4deqXNgoWEDg/s1200/greenchile.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="654" data-original-width="1200" height="217" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyogdm_aoTmsmM6o9ikP0w4bSAgWAHtDj1qQWsGQhanFTjS9zMmAefju7AvfHGgqWkSkUXcrV4TwFj0PG-MHY3JkP4WXabQq3d2nheXkwH4sp2DyLqThv0hQ72d4XlKeBVeoG4qKn_Nu5vZixoBHrSghnBPvknMaSFESyXSbpIdxjij_4deqXNgoWEDg/w400-h217/greenchile.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The prettiest 2/3 of my Green Chile haul</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div>These are all the ones I grew this year, other than the Jalapeños which were started last year and kept inside over the winter.</div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-ZWNLJJ2d1L4pRI10Hts42qVg2xrYaaGZY9Am9cp8foerxn479h20cqafrGkoNp_weZ6NKMhqbl2gWw4_3Pcj6U7iCsNoaxn0fCTtBBye8ylkh_VmAw77jTIg3p2XMJ4h8yxjGa0bEOuuJALfaJ_e7KPfJCcHT2HLjt4cd31OGgQl9jfmWYbs1eHQrQ/s1088/t18.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1088" data-original-width="528" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-ZWNLJJ2d1L4pRI10Hts42qVg2xrYaaGZY9Am9cp8foerxn479h20cqafrGkoNp_weZ6NKMhqbl2gWw4_3Pcj6U7iCsNoaxn0fCTtBBye8ylkh_VmAw77jTIg3p2XMJ4h8yxjGa0bEOuuJALfaJ_e7KPfJCcHT2HLjt4cd31OGgQl9jfmWYbs1eHQrQ/w194-h400/t18.jpg" width="194" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Love me some Baker Creek</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div>I'm not sure what happened with the Tabascos - maybe they just got lost in the shuffle. Ah well, next year!</div>Farmer Matthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09565223966905876368noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8352933233489480556.post-60904990887318484892022-09-10T16:50:00.002-07:002022-09-10T16:50:32.355-07:00Non-Pepper Post<p> This was a big pepper day so I think I will separate out non-pepper content.</p><p>Tomatoes are still coming along, but have slowed down dramatically. I picked a couple today, along with eating a few black cherry tomatoes off the vine. Once again I saw a nice Hungarian heart tomato coming along right outside my bathroom window. Yesterday it was reddening, but I thought, heck, one more day. This was a mistake, because I looked today and someone ate half of it. Not sure who the critters are, need to get my trail cam up. Black Cherry tomatoes are a real superstar this year. Every time I go out there are a dozen ready to pick, and there must be over 100 left on the vine. Never see any pests bothering them. The Roma and the A'Grappoli D'Invierno (right beside each other) appear to be suffering from Septoria leaf spot.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWupdKMNGzVcwjY9-Yeg__fQlTLrwCvKLQlTmOWCKMdXYUhkrwaJb35ogvCpGl1fUIIM0drlxa5eT-Vc0IiKWT_Luc1y1BG-CiUC_9-cQhz5Shmjt1v3zUC3n4WQbuyTB-LIBcMsJLe3CmbNGdFM4rLBxOTflb3T-nzAdpOm3r4DGRU7M0PCF2uwyBKQ/s2048/t1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="945" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWupdKMNGzVcwjY9-Yeg__fQlTLrwCvKLQlTmOWCKMdXYUhkrwaJb35ogvCpGl1fUIIM0drlxa5eT-Vc0IiKWT_Luc1y1BG-CiUC_9-cQhz5Shmjt1v3zUC3n4WQbuyTB-LIBcMsJLe3CmbNGdFM4rLBxOTflb3T-nzAdpOm3r4DGRU7M0PCF2uwyBKQ/w185-h400/t1.jpg" width="185" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Septoria Leaf Spot I think</td></tr></tbody></table><br />Herbs are starting to do very well. Dill and Oregano are really springing to life. Basil is VERY happy, and I've already made a pint of pesto with it. More to come soon!<div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5sd95PZ2Pd7G2Yuk-LnbwAXgmxaET_LkMtANwPCEkQeK81-kzVts44kBssbWro8l8OOKC1H8tW2VcfpVRTbVEeCaPGMX-mnGe7mNTXc9Im656d6JS_0SIGljlooYBOg8YV4l-KKC64Z5yEBVlxyyDcTjxkU35dMMhtyEY7_Oz-dbXrOzH7wr-99xIeg/s2048/t7.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="945" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5sd95PZ2Pd7G2Yuk-LnbwAXgmxaET_LkMtANwPCEkQeK81-kzVts44kBssbWro8l8OOKC1H8tW2VcfpVRTbVEeCaPGMX-mnGe7mNTXc9Im656d6JS_0SIGljlooYBOg8YV4l-KKC64Z5yEBVlxyyDcTjxkU35dMMhtyEY7_Oz-dbXrOzH7wr-99xIeg/w185-h400/t7.jpg" width="185" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Dill</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKUoa2lITB4JcmrXTb2obDGTaodWeYTJDFHJ-O6uRXQ4ltGUyw7RwoZHDR-x3xoh9MrpPFf2D8uttQccEyL9yyxNUKBE7BCa4Ecul_8Wlhxd-Xk2NiKkkw9P_xxROmarPiMnwleONI1pC747W1fSHe7fb3Oc4BA3FHNn_INk_ardR0cTPDCoh9jV36Ug/s2048/t8.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="945" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKUoa2lITB4JcmrXTb2obDGTaodWeYTJDFHJ-O6uRXQ4ltGUyw7RwoZHDR-x3xoh9MrpPFf2D8uttQccEyL9yyxNUKBE7BCa4Ecul_8Wlhxd-Xk2NiKkkw9P_xxROmarPiMnwleONI1pC747W1fSHe7fb3Oc4BA3FHNn_INk_ardR0cTPDCoh9jV36Ug/w185-h400/t8.jpg" width="185" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Oregano took its sweet time, but looking good now!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1f6X-810g7Fkkj7Xx2TNpGzy49gMnWQUsjzGYGdZNJjXpyd3RlQRMLr8xjHxnuhJObCsENB_nV5AkzwLd-doO3dWdNtvlG6TIWVQQAZOAPjV-qqQhKBse2IyBcwRItBx_iRzDxFPqoQ-fNPdsXo0YR65woRSgKGWfy3IkPvIdRPtRbsoeVpvjT3JEsQ/s2048/t15.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="945" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1f6X-810g7Fkkj7Xx2TNpGzy49gMnWQUsjzGYGdZNJjXpyd3RlQRMLr8xjHxnuhJObCsENB_nV5AkzwLd-doO3dWdNtvlG6TIWVQQAZOAPjV-qqQhKBse2IyBcwRItBx_iRzDxFPqoQ-fNPdsXo0YR65woRSgKGWfy3IkPvIdRPtRbsoeVpvjT3JEsQ/w185-h400/t15.jpg" width="185" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Starting to flower, boo!</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy6IhOqC-Sx-L4AMwUvPXZ1b0b9-Yda0zsqjEhLxD25MLyEeiSWY4W3uoOSXzZO3uPwRkAH4rLW81YPpYfstww8M8mm7-KGqLd4nayBUnu7RK4iRMwGy_IGCZ9EhSAUAm3JNqd1zLHq7N9_CEdA_6Z42oLnkKt1qWZaGSHbc7xYYjS196cmvd2bR3BZA/s2048/t5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="945" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy6IhOqC-Sx-L4AMwUvPXZ1b0b9-Yda0zsqjEhLxD25MLyEeiSWY4W3uoOSXzZO3uPwRkAH4rLW81YPpYfstww8M8mm7-KGqLd4nayBUnu7RK4iRMwGy_IGCZ9EhSAUAm3JNqd1zLHq7N9_CEdA_6Z42oLnkKt1qWZaGSHbc7xYYjS196cmvd2bR3BZA/w185-h400/t5.jpg" width="185" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Big leaves on the Lettuce Leaf Basil</td></tr></tbody></table></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Zucchini had been struggling. Last one I got was 8/23, but pulled this one today. I may get a few more, they're like gold now.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjm7VFJ-MvaGN_yL9Ib3aLHtMyHK1bsWkwUHXN1qZGalBu_n0lAWEnmhEsXrllfVCw7p7P45uY2cnj6P-jHbJywZHWYrLZTB2akWCl5qAM-VsLWhKlLAIF61N_HZ2ybXvmA8mSnmzmX50allwV_HSTXDQcUr-KUD9u_SwZcIQLoeR3rRxoQ9IWDDmaq5Q/s2048/t9.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="945" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjm7VFJ-MvaGN_yL9Ib3aLHtMyHK1bsWkwUHXN1qZGalBu_n0lAWEnmhEsXrllfVCw7p7P45uY2cnj6P-jHbJywZHWYrLZTB2akWCl5qAM-VsLWhKlLAIF61N_HZ2ybXvmA8mSnmzmX50allwV_HSTXDQcUr-KUD9u_SwZcIQLoeR3rRxoQ9IWDDmaq5Q/w185-h400/t9.jpg" width="185" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1QCrvhKqg_hzWkhdIcGdk7ajM3s77h-95At3mEUV-funPZiPqc_yW2cj0MJVmpMEXyKkZWNGOrw5UlVjajwLXovmVS6A6m_u_Db3kK1nBgsTDurL9zIfPLNLPp1vlURLWOMMsDsQn_GvvSUdObjS7ZLB_2U-MKpuw39EPPn2DMp3WMlHvuGwfqntKdg/s2048/t14.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="945" data-original-width="2048" height="185" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1QCrvhKqg_hzWkhdIcGdk7ajM3s77h-95At3mEUV-funPZiPqc_yW2cj0MJVmpMEXyKkZWNGOrw5UlVjajwLXovmVS6A6m_u_Db3kK1nBgsTDurL9zIfPLNLPp1vlURLWOMMsDsQn_GvvSUdObjS7ZLB_2U-MKpuw39EPPn2DMp3WMlHvuGwfqntKdg/w400-h185/t14.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Long Beans done. Not a huge fan.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5ZEUwOGrmR8cr9dHk_ruFttQxlJjMw1nVzhEsJYF2Uax4GVQpWyZ6izKSznANuVoxXXEd8CCTevOEdAz8Aby5BfMjy2vnMDNmVKLNC-KNKwCKwx-5j2eRZ62y98HDTARChl3-KKy18T4mmd9dyZh-9KDSNQKKbz_2dXVF73gvs5m4p3GLPFtVwtnGbw/s2048/t17.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="945" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5ZEUwOGrmR8cr9dHk_ruFttQxlJjMw1nVzhEsJYF2Uax4GVQpWyZ6izKSznANuVoxXXEd8CCTevOEdAz8Aby5BfMjy2vnMDNmVKLNC-KNKwCKwx-5j2eRZ62y98HDTARChl3-KKy18T4mmd9dyZh-9KDSNQKKbz_2dXVF73gvs5m4p3GLPFtVwtnGbw/w185-h400/t17.jpg" width="185" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The new cuke setup.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p><br /></p></div><br /><br />Farmer Matthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09565223966905876368noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8352933233489480556.post-32440346793413396862022-08-23T17:51:00.003-07:002022-08-23T17:51:15.504-07:00Chuggin' Along<p> Ho-LEE-Cow. I have been watching a nice tomato for days now as it slowly ripens. Yesterday I thought, huh. Maybe I should pick it. I did not. This morning I looked and it looked like something had eaten like half of it. I'm not 100% sure who took the first bite, but caught this beastie dining tonight.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw7qtJngG1dpFY9AMtAU8hVidKo5G6WbeY5pcTvUsSL2KPVfbQSYyO8UGtYF-LTcfAP198YSS6yc1S4P_WtQZOwAEjcZHM5k2XZgyZ94TmQk2wItjHX8PxRmhenkhILm9ZWHSxMDiKGL07CtBYle0Y1CXz4AR6rNxxwAFLms3QAuyUUNe7zSA5RBNh6Q/s3640/t1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3640" data-original-width="1680" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw7qtJngG1dpFY9AMtAU8hVidKo5G6WbeY5pcTvUsSL2KPVfbQSYyO8UGtYF-LTcfAP198YSS6yc1S4P_WtQZOwAEjcZHM5k2XZgyZ94TmQk2wItjHX8PxRmhenkhILm9ZWHSxMDiKGL07CtBYle0Y1CXz4AR6rNxxwAFLms3QAuyUUNe7zSA5RBNh6Q/w185-h400/t1.jpg" width="185" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Slug :-(</td></tr></tbody></table>The offender was capture and I executed summary judgement immediately. But one less tomato for me. Seeing a lot of my ripe ones getting eaten. Not sure what the culprit is, but maybe slugs, chipmunks, mice.<div><br /></div><div>Lately my enthusiasm for ripe tomatoes has started to dip a bit. I've had some good ones already. My usual MO is to try to grow a zillion different varieties, which is fun for sure, but I think that's not the way to go, at least for next year. there are a couple big winners that will definitely return in 2023.<div><ol style="text-align: left;"><li>Black Cherry. So good! And ridiculously prolific. </li><li>Sungold. Didn't grow them this year and I miss them.</li><li>Roma. I had all of one Roma plant and it did great. Didn't seem to suffer pests or disease so far.</li><li>Cherokee Purple. The best! Not super prolific, but I've had a bunch already.</li><li>A Grappoli D'Invierno. Super prolific. Not my favor tasting tomato, but easy for saucification.</li></ol><div>Ones that will likely not come again next year.</div><div><ol style="text-align: left;"><li>Mortgage Lifter. Not prolific at all.</li><li>Gehznte. Gotten zero. Maybe something taking green ones.</li><li>Hungarian Heart. None ripe yet, lol.</li><li>Spoon. Fun, interesting, tasty, but something eats them before I do. Maybe if I can cage it completely somehow.</li></ol><div>I got what I suspect will be my last zucchini today. Gotten 43 lbs so far, more would be a waste. Powdery mildew is rampant. Next year maybe I will succession plant so I'm ready to tear out and plant new ones. The Rampicantes are cool, but not as tasty.</div></div><p><br /></p></div></div>Farmer Matthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09565223966905876368noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8352933233489480556.post-11879340369503077122022-08-14T13:04:00.002-07:002022-08-14T13:04:33.932-07:00Big Pick<p> The older boy back from school in faraway lands, so have neglected the garden a bit. Have definitely kept up with watering, otherwise it'd be all shriveled and brown, but I'm much overdue for a pick. I think some tomatoes have gone bad and there are a ton that are at least ready to pick. So today I pick. The haul so far:</p><p></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>756g of Jalapeño Peppers</li><li>264g Anaheim Peppers</li><li>5g Cayenne (hah, just one nice and red)</li><li>215g Long Beans (like a foot long!)</li><li>1682g Roma</li><li>1240g A Grappoli D'Invierno</li><li>698g Black Cherry (minus the ones I've snacked on, kept up with these better)</li><li>248g Beit Cukes</li><li>483g Brandywine Tomato</li><li>921g Cherokee Purple Tomato</li><li>1065g Hungarian Tomato</li><li>972g Beefsteak Tomato</li></ul><div>For a grand total of 1.025kg peppers (2.26lbs) and 7.061kg tomatoes (15.5 lbs). There were another couple pounds that were overripe and squishy. And there are plenty more still on the vines.</div><div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEzjvr0-YeWF-wA1x0khNR0puxaxVpnEnyEgvSrzlET4WLxuh4HjtZcqyNQqdpnorikx7Nc2NPXBdDg83B_oeUBLhVIlNS_3-zHdjQE4gLPBcBrAA91ro1hlg-o0hSxUsOc7zziz11R3xpHJuhZrXcSZRqZtF_Hq05hLOkI7h3CG0NArabvtO7qT2Jzg/s956/t2a.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="956" data-original-width="944" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEzjvr0-YeWF-wA1x0khNR0puxaxVpnEnyEgvSrzlET4WLxuh4HjtZcqyNQqdpnorikx7Nc2NPXBdDg83B_oeUBLhVIlNS_3-zHdjQE4gLPBcBrAA91ro1hlg-o0hSxUsOc7zziz11R3xpHJuhZrXcSZRqZtF_Hq05hLOkI7h3CG0NArabvtO7qT2Jzg/w395-h400/t2a.jpg" width="395" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A big chunk of the harvest today</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><div>Some of the veggies I have not pictured before.</div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihCYxNxzqPjvkVNg7pYPk9p1reDHgegPCuNr3Xr4OdWUs3MWv2M6E8AbJNIolJ7dLofLPRsdDL-sNe8LVSZwuVXdPnVhDP0w1yW-HJGNeySdnpJBTW-SsLYATjCsCUBhB9r8n3jUTsaFz3KfkuBaJler3LsJTSJCWI1t9orAL8xaXbIm9yYBXJY6A_1g/s1047/t7a.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="697" data-original-width="1047" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihCYxNxzqPjvkVNg7pYPk9p1reDHgegPCuNr3Xr4OdWUs3MWv2M6E8AbJNIolJ7dLofLPRsdDL-sNe8LVSZwuVXdPnVhDP0w1yW-HJGNeySdnpJBTW-SsLYATjCsCUBhB9r8n3jUTsaFz3KfkuBaJler3LsJTSJCWI1t9orAL8xaXbIm9yYBXJY6A_1g/w400-h266/t7a.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Anaheim Pepper</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjH2-scKjVLWD5MEHrX_xVnh4iBztP7jLAJgtXh2iuiTY8RlftO40cEot2HJgZRzg867Dg0oYzvs_SWU7gPLxjePyk7SHRPZOaWpgUD6sqWgpyguqjMR9WFKJ7ojxb_GndhdUwZR_Vx8eyHRpQAs8p9sRl532Z37bfdaTKt-kA0DvWm30cf7nfvD-4pRA/s1236/t12a.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="846" data-original-width="1236" height="274" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjH2-scKjVLWD5MEHrX_xVnh4iBztP7jLAJgtXh2iuiTY8RlftO40cEot2HJgZRzg867Dg0oYzvs_SWU7gPLxjePyk7SHRPZOaWpgUD6sqWgpyguqjMR9WFKJ7ojxb_GndhdUwZR_Vx8eyHRpQAs8p9sRl532Z37bfdaTKt-kA0DvWm30cf7nfvD-4pRA/w400-h274/t12a.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Hungarian Tomato</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFcDg6tR1lnJWuXUWApTZ2X3IqQ03pqcRTGkoiRaRetB_50_dICZMjTjAStfncCT0WEgBN8wfeymPzr4My56hcXqPq25CpOFnEk8DdK4VhcPZ7HoVgi98SntbTyOxh6-U5sXsNEBC641mXOgjrJUl2AImllSvR1-c_Awl28NZlebYEZ7rmX6E-Zb4nCA/s1223/t39a.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="847" data-original-width="1223" height="278" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFcDg6tR1lnJWuXUWApTZ2X3IqQ03pqcRTGkoiRaRetB_50_dICZMjTjAStfncCT0WEgBN8wfeymPzr4My56hcXqPq25CpOFnEk8DdK4VhcPZ7HoVgi98SntbTyOxh6-U5sXsNEBC641mXOgjrJUl2AImllSvR1-c_Awl28NZlebYEZ7rmX6E-Zb4nCA/w400-h278/t39a.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Beefsteak Tomato</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFveovyBWP4VZ2AYYYMDbWcN_60wcVoO0hg8rbtEvZXWNOeOj-6ogNBoRdNx2FPKbYHP5Js57IAjnWKEPavkPyPhD7WUH27EkNKX17LdU1_EQT9JGfGUkMqBoGmeKnWW5FUb7Bm_yjaj2zmvr9bQqe8mnPmp8gxOHRyQHzfg-W1LFxn6ellJxP1ZXA6Q/s866/t45a.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="751" data-original-width="866" height="348" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFveovyBWP4VZ2AYYYMDbWcN_60wcVoO0hg8rbtEvZXWNOeOj-6ogNBoRdNx2FPKbYHP5Js57IAjnWKEPavkPyPhD7WUH27EkNKX17LdU1_EQT9JGfGUkMqBoGmeKnWW5FUb7Bm_yjaj2zmvr9bQqe8mnPmp8gxOHRyQHzfg-W1LFxn6ellJxP1ZXA6Q/w400-h348/t45a.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Brandywine Tomato</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkodgXB7B_RnlbXpf2DMsHfkuPSt2DAphzD4f7iYrStT_Pi6d4QNDaHQ-p5U6H97tOkzqUL4KGE8Aaw9Q3mOMHtpVs2hX-U3AfikSlxjRi5rFyX_FOaJ2svpK1YUIv6niIfxly_U73SWZyvxxQ4LCp3endN9SAC63WVXCWh7-Rtqu3xm3V6xqwEX0syw/s1413/t54a.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="778" data-original-width="1413" height="220" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkodgXB7B_RnlbXpf2DMsHfkuPSt2DAphzD4f7iYrStT_Pi6d4QNDaHQ-p5U6H97tOkzqUL4KGE8Aaw9Q3mOMHtpVs2hX-U3AfikSlxjRi5rFyX_FOaJ2svpK1YUIv6niIfxly_U73SWZyvxxQ4LCp3endN9SAC63WVXCWh7-Rtqu3xm3V6xqwEX0syw/w400-h220/t54a.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cayenne Pepper</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEHUXDtTu3iNgjiDMhMAgnurBJPai5FiFnxQGD29RPQ-A4BA09GW28g5L9CUKszHna62qHTaVZXqQMItviWDDZmB-49PAk_Y4rbcBt3WYG5yvEj_Emdy2_QrRXNU3CD8x529NXNu6R4_ZOJjNqd4aHzysFtKQ3ogmkKenKQRXD2Ctz3Lajj9-Dfz39xw/s1277/t5a.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="743" data-original-width="1277" height="233" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEHUXDtTu3iNgjiDMhMAgnurBJPai5FiFnxQGD29RPQ-A4BA09GW28g5L9CUKszHna62qHTaVZXqQMItviWDDZmB-49PAk_Y4rbcBt3WYG5yvEj_Emdy2_QrRXNU3CD8x529NXNu6R4_ZOJjNqd4aHzysFtKQ3ogmkKenKQRXD2Ctz3Lajj9-Dfz39xw/w400-h233/t5a.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Long Beans</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div><br /></div><p></p>Farmer Matthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09565223966905876368noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8352933233489480556.post-45333172018197968112022-07-31T15:56:00.002-07:002022-07-31T15:56:13.169-07:00Nice haul!<p> Some very nice tomatoes coming in. The first Cherokee Purple was just about ready. In a perfect world I would have let it sit another day or two, but in the chipmunk infested hellscape that I live in, better safe than sorry.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1FQlMZELLv2qzlPFVmAXspjs_YeaMjzeh-MK9xt4GM4PHD250m7h1EW0Dej5VJSkbHBrf691fVmhK-nluPCJ6l4IQqmOLxRaM96APJPVbrR9HDgbNMCwN_YuPN6IBEgMLya3Ess4whKeNCw-lbjWqB6YbLVi7-YGpJ0V-Cpq4xGa-4SY7C1JcICJlvw/s1364/t22a.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="910" data-original-width="1364" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1FQlMZELLv2qzlPFVmAXspjs_YeaMjzeh-MK9xt4GM4PHD250m7h1EW0Dej5VJSkbHBrf691fVmhK-nluPCJ6l4IQqmOLxRaM96APJPVbrR9HDgbNMCwN_YuPN6IBEgMLya3Ess4whKeNCw-lbjWqB6YbLVi7-YGpJ0V-Cpq4xGa-4SY7C1JcICJlvw/w400-h266/t22a.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Weighing in at 354g (12.5 oz)</td></tr></tbody></table><br />I was shocked by how many Black Cherry tomatoes were ripe. I picked 330g (11.6 oz) of them today.<div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTToYWpyP_XXURiphBGCXzOc07A4VL7wzoGRsgF7_HcqkReUDnoDMp4b5O3IjWnC2MTxPSwV1kRyD7RGiUlO3nUq8qiOQ7ODnhsMFdRg1XwW2n7s5kKED9DeJSxixvXAQXgIdr_chbMd0GrQVt11PwyabgTljr9hcUtOVLFK3oD2PMTH-CtNvLVuBFhQ/s1530/t27.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="944" data-original-width="1530" height="246" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTToYWpyP_XXURiphBGCXzOc07A4VL7wzoGRsgF7_HcqkReUDnoDMp4b5O3IjWnC2MTxPSwV1kRyD7RGiUlO3nUq8qiOQ7ODnhsMFdRg1XwW2n7s5kKED9DeJSxixvXAQXgIdr_chbMd0GrQVt11PwyabgTljr9hcUtOVLFK3oD2PMTH-CtNvLVuBFhQ/w400-h246/t27.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Black cherry, yum</td></tr></tbody></table><br />Picked a few that on my map are labelled A Grappoli D'Invierno, but those are oblong and small, so they are most likely mislabelled. I think they are probably Rutgers.</div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi23Yw5Xc4vOsuJhgdGM7r6SFK-ruPR5cM5ssNIdy9-JYiw3KJL7sexJ5ELKXdj9xkxFkjO4pOnDbeBlg3-baygpyoNhqc3J1jQ9jK4nrWMB5nh4pOBGgBn6HN0Y-7UcWqEriND4KkQ9WvY4iKMz8n6-gZWiVjF_9xR4keJ_M2UXEEgoObLJ__275EQgQ/s1558/t20a.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="864" data-original-width="1558" height="221" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi23Yw5Xc4vOsuJhgdGM7r6SFK-ruPR5cM5ssNIdy9-JYiw3KJL7sexJ5ELKXdj9xkxFkjO4pOnDbeBlg3-baygpyoNhqc3J1jQ9jK4nrWMB5nh4pOBGgBn6HN0Y-7UcWqEriND4KkQ9WvY4iKMz8n6-gZWiVjF_9xR4keJ_M2UXEEgoObLJ__275EQgQ/w400-h221/t20a.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Rutgers</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br />Also pulled some more actual A Grappoli D'Invierno. A few Roma are close to ready, as are a Beefsteak or two. Some of the prettier green ones:</div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeqpv6nEnwHX2-WukRsI5rW_LhQGMlAB7A8FFFIXT-R9HDBn2mZfWetulHzjiBsNn7ZE1DOS_WJLNg0mI3_cwhpLBuV-75PYGG0X6XQ3_mjR2nw2utEe2dhxQKT-8azwxlTLO3tmSXCi8rcorMKQ0IBHvkG7hR1TcWuCmiqnBMfYgazWvl5bczdqtGgQ/s2048/t10.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="945" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeqpv6nEnwHX2-WukRsI5rW_LhQGMlAB7A8FFFIXT-R9HDBn2mZfWetulHzjiBsNn7ZE1DOS_WJLNg0mI3_cwhpLBuV-75PYGG0X6XQ3_mjR2nw2utEe2dhxQKT-8azwxlTLO3tmSXCi8rcorMKQ0IBHvkG7hR1TcWuCmiqnBMfYgazWvl5bczdqtGgQ/w185-h400/t10.jpg" width="185" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A Grappoli D'Invierno</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif3HNF0AjLdS0ZWGiU7lyivZlo9DQ3CDWmKVo1BqTec3y7wT61OAsHTSBh9bmUYS9OIzxRDbGcymkuWD81-afcu44L6YgEj-JJjXEQap__Tyk7g5iRUubShYe8B0TXdr70mkPCO_pHvPF6yMx6dqm_fyfG-2lUWK4JGwSrM5V6D-8oi3otTiGycXzzug/s2048/t14.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="945" data-original-width="2048" height="185" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif3HNF0AjLdS0ZWGiU7lyivZlo9DQ3CDWmKVo1BqTec3y7wT61OAsHTSBh9bmUYS9OIzxRDbGcymkuWD81-afcu44L6YgEj-JJjXEQap__Tyk7g5iRUubShYe8B0TXdr70mkPCO_pHvPF6yMx6dqm_fyfG-2lUWK4JGwSrM5V6D-8oi3otTiGycXzzug/w400-h185/t14.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Allegedly Hungarian, but can't be.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRl5TN8mSjth6U7X-qkhA71MfiBTbz1IFPpQJkT7Msb3-Smy4E14uGQwurMV5XKIIaOeRjgQGKX11ucVEL3lTqUVbdsShxULoKHEmzd90oAEIAE60Ns2FdcVrXh4UdA8Kj4Wg63PGGDadyn666bDqQRFe7pYlrKJFfk1Mh-9NG90YfWBYjYZMAQf90Wg/s2048/t15.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="945" data-original-width="2048" height="185" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRl5TN8mSjth6U7X-qkhA71MfiBTbz1IFPpQJkT7Msb3-Smy4E14uGQwurMV5XKIIaOeRjgQGKX11ucVEL3lTqUVbdsShxULoKHEmzd90oAEIAE60Ns2FdcVrXh4UdA8Kj4Wg63PGGDadyn666bDqQRFe7pYlrKJFfk1Mh-9NG90YfWBYjYZMAQf90Wg/w400-h185/t15.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Roma</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiBotvzst3OV6bfp1m2g9801GQvqdVT76qXOz6-VDhofWKbMQOXSSB4nCjBnlOAwFF5-5rtJDnnwL5AwBmxHwZDr-dio_71z2cxUxcPNrRe62zDMJ_l9ue9zsLFYJnXeqfJQ6zNx4obkNrYFreBX2_04p-0m1j6IQDxQIDnJCzDgY60FAwRj0_qbCEkA/s2048/t16.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="945" data-original-width="2048" height="185" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiBotvzst3OV6bfp1m2g9801GQvqdVT76qXOz6-VDhofWKbMQOXSSB4nCjBnlOAwFF5-5rtJDnnwL5AwBmxHwZDr-dio_71z2cxUxcPNrRe62zDMJ_l9ue9zsLFYJnXeqfJQ6zNx4obkNrYFreBX2_04p-0m1j6IQDxQIDnJCzDgY60FAwRj0_qbCEkA/w400-h185/t16.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Black Cherry on the vine</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQluFsXYaxy4V4wc56rB1J83CIhBlt7ua6pqaSaTbxSMrSwdApOJ8HMwW64629frFhtmXkuEcoaBEaOawu_yG2vhaHtjpwpngUGROJXSXoY_hP7YQRLJe229_9Np-qVmb4XYn4kQajJggoigEm25bFQ9S4gHwTE_7qIAsu1I9w4tfLYljPLrVOv_mAsA/s2048/t24.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="945" data-original-width="2048" height="185" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQluFsXYaxy4V4wc56rB1J83CIhBlt7ua6pqaSaTbxSMrSwdApOJ8HMwW64629frFhtmXkuEcoaBEaOawu_yG2vhaHtjpwpngUGROJXSXoY_hP7YQRLJe229_9Np-qVmb4XYn4kQajJggoigEm25bFQ9S4gHwTE_7qIAsu1I9w4tfLYljPLrVOv_mAsA/w400-h185/t24.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Gezahntne - neat shape</td></tr></tbody></table><br />As usual, there are also some problems. Starting to see a bit more powdery mildew on the zucchini. this is usually not such a problem for me, but usually the vine borers have finished me off by now. I have not been as attentive in pruning dead/yellowing leaves lately, perhaps that contributes to the problem.<br /><div><br /></div></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDZxx_h_1rWz5UGMbVN-CkZc5Oq4Wm84Oi5hgeWL_s6vozqM5OxBHbisIdNfHyqjHe_fpJGibTOQ9G3nM820gEfQIR1AYRXBw6x9dr8cFC6WPvf6akO7cfg6c3g93z6pB8N0j2WzWjtXMm8Y3Jpf9mqkyXXqGBBy6mHmtSoFzHaWoN_wvm0dJJ8TwTAg/s970/t9.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="970" data-original-width="844" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDZxx_h_1rWz5UGMbVN-CkZc5Oq4Wm84Oi5hgeWL_s6vozqM5OxBHbisIdNfHyqjHe_fpJGibTOQ9G3nM820gEfQIR1AYRXBw6x9dr8cFC6WPvf6akO7cfg6c3g93z6pB8N0j2WzWjtXMm8Y3Jpf9mqkyXXqGBBy6mHmtSoFzHaWoN_wvm0dJJ8TwTAg/w348-h400/t9.jpg" width="348" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Powdery Mildew</td></tr></tbody></table><br />Something likes cucumbers. Mice? Chipmunks? I don't think it's one big deer bite.<div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_suVKfjmalUiEeRxIvu5tUEuQ0ZZA3lWr-adBvqKZ84TVahUBHvFHAgcq1EIayH5l5eqf-y2c5Xkw1XaIb4e7JBuvsBFAvtSyrEqGC7zOQ6KXDlRpS6l2MHqMCSze6L1TT3JxvtZfos37Bc3fAlUD0p6y_ezQEb2-Iinor4vUgUsUpkA_PQdCMJo0Ow/s2048/t11.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="945" data-original-width="2048" height="185" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_suVKfjmalUiEeRxIvu5tUEuQ0ZZA3lWr-adBvqKZ84TVahUBHvFHAgcq1EIayH5l5eqf-y2c5Xkw1XaIb4e7JBuvsBFAvtSyrEqGC7zOQ6KXDlRpS6l2MHqMCSze6L1TT3JxvtZfos37Bc3fAlUD0p6y_ezQEb2-Iinor4vUgUsUpkA_PQdCMJo0Ow/w400-h185/t11.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cucumber got eaten</td></tr></tbody></table><br />New batch of cukes to the rescue! <span style="text-align: center;">Most came up, if I can get them vining up a trellis or wire or something, I think they will be in better shape than the ones out front.</span></div><div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipgRz7tK0CvgaWWg33bpN7LdLPFLSdOTS53hiL81a3BF2TkSHgsrufaA9g6c3adF6hTD6amUaDV-lsXAfZXOPuJuqRv_FFWQg94TOPxrs7QTWCUootO594GFjukjs6z1UVs8NIJdPoC1hazl_s69BCNGtc1xDdwf-RDlijbKtMmRZv4rlEV-twFCg5sA/s2048/t2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="945" data-original-width="2048" height="185" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipgRz7tK0CvgaWWg33bpN7LdLPFLSdOTS53hiL81a3BF2TkSHgsrufaA9g6c3adF6hTD6amUaDV-lsXAfZXOPuJuqRv_FFWQg94TOPxrs7QTWCUootO594GFjukjs6z1UVs8NIJdPoC1hazl_s69BCNGtc1xDdwf-RDlijbKtMmRZv4rlEV-twFCg5sA/w400-h185/t2.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr></tbody></table>Herbs are a mixed bag. The Genovese Basil is doing great. The Lettuce Leaf Basil seems to be doing well, but not too many plants. Basil is ok, but some of it looks like it withered, maybe not watering in time, or maybe watering with the hose made them unhappy. It is pretty intense, they probably don't like that. Oregano I have no idea. I think some of the little teensy plants in there are Oregano. But unclear.</div><div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6dYErHhsRYGPjIwS8P3-y6q5mdn5YGeEe4-6N8vopz3emh7nPS-30KbQ1UuHj5NO7cW1jiWpbuzsde2ZrvpnLUfxVvDY81GKF-zb5APr7cTxvGBvnVt3JqSa45FA00HJHq5AVzjWL1kNYR88Y2DIrUW8Up_zQ5kh4s6_2y7aXOFwwNeRYs5kvPS03qQ/s1820/t1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="707" data-original-width="1820" height="155" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6dYErHhsRYGPjIwS8P3-y6q5mdn5YGeEe4-6N8vopz3emh7nPS-30KbQ1UuHj5NO7cW1jiWpbuzsde2ZrvpnLUfxVvDY81GKF-zb5APr7cTxvGBvnVt3JqSa45FA00HJHq5AVzjWL1kNYR88Y2DIrUW8Up_zQ5kh4s6_2y7aXOFwwNeRYs5kvPS03qQ/w400-h155/t1.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Genovese Basil</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmUf7uyWsMZFeMLWsJWsCLt2HssYZMOLbc_Gxn1GJkwbKt0X6V4dvnengKxIP8JcHNfsJhMo6rXO8wTNFpwwFXXIz2QYDwc8w_wxbVwttI6A7Odntq5hyTp_MqlavFQ31cz8wpvSC1bjqZdoNtr8aTXyvMJjN--I6DgxJdbbpKAqDhAXNO1IoRKjlyeQ/s829/t4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="672" data-original-width="829" height="324" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmUf7uyWsMZFeMLWsJWsCLt2HssYZMOLbc_Gxn1GJkwbKt0X6V4dvnengKxIP8JcHNfsJhMo6rXO8wTNFpwwFXXIz2QYDwc8w_wxbVwttI6A7Odntq5hyTp_MqlavFQ31cz8wpvSC1bjqZdoNtr8aTXyvMJjN--I6DgxJdbbpKAqDhAXNO1IoRKjlyeQ/w400-h324/t4.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lettuce Leaf Basil</td></tr></tbody></table><br />I placed a small plastic tray of water down by the stems of the Rampicante, and since then no more rodent damage. Maybe it worked? *shrug* Some actual zucchini coming along, fun shapes.<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqvuaiYP84JQo2JAEBqrXHhnV-jhINwWgfiogQMcKbXMQyyEHw6XmNS9__rM-g0hhpC9ESK6MIRRC6GtTCbmpFfn6bq9T7L-7dpTc_0a9TxXz-iYH8Jb92wCyOHbc32HHgooiMNTYXWUHzp3VpcWoEiMDVB1gAjfMbQBARvXF-OKoe-HFUe3vd_IsYbg/s1770/t7.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1770" data-original-width="945" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqvuaiYP84JQo2JAEBqrXHhnV-jhINwWgfiogQMcKbXMQyyEHw6XmNS9__rM-g0hhpC9ESK6MIRRC6GtTCbmpFfn6bq9T7L-7dpTc_0a9TxXz-iYH8Jb92wCyOHbc32HHgooiMNTYXWUHzp3VpcWoEiMDVB1gAjfMbQBARvXF-OKoe-HFUe3vd_IsYbg/w214-h400/t7.jpg" width="214" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Zucchino rampicante</td></tr></tbody></table><br />Still getting zucchini! Thank you bt! The official tally is 27.7 lbs, but I know for sure I missed weighing some, probably more like 30 lbs.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoZHLMy_5jk27Szby_VHdagF3AjXiwER8cN28TMJM4Jv-hEnIeC4PHuX0aA9TsIsyniLqOSQDk8cJPyYR6QH3JXqYGFBaGeyRdlJ3NjUtxSEXEPSVZPHcKRa14fy0Zc2LESMG2I5cIxYbqkIQg3Nmc_ja4MqOceLRQTm6LFSfUlg4JR67-u7mN5ZZLsg/s2048/t8.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="945" data-original-width="2048" height="185" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoZHLMy_5jk27Szby_VHdagF3AjXiwER8cN28TMJM4Jv-hEnIeC4PHuX0aA9TsIsyniLqOSQDk8cJPyYR6QH3JXqYGFBaGeyRdlJ3NjUtxSEXEPSVZPHcKRa14fy0Zc2LESMG2I5cIxYbqkIQg3Nmc_ja4MqOceLRQTm6LFSfUlg4JR67-u7mN5ZZLsg/w400-h185/t8.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtyWpR9Zo-4CEbU_idsKDfluLkHMRkeLkTPxav9UqDjsyZDmUmJ2AWnT915XwnM5a6NDb4nBmqzerqOoxRuEdfeVQMbaRwg8XLFFrJVyucGkuMmBmylXTxFykhG5Ejyew33oET0sSK0DIAE7ZlrYp1Punm5_fijO_BpUQSZ3hXBQXjToyA7ZWZ7UTjBQ/s1608/t18a.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="778" data-original-width="1608" height="194" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtyWpR9Zo-4CEbU_idsKDfluLkHMRkeLkTPxav9UqDjsyZDmUmJ2AWnT915XwnM5a6NDb4nBmqzerqOoxRuEdfeVQMbaRwg8XLFFrJVyucGkuMmBmylXTxFykhG5Ejyew33oET0sSK0DIAE7ZlrYp1Punm5_fijO_BpUQSZ3hXBQXjToyA7ZWZ7UTjBQ/w400-h194/t18a.jpg" width="400" /></a></div></div>Farmer Matthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09565223966905876368noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8352933233489480556.post-2032386652905338732022-07-27T08:54:00.005-07:002022-07-27T08:56:02.112-07:00I Hate Critters<p> The critters have been doing bad things. I think the culprits are chipmunks, but not sure. They have gnawed through long zucchino rampicante vines - one about 4' another about 6.5'. Just gnawed them off at the base. total loss of the whole length of the vine.I think they might be looking for water which can be found in the stems. But COME ON. I guess I will put out some water so they don't have to gnaw? Might help. can't hurt. I may also put up some chicken wire barriers to further deter them. Internet says coffee, cayenne, and garlic. I think once the plants are done for the year and pulled out it's time to get some cement and close up the various nooks and crannies that these critters might call home.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFdCgZyhhsvaf_JXyfjpF_G7fvoW3s_bxuEKAV5PoGm9moRc-VJQRH1xWF-mfWreSLMjpakxsHlpqnE_FieAFtpYfpLoW-JW6mptgJMAgqPdJ2Mv0ZtKc_mMbMUeAmjp1OWNYkPnDhv1XkV6sOH0Ly__GfTxMFWliofur0S0-x_m9KyzLGiaeVUQgVow/s2048/z1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="945" data-original-width="2048" height="185" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFdCgZyhhsvaf_JXyfjpF_G7fvoW3s_bxuEKAV5PoGm9moRc-VJQRH1xWF-mfWreSLMjpakxsHlpqnE_FieAFtpYfpLoW-JW6mptgJMAgqPdJ2Mv0ZtKc_mMbMUeAmjp1OWNYkPnDhv1XkV6sOH0Ly__GfTxMFWliofur0S0-x_m9KyzLGiaeVUQgVow/w400-h185/z1.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Dead</td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="945" data-original-width="2048" height="185" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkq_3SoSiCsd7XFFXWpsnVM8th8IC_zlnl9CWYLwQxnusqlL62FHUdkGw1kUjgCwuuXO0DJppu241OjQwJrDOjkZ7PVvXGlRBYo51Wu2kNtU1hlLValsoVDeSwDW54RW8Zq1EoJrnZEpT7rL04NqpHmdfWadtmJq_sa58kAqTUvAdmQRQWcfNpS4lGQA/w400-h185/z2.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="400" /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Dead</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Here's a baby zucchini that will never come to fruition.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitaUG9X3P0NT0TopF_1CQrzw9e459FotAv6aldfeaISny5ZjaQpM-ctksMdE6Cba4weJ6JRKw_8Su4Rm6cOBQ0t5KtXLp79W62Q3xg-0DZAYJGxfOxx-YtkHoztQui64rIvrhuq42LGNQ6rorb7sqG_4Fqoa0JG-RSYP_t5yIjD6Q6LqUIiq2btYV_kA/s926/z4.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="926" data-original-width="712" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitaUG9X3P0NT0TopF_1CQrzw9e459FotAv6aldfeaISny5ZjaQpM-ctksMdE6Cba4weJ6JRKw_8Su4Rm6cOBQ0t5KtXLp79W62Q3xg-0DZAYJGxfOxx-YtkHoztQui64rIvrhuq42LGNQ6rorb7sqG_4Fqoa0JG-RSYP_t5yIjD6Q6LqUIiq2btYV_kA/w308-h400/z4.jpg" width="308" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sad</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div style="text-align: left;">I saw my tomato ripening.I thought, maybe I should just go ahead and pick it. I thought nah, it's fine. I was wrong. More chipmunk activity I think. They didn't eat much, just enough to piss me off. It weighted in at 526g (1.16lbs). Slightly more pre-chipmunk feasting. Anyway, this was the Hungarian. Not super crazy about the taste, but good.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="985" data-original-width="935" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDm5JsEoqUsTRWsXUGv5ad8cVsU7BwnpxzEN-rYB81brFWLiSPSfhwTEJQqQG5GQwRBg4Wcnh5WO9toJVEA6_qGn1hyNoE0jHSLo-rsgat7JwQzTRCwtyNT8G85xOuN7LwkIJok-7egr4OcghcGQhC3qLJDN64JYztv14PcK3bhsDWEnymMgv1qzx1xQ/w380-h400/z3.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="380" /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Hungarian Tomato less chipmunk share</td></tr></tbody></table></div></div>Farmer Matthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09565223966905876368noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8352933233489480556.post-41395504633794044442022-07-24T19:55:00.001-07:002022-07-24T19:55:30.771-07:00Turning Point?<p>It has been so hot. Plants need to be watered a couple times a day. The Spoon Tomatoes, the zucchini, the zucchino rampicante, the kale, the strawberries, and the various peppers have all suffered from wilting. Seems like I'm getting less from the zukes and the kale. And the beans. The tomatoes are looking good for sure, and they've only just begun.</p><p></p><p>So what to do? Well, I've started some new stuff - herbs and a bunch of cucumbers. Next day or two I will plant some more zucchini. The bt seems to have saved most of them, but two really didn't make it. The rampicante is flourishing, though wilty at times. I think it would benefit from some mulch, though the leaves are huuuuuge so they shade the soil pretty well.</p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk00yHVFgj74e925njFRjX4CM7Ejl6unJhddOs7Z4Kr4UpZAd2S7tRtSTwVtGqnKpglTYki58P7jqiPxOPWfjJp4BF3mxzetT8jXfuNBFZiLHOU1eoeM-_tfPwACc7EdkHlYq2-ckn6xse7IOCSEv7wLHdUyUQXahsmxr6Rixyj-8UQAwIjT2AaZpBOw/s930/t12.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="819" data-original-width="930" height="282" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk00yHVFgj74e925njFRjX4CM7Ejl6unJhddOs7Z4Kr4UpZAd2S7tRtSTwVtGqnKpglTYki58P7jqiPxOPWfjJp4BF3mxzetT8jXfuNBFZiLHOU1eoeM-_tfPwACc7EdkHlYq2-ckn6xse7IOCSEv7wLHdUyUQXahsmxr6Rixyj-8UQAwIjT2AaZpBOw/s320/t12.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Vine Borer seconds before death by brick</td></tr></tbody></table></p><p>The biggest change this weekend is Mal and I filled six 5 gallon pails with soil (from the compost heap, should be good). I planted cukes in them. Beit Alpha seemed to do best in the stone planter out front, despite the heat. I've gotten 4 or 5 cukes from that and like a couple of the other ones. I'm quite hopeful that the cukes will do better with some shade in the back. I also intend to trellis them, maybe some rope over the gutters, maybe something more serious. The setup...</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqYArN3ZSCU5RFCHPj4Af--6cOKo-kMYYTzwWBg7dpzuoT5aNdnYkhmvCOBGN39-BW7jnGTuUELd2W_zPNB-lrLxUWykiN4-JA7I8JnRxy3hJ4pF89i6d-9O8fRAsB-wzB6RyTRCRpqNFUKk80FUqhmVYHY1TTBx2U7T7neOBr2pMnIYJr3XVSo08zLA/s693/t16.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="264" data-original-width="693" height="245" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqYArN3ZSCU5RFCHPj4Af--6cOKo-kMYYTzwWBg7dpzuoT5aNdnYkhmvCOBGN39-BW7jnGTuUELd2W_zPNB-lrLxUWykiN4-JA7I8JnRxy3hJ4pF89i6d-9O8fRAsB-wzB6RyTRCRpqNFUKk80FUqhmVYHY1TTBx2U7T7neOBr2pMnIYJr3XVSo08zLA/w640-h245/t16.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p>The tomatoes are a bright spot, so lets end on a high note. <br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzhIzlnKQoz0axIZJm7iDjrRt7pVcksFnPeC6bviHT0sZdD_eN-p7J_ce_XATVqy8mCiZGjYLDAdOhfnFJLV0EMwwXmYP3R1bU3MLLnJJ8-AeuFVPrPOCf_kco0bcMCGzq7dvbWzBOhGrCegFkra0v8yaIiXl0mOENTRbptaA6QsL5K4F-JqO_Jto-gA/s1285/t13.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1285" data-original-width="940" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzhIzlnKQoz0axIZJm7iDjrRt7pVcksFnPeC6bviHT0sZdD_eN-p7J_ce_XATVqy8mCiZGjYLDAdOhfnFJLV0EMwwXmYP3R1bU3MLLnJJ8-AeuFVPrPOCf_kco0bcMCGzq7dvbWzBOhGrCegFkra0v8yaIiXl0mOENTRbptaA6QsL5K4F-JqO_Jto-gA/w293-h400/t13.jpg" width="293" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Hungarian coloring up. Soon! Chipmunks stay away!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJFQT0_v4XHJ_PRZjULmjvRrzbSgrrP-lsawEOlW1HmYoP30PCahuAmbWIQKuX3vjYTq2XwqShD56pJf00kiZj8gaEGsW8Nyb01HIH-tuExLDW5_wBE2TkHhWTnHYzQ8N-aXZuRMgyOSVXKNvpyhsJnFo8frrLsZBWRXVwF5rsFUU8dLOd2usO-EtJ-g/s1159/t14.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1159" data-original-width="940" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJFQT0_v4XHJ_PRZjULmjvRrzbSgrrP-lsawEOlW1HmYoP30PCahuAmbWIQKuX3vjYTq2XwqShD56pJf00kiZj8gaEGsW8Nyb01HIH-tuExLDW5_wBE2TkHhWTnHYzQ8N-aXZuRMgyOSVXKNvpyhsJnFo8frrLsZBWRXVwF5rsFUU8dLOd2usO-EtJ-g/w325-h400/t14.jpg" width="325" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cherokee Purple looks gorgeous.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtE6ulGuoVzWd7dFTe65AGpkIH8t6arogszP-IBowFrEYZH3UBZ3fk7uOISP7ASKBb0YnCVGpX7O5rSukzxqNcFJEd0Ga80ZJ1ERyPpuyXxFMNffFsxjz161-qgjmPXwcTukI3GQYcOB6-NuMKUGsTXSgCT0m_uymEgAsHgX7TCyzDIhCz9ZPVQv53vw/s2048/t15.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="945" data-original-width="2048" height="185" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtE6ulGuoVzWd7dFTe65AGpkIH8t6arogszP-IBowFrEYZH3UBZ3fk7uOISP7ASKBb0YnCVGpX7O5rSukzxqNcFJEd0Ga80ZJ1ERyPpuyXxFMNffFsxjz161-qgjmPXwcTukI3GQYcOB6-NuMKUGsTXSgCT0m_uymEgAsHgX7TCyzDIhCz9ZPVQv53vw/w400-h185/t15.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lotsa flowers!</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8vnBJYPZTAF119PXI61jw8lLpSrs7RvwvgUPf0zIm4X75KHPBdF4AR-S-qG0YzfHTi3E-VnoX6iIqUkn56q9Gpz3wXrltAs4Jr9exBhbCOyx03UV51R098g1-cje5WUe5UE4cfyLxdD5q_yWcIqgcYLpAn61_riKB-9FPnz3I1swg7QGabdKjDt6EaA/s2048/t15a.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="945" data-original-width="2048" height="185" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8vnBJYPZTAF119PXI61jw8lLpSrs7RvwvgUPf0zIm4X75KHPBdF4AR-S-qG0YzfHTi3E-VnoX6iIqUkn56q9Gpz3wXrltAs4Jr9exBhbCOyx03UV51R098g1-cje5WUe5UE4cfyLxdD5q_yWcIqgcYLpAn61_riKB-9FPnz3I1swg7QGabdKjDt6EaA/w400-h185/t15a.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="400" /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">By my count, 50 on one plant in this frame!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8vnBJYPZTAF119PXI61jw8lLpSrs7RvwvgUPf0zIm4X75KHPBdF4AR-S-qG0YzfHTi3E-VnoX6iIqUkn56q9Gpz3wXrltAs4Jr9exBhbCOyx03UV51R098g1-cje5WUe5UE4cfyLxdD5q_yWcIqgcYLpAn61_riKB-9FPnz3I1swg7QGabdKjDt6EaA/s2048/t15a.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a></div><br />Farmer Matthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09565223966905876368noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8352933233489480556.post-2510484904033663892022-07-23T14:09:00.001-07:002022-07-23T14:09:15.127-07:00Not Oregano!<p> Ok, the little sprout I thought might be oregano in 22 hours turned into what is obviously a morning glory. Which is nice, but not what I'm looking for.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOp5seDtIAakAUCqUhoxhqqC5Fo0AoX6n9xoQUvCbsuaGTBBnTHUJjd-ngiIu5focsOelDD4ieNXUKm1BbQeVB5zc7RqrKNIP_uS3L706s1x75aFdjzpwCgGoTY0wtfDD1h3q5ujE0YIxxqkTw3_uEnjDKaLW1_b5j4FJVachQJCPv3i6nRo8t1oDeFg/s854/t11.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="778" data-original-width="854" height="365" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOp5seDtIAakAUCqUhoxhqqC5Fo0AoX6n9xoQUvCbsuaGTBBnTHUJjd-ngiIu5focsOelDD4ieNXUKm1BbQeVB5zc7RqrKNIP_uS3L706s1x75aFdjzpwCgGoTY0wtfDD1h3q5ujE0YIxxqkTw3_uEnjDKaLW1_b5j4FJVachQJCPv3i6nRo8t1oDeFg/w400-h365/t11.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Stuff in the planter</td></tr></tbody></table><p>Also apparently looks like some grass growing in there and possibly some oregano. Woot! Pretty shocking how fast the morning glories grow though. Wish my oregano grew like that!</p>Farmer Matthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09565223966905876368noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8352933233489480556.post-11162615312115404842022-07-23T12:08:00.001-07:002022-07-23T12:08:50.527-07:00Some Nice HarvestFirst, I was thinking about things that went right and things that went horribly wrong this season. So I thought I'd try to come up with the top five things in each case. So here goes.<div><br /></div><div>Top Five Things That Went Right in 2022</div><div><ol style="text-align: left;"><li>Pruning Tomatoes - Tomatoes are huge and swimming in tomatoes. </li><li>bt for the zucchini - I think half of them would be gone by now if not for the bt.</li><li>Overwintering Peppers - I harvested tons of peppers already whereas the ones seeded this year nothing so far.</li><li>Fertilizing - I think I could do more, and maybe I should go with an organic. But miracle gro has helped a lot I think. I've done it more consistently this year.</li><li>Constant Watering - It has been so sunny and hot, but I bought a good hose and have kept up with watering. Sometimes twice a day!</li></ol></div><div><br /></div><div>Top Five Things That Went Wrong in 2022</div><div><ol style="text-align: left;"><li>Not Planting Earlier - This is the biggie. If I had started earlier</li><li>Cucumbers in Stone Raised Beds - They did not like it.I've gotten a few, but since the first deer hit they have never looked green and healthy.</li><li>Deer - Not too much I can do about that. They destroyed half the cukes. They have nibbled at beans and tomatoes.</li><li>Transplanting - I have not kept up with putting plants in better containers as much as I should.Some plants have terrible soil in their containers, and frequent watering and fertilizing only partially makes up for this.</li><li>Not Clearing Space - I could be growing so much more if I cleared more space. The side strip, the old rock garden, lots of spots could be producing good stuff for me!</li></ol><div>Despite the various problems, this has been a phenomenal year, and I'm only just starting to get tomatoes. I've enjoyed keeping track of zucchini production (22.5 pounds so far!).</div></div><div><br /></div><div>The Spoon Tomatoes are starting to ripen. Barely enough to taste, but very tomato-y flavor.</div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpudwM6U0bZ471_jUiiTptAJUX0RsIOJSUX6Xd--AUPesJnaedGnKjuSdcefLRM0SxOH3MbSZY6ZVwyN71_OWeLdXGlC5mi2MwE48x4IGzFCcgrYdjgNouTt5OA9fZfoX-sPh32aSWIumUYPHVKSeNOPM_F7BdxerwrTOP4xW9TyJzwz2jKdBeIH_CsA/s1438/t1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1438" data-original-width="944" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpudwM6U0bZ471_jUiiTptAJUX0RsIOJSUX6Xd--AUPesJnaedGnKjuSdcefLRM0SxOH3MbSZY6ZVwyN71_OWeLdXGlC5mi2MwE48x4IGzFCcgrYdjgNouTt5OA9fZfoX-sPh32aSWIumUYPHVKSeNOPM_F7BdxerwrTOP4xW9TyJzwz2jKdBeIH_CsA/w263-h400/t1.jpg" width="263" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Spoon Tomato - full sized!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div>The A Grappoli D'Inviernos are ripening as well. Here's a cluster. Taste was nothing to write home about, but they seem prolific.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2LrkCi-20fuR3uiiqetloyeWiGAhjNB5TJPwt1Glar5K2gI7KgcfKhIgG-7HtCbqmVRyaLr5W7Wq5038EFgx2LwHhgLcOH8FMLH-ptUuGPED6egizkbo_fn9wmnxat-8ae3CvefRof79LeofpLVf0DxgFh27d9seJJi3VRN_R3GcCyQ7iA_6mUxqqOA/s1485/t2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="937" data-original-width="1485" height="253" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2LrkCi-20fuR3uiiqetloyeWiGAhjNB5TJPwt1Glar5K2gI7KgcfKhIgG-7HtCbqmVRyaLr5W7Wq5038EFgx2LwHhgLcOH8FMLH-ptUuGPED6egizkbo_fn9wmnxat-8ae3CvefRof79LeofpLVf0DxgFh27d9seJJi3VRN_R3GcCyQ7iA_6mUxqqOA/w400-h253/t2.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A Grappoli D'Invierno</td></tr></tbody></table><br />Is this Oregano? I'm not sure. It is popping up in the planter I planted Oregano in...<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk9XTqpEO_QCXfYA57R6oi85a_mKPR0Lk8vK3khagv7DH8DD4_idm8UQ7wcw1FkEts-m_w2HRSzojDCa_2olli3LnYLptbelRAdnhR7XZzHf55lPWgQQK71NT4eWZ01vjSWWAU2UeB2j5aALEX-0OLbhVa7rAdzEkngogLEFxNvvg8VfONjqWLIsZN2Q/s2048/t6.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="945" data-original-width="2048" height="185" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk9XTqpEO_QCXfYA57R6oi85a_mKPR0Lk8vK3khagv7DH8DD4_idm8UQ7wcw1FkEts-m_w2HRSzojDCa_2olli3LnYLptbelRAdnhR7XZzHf55lPWgQQK71NT4eWZ01vjSWWAU2UeB2j5aALEX-0OLbhVa7rAdzEkngogLEFxNvvg8VfONjqWLIsZN2Q/w400-h185/t6.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Oregano</td></tr></tbody></table>Dill is up!<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgs3JZmwCCLdLIXpXxhIW1X1XvWlCFjjdXy_-Tp5pYRaQ4wX6tM5Kw5fM4HoMz4DLbMyACEX2v9a6SsaBNBhMPdhqsqETzqhL1Evdyg0mflqCXyCJRXbuOf8x8rlFsBX8dOAFPNnnzilzT6ML4J4rojPawSOzCO6pRgsQyCATBPiLfTqIPNgDzJTZx7CQ/s2048/t7.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="945" data-original-width="2048" height="185" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgs3JZmwCCLdLIXpXxhIW1X1XvWlCFjjdXy_-Tp5pYRaQ4wX6tM5Kw5fM4HoMz4DLbMyACEX2v9a6SsaBNBhMPdhqsqETzqhL1Evdyg0mflqCXyCJRXbuOf8x8rlFsBX8dOAFPNnnzilzT6ML4J4rojPawSOzCO6pRgsQyCATBPiLfTqIPNgDzJTZx7CQ/w400-h185/t7.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Dill</td></tr></tbody></table>Lettuce Leaf Basil.<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeQLTCf2dS_QmeWiLrlL3Cacb9c0D2B6xFc-WtEOXm6bB8-tjv3g9W2k0LOra915nULkFoNZSBoUC3Wm6z8K-T7gVO8LXDdZSuZNhd8zGyQjXo2s2tArugRPu1z6q5pa1qfSNFA9r2lcwdi7N4nWJtS2CmlTY7nVfzNfukYTigqj1Q8TxzxnKW1Z2-8Q/s2048/t8.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="945" data-original-width="2048" height="185" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeQLTCf2dS_QmeWiLrlL3Cacb9c0D2B6xFc-WtEOXm6bB8-tjv3g9W2k0LOra915nULkFoNZSBoUC3Wm6z8K-T7gVO8LXDdZSuZNhd8zGyQjXo2s2tArugRPu1z6q5pa1qfSNFA9r2lcwdi7N4nWJtS2CmlTY7nVfzNfukYTigqj1Q8TxzxnKW1Z2-8Q/w400-h185/t8.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lettuce Leaf Basil</td></tr></tbody></table>Peppers looking happy.<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgPWWsZ5p8kQVS7CCrc3KJ-i4CvhD8B9AXsfap7kCwDRbUjkUC4hyOexhE2v_78Xj171Ph-a_EpP__l_Mbu0gTRZ-PXJ1CBP1Iaz-yjZtexp8WABvfiTLePdMVd7WsO-H6qJTkIsNVaeLJrqyHdUTxF1A-lBnBBRxgiLUOHgs0C3i5v1sSjnzFRPf3tQ/s2048/t9.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="945" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgPWWsZ5p8kQVS7CCrc3KJ-i4CvhD8B9AXsfap7kCwDRbUjkUC4hyOexhE2v_78Xj171Ph-a_EpP__l_Mbu0gTRZ-PXJ1CBP1Iaz-yjZtexp8WABvfiTLePdMVd7WsO-H6qJTkIsNVaeLJrqyHdUTxF1A-lBnBBRxgiLUOHgs0C3i5v1sSjnzFRPf3tQ/w185-h400/t9.jpg" width="185" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cayenne<br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table>Genovese Basil. Need to come up with a plan for it because I want Pesto!<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXpHF03rGtvD0TDL6RHVcwQhn4EQb-uu2G40yMkUgvcih-kRW6M_w40FYTR_pcIvzDWs9dO1q5iqUzUmGw5G-rDq7x9hJCjcJc8slwUNPzD5OgCxj2Siw8RB4KMlj9EQ6gyK6lt7-ClvMqFjkgE3vZgxkr8VNqbE3ZhKOvbT4_QADr49--1boGiNbTSw/s2048/t10.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="945" data-original-width="2048" height="185" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXpHF03rGtvD0TDL6RHVcwQhn4EQb-uu2G40yMkUgvcih-kRW6M_w40FYTR_pcIvzDWs9dO1q5iqUzUmGw5G-rDq7x9hJCjcJc8slwUNPzD5OgCxj2Siw8RB4KMlj9EQ6gyK6lt7-ClvMqFjkgE3vZgxkr8VNqbE3ZhKOvbT4_QADr49--1boGiNbTSw/w400-h185/t10.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Genovese Basil</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div>Next steps:</div></div><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>I want to plant some cucumbers in the back in pails. Plants seem very lush in the back on the patio. I think there's plenty of sun, but enough shade that it's slightly cooler.</li><li>Figure out a spot for the Basil. thin it out a bit, perhaps in the ground, perhaps in containers. Maybe try a variety of sized to see which works best.</li><li>Repot the peppers.</li></ul></div>Farmer Matthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09565223966905876368noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8352933233489480556.post-66541784502421157652022-07-17T19:08:00.005-07:002022-07-17T19:12:00.673-07:00First Tomato<p> Well, I finally got my first tomato. Allegedly Beefsteak, but very small so probably can't be. It was good, but it was no Sungold. Next year I will have to plant some, or maybe Sun Sugar, which are allegedly even better to grow. It very quickly went from the plant to my mouth, so not great picture of it, but I do have this. Notice the other empty stems where one would expect tomatoes to be. I found a small green one on the ground a few days ago. I think my local chipmunk is working overtime harvesting produce!</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5rcIY-QUGJ5AFx5fdWRhesw_cAqRKRXCI6wiZ1q03Vp5e5fP8C7QTlIWxQKfZ-PEgtxq-koaR2kRP-mqlfmgIaO9NY0-dUySeoQ4Mh18v0lnhZwR_6dL5sILGWwF2IqUTssFrFcAbq09IhWjM-Ngk1iB1rbdabP0cF5mJvJ1rKMsmlRrYmMgU65_img/s2048/t7.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="945" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5rcIY-QUGJ5AFx5fdWRhesw_cAqRKRXCI6wiZ1q03Vp5e5fP8C7QTlIWxQKfZ-PEgtxq-koaR2kRP-mqlfmgIaO9NY0-dUySeoQ4Mh18v0lnhZwR_6dL5sILGWwF2IqUTssFrFcAbq09IhWjM-Ngk1iB1rbdabP0cF5mJvJ1rKMsmlRrYmMgU65_img/w185-h400/t7.jpg" width="185" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">First tomato</td></tr></tbody></table>Basil is coming right along. Need to figure out where to put it once it outgrows the planter.<div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiITIzDLbwftBqOuytuUUUrBMjswfWg-b2epyf5-HIMc4VDpCfuEujtOpRHhaAvgPYi-k8-v4N02LFm6jD6q1LeZOXMS3TszGZMr00AAKt3qgOUw36zRQCQ7Qc0hpV2yR9EDPHdX2AS7gk5PSEDpkt0DCw2yRhWzhoKFgeyCPobbYlczrYxzGTmIH-xNQ/s2048/t1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="945" data-original-width="2048" height="185" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiITIzDLbwftBqOuytuUUUrBMjswfWg-b2epyf5-HIMc4VDpCfuEujtOpRHhaAvgPYi-k8-v4N02LFm6jD6q1LeZOXMS3TszGZMr00AAKt3qgOUw36zRQCQ7Qc0hpV2yR9EDPHdX2AS7gk5PSEDpkt0DCw2yRhWzhoKFgeyCPobbYlczrYxzGTmIH-xNQ/w400-h185/t1.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Genovese Basil</td></tr></tbody></table>Some of the vine borer damage. Today the plants did not look distressed, despite this quite shocking damage to the stems. The bt treatment may have saved them. And just for fun saw my first squash bugs.</div><div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNweytHakmCWt_eKkJglnr_PPzz-nz5bWD2-3CGrSaslWCG0-k0YmR_B3nj0vp17r7vrZr449DyyaIzk6UjeAYwzaYEiVE7i_nSs4cJUTYkl6dHgG-gm_0rXBXUKiiJwKz4Fqh4VXNW8PVbHtMwA_8gcnAdAa3Ojo0Yv0J0XOBwpT2ROJqO9_DYovhVA/s2048/t2.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="945" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNweytHakmCWt_eKkJglnr_PPzz-nz5bWD2-3CGrSaslWCG0-k0YmR_B3nj0vp17r7vrZr449DyyaIzk6UjeAYwzaYEiVE7i_nSs4cJUTYkl6dHgG-gm_0rXBXUKiiJwKz4Fqh4VXNW8PVbHtMwA_8gcnAdAa3Ojo0Yv0J0XOBwpT2ROJqO9_DYovhVA/w185-h400/t2.jpg" width="185" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Curse you vine borers</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5n8OPlJy73a5RBGXNTY3YZGj0milE_IP_wL5_CGya0hYV3a5SuOo8vwN5o5hfvL8IIuhGgm2YIw-5fQrfOXNewgo4vqCGZVo8KSxSVh-wsBVEHuZhaBcjre3vMLN5UKyKCbc_scdPPH53YxOJqDsGob3oaTUgIVDVub94eA10D5TI6z4KOlzE1uqHSQ/s2048/t3.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="945" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5n8OPlJy73a5RBGXNTY3YZGj0milE_IP_wL5_CGya0hYV3a5SuOo8vwN5o5hfvL8IIuhGgm2YIw-5fQrfOXNewgo4vqCGZVo8KSxSVh-wsBVEHuZhaBcjre3vMLN5UKyKCbc_scdPPH53YxOJqDsGob3oaTUgIVDVub94eA10D5TI6z4KOlzE1uqHSQ/w185-h400/t3.jpg" width="185" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The destruction wrought by vine borers makes me sad.</td></tr></tbody></table><br />A cucumber growing in the cuke bed. Doesn't look too great, but we'll see if something comes of it.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ1OYy9PG7bDo894xDmmVYJQ9rZZDnhE3Pp7bgsP9mqj7G7Jq7IdWO-ABr6z2Psy32_oqcw7byH-CS_84DJwA4ZkxdWNZzBcKrtSMBSg0DZi5P4olgiWM6hDsua20f0ye53nG3L4ruYJMeNvwO4QucFzZt5lSUAlF8Rn4gQVYhdLNniRksyCYKswevQQ/s2048/t11.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="945" data-original-width="2048" height="185" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ1OYy9PG7bDo894xDmmVYJQ9rZZDnhE3Pp7bgsP9mqj7G7Jq7IdWO-ABr6z2Psy32_oqcw7byH-CS_84DJwA4ZkxdWNZzBcKrtSMBSg0DZi5P4olgiWM6hDsua20f0ye53nG3L4ruYJMeNvwO4QucFzZt5lSUAlF8Rn4gQVYhdLNniRksyCYKswevQQ/w400-h185/t11.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I just picked beans not there are more to pick.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0ocNB3dDurAQ5sH3-6UYcj8O6GMhBZBPdyqnbELtacfx8fiZdPXNb2vEpkCPVRs8GLqydJmToJjXGZ_tkFItlUg6ky9Czad98tScfSGh188ITwE3fCu-uMspiPXT_8gJmnhVJDMqbLHqYGeAKdtHKdmTZhJphiRWt21VcOOL1twfgI3t5bBVr9rp0Rg/s2048/t15.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="945" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0ocNB3dDurAQ5sH3-6UYcj8O6GMhBZBPdyqnbELtacfx8fiZdPXNb2vEpkCPVRs8GLqydJmToJjXGZ_tkFItlUg6ky9Czad98tScfSGh188ITwE3fCu-uMspiPXT_8gJmnhVJDMqbLHqYGeAKdtHKdmTZhJphiRWt21VcOOL1twfgI3t5bBVr9rp0Rg/w185-h400/t15.jpg" width="185" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p></div>Farmer Matthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09565223966905876368noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8352933233489480556.post-42732058460400746322022-07-14T13:12:00.002-07:002022-07-14T13:51:01.211-07:00We Got Beans Baby!<p> So I harvested the jalapeños. The biggest plant provided 266g (9.3oz), all of them together made 449g (15.8 oz, almost a pound!).</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_qKzDSPyR6Cz2sKINigacoYYyVoguyY6_BBUis26a4MYZ3D6qyHL_fFU_r0Gk6Nmji_T89_u3p1CQmlqiEg7kfHNqbERQEVPQWMP3p-fsWFOR8SQXyYwD03AFCW3uVjbko2yepbrLdREm-NbNP2Hudn80gKqcUkx8DtO9Xs5YBzQzn3LU-Zz0u8F_OA/s2048/t1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="945" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_qKzDSPyR6Cz2sKINigacoYYyVoguyY6_BBUis26a4MYZ3D6qyHL_fFU_r0Gk6Nmji_T89_u3p1CQmlqiEg7kfHNqbERQEVPQWMP3p-fsWFOR8SQXyYwD03AFCW3uVjbko2yepbrLdREm-NbNP2Hudn80gKqcUkx8DtO9Xs5YBzQzn3LU-Zz0u8F_OA/w185-h400/t1.jpg" width="185" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Jalapeño harvest</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1Zry-50ZUTWVAVgO4pcltCu3NDhUBjAbx_jS-_eAn74i82CgP_RFT8Adz0PVWt_hKAnXaRht0NNtRqs1W0KF_0Br4QZ2MP29mFy19-AMjaeBuwxxz_EwyAzUduRAZGV-NB4nhd-QMU9dj-UGJIhKNZYh-lU81PJ_5mVdWG0LLy5YW1hWH67LPG7GP5Q/s1016/t3.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1016" data-original-width="587" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1Zry-50ZUTWVAVgO4pcltCu3NDhUBjAbx_jS-_eAn74i82CgP_RFT8Adz0PVWt_hKAnXaRht0NNtRqs1W0KF_0Br4QZ2MP29mFy19-AMjaeBuwxxz_EwyAzUduRAZGV-NB4nhd-QMU9dj-UGJIhKNZYh-lU81PJ_5mVdWG0LLy5YW1hWH67LPG7GP5Q/w231-h400/t3.jpg" width="231" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pretty Jalapeño</td></tr></tbody></table><br />Couple Cherokee Purples growing to nice size! Can't wait til they're ripe.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQuU-odaBbMYPkhdtoACtNvX6jOl1ACIwRF5E2pTHWUrK-zCnI442JZaRyYfv8mdO-khj207LrBne-05NyXdqLWaabbfNImPqW8J72dJqjPzPsst9PTVqOMpa-y3JJcnHAFs7dWWfbdOwuTLy_S6fMEvj6B_XyublV2uHE5oHGGVe3TnlWKo8EULfYlQ/s2048/t5.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="945" data-original-width="2048" height="185" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQuU-odaBbMYPkhdtoACtNvX6jOl1ACIwRF5E2pTHWUrK-zCnI442JZaRyYfv8mdO-khj207LrBne-05NyXdqLWaabbfNImPqW8J72dJqjPzPsst9PTVqOMpa-y3JJcnHAFs7dWWfbdOwuTLy_S6fMEvj6B_XyublV2uHE5oHGGVe3TnlWKo8EULfYlQ/w400-h185/t5.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiahwt6zlI7ICQPPGe4gZICSfR24GTF_92BwvGgrWfpsTlejeQuPz5Zzt7pvQvvb6jlisiA-zuUl9PgjhVlCUCmMmP1FRqL7XPtawNwGDLfq7PBSe2XJl5SSzAMeImaqHS6F2BNc6LJtiR9DobvKaU42h-kAJj6ev7kPZt_N5gYO49AcnhraepSFmpb2A/s2048/t7.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="945" data-original-width="2048" height="185" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiahwt6zlI7ICQPPGe4gZICSfR24GTF_92BwvGgrWfpsTlejeQuPz5Zzt7pvQvvb6jlisiA-zuUl9PgjhVlCUCmMmP1FRqL7XPtawNwGDLfq7PBSe2XJl5SSzAMeImaqHS6F2BNc6LJtiR9DobvKaU42h-kAJj6ev7kPZt_N5gYO49AcnhraepSFmpb2A/w400-h185/t7.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Bean harvest was 424g (15 oz).<div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkTwEZ8WEZylyOQK_YA21nrUWyPHG7hh1XLNn0ukb4KfSJDCfSb4cCeUWCgWxt5nBbCmS71OoCwu9dwAmsLlsUbcX3WbH7u7ga498zLyhij6KDJLzF8uTEmIPpRco5dYNulDXTI5fYnzWtgEGbOAyXT3oxCkOfdQhD7wNVWMTnDIRqa7HAo0lhOSpdQQ/s1249/t6.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1249" data-original-width="945" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkTwEZ8WEZylyOQK_YA21nrUWyPHG7hh1XLNn0ukb4KfSJDCfSb4cCeUWCgWxt5nBbCmS71OoCwu9dwAmsLlsUbcX3WbH7u7ga498zLyhij6KDJLzF8uTEmIPpRco5dYNulDXTI5fYnzWtgEGbOAyXT3oxCkOfdQhD7wNVWMTnDIRqa7HAo0lhOSpdQQ/w303-h400/t6.jpg" width="303" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXYHkanCXvBrYwncJDkKywpH05WS9WtaUYfwTro4InN6CrdSi2g2GGq3Nglale14nKV1ZlTBjcDb1Ea8IzHudYZgySfNSIjUX7jTj7c776Bibzipzv0DEi6c6PFzmzXUiyVyIbxjIiKE47xJ4CpABO2mCMkX8S0xCA4_3MI0npXNDku8VTHapPOAnHKw/s1722/t8.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="848" data-original-width="1722" height="198" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXYHkanCXvBrYwncJDkKywpH05WS9WtaUYfwTro4InN6CrdSi2g2GGq3Nglale14nKV1ZlTBjcDb1Ea8IzHudYZgySfNSIjUX7jTj7c776Bibzipzv0DEi6c6PFzmzXUiyVyIbxjIiKE47xJ4CpABO2mCMkX8S0xCA4_3MI0npXNDku8VTHapPOAnHKw/w400-h198/t8.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pretty beans</td></tr></tbody></table><br />Also a big ol' haul of kale.</div><div><br /></div><div>I also went a little nuts this year in an attempt to save my poor zucchini from vine borers. I purchased some bt (pesticide, but organic) and a large hypodermic needle. I had gone out earlier today and pulled off a few dead/dying/yellowing leaves and discovered some of the buggers. Some notes: </div><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>They were smaller than I expected. The smallest was like 1 cm long and about as big around as the head of a pin. I think the "surgery" idea for control of these pests would not work that well - one that I found was waaaaaay up the stem, and would have been hard to find something that small. The biggest one I found was maybe 2cm, big around as a small pea.</li><li>I have a LOT of plants for the injection approach. I injected a lot of stems, but I'm sure I did not get them all.</li><li>I whipped up 2 liters of the stuff. I think I went over the recommended amount of bt per 2 liters. When I was done injecting, I poured the extra over outside of the stems.</li><li>Need to repeat weekly.</li><li>I will pile up some dirt over the lower part of the stems. Perhaps new roots form.</li><li>If this saves my zucchini I will be a very happy camper.</li></ul></div><div><br /></div>Farmer Matthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09565223966905876368noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8352933233489480556.post-85336160548652072492022-07-09T19:51:00.003-07:002022-07-09T19:51:44.795-07:00Mostly Good News<p> First the less than great news. This tomato bed was the second one started. It really is quite a ways behind the first ones. The 2nd and 3rd one in the front both got topped by a giant rat (deer). They still look happy, if a bit runty. I am curious if I'll get much from them.</p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg90HiFeJCZnxWaqyBM1p-jeLahDTog9TrDGynfpYI4h3iroc0OJLukbYkw61PwlABieDuJLwh4iKDjmegsufIVLFp_YkJVjVAhXIlpDkaD37AbmadT_VcQvS3gcBVxqNuvVIph7nI356KQHBZwpusxpXZZCCHAiIAP1EIuP2bNmqsjQo0-OX7hUViXIg/s2048/q11.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="945" data-original-width="2048" height="185" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg90HiFeJCZnxWaqyBM1p-jeLahDTog9TrDGynfpYI4h3iroc0OJLukbYkw61PwlABieDuJLwh4iKDjmegsufIVLFp_YkJVjVAhXIlpDkaD37AbmadT_VcQvS3gcBVxqNuvVIph7nI356KQHBZwpusxpXZZCCHAiIAP1EIuP2bNmqsjQo0-OX7hUViXIg/w400-h185/q11.jpg" width="400" /></a><br /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Front row: A Grappoli D'Invierno, Cherokee Purple, Brandywine. Back row: Cherokee Purple, UNKNOWN!<br /></td></tr></tbody></table></p><p>The strawberries seem happier in their new location and out of the pot, but I'm not seeing a ton of berries. Kale seems to be flourishing, but leaves keep turning brown. I think the rocks get very hot, which neither of these seem to like too much.<br /><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXijO5rGvKUyhXTvTuk7DqC4qbBJY0wIYKgHgzsM3xj0amw6PBaKjbU3TFPTOsgHlGoaUrwNP79C0b-SzM4QQ89B29VkhKNHsT-lA_chRd6I3-1gLgNeWpHoLUaWbF4SlRMo7F4bb4xe2iuBBhGWXTFIN72Jx1ckwsIQidc0y-hikx265Hh4mmRMG9JQ/s2048/q10.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="945" data-original-width="2048" height="185" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXijO5rGvKUyhXTvTuk7DqC4qbBJY0wIYKgHgzsM3xj0amw6PBaKjbU3TFPTOsgHlGoaUrwNP79C0b-SzM4QQ89B29VkhKNHsT-lA_chRd6I3-1gLgNeWpHoLUaWbF4SlRMo7F4bb4xe2iuBBhGWXTFIN72Jx1ckwsIQidc0y-hikx265Hh4mmRMG9JQ/w400-h185/q10.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p>Cucumbers are a very weird mix of dying and aggressive growth. The new growth seems pretty healthy. I guess I should prune out the dead/dying leaves. I DO have a large number of flowers.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlg9dGst-9QC3IEvye-IxL6aiHgYts0sOlH39IrGmgFJK4U5sw-bk6vcXxUno6mZFfX1wh5aSiwq_dA-YB9CY0_92Xpw9ZAgkD6GbQlmn8KEdMzr-Q4cx3y7hIf_bCp2K8SH4_20QRxxBw4t22QV7lJJCZPID5KGFy65iiKpVOQFOVPhRHsui0vTMA8A/s2048/q9.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="945" data-original-width="2048" height="185" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlg9dGst-9QC3IEvye-IxL6aiHgYts0sOlH39IrGmgFJK4U5sw-bk6vcXxUno6mZFfX1wh5aSiwq_dA-YB9CY0_92Xpw9ZAgkD6GbQlmn8KEdMzr-Q4cx3y7hIf_bCp2K8SH4_20QRxxBw4t22QV7lJJCZPID5KGFy65iiKpVOQFOVPhRHsui0vTMA8A/w400-h185/q9.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p>Zucchini seems very happy here. Harvested 13 lbs already. Does not appear to be slowing down.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYLHHTA7KTpDEZvTiRszVK4SVd2WnJdpRGLPNLyFM1a3_MIRgRQJYFknJW-ApsWXJVxtY2NQl7sV05usCN4fmDiuT2j6EHkVjX-euwn0RRZcb2I--zW5g79T1w3fqLpokkKm5dD5EAQTrmcVCcHi962na2ra-3w_8kygQVaqDlWNU2Bpg_Jqtj38Lexw/s2048/q7.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="945" data-original-width="2048" height="185" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYLHHTA7KTpDEZvTiRszVK4SVd2WnJdpRGLPNLyFM1a3_MIRgRQJYFknJW-ApsWXJVxtY2NQl7sV05usCN4fmDiuT2j6EHkVjX-euwn0RRZcb2I--zW5g79T1w3fqLpokkKm5dD5EAQTrmcVCcHi962na2ra-3w_8kygQVaqDlWNU2Bpg_Jqtj38Lexw/w400-h185/q7.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">BUT seeing the first sign of vine borers. The little brown junk to the right of the strange foam is vine borer sign. If I can overcome my nervousness, I may go bug hunting with an exacto knife, see if I can help this one.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOUo-5Hs7w8gA_SqTq_o1MXc5h2eWg_aYmFyH8tovKP1zNbIqRxuzO9_aN9sNS88B1xg8N1_1WW894qd9zU6MTXhvz96OvkKvBhskTPkK7vBfj1sRTgLrQYVrjlPLG0AXfnat0IBhC8LSD7vyZtR-i2Gung2dJ6NOFBJnnTvYojoEb6EpydpWf9jMx_g/s2048/q4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="945" data-original-width="2048" height="185" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOUo-5Hs7w8gA_SqTq_o1MXc5h2eWg_aYmFyH8tovKP1zNbIqRxuzO9_aN9sNS88B1xg8N1_1WW894qd9zU6MTXhvz96OvkKvBhskTPkK7vBfj1sRTgLrQYVrjlPLG0AXfnat0IBhC8LSD7vyZtR-i2Gung2dJ6NOFBJnnTvYojoEb6EpydpWf9jMx_g/w400-h185/q4.jpg" width="400" /></a></div></div><p>The rampicantes charge to the rescue.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_Qr_eIFUvYAQx3WECj2rDFRMG5VpveLV_SL3YPxW8WvpyYYs_mgDNiSJ7Ytx31z-RM7jJICx74zUH2XPuWK_DeANbdAvjUYVVKPx1aiKhYkhKF4a32pLofyZfAqefh7hKSpc8oQdCflrfyBePxQxCZcBvRbPhx2wNQv4GFf6QGfGiHnhObQogoZ2VsA/s2048/q6.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="945" data-original-width="2048" height="185" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_Qr_eIFUvYAQx3WECj2rDFRMG5VpveLV_SL3YPxW8WvpyYYs_mgDNiSJ7Ytx31z-RM7jJICx74zUH2XPuWK_DeANbdAvjUYVVKPx1aiKhYkhKF4a32pLofyZfAqefh7hKSpc8oQdCflrfyBePxQxCZcBvRbPhx2wNQv4GFf6QGfGiHnhObQogoZ2VsA/w400-h185/q6.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p>Rampicante close up.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPrZdbcO4Px7qpYHXAa-a0Cjq2FnJ6XIyz8Vl9MXT_zBSedsAzHbRrlH7EyCd6iTnaKusqAM4i8hVl9v_YAKkhPImsoFy0HUf6mcMPVWTyqrc3TmAU-hrSwhRSg28v6yTcJgmmWi-xxIXTJf7RdU9pgcgkJJooWn5X6E7F-s8XEHjOTSLwBi0rIlbOiA/s2048/q5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="945" data-original-width="2048" height="185" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPrZdbcO4Px7qpYHXAa-a0Cjq2FnJ6XIyz8Vl9MXT_zBSedsAzHbRrlH7EyCd6iTnaKusqAM4i8hVl9v_YAKkhPImsoFy0HUf6mcMPVWTyqrc3TmAU-hrSwhRSg28v6yTcJgmmWi-xxIXTJf7RdU9pgcgkJJooWn5X6E7F-s8XEHjOTSLwBi0rIlbOiA/w400-h185/q5.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br />Not certain which pepper this is, likely Big Jim or Anaheim. The pepper is almost as big as the plant. I think this pepper would be happier in a 2 gallon pail. 1 liter of dirt ain't cutting it! I should do an experiment with different sized pots and try and find the sweet spot.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifX0WfmIJm8AlGElGueShuR_UB7GvBijwA5Efah-5R4ZpES7w92ipnrm6SHP6ZP_ojlr6a_Qr-dn0oQKJOAqCCXgwXe5PqEiTnrZvor_zr2U4po8ZzZpC3NKoj289C_89k4zHQeJldN_zdHI8OFsXFwEI7tyRS4O2vS_1eeYwNwhRiMG69IVP9yacBTA/s2048/q3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="945" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifX0WfmIJm8AlGElGueShuR_UB7GvBijwA5Efah-5R4ZpES7w92ipnrm6SHP6ZP_ojlr6a_Qr-dn0oQKJOAqCCXgwXe5PqEiTnrZvor_zr2U4po8ZzZpC3NKoj289C_89k4zHQeJldN_zdHI8OFsXFwEI7tyRS4O2vS_1eeYwNwhRiMG69IVP9yacBTA/w185-h400/q3.jpg" width="185" /></a></div><p>Beans definitely happy. The Black Cherry tomato stuck in the back there seems pretty happy too.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKObLlNyxcPRziD4M2YXLthRwD-hSJMywAoUKemoGDtGiB3209impvqTbpvq__cpYl6b8UNOHoEYJVc955HderyX16eksJS39E1nKXT8bYcfLIHLQXT5z5ekbvVNd1tzk9UIIDW5DAHzidTLLDzFu4xHgfRbet8OHYazp2QcsVJ8a1_tcbhPLpb3Sjzw/s2048/q2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="945" data-original-width="2048" height="185" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKObLlNyxcPRziD4M2YXLthRwD-hSJMywAoUKemoGDtGiB3209impvqTbpvq__cpYl6b8UNOHoEYJVc955HderyX16eksJS39E1nKXT8bYcfLIHLQXT5z5ekbvVNd1tzk9UIIDW5DAHzidTLLDzFu4xHgfRbet8OHYazp2QcsVJ8a1_tcbhPLpb3Sjzw/w400-h185/q2.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p>These peppers (type? shrug) got about 10x happier after mulching.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJkxb2jzL88SrCDbRIp5qjgakVwNTo0d8McJ8ViTe7LWx6OS5EJP6Sk7LOzERPT00BE7mWnKIyYN_EEIp5uINT4OgBoVptyS6iYLoZz8L7L8PinjYALfI40R6o2C0XDehIo8n0_EpERKS_7smY2ZeW02MO9ITXgxFQEXMfnNjf0UkXNmL1Lwpo5LvSgA/s2048/p9.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="945" data-original-width="2048" height="185" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJkxb2jzL88SrCDbRIp5qjgakVwNTo0d8McJ8ViTe7LWx6OS5EJP6Sk7LOzERPT00BE7mWnKIyYN_EEIp5uINT4OgBoVptyS6iYLoZz8L7L8PinjYALfI40R6o2C0XDehIo8n0_EpERKS_7smY2ZeW02MO9ITXgxFQEXMfnNjf0UkXNmL1Lwpo5LvSgA/w400-h185/p9.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p>These guys really don't seem to have enough soil. Until a week or so ago, the planter itself was only about half full. And no mulch. Seemed to dry out very quickly, but the plants were still doing pretty well. I filled up the planter with dirt (nothing fancy, just yard dirt). And I mulched with some old leaves and tiny sticks that I cleaned out of the driveway. They seemed happy with this, and I am thinking of hanging some rope from the gutter to use as a crude trellis. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1J3lHImtCWVQIx7q76YiSQpMjp3lWiWTqbDH2viqsCnfNHWk0DG_lpqOzDskYXz_DNc95tbhkm3xt2p9D72GDD9qoILxf06kwq47VhHu4NGOvwSVzkTnFTqVvPiNVuA3QUSiLXGgAi4c5Xh5wzTCtPZQdhVADwAru81H_G1ZfgPGLRi6gNfC4tzrnbA/s2048/p6.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="945" data-original-width="2048" height="185" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1J3lHImtCWVQIx7q76YiSQpMjp3lWiWTqbDH2viqsCnfNHWk0DG_lpqOzDskYXz_DNc95tbhkm3xt2p9D72GDD9qoILxf06kwq47VhHu4NGOvwSVzkTnFTqVvPiNVuA3QUSiLXGgAi4c5Xh5wzTCtPZQdhVADwAru81H_G1ZfgPGLRi6gNfC4tzrnbA/w400-h185/p6.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p>The basement peppers have been sporadically harvested, but it's getting to be time to do a big harvest. Need to come up with a plan for what to do with them. Might roast on the grill and then freeze. Would be great in soup/omelette/cornbread/whatever throughout the year. Also mulches them with that same leaf/stick litter.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFSXD_F4AGUhGltB3tE6Y8DZbePOgN82-ERIR-ZrPHzpqrK60nA_j-fn5aOw433POMLW-ciY0lyA3Cm_peuZpOASnq7zEhd_8Q2-BSu4KyDyHAiPlM14oO9dx4m6L-SvauULE2i7ORPjbKtYDG0q5EzzdXWQuC2Mqe3SlBXwCBY5CsJMfmiepo-7lMxQ/s2048/p5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="945" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFSXD_F4AGUhGltB3tE6Y8DZbePOgN82-ERIR-ZrPHzpqrK60nA_j-fn5aOw433POMLW-ciY0lyA3Cm_peuZpOASnq7zEhd_8Q2-BSu4KyDyHAiPlM14oO9dx4m6L-SvauULE2i7ORPjbKtYDG0q5EzzdXWQuC2Mqe3SlBXwCBY5CsJMfmiepo-7lMxQ/w185-h400/p5.jpg" width="185" /></a></div><p>Anaheims baby! The only downside is there are only 5 plants here. I wonder how many peppers I will end up with. I was worried they might be too crowded, but they seem to be doing extremely well. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-wQ_ePJyUMimfMkF2HyPlMpM9ErDMeeR6qMxN7c2YXKCRQ6t-Zjg5bMyk-rog7lbwC9XlysvDsFtYVcbESOdjnsb9mVrjw_LtbT3D9O4Gcy9NsQ-hlXkykoFWdgxypVwAyKdnCiiQV4SaoodPDporlOSIF47y60CdfPR4NY0oTkvkBMgss_hliNOk_Q/s2048/p4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="945" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-wQ_ePJyUMimfMkF2HyPlMpM9ErDMeeR6qMxN7c2YXKCRQ6t-Zjg5bMyk-rog7lbwC9XlysvDsFtYVcbESOdjnsb9mVrjw_LtbT3D9O4Gcy9NsQ-hlXkykoFWdgxypVwAyKdnCiiQV4SaoodPDporlOSIF47y60CdfPR4NY0oTkvkBMgss_hliNOk_Q/w185-h400/p4.jpg" width="185" /></a></div><p>The kale in the back is doing so much better than the kale in the stone planter. What's more I think there is almost enough kale to supply my needs in this one patch. Would almost certainly be enough if I had this whole area planted.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYrw_BbwEsxnFTCctITIFYSX9cbSYgP9MT_K0xm1bhpccOsLupSXTx-bPHgDAePOLa1wZNMsND6op_Jqfgx0TTFM2i6zI6hmQHkQBUQJWsTA5Rt1OtUbYW54l2qpqYoFF8nO87EBjwimG-KsolAKFhO5No6g92-HC22pqgX693v1DK4UVtSciOdelIng/s2048/p2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="947" data-original-width="2048" height="185" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYrw_BbwEsxnFTCctITIFYSX9cbSYgP9MT_K0xm1bhpccOsLupSXTx-bPHgDAePOLa1wZNMsND6op_Jqfgx0TTFM2i6zI6hmQHkQBUQJWsTA5Rt1OtUbYW54l2qpqYoFF8nO87EBjwimG-KsolAKFhO5No6g92-HC22pqgX693v1DK4UVtSciOdelIng/w400-h185/p2.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p>The long beans are climbing. I don't know how big they will get.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiARdWZJgHRdjB7XE7_GD9MQJABlLMADK58N_O-ExOT9uatdWanpqOihBHtU8hv-KTZiuIHNdbGUZWdBNST_U5FT318J1MhK-MM5dm-JWwqvOL4MVdu3cuOdAGd5cqEH9F9tKVCUvsbRcYQFOWerfGdk775r_Mr-zHLCfpkA3fidG9_QPUXyigBXqzoQ/s2048/p1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="945" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiARdWZJgHRdjB7XE7_GD9MQJABlLMADK58N_O-ExOT9uatdWanpqOihBHtU8hv-KTZiuIHNdbGUZWdBNST_U5FT318J1MhK-MM5dm-JWwqvOL4MVdu3cuOdAGd5cqEH9F9tKVCUvsbRcYQFOWerfGdk775r_Mr-zHLCfpkA3fidG9_QPUXyigBXqzoQ/w185-h400/p1.jpg" width="185" /></a></div><p></p><p>Tomatoes in the stone beds are doing crazy well. If feel like I should be growing two in each square since they seem VERY crowded, I guess we'll see how they do.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZ8S2YqSOQY4X2xvvm4AWFgiL5Qo8zRihe2UygCeMGYaEffIXb-9SclodzHWJrwjkw39djayB0C0eXNEjPkT4vSaGBYDiXgUG-4ryol27GutRBY5SaoxScIKRMKXqlODIj3JXD7EIy1p_ob3qjmSgsoEYHWuiffwfhd2QLM8FCaL8Vw0g69qsvncP_Mg/s2048/q1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="945" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZ8S2YqSOQY4X2xvvm4AWFgiL5Qo8zRihe2UygCeMGYaEffIXb-9SclodzHWJrwjkw39djayB0C0eXNEjPkT4vSaGBYDiXgUG-4ryol27GutRBY5SaoxScIKRMKXqlODIj3JXD7EIy1p_ob3qjmSgsoEYHWuiffwfhd2QLM8FCaL8Vw0g69qsvncP_Mg/w185-h400/q1.jpg" width="185" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Front: Cherokee Purple, Black Cherry. Back: Brandywine, Mortgage Lifter</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD7xvDY7VYtlbk67AJTpCEBdhNP9P7bzPBzQOS5c5J1vgZX9s4ReayTzm9lUz9Nk5YhE92k9sihZWCxEA7g4c6gBaicLTQJGQ5EDzmdQeCG09j3Vf49ZYyWe-5IkmhR5mVH3xYQZjiM388hWRTUWPE5JTHMPMGM6WgFFTY8ynEfjFBxORaIybu3gU-Qg/s2048/p8.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="945" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD7xvDY7VYtlbk67AJTpCEBdhNP9P7bzPBzQOS5c5J1vgZX9s4ReayTzm9lUz9Nk5YhE92k9sihZWCxEA7g4c6gBaicLTQJGQ5EDzmdQeCG09j3Vf49ZYyWe-5IkmhR5mVH3xYQZjiM388hWRTUWPE5JTHMPMGM6WgFFTY8ynEfjFBxORaIybu3gU-Qg/w185-h400/p8.jpg" width="185" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Front: Roma, Hungarian. Back: A Grappoli D'Invierno, Beefsteak</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br />Farmer Matthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09565223966905876368noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8352933233489480556.post-1815295683627774082022-07-09T18:46:00.004-07:002022-07-09T18:46:43.719-07:00Posting Statistics<p> I thought this was interesting. My posts per year over 14 years! I started out super enthusiastic over the first couple years, then dropped off quite dramatically. But this year figures to be the biggest year since 2011. Projected number of posts for 2022 based on how many posts I had up until July in the past.</p><p><br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikwxLzCQeNmx-q2ApGkoJLljdYYbtD6cEswidzjyMEIDBvOCHRsEJKcHjYMnktQD9kCiOlqSLZjPrvBW36TIX-8t6vl-siujPOxZcB-66JGqAX0e3ZZiWIWq1Ewe6i_iMyblGal84wjKqOcN6Bn50V3Xqm1rgI79fWlsVLZN3ZL7yaSLFTrJBuBdWTiQ/s1280/PPY.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="909" data-original-width="1280" height="284" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikwxLzCQeNmx-q2ApGkoJLljdYYbtD6cEswidzjyMEIDBvOCHRsEJKcHjYMnktQD9kCiOlqSLZjPrvBW36TIX-8t6vl-siujPOxZcB-66JGqAX0e3ZZiWIWq1Ewe6i_iMyblGal84wjKqOcN6Bn50V3Xqm1rgI79fWlsVLZN3ZL7yaSLFTrJBuBdWTiQ/w400-h284/PPY.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Posts per year since 2009</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p><br /></p>Farmer Matthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09565223966905876368noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8352933233489480556.post-68071467030665824662022-07-06T14:09:00.002-07:002022-07-06T14:09:29.181-07:00Some Interesting Growth<div class="separator" style="clear: both;">The beans out front are starting to flower. Very pretty, and hopefully beans soon.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyEk_PZ-5QcqIi36D68EXUVSiAKJ69BoZwlmB0f8n54VNZE7ZxlrLEcqPiEj_XGkF04q4cRxiTHjnEALYmBA64XQKzQA1EY_jlSBeeWvJYw50Z3vun4ARS0vKHVhJQSOt1Z_AmC6ycvv44cdquujAudSA5c4rBe30AAF9Y8XOUKJw3LKIAAm7-TS7S-Q/s2048/t6.jpg" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0px; text-align: center;"><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="945" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyEk_PZ-5QcqIi36D68EXUVSiAKJ69BoZwlmB0f8n54VNZE7ZxlrLEcqPiEj_XGkF04q4cRxiTHjnEALYmBA64XQKzQA1EY_jlSBeeWvJYw50Z3vun4ARS0vKHVhJQSOt1Z_AmC6ycvv44cdquujAudSA5c4rBe30AAF9Y8XOUKJw3LKIAAm7-TS7S-Q/s400/t6.jpg" /></a>The beans out back, not to be outdone, are climbing up the chicken wire trellis. The little twining tendril is about a foot and a half long. They spend most of their time trying to outgrow the kale in front of them, which is doing very well.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyEk_PZ-5QcqIi36D68EXUVSiAKJ69BoZwlmB0f8n54VNZE7ZxlrLEcqPiEj_XGkF04q4cRxiTHjnEALYmBA64XQKzQA1EY_jlSBeeWvJYw50Z3vun4ARS0vKHVhJQSOt1Z_AmC6ycvv44cdquujAudSA5c4rBe30AAF9Y8XOUKJw3LKIAAm7-TS7S-Q/s2048/t6.jpg" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0px; text-align: center;"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3Um0nyXEYDNtc0QwexKz5I5r-3_fr2wEXo66ypmExCj9viA6qjVhoEazQBU9LKVs-aMvLFue4fKRuqAT9pxYcM4PPrRo00Dfb2s0jGb1cQx62iOrkUCug23ZAhyZWX7_ZFdzHQYfPncIiA9vXlbVkLfuZuc5FdxCcLPRTFCBjVtePCKT2yBV_87jXcQ/s2048/t2.jpg" style="display: inline !important; padding: 1em 0px;"><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="945" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3Um0nyXEYDNtc0QwexKz5I5r-3_fr2wEXo66ypmExCj9viA6qjVhoEazQBU9LKVs-aMvLFue4fKRuqAT9pxYcM4PPrRo00Dfb2s0jGb1cQx62iOrkUCug23ZAhyZWX7_ZFdzHQYfPncIiA9vXlbVkLfuZuc5FdxCcLPRTFCBjVtePCKT2yBV_87jXcQ/s400/t2.jpg" /></a>The Spoon Tomatoes out back seem very happy with their setup. I think they may not provide too much in the way of actual poundage of veg, but I do think they will be kind of fun.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF3ljd3DGy3MGh9IHDB51iQkwvNavAKGdh9csiYFvec-UX6Ab1BMhRU2bXr_zt8ZLyXilhbgcS5uhNTOkMoBzTDQZI_fr9J9zMKtZnOQkoGJUqvJWsgZs8GK1T6Wc1o_1xuJmF-GvEqHYsYeTPwI_JBctfGLM1i2HLys0iAx3D8p4KHXQC49HS5qksIQ/s2048/t1.jpg" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0px; text-align: center;"><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="945" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF3ljd3DGy3MGh9IHDB51iQkwvNavAKGdh9csiYFvec-UX6Ab1BMhRU2bXr_zt8ZLyXilhbgcS5uhNTOkMoBzTDQZI_fr9J9zMKtZnOQkoGJUqvJWsgZs8GK1T6Wc1o_1xuJmF-GvEqHYsYeTPwI_JBctfGLM1i2HLys0iAx3D8p4KHXQC49HS5qksIQ/s400/t1.jpg" /></a>The cuke patch does not look too happy. I suspect I didn't water quite enough for their liking. I did mulch with grass clippings which will help with water retention. And there is new growth that seems a bit happier.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIIBhuy2v3oCYx-z_ToTNSkL3nTkIl4LPYcObpHu-Jkfj29WyQdGzRy9_HfJG054_C3wJPW8MYL782UOGZ5ftBG0S02S85-TMdHmWUD6dpPseulvPxA7UDRE2H6aS0yKCfY2PQV1gvivmOOvxhEhkFVLxNn6wIJa39FvsYeg6WdfhEhWhgdtYOutuekQ/s2048/t5.jpg" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0px; text-align: center;"><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="945" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIIBhuy2v3oCYx-z_ToTNSkL3nTkIl4LPYcObpHu-Jkfj29WyQdGzRy9_HfJG054_C3wJPW8MYL782UOGZ5ftBG0S02S85-TMdHmWUD6dpPseulvPxA7UDRE2H6aS0yKCfY2PQV1gvivmOOvxhEhkFVLxNn6wIJa39FvsYeg6WdfhEhWhgdtYOutuekQ/s400/t5.jpg" width="400" /></a>The zucchino rampicante seems to be flourishing. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRrkfboDKnzyFzaw6D1l0UzRq0KyjgQFNKURxq5hMF8FkSJZ_GxfBW4LS0inzU-zt_dD9YVAlRqj7x3gpQ8t58kAsTd-SbmtZ6QAN80yEp5UIpS0VNOaGv74wDK0RhDLft40XR8JAtEl6HpaiO8UdqJT1JgFHqH_vKleI7nEKAAwOGRBQRZr2AAGaRSA/s2048/t8.jpg" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0px; text-align: center;"><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="945" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRrkfboDKnzyFzaw6D1l0UzRq0KyjgQFNKURxq5hMF8FkSJZ_GxfBW4LS0inzU-zt_dD9YVAlRqj7x3gpQ8t58kAsTd-SbmtZ6QAN80yEp5UIpS0VNOaGv74wDK0RhDLft40XR8JAtEl6HpaiO8UdqJT1JgFHqH_vKleI7nEKAAwOGRBQRZr2AAGaRSA/s400/t8.jpg" width="400" /></a>OMG a cucumber! Ok, admittedly not quite salad/pickle sized. But it is there!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjZeBnmNimC4EF2TOFPgZkq5L_j5ZRbnCErKjDbYe_PGL09itR06sW0NDnS_etRijAji-f3Y9ZVpFA1HT0PczIdRDM5WOLz02ghmE9DKUoFFZTA1w-GVE3ouozZ1m0MbC7CCAsRhgJwp0bQPG0n2pKiRPQCBINDPj-N4o4Vt8Jr5wndfSAglJdJEq1aQ/s2048/t9.jpg" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0px; text-align: center;"><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="945" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjZeBnmNimC4EF2TOFPgZkq5L_j5ZRbnCErKjDbYe_PGL09itR06sW0NDnS_etRijAji-f3Y9ZVpFA1HT0PczIdRDM5WOLz02ghmE9DKUoFFZTA1w-GVE3ouozZ1m0MbC7CCAsRhgJwp0bQPG0n2pKiRPQCBINDPj-N4o4Vt8Jr5wndfSAglJdJEq1aQ/s400/t9.jpg" /></a>And another peek at the main tomato patches. Looking good! Maybe it would be wise to prune a bit more to free up the air flow around this jungle a bit. I don't think I will be that aggressive though.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX3rgEY3ByNOId7xRO-faTzvP0m_FRDt4BgwuEN4vD5R-kSASXrw3wZwLMUuPsywHknk1RRAwxvO-urfa-_2XA7NXi3TsbMOkrrY_jk8TJRFz5p6nZPOL1SKPXOtJvtGdhtMqhymwHgNClOojGKLoVUJ0NjZXEe2YSrora3F7U_DT_M4amefUPtJJijw/s2048/t3.jpg" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0px; text-align: center;"><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="945" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX3rgEY3ByNOId7xRO-faTzvP0m_FRDt4BgwuEN4vD5R-kSASXrw3wZwLMUuPsywHknk1RRAwxvO-urfa-_2XA7NXi3TsbMOkrrY_jk8TJRFz5p6nZPOL1SKPXOtJvtGdhtMqhymwHgNClOojGKLoVUJ0NjZXEe2YSrora3F7U_DT_M4amefUPtJJijw/s400/t3.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRNoOH3z6NrnT25Q098BEmkq3SvhGHzNvs8n7XoEsGeo6JtgR2XyKVLlQf7RhtfhMm0hrbj280TJRrYrF1v6ZOIF47mBZLcILrgh--4ufD3irY2_bkl2dnSa9te67U2ntYflJIUylBNPp1qWu4l6BKLIvbo3rw6HdUBF8CUV7fcd0FjK8Dh5MUqaZiPA/s2048/t4.jpg" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0px; text-align: center;"><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="945" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRNoOH3z6NrnT25Q098BEmkq3SvhGHzNvs8n7XoEsGeo6JtgR2XyKVLlQf7RhtfhMm0hrbj280TJRrYrF1v6ZOIF47mBZLcILrgh--4ufD3irY2_bkl2dnSa9te67U2ntYflJIUylBNPp1qWu4l6BKLIvbo3rw6HdUBF8CUV7fcd0FjK8Dh5MUqaZiPA/s400/t4.jpg" /></a></div>Farmer Matthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09565223966905876368noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8352933233489480556.post-47857064241391100692022-07-04T18:36:00.004-07:002022-07-04T18:40:35.727-07:00Some Eatin'<p> Couple dishes recently featuring produce from the garden.</p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgktlnvqS1NtnP6KUBCnyxRLIkyWV1mR0gW00vl9cEjzOuoxHgOaHKEgsi5mheQZzll3UVuC4ZbHMjzGrCcWkWBwj3CPFI50OVxYH8Zh4upDP9QyHuRUolmrriC_a9cckLo1r6f09wvchX2qw1amkqhpni71W0hjiuiFCJP_TPNY2suvgG6avIJmC6Sbw/s2048/z11.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="945" data-original-width="2048" height="185" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgktlnvqS1NtnP6KUBCnyxRLIkyWV1mR0gW00vl9cEjzOuoxHgOaHKEgsi5mheQZzll3UVuC4ZbHMjzGrCcWkWBwj3CPFI50OVxYH8Zh4upDP9QyHuRUolmrriC_a9cckLo1r6f09wvchX2qw1amkqhpni71W0hjiuiFCJP_TPNY2suvgG6avIJmC6Sbw/w400-h185/z11.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Kale and garlic from the garden with red onion, eggs, and ham.</td></tr></tbody></table></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkvIFIVfb8Zj9TeBFKD9ynZuUwYAXA8vvVyvAIlHzy169toZ-MBd7TOKZuncdwGd_1RyYOMah-Ifx7TGYzn8b60eKgOHNLTFPhHtOqHPchdr8Vkrs5bv-g35x3wLcx4NcWTRSlwKe_w7gfDWKR32XeIS5MzzOEjfwhfs3z2vCx5lgcwnXPNVEboQjZJw/s2048/z10.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="945" data-original-width="2048" height="185" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkvIFIVfb8Zj9TeBFKD9ynZuUwYAXA8vvVyvAIlHzy169toZ-MBd7TOKZuncdwGd_1RyYOMah-Ifx7TGYzn8b60eKgOHNLTFPhHtOqHPchdr8Vkrs5bv-g35x3wLcx4NcWTRSlwKe_w7gfDWKR32XeIS5MzzOEjfwhfs3z2vCx5lgcwnXPNVEboQjZJw/w400-h185/z10.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Zucchini rounds with cheese</td></tr></tbody></table>Farmer Matthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09565223966905876368noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8352933233489480556.post-19187179470651021552022-07-04T18:06:00.004-07:002022-07-04T18:12:33.483-07:00Zucchini Bounty<p> First zucchini harvest was July 1st. Since then, over four days have harvested 7.9 lbs total! I do love my early season zucchini bounty. I will be sad when the vine borers inevitably take them out. But wait! I have a bit of a solution. This year I have four zucchino rampicante sprouted and growing, hopefully by the time the regular zucchini (Fordhook, Black Beauty) go south the rampicantes will grab the baton and keep me supplied.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuPCs8k_HqlvM_kfSx1se6ETokTzr2YvzWhEq-pDnUHCEtPLhuWxJ_R2ZSO2NxLlW8zblh6YQJOUfA2r2Ki7o2gZ4BrwXfJz1rb2p86Nv0xCCrQE6uLRaHCBDXlcH2iEvSAPF4kRt4PUeUeitVLpOppsEWCO6NEvmeqfBFwdV3B-4qtuYTfwVeb0J3rw/s2048/z1.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="945" data-original-width="2048" height="185" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuPCs8k_HqlvM_kfSx1se6ETokTzr2YvzWhEq-pDnUHCEtPLhuWxJ_R2ZSO2NxLlW8zblh6YQJOUfA2r2Ki7o2gZ4BrwXfJz1rb2p86Nv0xCCrQE6uLRaHCBDXlcH2iEvSAPF4kRt4PUeUeitVLpOppsEWCO6NEvmeqfBFwdV3B-4qtuYTfwVeb0J3rw/w400-h185/z1.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The zucchini patch</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJrQ0Tttvhxg5aRPLBIlpOxNFAJ61YiGDHpd4HFpco046VcZ8iv5fjoqGSTSrKpco7Din7_VTE--4ht8PlIcBCSG8cSNJLbBRUeakuWhIlCUS3H05qSRLazLs9fDlF2G_oThvopudlbwbMk-_C21cs_t12vBTWxzpFIUj_aV2moWx0bHQYsroMqEyT-Q/s574/z2a.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="456" data-original-width="574" height="318" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJrQ0Tttvhxg5aRPLBIlpOxNFAJ61YiGDHpd4HFpco046VcZ8iv5fjoqGSTSrKpco7Din7_VTE--4ht8PlIcBCSG8cSNJLbBRUeakuWhIlCUS3H05qSRLazLs9fDlF2G_oThvopudlbwbMk-_C21cs_t12vBTWxzpFIUj_aV2moWx0bHQYsroMqEyT-Q/w400-h318/z2a.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Yum</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidS2R7r6OosdP2mldqPZYUOoZ5o5DzuSNoBLh9pt8yRDuRxDJ9X2OZgez4YRAOQW4DIHjBA7yE7BYifR4sC7QHKoW7b5aE9fA3_08GEEcnUUOcoi1sgHptD0m8CxkPKqjutKT-grJ8iROLF9O3NpysksjrZ-OZOwdgNR-I77_EyuTewBHLMWvaZjBITQ/s1024/z12.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="473" data-original-width="1024" height="185" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidS2R7r6OosdP2mldqPZYUOoZ5o5DzuSNoBLh9pt8yRDuRxDJ9X2OZgez4YRAOQW4DIHjBA7yE7BYifR4sC7QHKoW7b5aE9fA3_08GEEcnUUOcoi1sgHptD0m8CxkPKqjutKT-grJ8iROLF9O3NpysksjrZ-OZOwdgNR-I77_EyuTewBHLMWvaZjBITQ/w400-h185/z12.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Grow you lil rampicantes!</td></tr></tbody></table>Beans are doing great. Have not been victimized by deer yet. Is it just a matter of time? Am I a fool for not working on countermeasures immediately? Can you see the little flowers?<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh11LYcUNstWZ5wM-nSJPIlhstHSSVE8mw8nrCpFtCNreQ-P3ODYKvebRnECuYktnVLYtkiSIzBqMKM18uiJ3Kpghoyo77qtxZ_7VMH3BXCyiTxjh0txjwbfW3fGlASkMpxK6sn1QByShPz2vwIQBSsma-yhXP9kGY-ll34YuU7w2k3FwLUMKZdsPqefQ/s2048/z3.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="945" data-original-width="2048" height="185" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh11LYcUNstWZ5wM-nSJPIlhstHSSVE8mw8nrCpFtCNreQ-P3ODYKvebRnECuYktnVLYtkiSIzBqMKM18uiJ3Kpghoyo77qtxZ_7VMH3BXCyiTxjh0txjwbfW3fGlASkMpxK6sn1QByShPz2vwIQBSsma-yhXP9kGY-ll34YuU7w2k3FwLUMKZdsPqefQ/w400-h185/z3.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Beans</td></tr></tbody></table>These guys are one of the Cherokee Purples. They look good! The other one looks like it has a severe case of blossom end rot. I guess I'm not watering enough. I mulched a bunch this weekend, hopefully that will help.<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg140s2TL6YQc6ieog1kKscVjl-3JQrvFiy-X61kRV8hdLGPDopNTLNrpIvoE_vKnZ-wHCT_QJsicclEHBTh0US1GFbde7-2Qtc6SYOVSaLEFSehLcUcajmqHYjgK8mrM8j9TXoce8h-dVJBkvTj9jJzE3bo_3-PJc0cBvVV0GtEL7pZgr5Ew70ZoWlPw/s2048/z4.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="945" data-original-width="2048" height="185" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg140s2TL6YQc6ieog1kKscVjl-3JQrvFiy-X61kRV8hdLGPDopNTLNrpIvoE_vKnZ-wHCT_QJsicclEHBTh0US1GFbde7-2Qtc6SYOVSaLEFSehLcUcajmqHYjgK8mrM8j9TXoce8h-dVJBkvTj9jJzE3bo_3-PJc0cBvVV0GtEL7pZgr5Ew70ZoWlPw/w400-h185/z4.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The King of Delicious Tomatoes</td></tr></tbody></table><br />This one is allegedly Beefsteak. Yeah, this is clearly not Beefsteak. I don't know what it is, but I like the productivity.<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8CkE6p7jMlsudild0l-LGU3PG974Bc-uu6_Wq-fPvREXsB-gqYqvLO6zM9-z2wNnxJo3e_qeAcmuok_xGTaVPPZ0xreuFmUQFB8nTAlUVdIq_tRuY0CyioHVLcLoQ4-4OtyIl5FyUBUXSxPwJCK6lvEJZXqKWoVfyA_JAL93eANJO73RyOl6KVlnJCA/s2048/z5.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="945" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8CkE6p7jMlsudild0l-LGU3PG974Bc-uu6_Wq-fPvREXsB-gqYqvLO6zM9-z2wNnxJo3e_qeAcmuok_xGTaVPPZ0xreuFmUQFB8nTAlUVdIq_tRuY0CyioHVLcLoQ4-4OtyIl5FyUBUXSxPwJCK6lvEJZXqKWoVfyA_JAL93eANJO73RyOl6KVlnJCA/w296-h640/z5.jpg" width="296" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I dunno!</td></tr></tbody></table>Update on the back containers. They seem to be getting bigger and lusher every day.<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPXGDyRUJ2zdYtMmSry8ezRGYQUzZ0pznS3YMaaKJuH2orrm0nZtAHdgVgCMwejoDyxuBcFNUpJEe0p3Yd7nI97uuH9jWWHJpMaKQWBDJ5vTYYE9dvZp7JbTpEu797MvEQPLLrn6SRheJWPl1ClsHhB--Ow5t8K6KW0D9frjvc6E0BY8iqYKf7a_nPgw/s2048/z9.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="945" data-original-width="2048" height="185" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPXGDyRUJ2zdYtMmSry8ezRGYQUzZ0pznS3YMaaKJuH2orrm0nZtAHdgVgCMwejoDyxuBcFNUpJEe0p3Yd7nI97uuH9jWWHJpMaKQWBDJ5vTYYE9dvZp7JbTpEu797MvEQPLLrn6SRheJWPl1ClsHhB--Ow5t8K6KW0D9frjvc6E0BY8iqYKf7a_nPgw/w400-h185/z9.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Containers</td></tr></tbody></table>Farmer Matthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09565223966905876368noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8352933233489480556.post-41395155966536368512022-07-01T07:27:00.003-07:002022-07-01T07:27:20.237-07:00Garlic Tips<p> Watching a lot of gardening videos lately. This one ( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AWqgRhVDK4g ) had 10 tips for bigger garlic bulbs. My garlic did kinda meh this year, so maybe this might help.</p><p>1) Spacing - 6" apart - mine might be a little closer, maybe 4.</p><p>2) Depth - 2" - Maybe a little deeper?</p><p>3) Rich soil, maybe compost - I feel like my soil is not too rich. I will try some compost, particularly around the cloves when I plant.</p><p>4) Fertilize - Low N fertilizer - I don't really fertilize!</p><p>5) Hardneck vs Softneck - Hardneck better for my climate</p><p>6) Don't plant small cloves - I do a good job on this one\</p><p>7) Weed - The diligence of my weeding, it, uh, varies.</p><p>8) Cut the scapes - CHECK!</p><p>9) Plant cloves right side up - CHECK!</p><p>10) Plant around Halloween - CHECK!</p>Farmer Matthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09565223966905876368noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8352933233489480556.post-85685844127906488882022-07-01T05:27:00.000-07:002022-07-01T05:27:03.032-07:00Weedin'<p> A bountiful kale harvest?</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEBINZtLhiL_M3sdxQfYEUmyo0ZWeyOoG62R4aL-a0UOoWAKnKjRRk_793M344BAeDA4HHrlL4bvy4uXbcBZzgTvRXkULUvS60MdCgczxNjKmN9k4NsJgzZnxVYH8HdtyvJ0fBlQixu5GA5s9Zzot_74-B21cHxlQ3L2oxKJ-R-Fy5V7yMoZ_334Z-Eg/s2048/G11.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="945" data-original-width="2048" height="185" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEBINZtLhiL_M3sdxQfYEUmyo0ZWeyOoG62R4aL-a0UOoWAKnKjRRk_793M344BAeDA4HHrlL4bvy4uXbcBZzgTvRXkULUvS60MdCgczxNjKmN9k4NsJgzZnxVYH8HdtyvJ0fBlQixu5GA5s9Zzot_74-B21cHxlQ3L2oxKJ-R-Fy5V7yMoZ_334Z-Eg/w400-h185/G11.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p>Nah, I just weeded the cucumber patch. Grew kale there last year. I stand by my theory that kale is a weed.</p>Farmer Matthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09565223966905876368noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8352933233489480556.post-12915689317806557402022-06-29T21:44:00.002-07:002022-06-29T21:44:12.452-07:00Cucumber Trauma<p> The big news is giant rats (aka deer) came out of the woods, strolled down to my driveway, and pretty much ate half the foliage of my cucumbers.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjunuOLc-QcLMTNnNphLfeEjuUVccdHiYlG0Tas2XdrgW-wcT_Xg1RNpLWKIHttnGgR1dnoRe5Uyo6mq5rqUhqTRIuCjO_P6IqKps3_13y0n6JQ3gx5uigRvB2t6GrR2Dtt5VBySGKYKhmZIct49zMHXa6NjzHjqm4Uksx-5cHUTLoZBiUVh97TQYxVGg/s2048/g9.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="945" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjunuOLc-QcLMTNnNphLfeEjuUVccdHiYlG0Tas2XdrgW-wcT_Xg1RNpLWKIHttnGgR1dnoRe5Uyo6mq5rqUhqTRIuCjO_P6IqKps3_13y0n6JQ3gx5uigRvB2t6GrR2Dtt5VBySGKYKhmZIct49zMHXa6NjzHjqm4Uksx-5cHUTLoZBiUVh97TQYxVGg/s320/g9.jpg" width="148" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Evidence</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilgH3EVcqP5Je2-eBJUTejhCKqdIOru5GG8nST_CCV5G3cNqlQ1w66K16Ps26wgUu4USbCGKFq4xSzzZvAsjAGrEFijnm5WJTK_9LoKVqthXzqBDUUULKJLeBBHt4H0ZLP97l2DnLZOlsOhHHWFdrV2Gh-1IMncNUtucma86bE3AlgcVeyIhMVqMGtIA/s1056/g56.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1056" data-original-width="942" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilgH3EVcqP5Je2-eBJUTejhCKqdIOru5GG8nST_CCV5G3cNqlQ1w66K16Ps26wgUu4USbCGKFq4xSzzZvAsjAGrEFijnm5WJTK_9LoKVqthXzqBDUUULKJLeBBHt4H0ZLP97l2DnLZOlsOhHHWFdrV2Gh-1IMncNUtucma86bE3AlgcVeyIhMVqMGtIA/w356-h400/g56.jpg" width="356" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Maybe it was more than half :-(</td></tr></tbody></table>I've taken some weak measures to keep them away - put up some string and a couple tomato cages to make it a bit more awkward for them. No further devastation last night. Maybe I had them planted too thickly. Maybe the deer-pruning will actually help them? *sigh*<div><br /></div><div>Zucchini is getting very close to getting picked!</div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjULePGl96JulqOthKLuVVXwosTMdtW_6m2LLaAWjzO71iODyAqZvx7vk-RmjwIc9z7xUl8j8qjCTIXdwbSzZ_rWdMyKiP6URPY1vQc5ZadmTflmWwWBNATuXQf1sA34iTx2jOCGCah-ZIsf0UIjKbMkFLgqEKiCoyRsA5EGzL_tswxRER5eYYrfoSkXA/s2048/g3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="947" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjULePGl96JulqOthKLuVVXwosTMdtW_6m2LLaAWjzO71iODyAqZvx7vk-RmjwIc9z7xUl8j8qjCTIXdwbSzZ_rWdMyKiP6URPY1vQc5ZadmTflmWwWBNATuXQf1sA34iTx2jOCGCah-ZIsf0UIjKbMkFLgqEKiCoyRsA5EGzL_tswxRER5eYYrfoSkXA/w185-h400/g3.jpg" title="Zucchini Numero Uno" width="185" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Zucchini numero uno</td></tr></tbody></table>Didn't even notice the dead rotting leaf below it or the small weed beside it. So I could be doing things better here clearly. You can see the broken off stem slightly to the left and under it. That leaf was yellowing so I ruthlessly pruned. This years garden theme is pruning!<div><br /></div><div>Zucchino rampicante coming up!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGy8r36WvRDR9go0sD31qoSnU8GbqJPcmr26sUEdjdiuJqJmPW7ian6JeqbWytC7R6TwUCODWLT9I006osQptqx2yvg4EkYViLGufKO6fHjJmoWeHWGe3n-QWfWDC2Ku-6tRy-4Pnwa5Etat6aqJG9AiPu4zdOpKB0TX3zgJIkuJBP5sSkFAI-Szxt7Q/s2048/g4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="947" data-original-width="2048" height="185" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGy8r36WvRDR9go0sD31qoSnU8GbqJPcmr26sUEdjdiuJqJmPW7ian6JeqbWytC7R6TwUCODWLT9I006osQptqx2yvg4EkYViLGufKO6fHjJmoWeHWGe3n-QWfWDC2Ku-6tRy-4Pnwa5Etat6aqJG9AiPu4zdOpKB0TX3zgJIkuJBP5sSkFAI-Szxt7Q/w400-h185/g4.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Peppers and Spoon tomatoes coming along nicely!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6D5Hra1GI8jsalPQQ6EkCloUuQXCtC6jDGnNgVzQPffoRz3kjKEThC6b--SKSN1kysx8oX579cR3erO1iM-F7kuJ5Ns6W-N0AUEmq1breEc20k6UTEQkjUSBsYCiSA1nY1srrHIhmLDZdQY_hhV3rqF5lt8HOMG_xOh3S6HZw0p4mJrwBiImibj2RCA/s2370/peppers20220629.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="936" data-original-width="2370" height="158" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6D5Hra1GI8jsalPQQ6EkCloUuQXCtC6jDGnNgVzQPffoRz3kjKEThC6b--SKSN1kysx8oX579cR3erO1iM-F7kuJ5Ns6W-N0AUEmq1breEc20k6UTEQkjUSBsYCiSA1nY1srrHIhmLDZdQY_hhV3rqF5lt8HOMG_xOh3S6HZw0p4mJrwBiImibj2RCA/w400-h158/peppers20220629.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div>Roots from a tomato cutting. No real intention of growing this, just wanted to see how it would do if I just set it in a glass with water.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifMv2pwmseXCJ2Ir6QWxxI2tdri2PavsmyriKasY9_a8NCbKfsukeL6slftOyZUZCq3IFJ5_bkxeC1fRonwABnbCfI_DG0qWEvzoUW12H_HlOrDMA3mqm5bPazXOYA-wrHGEUZ-jk_aLom1tE6nBZB29Q_EHU3YO8oYvqBep6BVhVAlbH3azVHS28NxQ/s2048/g1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="945" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifMv2pwmseXCJ2Ir6QWxxI2tdri2PavsmyriKasY9_a8NCbKfsukeL6slftOyZUZCq3IFJ5_bkxeC1fRonwABnbCfI_DG0qWEvzoUW12H_HlOrDMA3mqm5bPazXOYA-wrHGEUZ-jk_aLom1tE6nBZB29Q_EHU3YO8oYvqBep6BVhVAlbH3azVHS28NxQ/w185-h400/g1.jpg" width="185" /></a></div><br /><div><br /><br /><div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p><br /></p></div></div>Farmer Matthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09565223966905876368noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8352933233489480556.post-15263226059673917702022-06-18T16:05:00.003-07:002022-06-18T16:06:56.609-07:00Garlic Harvest!<p>The garlic is done. I haven't pulled them yet, and honestly they don't look too fantastic, so this might be a bit of a disappointment. Lets go see. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQNjNiSbVMDeIlIOrHRzx9wgGOZ3WvF4qakq8jPpuS5fk940jxrhmBAxsupJW5ZQ1Uow2HNRPsj7bIewVazD7EJjpFI_AUB_IhjUce5FeIut1WUFwFd0msuPWpllpRrUeCglS32PSALN_h0Fnj7PXyyNPDYStKJwPDQS98a5LG7DvGGcfUyOttpWay3w/s300/afml.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="168" data-original-width="300" height="168" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQNjNiSbVMDeIlIOrHRzx9wgGOZ3WvF4qakq8jPpuS5fk940jxrhmBAxsupJW5ZQ1Uow2HNRPsj7bIewVazD7EJjpFI_AUB_IhjUce5FeIut1WUFwFd0msuPWpllpRrUeCglS32PSALN_h0Fnj7PXyyNPDYStKJwPDQS98a5LG7DvGGcfUyOttpWay3w/s1600/afml.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><p>Well, pretty paltry harvest. Most years I get mostly small bulbs, but two or three that look like they might have come from a supermarket. This year not so much. On the plus side, there's plenty for eatin'. I think I will make something with what the garden has produced so far tonight - garlic and kale.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrvIg7QothPR9DeXLaR1YabE6aO-V2mDsyMcQ9RS73iSJ32aFt_DXwAb3U_wDp_SnM6WBUZGnIe5wFIui81bLS6lcH-bDxQLH4tCmG9EAGS4iV1yenGj15jjLzHFjNUbwce0ic2zQx8Uowb13GmEcFgJHfEuvFAwXmTWeix86q0SHaUP6Gs0Udimls4w/s2048/gasrlicharvest2022.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1530" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrvIg7QothPR9DeXLaR1YabE6aO-V2mDsyMcQ9RS73iSJ32aFt_DXwAb3U_wDp_SnM6WBUZGnIe5wFIui81bLS6lcH-bDxQLH4tCmG9EAGS4iV1yenGj15jjLzHFjNUbwce0ic2zQx8Uowb13GmEcFgJHfEuvFAwXmTWeix86q0SHaUP6Gs0Udimls4w/w299-h400/gasrlicharvest2022.jpg" width="299" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Garlic Harvest 6-18-2022</td></tr></tbody></table><br />One of the tomatoes decided the growing straight was boring and tried to introduce a fancy curve. Well, I don't like that one bit so I tied it up.<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqA8taJcWoSaX7xrOHU2nMHHJIEHYU43di-V4YPtsBGrGRDajshoQtTqQ4kohWfoH8K5U4a3UgGX-sRL-1k2rR7RzhtZ0wXkcn-ZN2bNa37J9yGLfZuNyx11OkJPn9ZcVF2Aw3F_0pYfJj3izKaA1oDgOXhA6RWmf3llZfk-Clvm3QaBNNh5ALPsj6aA/s1534/tom12.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="1534" height="268" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqA8taJcWoSaX7xrOHU2nMHHJIEHYU43di-V4YPtsBGrGRDajshoQtTqQ4kohWfoH8K5U4a3UgGX-sRL-1k2rR7RzhtZ0wXkcn-ZN2bNa37J9yGLfZuNyx11OkJPn9ZcVF2Aw3F_0pYfJj3izKaA1oDgOXhA6RWmf3llZfk-Clvm3QaBNNh5ALPsj6aA/w400-h268/tom12.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Left: Before, Right: After</td></tr></tbody></table><br />So I've determined that I have about a bed and a half available to plant _something_ in the beds beside the driveway. Now that the garlic is pulled, there is a full free one. The kale plot closest to the street only is half planted. I only have tomatoes, peppers, and strawberries still in pots. The peppers seem to do very well in pots, so I'm going to put tomatoes and strawberries in the leftover space.<div><br /></div><div>Things to keep in mind when I replant:</div><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Put some bonemeal in the hole.</li><li>Plant DEEP. As deep as I can go.</li><li>Put in stakes or cages now, when it's easy.</li><li>Hit them with some water right away, so they don't wilt.</li><li>Transplant quickly! It's not too hot of a day, so I don't think they will wilt too badly, but lets not risk it.</li></ul><div>I have a number of plants that are pretty healthy still in pots. Like a foot or a foot and a half tall already. I picked the largest/healthiest to move.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUcTwMzF0rk6smpjMrgxo-WxIwOCWYgffinsMm_R_Uzj0R8kEqASlEJVTwoyF4Vh13k8WKBzhE5UnonKu9IQ_xtKGBHLR37T1KOVJHHKJOP2D3nxyZqc7f7JF4onRkWxJSjdG8QpkAkOI7pKI_WqFhOvA1MSQYusKkK4xlyP6iVdJORWUkFFTvf6zWNQ/s1267/garden2022-2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="510" data-original-width="1267" height="161" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUcTwMzF0rk6smpjMrgxo-WxIwOCWYgffinsMm_R_Uzj0R8kEqASlEJVTwoyF4Vh13k8WKBzhE5UnonKu9IQ_xtKGBHLR37T1KOVJHHKJOP2D3nxyZqc7f7JF4onRkWxJSjdG8QpkAkOI7pKI_WqFhOvA1MSQYusKkK4xlyP6iVdJORWUkFFTvf6zWNQ/w400-h161/garden2022-2.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Still to do:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Weed the bean/kale bed in the back. The kale is shading out the beans! Gotta thin it. Time for some more kale in my diet.</li><li>The Barry's Crazy Cherry is very limp, it never really recovered from the transplant. I may pull it and put something different there.</li><li>Plant some zucchino rampicante. Insurance against vine borers.</li><li>Fill up every bucket and big pot I have and start some basil and herbs. Transplant what large tomatoes I can. See what I have for peppers.</li></ul></div></div>Farmer Matthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09565223966905876368noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8352933233489480556.post-38462175045544261082022-06-12T15:58:00.004-07:002022-06-12T15:58:51.699-07:00Some Repotting<p> So I've got two locations that I refer to as "compost heaps". The first is a black plastic container in the near back yard that mostly gets grass clippings and weeds pulled elsewhere in the yard. That does a pretty good job of turning that stuff into compost. I have not been truly scientific about it, it doesn't have the right ratios of "green" to "brown" materials, but it make a nice rich puffy soil. Out back further is a pile near the tree line of mostly grass clippings and overflow waste when the black container is full. Also makes nice fluffy compost. Today I pretty much emptied the black plastic compost heap filling up various containers, some two gallon buckets I got from work (originally used to carry pre-shelled hard boiled eggs), some plant pots, and the bottom half of a recycling container that got sliced up the side and didn't work anymore for its intended purpose.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzZmob1JyRhp1JX4VTVH-lAyjI19PWbf81uRP5L7v31Q6QU0xUaav53d2C9_2Ipx31t71mv2WKa_Tb-chQGKeb5ivuIQlphTGtCRDQC-eiFkarDBijDRYc4xirYUeqAMA09d0mFxKVjx2wmbz0DAVryzLfH3SA3pJxHJLiJtekcJ5iMns9G-B4HYVmfw/s2048/peppers20220612.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1530" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzZmob1JyRhp1JX4VTVH-lAyjI19PWbf81uRP5L7v31Q6QU0xUaav53d2C9_2Ipx31t71mv2WKa_Tb-chQGKeb5ivuIQlphTGtCRDQC-eiFkarDBijDRYc4xirYUeqAMA09d0mFxKVjx2wmbz0DAVryzLfH3SA3pJxHJLiJtekcJ5iMns9G-B4HYVmfw/w299-h400/peppers20220612.jpg" width="299" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">White Powder is bone meal.</td></tr></tbody></table><br />I pulled one garlic plant that was clearly done.It is pretty small, but usable.<div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNxB-RDv78MEWCce9o-LcPDu7QEof6iIq08giuyWtvk69ZhA2pgDqCtfkt4H-XMgJZifGDN0KbrhE2V1EvblzN2lmvgIQoXBXD1xu1cg3DbMBs38qMQJb6cXQ1UzEF_Ij7oJ4wMOQ-2_CkLsBBvgX0ZTHcx5e5xVQcK1Sm3UUterY-EDHeaNZZjMobLQ/s800/garlic.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="692" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNxB-RDv78MEWCce9o-LcPDu7QEof6iIq08giuyWtvk69ZhA2pgDqCtfkt4H-XMgJZifGDN0KbrhE2V1EvblzN2lmvgIQoXBXD1xu1cg3DbMBs38qMQJb6cXQ1UzEF_Ij7oJ4wMOQ-2_CkLsBBvgX0ZTHcx5e5xVQcK1Sm3UUterY-EDHeaNZZjMobLQ/s320/garlic.jpg" width="277" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">At this point, the remaining plants are running low on places to go.I think I will try to fill a few more containers to try to salvage as many peppers as possible. I do have some room in the kale bed - I could put a few tomatoes there. Also the garlic is almost done, I could put a few there. If history is any guide, the ones I transplant last generally produce hardly any tomatoes.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I decided to see if I could make a comparison picture of the tomatoes since I transplanted them and ran into a picture from last year.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWjT17auRxnTqmYubz_zi6vBQ1LRwNoYsI9Barm_mnaq-W9EwoVBzURP1-U9OCQBOu_BWFOZtItwL0TEhj9fgHT0D4aWZTFsefLDlqbXMNf5btQlGmc4YwbGwj0iVvIDYOPtdtsjUFy1G4Qg8cKQ2tNA5nQvMTnzaM-dFAE6KOGJMJb4si-U74M9NQHw/s1534/compare.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="540" data-original-width="1534" height="226" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWjT17auRxnTqmYubz_zi6vBQ1LRwNoYsI9Barm_mnaq-W9EwoVBzURP1-U9OCQBOu_BWFOZtItwL0TEhj9fgHT0D4aWZTFsefLDlqbXMNf5btQlGmc4YwbGwj0iVvIDYOPtdtsjUFy1G4Qg8cKQ2tNA5nQvMTnzaM-dFAE6KOGJMJb4si-U74M9NQHw/w640-h226/compare.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div>There's a bit to unpack here. Firstly, They seem to have put on a lot of growth in just 11 days! The weather has been alternately sunny and hot then rain, so plenty of light and plenty of water. But compared to two weeks earlier last year they seem positively anemic. Last year I don't have an exact date for when I started the seeds, but it was about the first week of March. This year it was the second week of April. Also I did not prune last year, or put up cages even. By the end of the season they were draped over the side of the planter and not very happy looking. This year I am savagely pruning. And I was good about getting cages up.<br /><br /><p><br /></p></div></div>Farmer Matthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09565223966905876368noreply@blogger.com2