2017 garden thread

[qclabrat]

bugs and weeds are rampant this year
don't use pesticides or herbicides in the veggie garden

leafless rose bush


weeds gone wild in just one week


@rlb 's brocs struggling


skinny matos


dependable squashes and beans


lettuce will be ready for garden to table soon

 

[J-Dro]

First cherry tomatoes of the season. . These are Sungold variety, one of my favorites.

 

[Magic]

Grandparents garden. Tons of tomatoes, peppers, and a wall of cucumbers.

 

[Robin]

I was away last week during the heat wave. My garden was hurting this morning and needed some TLC. Since I watered it, now it's raining.

Got plenty of zukes and a bunch of green tomatoes. One little cuke.

 

[Zaskar]

Pumpkins are taking care of themselves.

 

[qclabrat]

my garden looks like crap this year, only harvested a few matos and peppers so far
only decent crops has been the bush beans and zucs

pretty much giving up with it this year as already getting over run with projects
the weather has brought in more weeds and weed varieties than I've every seen

 

[Magic]

7ft tall tomatoes.

 

[Roadie]

Last harvest for the season for us. We thought thought the potatoes had been a failure. Dumped them over yesterday and got a surprise.

 

[Patrick]

Last of the ripe figs.
Attempting to get some of the hard ones to ripen with a banana.

 

[qclabrat]

Harvested these before the big freeze

 

[Monkey Soup]

Last of the ripe figs.
Attempting to get some of the hard ones to ripen with a banana.

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This year was a very good fig year, gonna make green fig jam with green ones as soon as the recipe comes from the old country. What's the banana trick?

 

[Patrick]

This year was a very good fig year, gonna make green fig jam with green ones as soon as the recipe comes from the old country. What's the banana trick?

throw the figs in a paper bag with a banana. The banana will gas off enough ethylene to ripen the figs - if they are far enough along.
Will report back in a couple days. I am skeptical.

 

[gtluke]

I think I'm going to give this a real try this year.
Step one is getting started early.
But I have to rebuild my garden bed, cut down more trees, and install a proper fence.
If I write it down here now I'm committed.

 

[gtluke]

No plans for tomatos cause they are gross. But inevitably my neighbor will give me extras he's probably got going already in his basement.
I have more seeds but it's too early for those yet I think.

 

[Red Mosquito]

I have more seeds but it's too early for those yet I think.

This site has a pretty good reference for when to plant stuff

http://www.mysquarefootgarden.net/

 

[soundz]

is it legal to grow weed but not eat it or smoke it or sell it?

 

[Red Mosquito]

is it legal to grow weed but not eat it or smoke it or sell it?

No, asking for a friend?

 

[taylor185]

This site has a pretty good reference for when to plant stuff

http://www.mysquarefootgarden.net/

this is another good reference on when to plant: https://njaes.rutgers.edu/fs129/

 

[qclabrat]

thanks for getting my ass of the couch on this one, I always start too late and not enough sun/grow lights
I never have much luck with the dark fibrous greens like kale and broccoli, caterpillars destroy them and don't use pesticides, so giving up on them. Tried different varieties of kale for 5 years and all suffered the same fate. Though have moderately good luck with chards and some asian varieties of greens which are mostly bug resistant. Completely redesigning the garden layout this year. Planning to plant less with easier access to harvesting.