2023 garden thread

[ekuhn]

Tomato Tidal Wave coming does not include 7 striped romans from Monday.

 

[stb222]

 

[Patrick]

2 Many Apricots.

Um - this is on me - should have seen it coming.

Tree isn't broken tho

 

[Robin]

Was away for the week and this happened...

 

[qclabrat]

2 Many Apricots.

Um - this is on me - should have seen it coming.

Tree isn't broken tho

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Lost a large branch of one of my peach trees, also my fault as we were just saying the fruit was really weighing it down

 

[stb222]

3rd season raspberry is bumping this year

 

[SAM]

Gone for 4 days. Made sure there were no zuchs or summer squash even near ready before I left. Not too bad. Two of the yellows got big but everything else is reasonable.



Also, tomatoes and cucumbers (mostly Picolinos).

 

[qclabrat]

Plums are solid this year despite having a case of black knot fungus which will need invasive treatment this winter. Still lots of pears, but the wasps are starting the damage them. Anyone have luck controlling wasps from sucking out the bottoms?

 

[Robin]

 

[SAM]

Plums are solid this year despite having a case of black knot fungus which will need invasive treatment this winter. Still lots of pears, but the wasps are starting the damage them. Anyone have luck controlling wasps from sucking out the bottoms?
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2 for $5.00!!! Control those wasps and sell 'em. Too much for me. I ended up buying 6 Bosc pears for $3.49.

 

[Patrick]

2 for $5.00!!! Control those wasps and sell 'em. Too much for me. I ended up buying 6 Bosc pears for $3.49.

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Mine have cedar rust. Killing me - when they are good, they are fantastic.
i thinned a bunch of them - we'll see what i get - they aren't ripe yet.

 

[ekuhn]

I have two pears, a peach tree, and a few apple trees that were established by the previous owner. I trimmed the trees up last summer to try and reduce the over growth. I get a few decent ones but most fall victim to bugs. I need to learn more about tending to these bad boys to yield a better crop.

 

[Patrick]

I have two pears, a peach tree, and a few apple trees that were established by the previous owner. I trimmed the trees up last summer to try and reduce the over growth. I get a few decent ones but most fall victim to bugs. I need to learn more about tending to these bad boys to yield a better crop.

It is quite a bit of work to get really good fruit. Sticky traps, spraying a couple times, thinning. Anti deer strategies..
We just cut the bad parts off, and freeze the rest for pies/cobbler, or make apple sauce.
Randomly we'll get some good ones to just eat.
Also keeping the water spouts cut down, and winter trimming.....
but it is rewarding when it works, so.......

 

[SAM]

Yet more stuff. Was turning the acorn squash to check for bright orange color and the stem broke off (oops). Anyway, color is right, rind is hard, and it's been more than 55 days since the fruit set, so definitely ripe. The spaghetti and acorn squash are baking in the oven now.

 

[qclabrat]

Beans and cherry matoes are my staple, my asparagus long beans didn't work out this year for some reason. Likely due to the gazillion beetles having orgies in my garden or the lantern flies. Also ten more squashes like this one and bigger since no one wanted more wasp sings from a few weeks ago.

 

[ekuhn]

Up next are a week of BLTs and a lot of Tomato Cucumber Red Onion Feta salad.

 

[Robin]

Was away for a week... garden on its way out and I go back to school Monday. Was a good summer...

 

[Patrick]

Was away for a week... garden on its way out and I go back to school Monday. Was a good summer...

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time for radishes and arugula!!!!

 

[Robin]

time for radishes and arugula!!!!

Nah. The fact that I have to drive to my garden and school craziness not enough time or interest.

 

[qclabrat]

Was away for a week... garden on its way out and I go back to school Monday. Was a good summer...

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Yeah, I enjoyed not having to water much this year but the weeds have also as well. Like Pat says, time for fall plantings in the next few weeks. Btw, where are your plots?