Gardening 2024

[Expat]

Picked another bucket of green beans. This is called Cherokee Trail of Tears. I have saved my seeds for many years. They are a pole bean. They bear well. It is a large bean. They sometimes get a purplish cast. it is a black bean when mature.

 

[stocknup]

I wish I'd have thought to record this trellis failure with a picture. I'm normally better about that sort of stuff, but I picked it up and couldn't let go until it was better secured.

Wind took this thing down. It was unnervingly rickety, obviously not sturdy enough. Hopefully sured it up long enough to sneak these squash closer to maturity?

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They sure look healthy ! ................Powdery mildew got to most of mine . .

 

[stocknup]

My second corn planting got hit by coons. I only got 1 grocery bag. I need to blanch, cut and freeze it.

The coons always know when it is ready for picking .............

 

[bwframe]

They sure look healthy ! ................Powdery mildew got to most of mine . .

Woke up this morning to find the trellis toppled the other way.

If there's good news to this, beyond learning the weak-assed trellis is not adequate, it looks as though no roots were pulled out of the ground.

This will be a test to see if the plant can live on the ground after going through all of that? Also whether the butternecks that broke off will mature off the vine and still be edible?

 

[d.kaufman]

Cucumbers are abundant as are the cherry tomatoes. Plenty more ready to be picked within the next couple days

 

[BigBoxaJunk]

Picked another bucket of green beans. This is called Cherokee Trail of Tears. I have saved my seeds for many years. They are a pole bean. They bear well. It is a large bean. They sometimes get a purplish cast. it is a black bean when mature.
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One year, I grew several different kinds of beans, some for green beans, and some for dried beans. It turned out to be a poor year in my garden, with too much rain early, then brutally hot and dry later. The Cherokee Trail of Tears beans were the only ones that persevered and produced really well. I don't think I picked any as green beans. I let them dry and they were black when they dried. Good beans, I need to try them again.

 

[snapping turtle]

One coon has been released into a city environment a few miles away. (I told him Tuesday was trash day go do trash panda things) so far not much damage in the corn but it was not light when I went to work this morning. We have lots around and the neighbors corn seemed to get it worse than mine.

Canning has started. Some pickled items and salsa. Jalapeño poppers have been frozen but will not last long.

Big pasta sauce canning is coming up and we have been finding the items we need getting ready.

 

[nickc]

Peppers are in full swing. 2nd picking like this.
Gave this batch of banana peppers away and made cowbou candy out of the jalepenos

 

[nickc]

Cucumbers are abundant as are the cherry tomatoes. Plenty more ready to be picked within the next couple days

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My cucumbers have been abundant this year.

Cherry tomatoes not bad, my chickens get most of my tomatoes, need to figure out something to keep them out next year

 

[Expat]

One year, I grew several different kinds of beans, some for green beans, and some for dried beans. It turned out to be a poor year in my garden, with too much rain early, then brutally hot and dry later. The Cherokee Trail of Tears beans were the only ones that persevered and produced really well. I don't think I picked any as green beans. I let them dry and they were black when they dried. Good beans, I need to try them again.

every year they have done pretty well for me.
I need to get out when it dries some and pick my brown greasy beans. They are bearing really heavy this year. They are a small bean comparatively. I am thinking about doing some shuck beans with them.

 

[miguel]

Picked another bucket of green beans. This is called Cherokee Trail of Tears. I have saved my seeds for many years. They are a pole bean. They bear well. It is a large bean. They sometimes get a purplish cast. it is a black bean when mature.
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Have not grown those for a while. Wonderful bean!

 

[d.kaufman]

Raspberries coming soon

 

[gassprint1]

Got 6.5 gallons of romas cut up to make pasta sauce. Got 3.5 of them done in the blender cooking. Had to put other 3gallons in basement frig since i only have 2 steel type pots.

I got a whole bunch of jalapeños to pick yet.

 

[COOPADUP]

A question for asparagus folks out there.
My asparagus bed is overgrown with weeds while I wait for the ferns to die back.
Anyone see any issues with going ahead and cutting back the asparagus ferns now instead of waiting till late fall ?

 

[jsx1043]

Not so much of a “gardening” question, but can I ask the green thumbs in here some questions lawn care/grass seeding?

 

[snapping turtle]

A question for asparagus folks out there.
My asparagus bed is overgrown with weeds while I wait for the ferns to die back.
Anyone see any issues with going ahead and cutting back the asparagus ferns now instead of waiting till late fall ?

If your plants are older (5 years or more) and have had good soil and been free of the dreaded asparagus beetles then you can cut the back now and be ok.

What is above the ground now is making the roots stronger and good roots are the key. If removing the ferns now so you can weed and improve the soil then the worst that can happen is you hamper the root growth for 80 days.

If it is a bed under 5 years old I would keep them as long as possible and let them grow those roots.

Strawberry's work well with asparagus as one has shallow roots and one deep. I uses the every berry types under mine as they don't make as many runners as the June berries. The only thing I really put them in for is to shade the soil and keep weeds from taking over the patch.

 

[snapping turtle]

Pasta sauce and the ever growing stockpile of tomatoes awaiting processing.

 

[COOPADUP]

If your plants are older (5 years or more) and have had good soil and been free of the dreaded asparagus beetles then you can cut the back now and be ok.

What is above the ground now is making the roots stronger and good roots are the key. If removing the ferns now so you can weed and improve the soil then the worst that can happen is you hamper the root growth for 80 days.

If it is a bed under 5 years old I would keep them as long as possible and let them grow those roots.

Strawberry's work well with asparagus as one has shallow roots and one deep. I uses the every berry types under mine as they don't make as many runners as the June berries. The only thing I really put them in for is to shade the soil and keep weeds from taking over the patch.

Thanks a bunch for the advise ! This asparagus bed is over 10 years old so I'll go ahead and cut them down and clear the weeds.

 

[snapping turtle]

Thanks a bunch for the advise ! This asparagus bed is over 10 years old so I'll go ahead and cut them down and clear the weeds.

I try to add a nice layer of compost after a weeding like you will have on the horizon. That will most likely help in the long run which is what asparagus is a long marathon.

 

[gassprint1]

Pasta sauce and the ever growing stockpile of tomatoes awaiting processing.

Nice. If your making stew tomatoes also, i found years ago it is much easier to freeze the whole tomatoes and when ready to use or process, run under hot water to remove the skins. They pretty much slide right off up to the stem part. I freeze and then vac n seal until I'm ready to make chili with them.