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Almost there...

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Picked last night...

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Steve. Those are some good looking plants. Is that a better bush? Couldn't really zoom in enough to tell. If you don't mind me asking where are you located? I may know the guy you bought the plants from.

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Yes, it is a better bush. I'm in Florida. And by the way, thos two 'maters tasted awesome!

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I have a buddy who works out of our Lake City farm in Florida. Not sure what areas he delivers to though. I grew a better bush a few years ago and was really surprised at how many tomatoes it produced. It is not a great seller in most areas but I think that is mostly due to the name.

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Last night Holly made homemade pizza using basil, tomatoes and oregano from our garden and sausage from a little piggie that wasn't fast enough. Man, beats the heck outta store bought stuff!

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Steve, do you grow those marigolds/mums as pest control?

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Sources close to the investigation asked not to be named as they were not allowed to talk to the media.
LEAKER :D

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I love to garden ..............


AUSTIN

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Yes...that is the theory :D

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I guess I should've done a better job marking my plants. I have one bed with a collard green and cauliflower. I continue to look for growth of the cauliflower head, but haven't seen one yet. So right now, I can't tell which is which.

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And its a solid theory based on all I know about pest control, which these days is quite a lot.
Except for the "drive me into the arms of another" theory. Interested to see which theory wins out.
If nothing else, you will have some pretty flowers which you'll be able to see through the leaves of
your vegetable plants. I am going with a little of both. Can't wait to see how this works out. If the
mums get REALLY WILD, you should prune them, boil some tea with the leaves and flowers and then
spray that on the veggies. I KNOW that should work.

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I have noticed that a few of the leaves, mainly on the pepper plants of all things, have been munched on and we lost one tomato early on to a worm but we separated it quickly from the others. Other than that I haven't seen a lot of pests so I'm going to go with "they're working".

:D

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I had some caterpillars on my celery plants. Quick snip with the scissors took care of that. Next day, gone.

Growing a new type of corn this year. Never seen multiple stalks from the same plant before. Hopefully they all produce.

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Hope everyone's garden is doing well with all of the rain we've had in many parts of the country. My season is winding down so I will get to plant my garden in a few weeks when I get home.

In the meantime, here is a little plant **** for you basil lovers out there.
http://www.cigarasylum.com/vb/pictur...pictureid=8521

Speaking of basil. Be on the lookout for downy mildew. Word is that it is making its way around the northeast.

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Whats the name of the corn you're growing? I would love to see some pics of the multiple stalks if you don't mind.

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It's Golden Bantam Sweet. If you look at the pic, you can see the main center stalk, then the smaller stalks coming off the sides at an angle. Some of the side stalks are rather large.

I've only grown corn once before and don't remember it doing that before.

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I've never seen that either. I assume from the name that it is a yellow corn. Let me know how it taste when it's ready.

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Will do. The largest plants are nearing 3' tall. I'm guessing august I should see something.

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Multiple stalks on corn is common, I see them a lot. Leave them on, they make the plant stronger.

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Thanks Roger. Do you happen to know if they'll produce ears?

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My wife is the gardener, I just do the work, so I asked her.
She says the side shoots get ears but they are small and sometimes deformed but they are still good. That's what I remembered.
I think I'll go out and feed some bugs and take a look at what she's growing.

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Hey guys, I'm no gardener but the fiance wanted some hostas in one of the back gardens so I went onto youtube to figure out how to split them (We have many others in the yard). I successfully split one whole hosta and am wondering if the new hostas I split will continue to fill out and grow larger as in more stems and leaves? Probably a noob question but I'm still just proud I actually figured out how to split them. :r

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Yes they should bush out once they root in well after transplanting. Be sure to keep them well watered for 2 or 3 weeks after dividing them so the plant doesn't go into shock.

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I just finished getting the herb and lettuce garden in.
I have a good bit of work to do in the big garden, but I'm getting there. :tu

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Been harvesting kale and lettuce for some time now. Got a really nice onion that was sautéed up with the kale, red pepper and homemade Italian sausage. Noticed while out in the garden, some of my corn is nearing picking. I just hope the recent rains help the ears fill out. Even the sucker stalks look like they're going to produce.

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Picked more kale and onions, and the first of many cukes, mater and corn. Also pulled all my garlic. Banner year going back to my one bed. All 35 heads produced and I've got a few big ones that'll be seed stock for next year.

Now I have an open 4x4 bed. What late season crops should I plant?

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Our side garden remains awesome, but the big garden is a total dick.
I've figured out how to fix the water problem, but it's gonna take a lot of work.
It'll look super cool in the end, and it'll keep me busy this winter.

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Here's one of my mutant sweet corn. The shoot on the left had a small baby corn in it.

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Weird. Never seen that before. Multi-shoots from the base, yep, but not multi-ears.
You have a nuclear power plant nearby?

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Nope, although I can't say for sure what's in my soil. Almost all of my corn plants have sucker stalks, some of which look like they're going to produce (albeit small ears).

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Bob, what about Fermi 2? It's 1106 MW is almost enough to power the flux capacitor.

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All those super-sweet varietals do that, Bob. I walk the rows and knock the suckers off. It only takes a few minutes and they don't come back. Some have two, some just one, but they all get it. No idea why.
The old silver queens and bicolors never did it. Well, not never, but far less. It was an oddity rather than it happening at every ear.

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Tomatoes, hot and sweet peppers, cucumbers and eggplant coming off and tasting great!

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I just did a little reading about the suckers and it seems the verdict is to ignore them as they don't hurt the plant and you have to remove them when they are really small or you damage the plant cutting them off. It's a sign of a happy plant. Plenty of nutrients.
Everything from our garden has been sweet this year. Peas, Cukes, tomatoes, squash, beans. Can't wait for the corn.

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Killed a couple of these ugly bastages this week in Holly's flower garden

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May have to get some Chernobyl worms if I keep finding them...

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;)

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corn has silk!

http://images2.snapfish.com/23232323...3A623%3Aot1lsi

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What the hell is that thing?

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It's a "bad" worm that eats "good" worms such as earthworms. Damn things are alien or something. If you leave even a little piece of it alive, it can regenerate...creepy! We have found the best way to kill 'em is with vinegar. The just sort of melt and dry up.

Linky

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Yucky!

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Looks kinda like a fluke in the head. Weird.

How about a striped, hammerhead slug?

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Some may have noticed I haven't posted in the garden thread about my garden. Well, I'm out of the gardening business. I took the entire thing up and reclaimed my land. The reason was simple - sunlight. I planted 2 red maples and a chestnut tree about 12 years ago. The maples are HUGE and the chestnut is gaining. Those in combination with several neighbor trees and I now only get about 1-2 hours of direct sun where I used to get 8-9 hours. Over the years as the sunlight got less and less my plants began to struggle. Last year was a loss, so I decided to cultivate grass instead. I still get enough veggies from my dad and I sort of miss the garden, but my time is filled elsewhere. Such is life.

Keep 'em growing, boys!

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I pegged it as a planarian but never knew we had such critters around,
Found this link about them.

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I really need to do a better job picking my not-so-sweet corn. That, and giving it more fertilizer. Other than that, it's been producing great!

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it's about that time....
I have
Cherry Tomatoes
Black Krim Tomatoes
Mortgage Lifter Tomatoes
Roma Tomatoes
Crook Neck Squach
Silver Queen Corn
Red/Green Bell Peppers
Purple Jalapeños
Jalapeños
Carolina Reapers
Mint, Basil, Rosemary, Garlic, Dill
Watermelon
Canteloupe
Cukes
Pickling Cukes

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I couldn't be more jealous.:dr Today I saw the first 6 inches of my (4 foot) tall tomato cages sticking out of the snow. Dang.

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Never heard of Mortgage Lifter tomatoes.

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So after the help I got from our under paid over worked city workers whom mistakenly thought my garden was a weed bed and sprayed it accordingly??? (applied weed spray upwind of my garden on a windy day) I am doing a raised garden as well as graveling outside of my fence with a sign that says no spray please! I have looked on the internet and have a few ideas going to start with 2 beds 16'x8'x12" should cover about 1/2 of the area that I have for a garden spot. I am going to start this project this next set of days off I will post pictures when I get going

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Mack, I wouldn't make them over 4' wide. Anything wider and you can't reach into the middle without stepping into the bed.

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I think you have a good point the widest I seen on the research I have been doing was 5' but no one ever give a reason. Thanks I may re think this and do three 4 foot wide!