Let's see those '09 gardens

Originally Posted by BC-Axeman

Die, gopher, die! No mercy.

Got it! Dead, gopher, dead! I had mercy. It was still alive so I put it out of it's misery.

Next year I want to put down a weed block like Scott's but I worry about the gophers setting up camp under it.

[shilala]

Originally Posted by BC-Axeman

Got it! Dead, gopher, dead! I had mercy. It was still alive so I put it out of it's misery.

Next year I want to put down a weed block like Scott's but I worry about the gophers setting up camp under it.

You can shoot right through it.

[jjirons69]

Nice video, Scott!

Nice jars of peppers, Hal!

You guys give me a smile all the time. I have a lot of BOTL (leaf) and BOTS (soil).

Scott, the blight, fungus, anthracnose, or other horrid disease almost made me not want to plant tomatoes this year. Had you ask me in December, I would have given a definitive 'no'. The past couple of years it's been horrible. I use Daconil and I sprayed them every 3-4 days in years past, but never could keep up with the eventual onslaught. I've had up to 24 plants in the past and suffered big losses. I use soaker hoses, no smoking near the garden, etc. But, as always, the spring bug bit me and I planted 4 this year. A couple of them got a little brown a month or so in, but I battled back. All in all, everything turned out pretty good. The 4 plants did well. I know you're suppose to rotate tomtoes, as well as most plants, to get away from the stuff, but my garden isn't that big. I'll get a shot of my peppers this weekend. Never had such robust and huge plants. They usually get some type of yellow leaf or leaf roll, but it's been gangbusters this year.

[HK3-]

Went out of town for about a week and the garden was busy growing while I was gone. Looks like we didn't get any rain cause the leaves on everything were wilted and the lawn was brown.

Fired up the sprinklers in the yard and the garden yesterday evening when I got home. Not much to do since I'm home with some kind of virus.... may as well pick some peppers and work on doing some canning.

This was todays haul out of the garden-

Lots of jalepenos, hungarian wax, sweet banana, cherry bombs, and burners


Starting to get loaded down with more habaneros than I will ever eat


Here are a few zuccini that are probably only good for making bread with. The one on the far right weighed in at 4 lbs. 6 oz.! It's a beast!

[HK3-]

Different angle to show the diameter.


I guess as long as the garden is putting out I will keep on posting.

[kaisersozei]

Originally Posted by HK3-

Lots of jalepenos, hungarian wax, sweet banana, cherry bombs, and burners

Starting to get loaded down with more habaneros than I will ever eat


Here are a few zuccini that are probably only good for making bread with. The one on the far right weighed in at 4 lbs. 6 oz.! It's a beast!

Sorry you're under the weather, Hal--but those vegetables look awesome! Let me know if you want a recipe for making hot sauce out of those habaneros. I'm jealous, my plants have never put out that many peppers!

[jjirons69]

Chit, Hal! Those Habs could kill any virus you run across! Very nice. I eat pickled peppers at every meal. I have a jar on my desk at work. People think I'm an stupid.

Here's my fall/winter garden so far. The collards are growing well. The crooked neck squash are ready to flower. The peppers are still unbelievable. For reference, the rabbit fence is 18". The flowers are cosmos and nasturtiums that my daughter wanted to plant.

[HK3-]

Dude those Jalepenos plants are HUGE!!!!!!

I have plenty more Habaneros to pick before the season ends!