Let's see those '09 gardens

Starting to get squash and cukes. Tomatoes are behind because of the cold spell. Corn is very tall but no tassels yet. String beans are getting big but no blooms yet. I have some tobacco from tzaddi's seeds but they are tiny still. A bad year for fruit here. The weather turned terrible just as everything was blooming. I have one pear, that's it. Not counting the persimmons, which bloomed later.

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Cooked 8 hot banana peppers and 4 jalenpenos last night. Stuffed them with cream cheese, wrapped them with bacon, and covered them with cheddar cheese.

All from the garden.

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Garden update-
Cucumbers are starting to develop nicely




Got some nice asparagus spears coming up still.

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Thought this was kinda cool. The eggplants flowers are starting to develop spikes on them.

[jjirons69]

Harold, the eggplant bud is awesome! Never seen one so young in development. Thanks.

[jjirons69]

I've put up 4 quart jars of jalapenos, cut into rings, and pickled with vinegar. Wore later gloves the entire time. Hot bastards! Plants still full of peppers. Squash have finally all but petered out. Planted 6 more hills of them this weekend. Tomatoes are still producing well, but slowed down a little. Cucumbers slowed a bit, too. Planted a few more hills of those this weekend. On a side note, I'm now on my 3rd batch of bluebirds this year. I've got two houses and only one house has ever been productive and it stays busy from early spring until. The side lifts up on it to clean and inspect. Here's a shot I took while mom and dad were foraging. i have no idea where they find all the insects I see them hauling back and forth. It's a miracle of nature.

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Great picture Jamie! The robins under our deck had their second set of babies and they are all gone now. Amazing how fast the process is.

I ended up eat my first cucumber from the garden last night. Our season must be quite a bit after yours down in the Carolinas. Appears everything is about to hit it's prime here in another week. Still haven't gotten my first red tomato yet. Lot's of them but all are still green?

Yeah, My tomatoes are set back by the coolness of the early season. The squash are overproducing. We are getting some great cukes. The corn is in tassels and seven feet tall. The string beans have flowers and will soon be overproducing. We can harvest lettuce by giving it a trim one more time maybe. A good year so far.
I trapped my 24th gopher for a new seasonal record. They are getting more scarce now. A good thing.

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Went out in the garden this evening after work to pick 10 sweet banana peppers, 1 huge cuke, 14 jalepenos, 1 italian burner, and 1 hot wax pepper. Everything is starting to load up so I think it I will be picking lots here in the next few weeks.

Lot's of acorn squash and zucchini growing but not close to being ready just yet. I've got loads of tomatos but none have turned red yet.

I need to stop watching the pot waiting for it to boil.

GROW DAMNIT, GROW!

This morning, just after the watering:


And a Thompson Seedless vine:

We picked about 8 lbs. of string beans yesterday. The plants are getting ready for a second blooming.
Tomato plants are just sitting there with green tomatoes on them, not ripening.

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I'm having the same problem Lance. Lot's of green tomatos but none are red.

Been picking he heck out of peppers, squash, cucumbers, and soon some corn. I will have to take an updated picture to post.

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I took a video cause I was too lazy to take pics.
I'm transcoding it and getting it ready to go to youtube.

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Here she is.
It says it's still processing. I don't know what that means.

That's great, Scott! Saw your herf porch in there too.

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Originally Posted by BC-Axeman

That's great, Scott! Saw your herf porch in there too.

I'm just shocked it worked.

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Originally Posted by shilala

Here she is.
It says it's still processing. I don't know what that means.

Scott, that is bad ars!!!!!!!!! Never thought to do a video man! Sweet garden! I'm stoked I got to hear your voice and see your place and plants!

Originally Posted by hotreds

That corn is HUGE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[MrsSledn]

Well my little garden was eaten up by the baby bunnies that have invaded our yard. They ate all the green bean leaves and vines. But left the couple green beans. They completely ate the peanut plants. Asd the strawberries get close to ripeness, boom, gone. LOTS of green tomatoes. Not a red one in site. Maybe one little pepper.

Bunnies even ate up all my morning glories, lily plants, etc...

First year we have had them around. As fun as they are to watch grow up on my flowers and veggies, it's annoying. LOL

[jjirons69]

Garden is still doing well. Tomatoes and cukes are solid. I planted more summer squash and they're 1 foot tall. My peppers have done better than any I can ever remember. I've put up a dozen or more jars so far.