Let's see those '09 gardens

[HK3-]

That plant is huge!!!!!! Nice work!

[Mark C]

Originally Posted by HK3-

That plant is huge!!!!!! Nice work!

I actually planted 4 or 5 there. Most died. One of them is still a tiny little thing, just a few leaves, but looks like it's getting ready to bloom. That monster is just a single plant.

[HK3-]

Originally Posted by Mark C

I actually planted 4 or 5 there. Most died. One of them is still a tiny little thing, just a few leaves, but looks like it's getting ready to bloom. That monster is just a single plant.

It's a beast! That thing should be putting out like a $5..... oh nevermind.

Great looking plants.

Also I noticed your tomato has a dark crack in the very top. Not sure if you know this or not but you should pick them fairly quick when they get those cracks in the top. What happens is the water settles in that crack and rots the fruit sometimes before you ever get to eat it.

[Mark C]

Originally Posted by HK3-

Also I noticed your tomato has a dark crack in the very top. Not sure if you know this or not but you should pick them fairly quick when they get those cracks in the top. What happens is the water settles in that crack and rots the fruit sometimes before you ever get to eat it.

Did not know that, thanks for the tip, I'll have to introduce that tomato to my belly later tonight!

[Mark C]

Herb garden, chives, oregano, thyme, basil, rosemary, and a few marigolds for good measure:


Cherokee Purple. I tried growing these years ago, didn't go well at all. Much better results this year, probably almost all thanks to the automatic watering timer.


Sun Gold, they're really little balls of candy on a vine. They grow like weeds, takes a lot of time pruning to keep them anywhere close to manageable, but sooo worth the trouble.


Cocozelle zucchini. I'm hoping this one will be the first I actually get to pick before the boogie man chews it up.


Rattlesnake beans. The plants on the right were nearly destroyed by japanese beetles while I was out of town for two weeks. For some reason or another, they never bothered the plants on the left.

[Mark C]

Spearmint, aka 'future mojito'. I tried growing this in pots for a few years, never took well. Two years ago I dumped the 'dead' pot over the side of the deck in a dark, damp shady spot between my house and my neighbor's. I was shocked the following year when a big ol' patch of mint popped up.

[shilala]

It's a weed here, brother.
I can take you to a ditch 5 minutes away from here and you can fill up a green garbage bag full of future mojitos.

Originally Posted by Mark C

Spearmint, aka 'future mojito'. I tried growing this in pots for a few years, never took well. Two years ago I dumped the 'dead' pot over the side of the deck in a dark, damp shady spot between my house and my neighbor's. I was shocked the following year when a big ol' patch of mint popped up.

Everyones photos look great.

A Lone Ripe Fig

[jjirons69]

You guys rock!!!! Richard, that fig is the bomb!!

Mark, that is by far the biggest zucchini I've ever seen. Squash vine borers get them around here.

Great job, guys!

[HK3-]

Bump for the garden thread.

[Mark C]

Finally caught a pic of the little suckers that are eating my zuc's!

Innocent looking little guy:


Caught in the act!


That second pic is the inside of the half-eaten zucchini you can see in the first pic. This one is unusual in that he hollowed out the center. Most of the others I've seen disappear were eaten radially from the outside in.

Anyone ever have this problem before? Know how I can stop it?

[jjirons69]

F'ing slugs!!

http://www.thegardenhelper.com/slugs.html

http://www.flower-gardening-made-easy.com/slugs.html

Never had to battle them, but have always heard about using beer as a weapon.

Good luck!!

[shilala]

Originally Posted by jjirons69

F'ing slugs!!

http://www.thegardenhelper.com/slugs.html

http://www.flower-gardening-made-easy.com/slugs.html

Never had to battle them, but have always heard about using beer as a weapon.

Good luck!!

Beer in a frisbee will make them all gone in a week.
A few frisbees carefully deployed is all you need. Slugs stay under rocks and stuff here. They very seldom make a problem in the garden.
It always amazes me the differences a little change in latitude makes.

[ucla695]

Originally Posted by Mark C

That second pic is the inside of the half-eaten zucchini you can see in the first pic. This one is unusual in that he hollowed out the center. Most of the others I've seen disappear were eaten radially from the outside in.

Anyone ever have this problem before? Know how I can stop it?

My Dad used to pour some cheap beer in a tin and put it out in the garden. For some reason the slugs were attracted to it. They'd die a slow and happy death.

[G G]

slugs gotta eat too.

[shilala]

Originally Posted by ggainey

slugs gotta eat too.

They can have what's Caesar's.

[G G]

Originally Posted by shilala

They can have what's Caesar's.

[shilala]

Originally Posted by ggainey

roffles

[HK3-]

No slugs here... (knock on wood) It's the japanese beetles that keep raping the leaves of all my plants! That seven dust seems to keep them away for a little while.

Sevin is the Bayer Company's trademarked name for the insecticide Carbaryl.

To our international friends Carbaryl is illegal in several countries, including the United Kingdom, Austria, Denmark, Sweden, Germany and Angola.

"Bee" careful as Carbaryl is acutely toxic to honeybees, destroying colonies of bees foraging in an area where the chemical has been applied.

Do any of you remember the Bohpal, India Disaster on December 3, 1984 that killed 8-10 thousand people in 72 hours? You guessed it, that plant was manufacturing "Sevin". Very sad as it is estimated that 25,000 have since died from gas-related diseases.

You guys be careful out there.