Posted on 07/20/2019 5:43:37 AM PDT by Diana in Wisconsin
What did you have on your established farm that you don't have on your new one?
True. I kinda thought about that. You’re correct; that will be the best option.
I’m gonna let them start to “fruit” to confirm what they are. And then IF I can get to the ground level (it’s a jungle in there) I’ll take your excellent advice to heart.
First was gonna clip off the poisonous fruit. I’m sure there’s Poke Berries in there but they haven’t fruited yet. Apparently it infects a lot of store-bought dirt which some was down there.
Thanks for adding that. A good alternative at this time.
I thought I had it licked, but realized I planted my Zukes AFTER I planted my tomatoes and peppers and neglected to put bone meal and crushed eggshells in the planting holes for the zukes as I did for the tomatoes and peppers. Duh.
I’ve done one previous application of bone meal and then another today. We’ve had SO much rain, and phosphorus is the FIRST thing to leach out of the soil with heavy rains, that they didn’t stand much of a chance this season.
And, the split SECOND I got the bone meal sprinkled on and watered in the PUPPIES had to investigate and I’m sure it smelled GREAT to them, so I had to do a lot of yelling and chasing after I did that. (Mama was NOT a Happy Camper!)
I mean, seriously? Who CAN’T grow Zucchini? LOL!
Actually, what with family usage, sharing with friends and neighbors, and the occasional invasion of squash bugs, we’ve never had too much zucchini (for a family of two). I’m strung out on tempura-fried chips with ranch dressing. We’re talking maybe eight to ten plants. I fully expected to get tired of them but—never happened!
Have you ever considered making poke salad? I haven’t because I can’t ID the plants when the leave are young and tender. Local wisdom indicates that four waters (boiling) are necessary to prevent harm to the eaters. Scarey stuff!
We only started gardening and preserving in 2010 and stopped in 2016 because of disability, so I basically don’t know which end is up about it. Just wondered if it might keep the strange plant from growing leaves and absorbing nutrients that the onions should have. The real gardeners here are so incredibly generous and helpful with solid information!
No but someday I might try. Try, mind you, Polk Salad.
Just wondering who Annie was?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fRF24LY5pvw
Yeah, I might cut it off higher to give a handle for later yanking.
Purple stems - I’m 90% sure it’s Poke Berries. Just looked a few minutes ago. Tomatoes not any bigger yet.
It’s a jungle. Anarchy. Every plant trying to outdo the other one. Some of them are four-plus feet tall. Or more. I was just standing next to them. Could be five feet or more.
“What did you have on your established farm that you don’t have on your new one?”
Mature fruit trees, a mature raspberry patch, cutting garden, spring bulb garden, a 40’ row of Asparagus, lots of roses and hydrangea of many varieties, a Tamarak Pine (Larch) a beautiful stand of White Birch, a Quaking Aspen and my Weeping Willow.
*SNIF*
But I’ll have them all once again, and future things I’ll fall in love with, I’m sure! :)
Our new thing with Zucchini is using the Spiralizer to make it look like spaghetti noodles.
I saute them in olive oil for a bit, then add a few ‘blops’ of cream cheese, then whatever fresh herbs I have on hand, fresh black pepper and usually some chopped garlic.
Serve as is, or add leftover grilled chicken or other leftover veggies. Just treat it as you would pasta. Low Carb and Keto-friendly.
I have found that two medium zukes make enough for one meal - it looks like a LOT, but it cooks down quite a bit.
https://www.oxo.com/hand-held-spiralizer-494.html
Oh, wow—what kind of fruit trees? I sort of figured about the asparagus.
Sounds good, and the cream cheese adds satiety value.
I had apples, cherries and peaches.
I now have apples, plums, cherries, peaches and pears, but they’re still under 3 years old and TWO have been replaced because...PUPPIES!
Do you see a theme here involving Puppies? LOL!
Finally able to start picking peas. It’ll be about 2 more weeks for the turnips, what few of them there are; and about 3-4 weeks for the beets. Carrots seem to be doing well.
Bush beans are beginning to put out flowers; and so are the Yellow Straightneck squash.
The cherries shriveled up & died on the tree; ditto the apricots. I hope, but am doubtful, that the peaches will have enough time to mature & ripen. Wild plums and chokecherries never stood a chance.
Apples are another story; plentiful, and a mix of early, mid, and late season varieties.
MIGHT get a bunch or two of River Grapes this year, but not holding my breath,
Anyone have any ideas about using or ripening immature cling peaches, just in case?
Zone 4, but with a short season most years: late May-mid September frost dates.
We can’t get rid of them, and their natural reservoir is Buffalo Burr, overly common in our surrounding area.
https://fireflyforest.net/firefly/2006/07/24/buffalobur-nightshade-a-very-evil-plant/
Hot peppers is all I grow, about 30 different varieties.
Not just beautiful....It looks so nice and cool! (but maybe its a sweltering 78 degrees in Ottawa! :)
Nice! (Maybe throw some basil in too!)
A beautiful garden! & a big yard in the country! A green house and tastefully decorated hog panels! (I am so envious!)
In my small garden all the cool season plantings are gone. (Spinach, beets, Tokyo market turnips, lettuce.) I have only Royal Chantarey carrots that have a thick green growth of leaves to protect them from the sun. (They are short stubby carrots that do not grow down to the clay under the garden.)
They have grown well.
The tomatoes endure the heat. The varieties that are doing best are Old German and Orange Oxheart. Tomatoes cannot produce Lycopene over (I think) 80-85 degrees so it makes sense that orange varities are doing better. After that, Cherokee Purple and Black Krim which have tomatoes that do not ripen well in this heat. The least productive were Celebrity (Determinate) and something called \”Midwest summer” (A locally promoted varity which has produced its 5 tomatoes, has leaves curled up is top dead and is about to take a trip to the compost pile.)
Now, has anyone else had dill that grew up next to your tomatoes? (I have lots of dill volunteers!) The tomatoes least affected with aphids have dill right next to them. (And later the basil grows...)
I purchased a number of maggot barriers along with 2 plum trees that I bought. UI and used them on the tomatoes. (Since it will be a couple of years before I can reasonably have plums. ) The barriers worked well and just about eliminated any insect scaring on the tomatoes. (It was about 100 barriers for about $11. They can be reused!)
Now, I am left only growing things that tolerate heat. Peppers, Okra, sweet potatoes that I hope grow up the fence and cut down the sunlight that reflects back on the garden. (I may eat them if any grow to a usable size!)
“But I’ll have them all once again, and future things I’ll fall in love with, I’m sure! :”)
Still in the driftless?
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