apuszczalowski Posted July 12, 2020 Share Posted July 12, 2020 11 hours ago, SlimShady'sSpaceForce said: I yanked out an 8 inch zucchini and after some digging pulled out an 11 incher Man that must have hurt........ 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BUFFALOKIE Posted July 12, 2020 Author Share Posted July 12, 2020 Thanks for resurrecting only the second thread I have started in 12? years here! Some jackass switched all the plants around at home depot, or I temporarily forgot how to read. I wound up with 8 cherry/grape tomato plants and 2 romas. Not a single slicer, dammit. The cherries are awesome, but there is no way I care to eat them all. There are sooooo many! I have harvested hundreds already and I am guessing 200+ on the vine right now. Many ripe red beauties falling in the dirt (especially with our recent storms). 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SlimShady'sSpaceForce Posted July 12, 2020 Share Posted July 12, 2020 We are always giving neighbors tomatoes ? as there grow in abundance. my neighbor has a squash plant on his front step planter but it just isn’t growing. I told him to move it to the back yard. I gave them a zucchini yesterday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
apuszczalowski Posted July 12, 2020 Share Posted July 12, 2020 I seem to be losing more plants this year then usual. Something is getting into the gardens at night. They have already broken a couple corn stalks, pulled out 3-4 squash plants, 4+ cucumber plants and cut a couple beam and pea plants. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny Hammersticks Posted July 12, 2020 Share Posted July 12, 2020 6 hours ago, SlimShady'sSpaceForce said: We are always giving neighbors tomatoes ? as there grow in abundance. my neighbor has a squash plant on his front step planter but it just isn’t growing. I told him to move it to the back yard. I gave them a zucchini yesterday. How did they react when you whipped it out? Did they both enjoy it? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SlimShady'sSpaceForce Posted July 12, 2020 Share Posted July 12, 2020 3 hours ago, Johnny Hammersticks said: How did they react when you whipped it out? Did they both enjoy it? I gave the big one to my neighbor. She was very pleased. ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Augie Posted July 12, 2020 Share Posted July 12, 2020 3 minutes ago, SlimShady'sSpaceForce said: I gave the big one to my neighbor. She was very pleased. ? Meg Ryan says she might not have been quite as pleased as you think. Just sayin’........ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T&C Posted July 13, 2020 Share Posted July 13, 2020 13 hours ago, apuszczalowski said: I seem to be losing more plants this year then usual. Something is getting into the gardens at night. They have already broken a couple corn stalks, pulled out 3-4 squash plants, 4+ cucumber plants and cut a couple beam and pea plants. Opossums don't care about anything, other than what they want. Very cool animals though, as imposing as they might look they very rarely bite. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
apuszczalowski Posted July 13, 2020 Share Posted July 13, 2020 1 hour ago, T&C said: Opossums don't care about anything, other than what they want. Very cool animals though, as imposing as they might look they very rarely bite. It could be one of the following - Oppossum - Skunk - Raccon - Squirrel - Cat - Ground Hog All animals I have seen at one time or another in my backyard while living here (I know the Cat has been there because I find its Sh*t in there a bunch of times but I don't know if they would eat vegetables) Just last Friday on my way to work I saw a Fox and a Deere nearby, but have never seen them in my yard and doubt the deer could or would get into my yard. Its funny because the Peas and even some Tulips I had in a front garden this spring look more like they were just cut instead of chewed or pulled out. As for Oppossums, as a young kid we had one on our rear fence near our garden one evening, my dad thought it would be a cool photo with my sister so he told her to go over by it but she wouldn't because it was making a hissing noise. Years later I was in the garage and a few times I heard something russling around but didn't see anything. So I heard it again and found the sound coming from behind some plywood. I pulled the shhet of plywood back and came face to face with one. I dropped the sheet and backed out of the garage. I went in side and told my mother that I figured out what was making the noise, she suggested i try to get it out by hitting it with a shovel. I went outside and threw some thing into the area to hopefully scare it away but when i looked it was already gone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BUFFALOKIE Posted July 24, 2020 Author Share Posted July 24, 2020 (edited) Holy Moly do I have a lot of cherry tomatoes! Six plants. No less than 500 so far. And still full of ripening fruit. Edited July 24, 2020 by BUFFALOKIE I will estimate 1,000 so far, easy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BUFFALOKIE Posted July 25, 2020 Author Share Posted July 25, 2020 (edited) On 7/12/2020 at 7:18 AM, SlimShady'sSpaceForce said: We are always giving neighbors tomatoes ? as there grow in abundance. my neighbor has a squash plant on his front step planter but it just isn’t growing. I told him to move it to the back yard. I gave them a zucchini yesterday. It is impossible to grow squash here without chemicals. They grow fast, huge and leafy.......then, dead in two days when the squash bugs wake up, the squash plant is dead seemingly instantaniousy Edit to say, Dawn dishsoap and water is an extremely effective bug killer! Have not needed it yet this year on my maters Edited July 25, 2020 by BUFFALOKIE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
apuszczalowski Posted July 25, 2020 Share Posted July 25, 2020 12 minutes ago, BUFFALOKIE said: It is impossible to grow squash here without chemicals. They grow fast, huge and leafy.......then, dead in two days when the squash bugs wake up, the squash plant is dead seemingly instantaniousy Edit to say, Dawn dishsoap and water is an extremely effective bug killer! Have not needed it yet this year on my maters Last year I had the opposite with Squash. I had so many we were giving them away from just 2 plants. Every couple days I had another couple big ones ready. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gugny Posted July 25, 2020 Share Posted July 25, 2020 I have two tomato plants with one tomato/each. Unheard of. I usually have more than we can eat. But the peppers continue to thrive. What a weird year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SlimShady'sSpaceForce Posted July 25, 2020 Share Posted July 25, 2020 13 hours ago, BUFFALOKIE said: It is impossible to grow squash here without chemicals. They grow fast, huge and leafy.......then, dead in two days when the squash bugs wake up, the squash plant is dead seemingly instantaniousy the zucchini was first then the squash leaves grew and grew overshadowing the nearby plants. I can trim leaves but they seem to grow overnight my mistake was putting them inside the 8 by garden frame. 13 hours ago, Gugny said: I have two tomato plants with one tomato/each. Unheard of. I usually have more than we can eat. But the peppers continue to thrive. What a weird year. 2 tomato ? plants with about 15 each. They are getting fat and just started to turn green to yellowish before turning red Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Punching Bag Posted July 25, 2020 Share Posted July 25, 2020 My wife does more herbs then fruits and vegetables but is trying to grow snow peas. I do like the mint in my salads. She has been growing some Chinese leafy vegetable not spinach but spinach like and adding it to salad as well. She has a friend she has been trading plants with. Her friend recently requested some berry branches for some Chinese medicine and occasionally she comes over to pick honeysuckle for tea and medicine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hapless Bills Fan Posted July 25, 2020 Share Posted July 25, 2020 19 hours ago, BUFFALOKIE said: It is impossible to grow squash here without chemicals. They grow fast, huge and leafy.......then, dead in two days when the squash bugs wake up, the squash plant is dead seemingly instantaniousy Edit to say, Dawn dishsoap and water is an extremely effective bug killer! Have not needed it yet this year on my maters Does Dawn and water work on the squash bugs? I try to start the plants either early (indoors) or late to avoid peak squash bug season. But I share your experience. I'd drive around with my windows open hoping someone who grows plentiful zucchini will leave a couple in my car, but being this is the big city I'm afraid something else would be left. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hapless Bills Fan Posted July 25, 2020 Share Posted July 25, 2020 'Maters! First one is bigger than my hand. Cut ones in the foreground of the 2nd pic had some squirrel damage. Those Rascally Rodents! 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boater Posted July 25, 2020 Share Posted July 25, 2020 You are never to old to learn something about yourself. What I learned this summer is I am not a happy gardener. My flower beds grew out of control with weeds and I have zero motivation to fix the problem. I'd post pics but they aren't for the squeamish. Dirty Harry said "One must know their own weaknesses." Knowing my weakness, I'm removing the flower beds and having them replaced with POG (Plain Old Grass). Right up to the bricks of the house. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike in Horseheads Posted July 25, 2020 Share Posted July 25, 2020 15 minutes ago, Hapless Bills Fan said: 'Maters! First one is bigger than my hand. Cut ones in the foreground of the 2nd pic had some squirrel damage. Those Rascally Rodents! #Jealous! I've picked one small one. Look for a road side stand that had "real" tomatoes today but they were fake gassed greenhouse cardboard tomatoes still. No BLT's tonight ? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SlimShady'sSpaceForce Posted July 25, 2020 Share Posted July 25, 2020 31 minutes ago, Mike in Horseheads said: #Jealous! I've picked one small one. Look for a road side stand that had "real" tomatoes today but they were fake gassed greenhouse cardboard tomatoes still. No BLT's tonight ? I have 2 dozen. None near ripe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike in Horseheads Posted July 25, 2020 Share Posted July 25, 2020 2 minutes ago, SlimShady'sSpaceForce said: I have 2 dozen. None near ripe That surprises me, I'd of thunk N Va would be far ahead of us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SlimShady'sSpaceForce Posted July 25, 2020 Share Posted July 25, 2020 I planted everything in a smallish area. The squash leaves keep covering the tomatoes ? Add in 30 plus days in the 90s and practically 0 rain didn’t help. if water every day. Maybe they don’t like the chlorine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Punching Bag Posted July 25, 2020 Share Posted July 25, 2020 25 minutes ago, SlimShady'sSpaceForce said: I planted everything in a smallish area. The squash leaves keep covering the tomatoes ? Add in 30 plus days in the 90s and practically 0 rain didn’t help. if water every day. Maybe they don’t like the chlorine Do what my wife does - she leaves water out so chlorine leaves water. Even when she takes a shower she lets the water fill pails while it is getting hot. This water she uses for fish tank and flowers. We capture rainfall when it does rain again saves it. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greybeard Posted July 26, 2020 Share Posted July 26, 2020 I haven't had any tomatoes but the squirrels have had several. The seem to like green tomatoes even if they aren't fried.?️ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nervous Guy Posted July 26, 2020 Share Posted July 26, 2020 9 hours ago, Greybeard said: I haven't had any tomatoes but the squirrels have had several. The seem to like green tomatoes even if they aren't fried.?️ We have friggin chipmunks who love to take a few bites of the almost ripe tomatoes then leave it...same with zucchinis, birds and deer got the blueberries and blackberries...I hate nature!! ? 15 hours ago, Hapless Bills Fan said: 'Maters! First one is bigger than my hand. Cut ones in the foreground of the 2nd pic had some squirrel damage. Those Rascally Rodents! Awesome! We've had some mortgage lifters and cherry ripen, some with chipmunk damage...roma's and german johnsons are not ripe yet 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SlimShady'sSpaceForce Posted July 26, 2020 Share Posted July 26, 2020 Picked the first tomato ? And a squash Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gugny Posted July 26, 2020 Share Posted July 26, 2020 5 hours ago, Nervous Guy said: We have friggin chipmunks who love to take a few bites of the almost ripe tomatoes then leave it...same with zucchinis, birds and deer got the blueberries and blackberries...I hate nature!! ? Awesome! We've had some mortgage lifters and cherry ripen, some with chipmunk damage...roma's and german johnsons are not ripe yet My roma plants are doing well. 4-5 on each plant. The big boys are the ones that aren't doing much. Only one tomato in the entire garden has begun to visibly ripen. Such a crazy year. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SlimShady'sSpaceForce Posted July 26, 2020 Share Posted July 26, 2020 6 hours ago, Nervous Guy said: We have friggin chipmunks who love to take a few bites of the almost ripe tomatoes then leave it...same with zucchinis, birds and deer got the blueberries and blackberries...I hate nature!! ? I find a air pellet gun works wonders on those little critters. just saying. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nervous Guy Posted July 26, 2020 Share Posted July 26, 2020 4 hours ago, SlimShady'sSpaceForce said: I find a air pellet gun works wonders on those little critters. just saying. Man, I've been saying that to my wife for awhile...she's against it, though she's pretty pissed about those critters, so..... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gugny Posted July 26, 2020 Share Posted July 26, 2020 18 minutes ago, Nervous Guy said: Man, I've been saying that to my wife for awhile...she's against it, though she's pretty pissed about those critters, so..... My father has recently taken up feeding chipmunks shelled peanuts. They'll climb up his leg (as he's sitting on the porch), take a peanut, then climb on his shoulder to eat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Augie Posted July 26, 2020 Share Posted July 26, 2020 12 hours ago, Nervous Guy said: We have friggin chipmunks who love to take a few bites of the almost ripe tomatoes then leave it...same with zucchinis, birds and deer got the blueberries and blackberries...I hate nature!! ? I certainly hope you gave them a VERY stern talking to! I have never had luck with tomatoes, but I loved a good Farmers Market......I hate Covid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nervous Guy Posted July 27, 2020 Share Posted July 27, 2020 11 hours ago, Gugny said: My father has recently taken up feeding chipmunks shelled peanuts. They'll climb up his leg (as he's sitting on the porch), take a peanut, then climb on his shoulder to eat. so I should lure them in and then strangle them? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sherlock Holmes Posted July 28, 2020 Share Posted July 28, 2020 (edited) Starting to get a hint of yellow on our 1st rack of Ice Cream Bananas. Also finally getting some Peanut Butter fruits to ripen on the tree. Got extremely lucky and have flowers at the same time on our 2 Peruvian Apple Cacti so hoping for a fruit set on those! Mango season has been off the hook!! Edited July 28, 2020 by Sherlock Holmes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffaloBud Posted July 28, 2020 Share Posted July 28, 2020 On 7/26/2020 at 7:32 PM, Augie said: I have never had luck with tomatoes, but I loved a good Farmers Market......I hate Covid. 2 of the farmers markets that I frequent are still in operation. Both outdoors and have ample spacing between vendors. Customers and vendors must wear masks. One market limits the number of people in the shopping area. There must have been a line about 100 people deep waiting to get in. I turned around, went to my alternate market and got the stuff I wanted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Augie Posted July 28, 2020 Share Posted July 28, 2020 30 minutes ago, BuffaloBud said: 2 of the farmers markets that I frequent are still in operation. Both outdoors and have ample spacing between vendors. Customers and vendors must wear masks. One market limits the number of people in the shopping area. There must have been a line about 100 people deep waiting to get in. I turned around, went to my alternate market and got the stuff I wanted. The one I go to is for the ambiance as much as the produce. They moved it from a charming square to an empty parking lot, roped it off and there is one entrance and one exit. There is a line to get your temp checked on the way. It’s just not the same. Heading to Sarasota, FL in a few weeks where they have/had a great farmers market covering blocks of downtown. I have no idea how they’ve handled that. It’s one of my favorite thing to do there, but I’ll probably pass. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoBills808 Posted July 28, 2020 Share Posted July 28, 2020 13 hours ago, Sherlock Holmes said: Starting to get a hint of yellow on our 1st rack of Ice Cream Bananas. Also finally getting some Peanut Butter fruits to ripen on the tree. Got extremely lucky and have flowers at the same time on our 2 Peruvian Apple Cacti so hoping for a fruit set on those! Mango season has been off the hook!! Where do you live? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill from NYC Posted July 28, 2020 Share Posted July 28, 2020 I am having a great year for tomatoes and Japanese eggplants. My peppers are disappointing after having my 2 best years ever. I was still getting peppers in October and even early November for the last 2 years. This year I only have a few cayennes and jalapenos, and almost no bells. Not sure why. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sherlock Holmes Posted July 28, 2020 Share Posted July 28, 2020 2 hours ago, GoBills808 said: Where do you live? On an island in Florida. Moved here from Niagara County last July. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T&C Posted July 29, 2020 Share Posted July 29, 2020 5 hours ago, Sherlock Holmes said: On an island in Florida. Moved here from Niagara County last July. Davis Island by chance? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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