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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