Bob how's your garden?

AvgMSUJoe wrote:

Jake from State Farm wrote:

Do you mean like the garden I mentioned in an earlier post?

Yeah, I guess... haven't driven passed yet.

He has at least twenty plants out there. I'm thinking Clinton County Sheriff Dept is waiting until just before time to harvest to come take them and him away.

Travis of the Cosmos wrote:It’s dried blood greenway?

Both products are made up almost entirely of dried blood. GreenScreen has a small amount of white pepper. Can’t recall what Plantskyyd uses, but both are entirely safe. I prefer the powder or granules vs. the bags, but only because I had better luck with those two. Never tried the sprays, but wouldn’t hesitate to use.

I already bought it because the dried blood did it for me I just wanted to confirm

Any of you gardeners have one of these?  Identifies weeds and zaps them with a laser.



‘Ten years ago this was science fiction’: the rise of weedkilling robots

harvested 5 tomatoes and 2 cucumbers yesterday alone.. one jalapeno.

My lovely wife whipped up a nice marinara sauce last night with 4 of the tomatoes.. some olive oil, fresh garlic. Gorgonzola cheese.

today, salsa is on the 'to do' list. Gotta grab a hefty supply of cilantro.

My tomatoes are so fucked. It’s fine. Next year. Everything else is good. Oh except cucumbers.

I didn’t have time to keep up with weeding this year, so that was problem 1. Problem 2 is that blight got in there. Problem 3 is that animals came and fucked everything all up.

Travis of the Cosmos wrote:My tomatoes are so fucked. It’s fine. Next year. Everything else is good. Oh except cucumbers.

I didn’t have time to keep up with weeding this year, so that was problem 1. Problem 2 is that blight got in there. Problem 3 is that animals came and fucked everything all up.

Are you certain it’s blight? Take some pics and post them here. Is it every plant or just a couple. Never mind. If one has it you’re fucked.

The Pantry wrote:Any of you gardeners have one of these?  Identifies weeds and zaps them with a laser.



‘Ten years ago this was science fiction’: the rise of weedkilling robots

I want this. Lemme know when it’s reduced to the size of a regular push lawn mower.
Meanwhile, there are a couple people in the neighborhood using quasi-flame flowers:

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tGreenWay wrote:

Travis of the Cosmos wrote:My tomatoes are so fucked. It’s fine. Next year. Everything else is good. Oh except cucumbers.

I didn’t have time to keep up with weeding this year, so that was problem 1. Problem 2 is that blight got in there. Problem 3 is that animals came and fucked everything all up.

Are you certain it’s blight? Take some pics and post them here. Is it every plant or just a couple. Never mind. If one has it you’re fucked.

I’ll get some pictures but yeah it spread. It was like yellowing of leaves about a month ago

Travis of the Cosmos wrote:

tGreenWay wrote:



Are you certain it’s blight? Take some pics and post them here. Is it every plant or just a couple. Never mind. If one has it you’re fucked.

I’ll get some pictures but yeah it spread. It was like yellowing of leaves about a month ago

Yellowing alone isn’t necessarily blight. You might have overwatered them. Google has good photos for identifying tomato plant problems and diseases.
If it is blight, you have to get rid of the plants and treat the soil or it’ll happen all over again.

I pretty much never watered until recently with how much it had rained

Travis of the Cosmos wrote:I pretty much never watered until recently with how much it had rained

Okay, so maybe those yellow leaves could be dead from under watering. We’ll get a better idea if it’s blight when you post pics. Please include some shots of the leaves and tomatoes themselves.
Signed,
The Brown Thumb Farmer

Are these damn things plumbs?

kingstonlake wrote:Are these damn things plumbs?

No, they're definitely crooked.

Damn it Floyd.

Floyd Robertson wrote:

kingstonlake wrote:Are these damn things plumbs?

No, they're definitely crooked.

Poor Hatch is missing some quality humor this summer.

kingstonlake wrote:Damn it Floyd.

Suck it, Trebek.

Google image search says they’re prune plumbs, you big baby.

tGreenWay wrote:Google image search says they’re prune plumbs, you big baby.

Did the search say if you can eat them when ripe? Or are these bitches strictly ornamental?

kingstonlake wrote:

tGreenWay wrote:Google image search says they’re prune plumbs, you big baby.

Did the search say if you can eat them when ripe? Or are these bitches strictly ornamental?

Hmmm… if only there was a way to find out that information. What could it be? What. Could. It. Be?

Growing season wrapping up quickly. Still harvesting a few tomatoes but, for the most part, my summer fruits and vegetables are slowing down big time.

Robert J Sakimano wrote:Growing season wrapping up quickly. Still harvesting a few tomatoes but, for the most part, my summer fruits and vegetables are slowing down big time.

Yeah I've got a few tomatoes and peppers yet but they are slowing right up. My watermelon.are about ripe though I think

Lost a lot of tomatoes to deer. They would’ve gone well with venison chops.

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BOLO for garden thieves. Protect yo produce. Something stronger than a scarecrow.

Here's our haul this year:

Solid thread bump.

Good year for tomatoes and cukes. Tomorrow I'm gonna work on tearing down the garden, composting and mowing.

Anyone try planting brussel sprouts? They'd be ripe for harvesting about now.

I got a BS plant in the ole garden. Last time I took a peek at them, like a week ago, they were still a little small. Hoping they fatten up some before I pick em

So my lilac bushes lost their leaves, rebudded, some leaves reappeared and some lilacs. Wtf should I think of this

aualum06 wrote:So my lilac bushes lost their leaves, rebudded, some leaves reappeared and some lilacs. Wtf should I think of this

It's springtime. Where have you been for the past six months?

Funny.

Checked tSwill as I'm sitting at the Beal garden on campus.

(It's doing fine,  by the way).

Robert J Sakimano wrote:Funny.

Checked tSwill as I'm sitting at the Beal garden on campus.

(It's doing fine,  by the way).

That totally seems like a calming, zen-like combination.

Jake from State Farm wrote:

aualum06 wrote:So my lilac bushes lost their leaves, rebudded, some leaves reappeared and some lilacs. Wtf should I think of this

It's springtime. Where have you been for the past six months?

I'm very interested to see what happens in April

AvgMSUJoe wrote:

Robert J Sakimano wrote:Funny.

Checked tSwill as I'm sitting at the Beal garden on campus.

(It's doing fine,  by the way).

That totally seems like a calming, zen-like combination.

definitely a good vibe.

Been using roundup on weeds.  Switching to acetic acid (vinegar) and a little dish soap & table salt this year.

Bought this:

Calyptus 75% Pure Super Concentrated Vinegar | Dilutes to 4.5 Gallons | 15x Power Vinegar | Industrial Use, 32 Ounces

Read the product comments for weed killing dilution and they're all over the map ranging from undiluted to 20:1.  A 3:1 water to 75% acetic acid ratio makes sense to me.  Does that sound right?

Sorry, Pantry. All I’ve ever used is white vinegar out of the bottle. It worked well, though. Killed everything except chickweed. I noticed it killed both the weed and the closest grass, but it doesn’t take long for the grass to grow back.
btw, be very careful where you use salt. You’ll turn the soil right around the immediate area into unusable dirt.

The only bummer to getting the keys to my new house next week is having to leave the garden behind after just one summer with a full ass garden. I probably won’t be able to put something like that in at the new place, but raised beds and such I can do.

Travis of the Cosmos wrote:The only bummer to getting the keys to my new house next week is having to leave the garden behind after just one summer with a full ass garden. I probably won’t be able to put something like that in at the new place, but raised beds and such I can do.

Can’t put the garden in the new place because of an HOA or just not enough time this year?