Bob how's your garden?

Tulips are in full peacock mode. Plucked the first spinach of the year and planted a blackberry bush(?). Pretty excited about that.

Hey dudes

Tomatoes. I know I’m supposed to prune the smaller bottom branches. But is that a thing I do now, throughout the whole life of the plant or only later when it starts producing fruit?

Travis of the Cosmos wrote:Hey dudes

Tomatoes. I know I’m supposed to prune the smaller bottom branches. But is that a thing I do now, throughout the whole life of the plant or only later when it starts producing fruit?

I never do this but I believe people do it as soon as they appear.

F woodchucks, they have a den dug again this year basically since noon today. Mowed my lettuce right down

Wind last night also snapped a broccoli plant off the stem

Travis of the Cosmos wrote:Hey dudes

Tomatoes. I know I’m supposed to prune the smaller bottom branches. But is that a thing I do now, throughout the whole life of the plant or only later when it starts producing fruit?

From what I understand, you don’t need to, but they are called suckers because they suck water/energy from the plant/fruit.

our vegetable garden came through the storm two nights ago relatively unscathed. I was afraid to look, honestly. Walked around back and, thankfully, had already staked up the tomatoes and cherry tomatoes, so they were in good shape.

Squash plant is pretty strong, so it's okay, as well. Cucumbers are hanging in there. One pepper plant is on it's last legs it looks like, but we'll see.

otherwise, the perennials, ornamental grasses and annuals are okay. The last few years, I've gotten away from a ton of annuals. We just mainly keep a few pots filled in the front and on the back deck. Otherwise, the estate is bedazzled with grasses, daylillies, rudbeckia, purple cone flowers, etc.

Happy Gardening, brosephs (and Dendro).

Cucumbers just starting on the blossom this morning

Nordic wrote:

Travis of the Cosmos wrote:Hey dudes

Tomatoes. I know I’m supposed to prune the smaller bottom branches. But is that a thing I do now, throughout the whole life of the plant or only later when it starts producing fruit?

From what I understand, you don’t need to, but they are called suckers because they suck water/energy from the plant/fruit.

I did for awhile at first but then I got confused as to which ones I was to keep and which ones to get rid of. 

Tomatoes seems to be doing well, except one plant that I think has a disease (all of the fruit has a brown spot at the bottom). Got several zucchini on the way, cucumbers are flowering a bunch but I haven’t seen any fruit yet. Should have several eggplant, I think one was starting when I looked yesterday. I planted unwisely and the peppers are getting crowded out, have a couple of jalapeños but I don’t know that I’ll get much more than that.

Potted herbs are all happy, and I potted a bunch of radishes that should be ready in a week or so. Then I’ll put down a bunch more radishes. Big radish guy.

Travis of the Cosmos wrote:

Nordic wrote:

From what I understand, you don’t need to, but they are called suckers because they suck water/energy from the plant/fruit.

I did for awhile at first but then I got confused as to which ones I was to keep and which ones to get rid of. 

Tomatoes seems to be doing well, except one plant that I think has a disease (all of the fruit has a brown spot at the bottom). Got several zucchini on the way, cucumbers are flowering a bunch but I haven’t seen any fruit yet. Should have several eggplant, I think one was starting when I looked yesterday. I planted unwisely and the peppers are getting crowded out, have a couple of jalapeños but I don’t know that I’ll get much more than that.

Potted herbs are all happy, and I potted a bunch of radishes that should be ready in a week or so. Then I’ll put down a bunch more radishes. Big radish guy.

Get some calcium fertilizer for your tomatoes. End rot it sounds like

I’ll give that a shot

Travis of the Cosmos wrote:

Nordic wrote:

From what I understand, you don’t need to, but they are called suckers because they suck water/energy from the plant/fruit.

I did for awhile at first but then I got confused as to which ones I was to keep and which ones to get rid of. 

What I do is let three full vines grow (main original vine then the two earliest suckers). Any suckers beyond those three vines I let set one cluster of blossoms and then pinch it off at the next leaf set.

Going to be making some pickles soon using the old family recipe. Can’t wait.

Travis of the Cosmos wrote:

Nordic wrote:

From what I understand, you don’t need to, but they are called suckers because they suck water/energy from the plant/fruit.

I did for awhile at first but then I got confused as to which ones I was to keep and which ones to get rid of. 

Same. I wouldn't stress over it. If is is angling down, snip it. If unsure, leave it. FWIW I stopped growing tomatoes because A) they are disgusting (wife likes them) B) they are water hogs. I only do lettuce variants and spinach. Simple and easy.

Sunflowers are starting to pop.

Grew my own dill this year, used it to attempt to make my sun dill pickles today. We will see how it turns out. Garden hasn't been the greatest this year going from super dry to super wet over the course of the summer

aualum06 wrote:

Travis of the Cosmos wrote:
I did for awhile at first but then I got confused as to which ones I was to keep and which ones to get rid of. 

Tomatoes seems to be doing well, except one plant that I think has a disease (all of the fruit has a brown spot at the bottom). Got several zucchini on the way, cucumbers are flowering a bunch but I haven’t seen any fruit yet. Should have several eggplant, I think one was starting when I looked yesterday. I planted unwisely and the peppers are getting crowded out, have a couple of jalapeños but I don’t know that I’ll get much more than that.

Potted herbs are all happy, and I potted a bunch of radishes that should be ready in a week or so. Then I’ll put down a bunch more radishes. Big radish guy.

Get some calcium fertilizer for your tomatoes. End rot it sounds like

This worked, tomatoes look great now thx bruv

Travis of the Cosmos wrote:

aualum06 wrote:

Get some calcium fertilizer for your tomatoes. End rot it sounds like

This worked, tomatoes look great now thx bruv

Sounds good Trav, I've been ripening most of mine off the vine in the kitchen window I think they got worms

Herbs got fucked though, which sucks. I bought these planters to hang off of my deck from Amazon. Didn’t realize until it was too late that the fuckers didn’t have any drain holes, so when it started raining this summer everything went to shit. Ah well, they have holes now.

our squash are coming in nicely. In fact, brought 4-5 into work this morning and threw them into the department kitchen for colleagues to fight over. Same with cherry tomatoes. Pretty prolific.

our tomatoes, though, are a bit stunted. Lots on the vine, but they're not ripening quickly at all. Not sure what's up with that.

otherwise, the ornamental plants are doing well. Rudbeckia in full bloom, miscanthis grasses are fully developed, matured.

Trapper Gus wrote:

Robert J Sakimano wrote:our squash are coming in nicely. In fact, brought 4-5 into work this morning and threw them into the department kitchen for colleagues to fight over. Same with cherry tomatoes. Pretty prolific.

our tomatoes, though, are a bit stunted. Lots on the vine, but they're not ripening quickly at all. Not sure what's up with that.

otherwise, the ornamental plants are doing well. Rudbeckia in full bloom, miscanthis grasses are fully developed, matured.

Summer squash?

Would think it is pretty early for Acorn & Butternut.

crookneck squash.

Trapper Gus wrote:

Robert J Sakimano wrote: crookneck squash.

Same thing, different name.

yeah, I prefer 'crookneck squash', 'cause it sounds like something my toothless, 3rd grade educated, Appalachia grandmother would've said.

Trapper Gus wrote:

Robert J Sakimano wrote:yeah, I prefer 'crookneck squash', 'cause it sounds like something my toothless, 3rd grade educated, Appalachia grandmother would've said.

Our "summer squash" has been producing for about 3 weeks or so. Lots of squash, onions & bacon dinners.

I hear ya.

our cherry tomatoes and cucumbers have been at a high yield. Lots of cherry tomato/cucumber salads (basically, half the tomatoes, dice up up the cuke.. a drizzle of olive oil, salt).

a summertime delight.

Yanked a few this morning

Forgot to show you guys this. Got a couple tomato seeds thrown in the pods, we will see what happens

We have life

Oh shit bro I got one of those for Christmas. Not putting in tomato’s but just herbs

Here it is, started the plants on December 28th. It’s mostly various types of basil, with a couple of thyme thrown in. I should have gotten more variety but we use basil the most so fuck it

what is your lego set next to it travis

Anfield bro. Technically not legos but this


https://store.liverpoolfc.com/lfc-brxlz-anfield-stadium

You want Legos OTPT?

I also have an actual Lego of the colosseum, I went through a phase where I would dick around at work building Lego stadiums exclusively. Then I built a gaming computer and put it next to where I work so I just play video games when I want to dick around at work. I have Spartan stadium, still in the box, but I don’t know when I’ll build it when I could just play video games instead.

InTenSity wrote:You want Legos OTPT?

My future SIL offered a Spartan Stadium Lego set if I wanted one to build in my recovery. I’ve never done them. What do you guys think? Therapeutic or frustrating?

DWags wrote:

InTenSity wrote:You want Legos OTPT?

My future SIL offered a Spartan Stadium Lego set if I wanted one to build in my recovery. I’ve never done them. What do you guys think?  Therapeutic or frustrating?  

Lol probably the same one. I think therapeutic and you should do it.