Washingtonians Come Together! Washington Peeps

[lindalouly]

Woooooohooooooooo hoping for a good down pour to counter act the burn ban and then back to more summer!!!!!!! Go Seahawks!!!!!!!!!

 

[Cockatrice6420]

My garden could have used another solid month of sunshine and warm temps. We only hit 80 once or twice last month. I was really hoping for some ripe tomatoes this year.

Are you out toward the north coast?

 

[junebuggena]

Long Beach. Just across the river from Oregon, 2 miles from the beach.

 

[Cockatrice6420]

Long Beach. Just across the river from Oregon, 2 miles from the beach.

Gotta love those micro climates. My mom's cousin lives down that way and she's been harvesting tomatoes for a couple months now. Here we've gotten some early corn ( yummy) but my indigo rose tomatoes are stuck three quarters to ripe.

 

[LaurelC]

Gotta love those micro climates. My mom's cousin lives down that way and she's been harvesting tomatoes for a couple months now. Here we've gotten some early corn ( yummy) but my indigo rose tomatoes are stuck three quarters to ripe.

If it makes you feel better, I grew 18 different varieties of tomatoes last year and was regularly harvesting beefsteaks after July. I never ONCE got a ripe indigo rose. They grew and matured and then sat there green on the vine.

 

[Cockatrice6420]

If it makes you feel better, I grew 18 different varieties of tomatoes last year and was regularly harvesting beefsteaks after July.  I never ONCE got a ripe indigo rose.  They grew and matured and then sat there green on the vine.

Yeah, I'm going to rig up some mylar on the underside and keep my fingers crossed. If it works I'll be up to my neck in the darn things, lol.

 

[junebuggena]

Across the river, in Astoria/Warrenton area, they have had lovely tomato weather. Over on the beach, most days have been either cloudy/foggy in the morning, or cloudy/foggy in the evening. July was perfect, but it only lasted long enough for things to start to take off. My garden needed another 2 solid warm weather for things to ripen up.
I know most of the state really needs rain, but I am hoping that last night's showers was the end of it for a while.

 

[Chickielady]

South end. Are you familiar with the area?

We have a get-away-property at Quilcene.
Other than that, no, I am not familiar.
Love the whole area, though.

 

[Cockatrice6420]

We have a get-away-property at Quilcene.
Other than that, no, I am not familiar.
Love the whole area, though.

We spent some time out that way this summer. This is a pretty area. Let me know if the get away needs chickens, lol.

 

[Chickielady]

I've been meaning to mention those.... Got some really big ones this year! Thanks again for the seed. The vines are enormous, like you said. I'd love to find a good dry squash for pies that has a smaller vine, any ideas? I'm also doing Sweet Dumpling for the first time. I'm not sure what to think of those yet. They're sharing space with the Sweet Meat and seem to be overpowered a bit. Using the manure and wood chips have been wonderful. DH was really skeptical, but his beans are much nicer this year too.

The tomatoes are in a different area but got pretty much the same treatment and they're not up to par this year. They've always loved that spot, but I think the moles are digging trenches all over in their root zone. Nothing grows well when that happens! We'll have enough, they just won't be a impressive as usual.

Awesome to hear.
The sweet meats are very heavy feeders.
Dad says the sweet meat squash has more sugar than a pie pumpkin and in fact the sweet meat squash is used for pumpkin pies.
It is very dry, as you said.
I love busting them open (we use a shovel & stap it straight down)
They smell so good !
Awesome, cook a hunk in the microwave (steam) and just add butter...YUM.
My Mom steams chunks, and whips it up rather than making sweet potatoes for Holidays.
The chickens love the seeds (so do chipmunks & rats !)
I am INFESTED with spaghetti squash !!!!!!
I think we stored over 75, and gave at least 40 away, each is large enough to make 2 (TWO) spahetti dinners for 3-4 people...just add sauce & a meatball or two.

I love it !
LOW CARB, and Gluten Free Spaghetti !!!