What did you do in the garden today?

[DParker75089]

What state are you in? Definitely not CT!

You got that right. I'm in TX.

 

[Acre4Me]

Thats a fantastic bean trellis!! Wow! What kind of beans; and, what will you do with them all??

Thanks! Spouse made them in 2020. I asked for bean towers they were between 8-10’ tall. This is what he came up with. I can climb up on the exposed sides.

Most of my pole beans are for drying. So, they get used in soup. There is a satisfaction in growing something that has low failure and needs little to no attention, and can simply dry on the vine. When picked, we shell them into a wire colander so they completely/fully are dried out before storing. Also, I grow some bush varieties for drying. This year the bush type are between the two towers.

This year, the farthest to the right (easiest to access) are green bean for fresh eating. First time growing the pole version. Usually, my green beans are the bush type. So, this year I’ll have both bush and pole green beans.

 

[CluckNDoodle]

I have an aerogarden too. I put it away for the summer but used it to start a bunch of things over the winter that then went outside - mostly herbs. It works really well. I got the refills for it too had been using them. I'll probably just do herbs for winter as it's better than walking outside & digging through the snow for thyme. I could never grow enough lettuce under it for a salad so I don't bother with that.

Fingers crossed I can get a salad with this one! It's supposed to be a larger model, 9 holes, but it does seem small to me still.

I love the idea of using it to get some plants started too!

 

[Wee Farmer Sarah]

Good afternoon gardeners. I’m getting caught up on yard and garden chores today. This morning I put down more compost in the big garden then watered really well. The tomato plants are full of buds and I have my first slicing tomato forming. The acorn squash and pole beans are doing well and I gave them and the potato patch a good drink of water. Im happy to see flower buds forming on my 3 year old impatiens. I mowed the side yard slope then ran the mower along the chicken yard fence line. The backyard is halfway mowed. I’ll finish that while I’m grilling my dinner. I’ve been lucky so far as it was only today I saw my first 2 JB’s. Finger’s crossed they won’t be too bad. I have chard and kale I really need to pick. That can wait another day or two.
Here’s my first tomato baby.

 

[pennyJo1960]

I grow chard and kale young ones go in salad here.

 

[Gammas Bearded Babies]

K few questions for yall...
Onions were laying down everywhere...but based on size I guess I should have waited?!
How do I know when they r - cured? Is that the right word? Do I cut the dried stems off then?

Then I have quite a few tomato flowers that died out and no fruit on em....even right beside ones with big tomatoes on em. What does that mean?
Should I just trim the dead blooms off so plant can focus on the fruit that's there?

 

[CluckNDoodle]

K few questions for yall...
Onions were laying down everywhere...but based on size I guess I should have waited?!
How do I know when they r - cured? Is that the right word? Do I cut the dried stems off then?

Then I have quite a few tomato flowers that died out and no fruit on em....even right beside ones with big tomatoes on em. What does that mean?
Should I just trim the dead blooms off so plant can focus on the fruit that's there?

When the onions flop over you pull them out of the ground and put them somewhere to dry out, preferably with nice air flow. Once they're completely crispy dry then you cut the dried plant matter off about an inch from the bulb.

 

[CluckNDoodle]

K few questions for yall...
Onions were laying down everywhere...but based on size I guess I should have waited?!
How do I know when they r - cured? Is that the right word? Do I cut the dried stems off then?

Then I have quite a few tomato flowers that died out and no fruit on em....even right beside ones with big tomatoes on em. What does that mean?
Should I just trim the dead blooms off so plant can focus on the fruit that's there?

What are your temps there? Tomatoes self pollinate with just a bit of movement to the flower so it's not a pollination thing. Once temps creep up over 90F it can damage the pollen and not develop a fruit. It happens to me every year. Tomatoes seem to be easy for everyone but me, lol! This year I used shade cloth and it made a world of difference but overall you'll find that some varieties are just hardier in the heat than others.

 

[WthrLady]

Too much rain can hinder pollination.
Too much wind can hinder pollination.
Too hot can hinder pollination. LOL

I go rattle the freshly opened flowers when I walk the garden in the morning. The pollen is fresh and it seems to work. I have 4 plants, same variety, 8 feet tall, NOT ONE flower YET. So confused.

Found FIVE tomatoes that will be ripe by monday.

 

[muddy75]

What are your temps there? Tomatoes self pollinate with just a bit of movement to the flower so it's not a pollination thing. Once temps creep up over 90F it can damage the pollen and not develop a fruit. It happens to me every year. Tomatoes seem to be easy for everyone but me, lol! This year I used shade cloth and it made a world of difference but overall you'll find that some varieties are just hardier in the heat than others.

I have a “rogue” tomato plant from last year