What did you do in the garden today?

[esturtz27]

It started at 9pm last night...tooooooons of rain(a little thunder too). It's pouring this morning but we have a heart advisory too so I'm guessing after this rain passes it's going to a boiling swamp . At least the veggies got a good bit of watering and weeds will be easy to pull. Does anyone know a good treatment for dusty mildew? After this it's probably going to attack my cucumbers

 

[jerryse]

Cucumbers sprouted but still waiting on green beans to come up . Squash are blooming male flowers . I did see tiny female flowers so maybe in a week .

 

[Sueby]

Morning all. We got some rain last night, about 3/4 of an inch of the much needed wet stuff. Supposed to be a horrible heat wave this week - joy. On top of that I found that the chickens have worms & I have to figure out how to treat. I swear, I can't catch a break, if it can go wrong, it will!

Garden is doing well, cukes are coming in like mad as are the beans. I will pull the rest of the onions this coming weekend. Waiting on tomatoes to turn red.

 

[WthrLady]

About to walk through the garden and pick the hoophouse tomatoes that are red. Then I'll take a quick check for the little, green, horned devils.
I sat outside at sunset to just look at the world and enjoy the golden hour, most of the valley was out cutting cow hay and the air was filled with dust and pollen in the golden light, which was magnified by it. It was gorgeous. When I started getting itchy, I went in and enjoyed a piece of lime buttermilk pie. OC this morning, I'm all clogged up, allergic to everything floating around out there.

Have a super day everyone.

 

[Elyrian1]

So yesterday I asked DH to bring home a small bale of hay so I could put it in the chicken nest boxes. I've given up on finding straw (at least until Sep-Nov) and will have to live with weeds coming up in my garden, nothing for it, so I was going to use a good chunk of the bale for mulch. Especially since I'm going to attempt a second round of potatoes.

DH got to TSC after work, and they had just run out of hay in their shipment trailer. So he talks to the guy, and the guy tells him he can have the loose stuff... for free! My husband came home with a truck bed full of loose hay However, he needs that truck bed empty for work. Yesterday we had also received a new narrow twin mattress (we each need different surfaces to sleep on and this one is mine now) and it came in a heavy duty plastic bag. We stuffed as much hay in the bag as we could fit and tied it shut nice and tight, shoved hay in the nesting boxes, and I still had enough at that point to cover one of the two big beds and one of the smaller boxes.

After that we were both hot, miserable, sweaty, and itchy from all the hay bits. So we headed in and cleaned up and then ended up going to bed shortly after both the kids were asleep.

Today I'm a little sore...

 

[Gammas Bearded Babies]

Got seeds ordered from MIGardener...he had really amazing prices and thought I'd support him since he has given me so much advice via YT lol!
Anxious to see how they'll do for a fall garden!
Gonna turn the planting station into another raised bed, Lord willing! I can use it much better that way and it's free wood from Daughter's new construction so win win! Just have to remove screws and reconfigure but will fit space perfectly!

 

[WthrLady]

So yesterday I asked DH to bring home a small bale of hay so I could put it in the chicken nest boxes. I've given up on finding straw (at least until Sep-Nov) and will have to live with weeds coming up in my garden, nothing for it, so I was going to use a good chunk of the bale for mulch. Especially since I'm going to attempt a second round of potatoes.

DH got to TSC after work, and they had just run out of hay in their shipment trailer. So he talks to the guy, and the guy tells him he can have the loose stuff... for free! My husband came home with a truck bed full of loose hay However, he needs that truck bed empty for work. Yesterday we had also received a new narrow twin mattress (we each need different surfaces to sleep on and this one is mine now) and it came in a heavy duty plastic bag. We stuffed as much hay in the bag as we could fit and tied it shut nice and tight, shoved hay in the nesting boxes, and I still had enough at that point to cover one of the two big beds and one of the smaller boxes.

After that we were both hot, miserable, sweaty, and itchy from all the hay bits. So we headed in and cleaned up and then ended up going to bed shortly after both the kids were asleep.

Today I'm a little sore...

DEAL!

 

[Acre4Me]

walked the garden - its wet and steamy out there already. Heavy dew this morning.

Yesterday we planted one more patch of carrots - a red type we grew last year. We have a different red type we purchased this year, but wanted to try this one once more. The patch is only about 1.5' x 4' - and depending on germination, we might get a decent few from this patch. Decent germination overall for all varieties at this point - some better than others.

I took these two pics a few weeks ago - but it shows how different environments impact carrots (here in Ohio, anyway).

Bed 1 in full sun. soil prepped and direct seeded. A little hay to keep in moisture. Watered 2-3x prepay to keep them moist. The bed drains well, so it was not too much water.

Bed 11: My tomato bed, and I always plant carrots in with the tomatoes. These carrot seeds were planted 1 whole week later than the above ones!

Overall, the carrots seem to like moisture and some shade. In the top pic, it is easy to see there was better growth closer to the plants behind bc they got some shade.

So, this year we have planted 12 varieties of carrots! Here are the varieties (no color mentioned indicates it is an orange carrot).
1. Amarillo (yellow)
2. Black Nebula (purple/black)
3. Kyoto Red (red)
4. Nutri-Red (red)
5. Yaya
6. Naval
7. Nantes Supreme
8. Nantes half-long
9. New Kuroda
10. Danvers 126
11. St. Valery (free seed from Baker Creek)
12. Imperator 58 (free seed from Ohio Victory Garden Program)

Certainly I am hopeful of having a variety of carrots!


I hate the stupid squash bugs and cucumber beetles. We are still finding a few Japanese beetles, but I took two of the traps down, and the third will come down today or tomorrow (whenever I remember). One squash (not under cover) looks like it might have been hit by SVB. I'm waiting to see the frass as I'm not completely sure.


And here is an interesting comparison. Sauce tomatoes. I have 6 plants planted. Three are San Marzano and three are "Super Sauce" from Burpee. Both started from seed on same date and transplanted in garden on same date. The Super Sauce seem to be a little like the meat chicken of the sauce tomato world. It is definitely focusing its energy on tomato production, rather than wild growth. It is a Roma type according to the packaging, so that may also be contributing, and it might be a determinate, but the website doesn't specify. All three SS plants are smaller than the San Marz. They are all producing large tomatoes. Time will tell how they ripen and taste - Never grown them before.

Here is a closeup of the Super Sauce. The San Marz are only just beginning to produce, so not much to photograph.

 

[high5]

It started at 9pm last night...tooooooons of rain(a little thunder too). It's pouring this morning but we have a heart advisory too so I'm guessing after this rain passes it's going to a boiling swamp . At least the veggies got a good bit of watering and weeds will be easy to pull. Does anyone know a good treatment for dusty mildew? After this it's probably going to attack my cucumbers

I assume that dusty mildew is what we know as powdery mildew?
If so, we had problems with it earlier in the year on cucumber plants.
Look here and here for some remedies.
The baking soda spray seemed to work with the neem oil, if I remember correctly.
Good luck!

 

[esturtz27]

I assume that dusty mildew is what we know as powdery mildew?
If so, we had problems with it earlier in the year on cucumber plants.
Look here and here for some remedies.
The baking soda spray seemed to work with the neem oil, if I remember correctly.
Good luck!

Thank you...yup dusty and powdery are one in the same. Lol I doubt different areas call it different things more likely I have continually called it wrong... either way it is annoying! I have neem and baking soda so hopefully I can get to it before it gets the rest of my cucumbers