What did you do in the garden today?

[OnlySympathy]

Picked more dry beans. Really thought I was almost done with them but I still have half a raised bed with them planted apparently

 

[OnlySympathy]

I was looking at one of my bell pepper plants and it has 8 peppers growing and at least 5 more flowers forming. I wasn’t planning on over wintering any bells but I think I may have to make an exception for this one

 

[dirkandlorie]

What I usually use for blackspot and powdery mildew is I let the last inch or so of milk sit on the counter for a couple of days to let it turn a bit sour. Then I'll add enough water to fill the jug and spray it splash it onto both the top and bottom of affected leaves. pH is between 4 and 6 depending on how door the milk is.

Yes!!!! I forgot about lactic acid killing black spot, thank you. That will be perfect for the blueberry bush. Appreciate your response greatly

 

[CatInTheHenHouse]

One of the garlic cloves I planted back in spring to keep the strawberries company has chosen now to start coming up.

 

[Molpet]

BYC Will Be Unavailable Monday Morning.
Thread '2025-09 BYC Update Thread ' https://www.backyardherds.com/threads/2025-09-byc-update-thread.45017/

 

[OnlySympathy]

BYC Will Be Unavailable Monday Morning.
Thread '2025-09 BYC Update Thread ' https://www.backyardherds.com/threads/2025-09-byc-update-thread.45017/

They trying to put me into withdrawal or something?!?! I don’t know if I can survive more than an hour in a world without BYC

 

[Smokerbill]

One of the garlic cloves I planted back in spring to keep the strawberries company has chosen now to start coming up.

Some varieties of garlic need cold stratification. Next time you plant garlic in the spring try putting the cloves in the fridge for a month before you plant it. I think that's why garlic is usually planted in the fall.

 

[OnlySympathy]

I found out today that the yellow cayennes I am growing are amazing with cheese. They also have so much more flavor than the red ones.

 

[Smokerbill]

I found out today that the yellow cayennes I am growing are amazing with cheese. They also have so much more flavor than the red ones.View attachment 4220296

Do they have the heat of red cayennes?

I think that next year I'm going to have a bigger pepper garden, with a lot more varieties than the three I'm growing this year... Jalapenos, New Mexico chilis and habaneros.

 

[Sally PB]

My loofahs have just now started putting out lots of female flowers. Weirdly there have been very few male flowers. I just hope a few of them get to maturity

When I've grown them, I've needed 2-3 more MONTHS after the female flowers form to get loofas of any size. The only time I got a useable loofa sponge, I started the plants inside in the middle of March. I still got JUST ONE that ripened enough to be worth anything.

If the gourds get frosted or freeze, they're toast. If frost is forecast, can you cover the plants?

I've read that the young gourds can be eaten like zucchini.