What did you do in the garden today?

[nordicacres]

My raspberries are starting to ripen. I get a handful every day. Crossing my fingers that I will have enough ripe at one time to make raspberry jam! We have a good amount of raspberries.

My tomatoes are not doing great this year. Lots of yellow and dying leaves. I will need to research it further, but any ideas how I can prevent or treat that?

 

[Bugseye]

I really babied my raspberries by fertilizing them well and creating a trellis system for them, They are paying off in spades! Today I picked 18 cups of them, with much more still out there. I hope we can turn them into jam before they spoil. Other than that, I spread frass and super phosphate around many plants. I'm done.

 

[hennible]

Yummy!!

 

[A-K-A]

Anyone here grow Luffa gourds?

 

[3goodeggs]

I have in the past, give them a lot of room away from any other garden plants because they take over.
..and smell weird.

 

[Arielle]

I'm with you on liking to use a toothpick. Okay, tonight's stir fry was quite slap-dash: leftover chicken cut up, sliced carrots, sliced onion, and the greens. Used some soy sauce and cornstarch and kept it simple. It worked out fine. I recently bought a cast iron wok and love the results. It's an easy way of getting dinner on.

NICE ! We tend to use what ever is on hand.

KentuckyMom, at least your corn came up. Nary a sign of all the seeds I planted around five weeks ago.

Darn, I had the same thing happen. Big gaps in the row. Though honestly I'm happy to see the little seedlings as the corn DH planted fed the local chipmunks.

@Bugseye
Some came up, some didn't. I replanted part of the rows a few weeks ago, so I have some tall corn and some itty-bitty corn. We'll see what happens.

Wasnt sure I should replant. How important is the 4 x 4 blocking for fertilizing?

I really babied my raspberries by fertilizing them well and creating a trellis system for them, They are paying off in spades! Today I picked 18 cups of them, with much more still out there. I hope we can turn them into jam before they spoil. Other than that, I spread frass and super phosphate around many plants. I'm done.

Freeze until you have enough berry and enough time.

Anyone here grow Luffa gourds?

Want to-- a future p lan!!

 

[FridayYet]

Of course I watered yesterday, so it rained. Thunderstormed, actually, and my shallow corn looks horrible leaning this way and that. Trying to prop it up and at least get a few ears for decorations. (If fertilization was OK)

 

[Bugseye]

Arielle, I sort of know how corn pollination is supposed to work, but I thought I'd post a couple of links that explain it better:

http://ohioline.osu.edu/agf-fact/0128.html

http://www.gardeningknowhow.com/edi...n-pollination-how-to-hand-pollinate-corn.html

Most of the pollen flowing from the tassel goes to pollinate neighboring plants, and that's why it's important to plant corn in a fairly close block. Otherwise, the plant stands a chance of missing out on the male contribution.

 

[1FlewOver]

Anyone here grow Luffa gourds?

I have in the past , fun little novelty plant...not really something I would want to grow all the time..(unless I had a market for the "sponges"....)

As I mentioned in another post....they are edible when very young....kinda taste like a cross between okra and squash....

What I keep forgetting to grow is sweet potatoes....I like to eat the vines, too...

Another overlooked vegetable is pinto beans....picked small...cooked with a little salt and bacon...have taste to rival Italian or Kentucky Wonder beans....(you do need to cook them a little longer to get them tender)....

 

[hennible]

Worked in the greenhouse with the overhead sprinklers on, 38C with the water on...
Very surprised by some over sized tomato cutting actually working (cool!)
Tossed 5 gallons of coffee grounds all over (outdoor beds as well) hoping it wards off slugs... The addition of a layer of hay for mulch brought droves of those buggers out...
Added more wood mulch to the pepper bed. Now to tackle the cucumbers... Crazy mess...
Leaving Sunday for a week, hope it doesn't all die on me...