What did you do in the garden today?

[Arielle]

Got our new kiddie pool garden going today.



I've got tomato's planted in two bags and turnip seeds in one. I need some more soil for the 4th bag. I thought 75 lbs of soil would be enough for 4 - 5 bags. lol

hurray, you got the kidie pool planted!!!! What variety of tomatos??

 

[LittleLakePhil]

I had to do the same this year.  NONE of my Bell Peppers germinated.  I had to go buy Hybrid Green Bell Peppers at the farm store.  While I was there, I also bought hybrid Beefsteak tomatoes to bolster my heirloom Cherokee Purple, Roma and Amish Paste tomatoes.  I read on GMO vs. Hybrid and kinda got turned off of hybrid too but have come back around (obviously).  My hybrid beefsteaks dwarf my heirloom plants already.  Hoping for a good crop of large juicy beefsteaks.  

One thing I don't know is "Can I save the seeds from hybrids and grow them next year or are they a one season plant only?"   Or is this question too simplistic.  Do you need to know species, variety etc?  Does anyone know or can point me where to look?  

You can try.... Every year I get some real strange....... Volunteers.... Some are surprisingly great.

[COLOR=333333]One thing I don't know is "Can I save the seeds from hybrids and grow them next year or are they a one season plant only?"   Or is this question too simplistic.  Do you need to know species, variety etc?  Does anyone know or can point me where to look?  [/COLOR]

[COLOR=333333]You can try . Some turn out good . Big Boy , Brandy boy and sweet 100 have done good for me . Juliet gave me long sausage shaped tomatoes with little flavor . Pink girl I did not like the texture in F2 . Kind of stringy . [/COLOR]

 

[lazy gardener]

The pepper seed I saved from a local Hannaford pepper were the first ones to germinate. It'll be interesting to see if they produce.

 

[chickadoodles]

Quote: Thanks. Cherokee and Atkinson. I have a Celebrity planted in a pot.

 

[lazy gardener]

Nothing in the garden today, but I'm excited: 2 of the Martha Washington (asparagus) seeds I've planted have sprouted. They are reported to take 2 - 8 weeks to sprout. Not bad for getting them up at 9 days!

 

[chickadoodles]

Nothing in the garden today, but I'm excited: 2 of the Martha Washington (asparagus) seeds I've planted have sprouted. They are reported to take 2 - 8 weeks to sprout. Not bad for getting them up at 9 days!

Congratulations!

 

[jerryse]

Picked turnip blossom/buds for supper . We use them like broccoli or broccoli rabb .

 

[OrganicFarmWife]

Picked turnip blossom/buds for supper . We use them like broccoli or broccoli rabb .

Really? WE grow alot of turnips, but they had such a horrid strong flavor this last year, we barely ate them. How long does it take for a turnip to bud? Is it a milder flavor?

 

[jerryse]

Really? WE grow alot of turnips, but they had such a horrid strong flavor this last year, we barely ate them. How long does it take for a turnip to bud? Is it a milder flavor?

They flower after overwintering . Biennial . These are Shogun . They will live through my zone 5 winter . Not as good for roots as purple top . Purple dies here even in a mild winter . Flavor is a little strong but not real bad . Get them young is best . These have gone nearly wild . I do not plant them they volunteer .

 

[OrganicFarmWife]

Really? WE grow alot of turnips, but they had such a horrid strong flavor this last year, we barely ate them. How long does it take for a turnip to bud? Is it a milder flavor?

They flower after overwintering . Biennial . These are Shogun . They will live through my zone 5 winter . Not as good for roots as purple top . Purple dies here even in a mild winter . Flavor is a little strong but not real bad . Get them young is best . These have gone nearly wild . I do not plant them they volunteer .

Ahhh we plant purple. But maybe next time I have a bucket full of inedible turnips I will plant them and keep them in house, better then throwing them all out.