What did you do in the garden today?

[CluckNDoodle]

Those look soooo yummy

Does anyone know of good short season tomatoes?

Where I am it's too hot for tomatoes from about mid-May to August and too cold from December to mid-February...so we have two short seasons for tomatoes.

I've had my best luck starting them indoors in the winter and moving them out after last frost but I don't get the quality or quantity I was used to when I lived up north. I keep trying to figure out how to get better results and I'm just not happy so far. I have to grow them in containers for water reasons.

Would love any ideas you guys have.

Well, of the 80 varieties I planted this year, Tigerella ripened first other than my volunteer tomatoes. So maybe that would be worth trying?

 

[chickengr]

I planted 27 sunflowers for the first time this year. 12 were baby transplant from my cousins property he purchased and planned to dig up 100's of sunflowers. So far they are doing well and have huge stalks! I wonder if they are the mammouth variety! I hope so. Love this time of year in new england.

when I buy boss for my chickens I simply spare a few and plant them. no idea about variety. definitely not mammoth.

 

[chickengr]

That's a bummer. But maybe post a pic & see if someone here has any ideas?

technical issue, no pics. they look normal, just not maturing. my little pepper growing so far.

 

[chickengr]

I bought starts as usual (same small family farm where I have bought before), but it took me about a week to get into the ground. They were not stressed or anything while waiting to get planted. But, squash doesn’t not like to be transplanted, and so the week wait may have allowed them to get big enough to be opinionated about transplanting. They struggled -so I tipped them all out and started fresh (same spot) with seeds, direct-seeded. These are much happier. Of course the herbicide overspray from the big farm fields in all directions has an impact, but everything is recovering from the last (hopefully) herbicide application.

I started zucchinis outside, no chemicals here. they sprouted within a few days, grow like weeds and their fruits dry up. never happened before.

 

[Acre4Me]

Those look soooo yummy

Does anyone know of good short season tomatoes?

Where I am it's too hot for tomatoes from about mid-May to August and too cold from December to mid-February...so we have two short seasons for tomatoes.

I've had my best luck starting them indoors in the winter and moving them out after last frost but I don't get the quality or quantity I was used to when I lived up north. I keep trying to figure out how to get better results and I'm just not happy so far. I have to grow them in containers for water reasons.

Would love any ideas you guys have.

Early tomatoes: look for ones marketed to northern gardeners or for the early production.

“glacier” is one I have grown, tasty, and as the name suggests, marketed towards northern, short season places.

“bloody butcher” sold by a farm store hear bc customers demand it. Apparently early type. It’s my first year growing this one.

“Early girl”. My neighbor loves this one. As suggested, it ripens early.

All three above are a slicer type tomato.

Many Cherry/grape types are in the early side too.

 

[igorsMistress]

Thank you so much it feels good to be me again

I'm sure it does Penny! Didn't seem like it took you too long to get better either.

 

[sylviethecochin]

Early tomatoes: look for ones marketed to northern gardeners or for the early production.

“glacier” is one I have grown, tasty, and as the name suggests, marketed towards northern, short season places.

“bloody butcher” sold by a farm store hear bc customers demand it. Apparently early type. It’s my first year growing this one.

“Early girl”. My neighbor loves this one. As suggested, it ripens early.

All three above are a slicer type tomato.

Many Cherry/grape types are in the early side too.

In my experience (I grew them last year) Early Girl is very much a store-type tomato. They produce a lot and store very well, but the flavor is sub-par (admittedly with heavy rain, which can dilute flavor, but the other tomatoes I grew tasted a lot better). I decided not to grow them this year. EDT: They're a very uniform shape and size. Very pretty tomatoes.

Rutgers tomatoes (which aren't on your list) are a smaller slicing tomato, but very prolific, fairly early, and the flavor is decent.

I think I'll try Glacier next year.

 

[igorsMistress]

Good morning gardeners. I've been up for a while, watered the grass and a few other things, took a shower. Went through some work emails and made coffee, now relaxing for a bit before the rest of the house wakes up and I have to start work. I could see lightning to the Northwest while I was outside, lots of ground strikes as well as cloud to cloud to activity, but couldn't hear the thunder as it's too far away. We got dark and cloudy, the wind blew a little bit, and the patio was wet for about three seconds late yesterday afternoon, very disappointing. Anyway, time for that coffee, have a great day all.

 

[My Very First 6 Chickens]

I watered the garden this morning. It was 84 degrees (over 90 w/heat index) by 9:30 AM. Ugh.... I need to buy more clothes if I continue having to shower and change into dry clothes twice a day.

Wait, u dont garden in the buff?! Hey everyone!! This guy doesnt garden in the buff! Someone get him the memo! ugh the heat tho! In CT now its been low 70's for a few days. Feels nice

 

[My Very First 6 Chickens]

Good morning gardeners. I've been up for a while, watered the grass and a few other things, took a shower. Went through some work emails and made coffee, now relaxing for a bit before the rest of the house wakes up and I have to start work. I could see lightning to the Northwest while I was outside, lots of ground strikes as well as cloud to cloud to activity, but couldn't hear the thunder as it's too far away. We got dark and cloudy, the wind blew a little bit, and the patio was wet for about three seconds late yesterday afternoon, very disappointing. Anyway, time for that coffee, have a great day all.

I like your style igors