5 kinds of Mustard on Nov 2, 2022. They handle frost pretty well. Spinach in bed behind.
You can grow in spring, but choose fast one. Then sow again for the fall. Most grow pretty quickly. We enjoyed all 5, they ranged from spicy to very mild.
What did you do in the garden today?
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5 kinds of Mustard on Nov 2, 2022. They handle frost pretty well. Spinach in bed behind.
You can grow in spring, but choose fast one. Then sow again for the fall. Most grow pretty quickly. We enjoyed all 5, they ranged from spicy to very mild.
I ordered India Southern Giant. I couldn't find out what the seeds look like. I'm hoping for yellow so I can let some of the plants go to seed to harvest them. I really like making my own mustard from time to time. I like the spicy kick in the yellow seeds. The black mustard seeds I use only for Indian curries.
grape cuttings..
I saw a gardener on a video clip his Sun Gold cherry tomato plant on to a 5ft trellis netting and he did not prune any branches. He also used the clip to clip some of the branches onto other branches which is something I never thought of. I wonder how he will manage the vine when it reaches the top of the trellis?
That's the problem with the trellis method in comparison to pruning off the suckers on a single stem. The single stem can be lowered and kept in a circle, so it never runs out of space to grow. However, the trellis method will yield more fruit being that it has multiple braches with fruits instead of just one branch with fruit, so it may be better.
It goes to reason that 5 branches at 5 feet tall is equal to one branch at 25ft tall.
I was leaning on the single stem method, but I feel that I will get more tomatoes to eat using the trellis method. I plan on pruning the suckers until it reaches 6 ft and let it branch out on top of a flat roof trellis, so the fruit can hang down and the plant can keep growing.
That's the problem with the trellis method in comparison to pruning off the suckers on a single stem. The single stem can be lowered and kept in a circle, so it never runs out of space to grow. However, the trellis method will yield more fruit being that it has multiple braches with fruits instead of just one branch with fruit, so it may be better.
It goes to reason that 5 branches at 5 feet tall is equal to one branch at 25ft tall.
I was leaning on the single stem method, but I feel that I will get more tomatoes to eat using the trellis method. I plan on pruning the suckers until it reaches 6 ft and let it branch out on top of a flat roof trellis, so the fruit can hang down and the plant can keep growing.
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Well today I am looking at quite a few Shark Skin Squash that I grew along the fence as part of last year's vegetable production. I grew it for the novelty in that it was said that sailors used to keep it available on ships for as long as two and a half years! Others call it seven year squash. It has a very hard rind so I would guess that adds to its longevity for storage. I have not opened any yet. There are recipes on the internet indicating it is somewhat like a spaghetti squash and that the interior segments can be used as a substitute for shark fin because of their attributes. I don't make a habit of preparing shark fin soup so I most likely will not try that. Have any of you grown this and have you prepared it? THANKS in advance. Here is a pic of one taken today.
I grow, harvest and process mustard seeds. It's easy. Plant it and get out of its way. Plant it you don't mind volunteers coming up the next year as some seeds drop before you can harvest them. MIGHT be a mustard entry on my blog below, I can't remember. It's searchable.
Based upon @WthrLady comment, I looked up NORMAL leaf drop on a lemon tree and found this article.
https://www.fourwindsgrowers.com/bl... citrus leaf out,in preparation for leaf drop.
This might account for some of the leaves. Some leaves are rather large but some are probably around 6 months old or so that have fallen. There is new growth coming out but only at the branch ends. Nothing along the branch where the leaves have fallen off leaving the branches looking rather bald.
Oh well, in the next 30 days or so, it should be warm enough to start transitioning it outdoors for the summer.
https://www.fourwindsgrowers.com/bl... citrus leaf out,in preparation for leaf drop.
This might account for some of the leaves. Some leaves are rather large but some are probably around 6 months old or so that have fallen. There is new growth coming out but only at the branch ends. Nothing along the branch where the leaves have fallen off leaving the branches looking rather bald.
Oh well, in the next 30 days or so, it should be warm enough to start transitioning it outdoors for the summer.
I never grew that and they don't sell it where I live, but if its a squash I usually cut the outside skin off and use the tender inside for chicken squash soup or stir fry it with pork.
It took exactly 14 days for the white tail to come out of my Indigo Apple tomato seeds from Wild Boar Farms. I had it in a glass petri dish on a moist paper towel. If I had it in seeding soil, I would have probably given up on them...........14 days is a long time.
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