Best Lebanese Zucchini, Coosa, Mid Eastern Summer Squash, Kusa?
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Comments (37)This has been the best season ever for my garden! I am growing Beans-Rattlesnake, Cherokee Trail of Tears, Mennonite Purple Stripe, Cherokee Wax, Kentucky Wonder, Kentucky Wonder Wax, and Long Beans. Not alot of all the varieties trying to get my seed stash resupplied on some. Tomatoes-Mr Stripey, Brandywines, Cherokee Purple, Juliet, Sweet 100, Roma, Parks Whopper, Better Boy Watermelon- Moon and Stars and Tenderweet Orange Squash- Grey striped zuke and Trombocinno Pumpkins- Musqee de Provence Melons-Charentais Bright Lights Swiss Chard Collard Greens Cucumbers-Lemon, National Pickling, Armenian, and some other pickling kind Onions-1015s, Red onions, and some other sweet white Peppers-Jalapenos, Big Bertha Bells, Sweet Cherry, Habanero Eggplant-Black Beauty and Japanese Broccoli Cabbage-Red and Green Corn-Country Gentleman Okra-Emerald Flowers-Sunflowers, Nastursiums, Morning Glories, Asters, Petunias, Moonflowers, Black-eyed susan vine I just can't believe how amazing everything is doing this year, it's soooo awesome!!!...See MoreWhich Summer squashes?
Comments (16)Booberry- From your list I have grown the 8-Ball and Early Straightneck and a Golden zucchini similar variety called Butterstick. I liked the 8-Ball, you just have to pick them everyday. One day too small, next day too big! I did an experiment one day and measured a zucchini (not an 8-Ball) in the a.m. By the p.m. it grew an inch in 10-12 hours. I was amazed! This year in my market garden I am growing the following varieties. I have 42 hills of squash. Green Zucchini- Cashflow (6), Burpee Hybrid (3) Yellow Zucchini- Butterstick (6) Round Zucchini- 8 Ball (2), One Ball(2), Cue Ball (2) Early Straightneck (1) and Crookneck (1) Costata Romanesco- AKA Gadzukes (6) Lebenese Type- AKA Sweet Gourmet (4) Papaya Pear or Lemon Squash (3) Patty Pan- Sunburst (3) and Zephyr (3) Yea, its alot. I am selling at 3 different markets 4 different days and squash is so easy to grow and sell. I especially like that if it doesn't sell, I can feed it to my chickens! They love it!...See MoreWhat vegetables you'll never grow again?
Comments (54)Just a thought on radishes. I planted some rather late but they came on beautifully and when I pulled them they were spicy but not woody at all. They were like the radishes I remember as a child. I'm planting more because I just NEVER see them in the markets here. They vanished from the stores about 3 or 4 years ago, for unknown reasons (except maybe the ones we could get were tasteless and woody and nobody would buy them). My husband won't care HOW hot they get -- anyone who eats that many jalapeno peppers won't fuss at a spicy radish! Can you buy radishes where you are???...See MoreQuestions about BT and SVF
Comments (11)For injecting BT into SVB infected squash stems, I make up the BT at 1 teaspoon to 1 cup of water (more concentrated). I've done this with Thuricide and one other type (can't remember the name). I use a 3ml syringe and a 16 to 18g needle. You can probably use a 20g and be OK. Any thing smaller (meaning larger number) might be too small. Human medical needles are usually insulin syringe needles of about 27g to 30g and are much too small. You can find larger gauge needles in Livestock supply stores (look for Farm and Ranch stores, Tractor Supply Company, Feed stores - Agway, etc or horse supply stores). They should have the larger syringes, too. WEAR SAFETY GLASSES OR GOOGLES WHEN INJECTING THE BT!!! This is very important! The squash vine can block the needle. When this happens, the needle separates from the syringe and the BT will shoot back with great pressure directly into your eyes. Not a good idea. Also, please buy a sharps container at the drugstore for disposal of your needles. Trash collectors do not like to get stabbed with un-known needles. I have had injecting BT work very well for the last two years. Last year, I injected both BT and beneficial nematodes and saved many of my already wilting squash. I never knew whether it was the BT or the nematodes that worked. This year, I am using BT alone on a few sacrificial squash and it seems to be working well. I have saved several that were infected. I'm waiting to see how well they recover, but they definitely are not dead. The earlier you catch the infection and the more resistant the squash naturally are, the better they will recover. Good luck, Bellatrix...See Morefarmerdilla
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