The Beginning of Our Harvest in Oakland

whgille

15 years ago

Hi All,

I just wanted to share some photos with all of you of the beginning of our harvest from our garden.

Best,

Willy

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cfldoc 9b Lake County
15 years ago
Very impressive Willy, great job! Can you tell me what varieties of tomatoes I'm seeing in those pics, and what variety of corn did you plant? My current corn crop is looking pathetic and it is going to get pulled! Is that bean a pole lima?
katkin_gw
15 years ago
Great job, your my idle! And pretty nice photos too. ;o)
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wanda662
15 years ago
YUM,Can I come for dinner?
Your harvest looks great!
minibim
15 years ago
....and to think I already lost round one to the bugs on my maters. Yanked and started over already!!! Geez, usually I make it through winter, I wasn't paying attention obviously.
whgille
Original Author
15 years ago
Hi All,
Thank you for your comments.

cfldoc,
The tomatoes are:
Paul Robeson
Pearly Pink Cherry
Siberian Pink
Sungold
Jaune Flamme
Ildi

The corn is Stowells Evergreen

The beans are Old Homestead (Kentucky Wonder) Pole beans
annafl
15 years ago
Oh my goodness, Willy, I am sooo envious! You vegetable growers should give the rest of us some tutorials on how you do it. I know I would really be interested. Your vegs look so yummy. And perfect. Really, how do you do it?

Anna
jnemeth636
15 years ago
Yay, I so look forward to your posts, Willy. They are an inspiration. You are motivating me to keep my garden weeded, fertilized, sprayed, and generally impeccably maintained. I'm pinning a lot of my faith on Neem oil this year. I'm spraying the beans and squash once a week with a mixture of 4 tsps of Neem oil and 4 tsps of ivory soap per 1 gallon. So far they look better than my previous efforts have been. Do you ever use Neem oil? You must share some of your advice with us. Thanks!

Julie
tomncath
15 years ago
Bravo Willy!
whgille
Original Author
15 years ago
Anna
I try to grow everything from seed.
Daily check-up to plants.
Use appropiate if possible organic measures for disease or pests depending on the crop.
Very important: crop rotation,soil solarization,ammendments to the soil,use of the calendar to see what is in season to be planted.

Julie
I ocassionaly use neem oil on fruits and vegetables,specially tomatoes.
I also like to alternate with spinosad or horticultural oil.
I don't use them together.Depending on the situation I use one or the other.

tomncath
Thanks for the cheering.
It made my day.

Best,
Willy

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