Last year's cucumber issues. How to avoid ?
Lisa 8b
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theforgottenone1013 (SE MI zone 5b/6a)
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Comments (13)ogrose, I plant my heirloom tomatoes where they have afternoon shade - give them fish emulsion and then stand back and watch the miracle tomatoes grow! They are absolutely the most delicious "maters", and most of them produce gigantic fruit. And let me tell you kid - you have never had spaghetti or lasagna until you've tasted it made with Brandywine tomatoes to make the sauces. OMG! :) In the photo below: Mortgage Lifter heirloom tomato in my hand and Red Brandywines and more M.L.s in the bowl. I have heard so many people state that the heirlooms take too long to make fruit and don't make a lot of fruit. My heirloom tomatoes put on fruit about the same time as all the other tomatoes and start to ripen around the middle of June...not really much later than the hybrids. The only tomato that produces earlier is Early Girl. But when the determinate hybrids kick the bucket, the indeterminate heirlooms will keep on making fruit, as long as the daytime temps don't exceed 98 degrees, that is. Then all tomatoes will all just sit there and sulk. Humph! As for quantity - well, consider that they make LARGE freaking tomatoes! Each plant may have four or five tomatoes ripening, vs. the hybrid which may have 6-10. But, they are two or three times bigger tomatoes! You are getting the same amount of fruit per pound. And the flavor...out of this world. I like to grow many varieties because it gives me a wider choice of tomato flavors, but it also extends my tomato production on into the Fall. Anyway... I can't wait! Fried Green Tomatoes, Tomatoes and okra, Tomatoes with Macaroni, Lasagna, Spaghetti, BLTs, Hamburgers, On pizza, and in eggy, cheesy Quiche (yummy), I love sliced Tomatoes Marinated with fresh Basil in a mixture of olive oil, balsamic vinegar, splash of water, salt & black pepper, and a touch of sugar. Serve with warm Italian bread and a good red wine. Heaven.....pure heaven!...See MoreHoliday Trip to Avoid Stepchildren Issues?
Comments (12)I haven't posted on here since forever, but am actually stewing about the same types of issues right now. Just last night SD pulled something on DH and me, which leaves a taken for granted taste in my mouth. I won't bother with the details because it will really get me riled up again. Youngest SD (25) doesn't care for her mom but she is close with her mom's family. She adores her dad, yet she puts her BF's family first all of the time. My DH actually makes cracks to me about her being with her "real family" when she is with the BF's folks. I know that he is hurt when he says these things, and is just trying to minimize it. Last year she informed us that "from now on, we will drop by on the Sunday before Christmas (really, and what if we have plans?) to say hello to you and I will spend the Saturday before with my grandparents. Her mom doesn't even make it onto the radar. Christmas Eve and Day I will spend with BF's family." One month later they broke up (again)! They are back together for the gazillionth time and I am sure that she will stick to her schedule of the Sunday before Christmas. Thanks for the favor! She's an adult and it's her choice; however, I think it's very short-sighted of her to put her family last all of the time. I think she will have regrets one day when her bio-family isn't all living and she realizes that she didn't spend the some of her holidays with them. I also understand why she doesn't like her BM, but she is going to be in a world of hurt once she has no mom. I guess there really isn't much to say....See MoreAvoiding the MONSTER Cucumber!?
Comments (19)I grow cukes up by tying a string (using jute twine) to the seedlings stem and running the string up to a crossbeam I have screwed to my bed frames. This holds even during the hurricane winds CT has at the end of the growing season when plants are loaded with their fruits. It works so well I also tie up any other vines as well as tomatoes which can be heavy during Aug. & Sep. and works much better than those useless tomato cages. I do use those cages for peppers and eggplants. While any string or wire will work jute twine is compostable yet holds for the the growing season. Even if you don't compost the fall cleanup plants it makes cleanup easier since the plants can be quite twisted around the string. I would not use something you think can be re-used each year....See MoreWant to avoid attracting rats this year
Comments (6)Honestly if rats are prolific in your surrounding area then there is no way to not attract them or to keep them out of the garden. Even the smallest hole fencing won't work for them except for hardware cloth. The solution is to reduce the area wide population and that requires the use of exterminators, poison baits, etc. - not something we want near the garden - so we do the surrounds. Might be worth consulting an exterminator for advice specific to your area. Specific crops don't make a difference over all - they will eat whatever is available so if it isn't the watermelon it will be another crop. I live far out in the country in heavily wooded area and have a chronic problem with pack rats. So I have to heavily treat the surrounding area to control the population. That means baits in the barns and sheds, under the auto hoods and anywhere else they can seek shelter or nest. Also have to keep the area around the gardens well-cleared of any debris, keep the compost bins far away from the gardens, and use 1/2" hardware cloth to block access to thing I want protected. Dave...See Morelucillle
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