Thread: In the Garden 2016

Originally Posted by gssixgun

Just not working so well for us this year

The weeds took a strangle hold on the large section before I could get the cultivator figured out. I also probably did more harm than good learning how to use it

Picked our very first last night and the wife and I both were not impressed at all in fact we both spit them out..

The Amish Paste and Romas are looking ok, and we have a few mini bell peppers coming along

Beans plants are growing but not seeing any actual beans yet, same with the Blackberry bush, nice healthy bush with zero berries

"Chocolate Cherry Tomatoes"? Ewwwwww..... Tomatoes are supposed to be and taste like tomatoes...... Too many hybrids out there......

Originally Posted by Willisf

"Chocolate Cherry Tomatoes"? Ewwwwww..... Tomatoes are supposed to be and taste like tomatoes...... Too many hybrids out there......

We've been going with heirloom varieties to get away from hybrids. Somethings are wonky looking but the taste and texture are spot on.

Hybrids only if your grow season is not long enough.

Tomato tower is finally taking off and corn for Halloween.



San Marzano Heirloom Tomatoes got beat up a bit during a hail storm earlier this year but have bounced back.



Second try with green beans. First batch had black smudge so trying a different kind.



Halloween Pumpkins and the last lettuce from first planting.

Hot pepper update:

Paper Lantern Habaneros are turning color...


we harvested some for drying...


Infinity 7-Pot are just starting to change color...


Caramel Bhut Jolokia should be turning a honey/caramel color soon...

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Nice, vibrant colors. That's a lot of Habanero!

Originally Posted by rolodave

Harvested some cherry tomatoes and hot peppers today.

The peppers will replace some in the red vinegar/pepper solution. This hot/sour mix is very good on greens and Brussel sprouts.

Dave what's your recipe on your bottled hot peppers? I have a Serrano plant kicking out a massive amount of peppers and I,m going to want to do something other than drying them. Tc

Yeah, I could use that recipe too!

I hung the first batch of leaves from my Yellow twist bud [tobacco]. Not a very good crop this year but if I fertilized I am sure it would help.... Plus the neighbors apple tree and maple are getting bigger. Any shade at all seems to affect them.

Picked more from the garden this afternoon. I'm really pleased with these eggplants, they are firm with thin skin and very tasty! Been getting more tomatoes recently, there's a cucumber, yellow squash, zucchini, and in the bowl are hot peppers.

Peppers coming on strong! The Caramel Bhut Jolokia peppers are extremely spicy. The Infinity 7-Pot are about the same but slower. I'm hanging some to dry.