Great news...

[ssd]

(off topic and prob should be in general but I have brought this endeavor up in here before so I thought I would mention it)

....300# of tomatoes picked yesterday off 400+ plants. Still have almost 800 tomato plants to pick.

Also picked broccoli, green beans, onions, carrots, kohlrabi. lettuce and cabbage. I do not have the weights on those yet.

Looks like I will have plenty to fill the CSA boxes, send some produce to the soup kitchen as well as hit the market on Saturday.

 

[Lumi]

expect a visit from homeland security

 

[The Sponge]

(off topic and prob should be in general but I have brought this endeavor up in here before so I thought I would mention it)

....300# of tomatoes picked yesterday off 400+ plants. Still have almost 800 tomato plants to pick.

Also picked broccoli, green beans, onions, carrots, kohlrabi. lettuce and cabbage. I do not have the weights on those yet.

Looks like I will have plenty to fill the CSA boxes, send some produce to the soup kitchen as well as hit the market on Saturday.

Not for anything SSD but why only less then one tomato per plant? I used to love growing my own food but i have given the good fight up and the ground hogs have won. It never fails. They take one bite and leave. I put up a fence and my dad leaves it open. to exhaustged to continue the good fight and am tired of taking those ground hogs for a ride to find another one the next day.

 

[ssd]

Sponge:

Sorry - that was 300 lbs of tomatoes, not 300 tomatoes.

Rained here today and now is muggy as all get-out.
Plants are soaking wet so picking is no fun today at all. Soaking wet mess.

I have deer fenced the entire garden and have put chicken fencing 2 feet into the ground at the base. I still get a few interlopers but it is not bad.

 

[Lumi]

Not for anything SSD but why only less then one tomato per plant? I used to love growing my own food but i have given the good fight up and the ground hogs have won. It never fails. They take one bite and leave. I put up a fence and my dad leaves it open. to exhaustged to continue the good fight and am tired of taking those ground hogs for a ride to find another one the next day.

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[Duff Miver]

expect a visit from homeland security

Or the INS.

 

[ssd]

They can both come. Nothing to hide here

 

[ssd]

770 pounds of tomatoes yesterday.

unfrozen caveman farmer does not know how to post a pic or I could show you some of the crates..

(sheesh - that would be interesting, no? Maybe I should post those in the adult forum! hahaha)

anyway - peak production now across the board.

Broccoli, carrots, onions, kohlrabi, swiss chard, green beans, cabbage, cukes, zukes, eggplant, sweet and hot peppers, and a multitude of odd things I tried.

A veritable cornucopia.

Plant a garden - it can be a relaxing and rewarding endeavor

 

[DOGS THAT BARK]

(off topic and prob should be in general but I have brought this endeavor up in here before so I thought I would mention it)

....300# of tomatoes picked yesterday off 400+ plants. Still have almost 800 tomato plants to pick.

Also picked broccoli, green beans, onions, carrots, kohlrabi. lettuce and cabbage. I do not have the weights on those yet.

Looks like I will have plenty to fill the CSA boxes, send some produce to the soup kitchen as well as hit the market on Saturday.

Plant a small garden myself--at wife request.
Broccoli had zilch--never got anything resembling a head--Okra was so so--but have to check every other day or it gets woody.

Tomatoes and onions--great results.

I used to plant 2 plants of reg tomatoes and one of cherry tomatoes. Animals/birds would take toll on regular ones but not touch cherry ones. I now plant just cherry tomatoes and 4 plants take care of us plus 2 neighbors.

 

[ssd]

DTB:
Broccoli does not like the heat. And it is a cold crop. Plant it up in a 4" or 6" pot in late march, early april and then get into into the garden as soon as you can.

I think you'll get better results

 

[DOGS THAT BARK]

Gotcha Thanks for headsup!:0074
--I got good spot to start it (glassed in porch)
I love broccoli--yummy

 

[WhatsHisNuts]

I only have a couple cherry tomato plants and jalapeno plants, but they have done well. I'm eating the cherry tomatoes right now....pretty damn good.

 

[ssd]

Next year, try Sunsugar. They are a sweet, yellow tomato - like eating candy