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July 30, 2024 02:28AM
I searched and could not find the old thread. We have delicious beefsteak tomatoes, cilantro, green peppers (amazing as we have had no luck for the past 2 years), zucchini and fuzzy melon squash. I am hoping they will continue to produce throughout the next month. Oh, my goodness, those tomatoes are the BEST.

My Mom's peony bushes bloomed, flowered and went. My Impatient plants are full and bushy. I wish there were annuals that would bloom annually. I have never had luck with them.

How's your garden doing/
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July 30, 2024 03:50AM
So far I can't complain. We had a hot dry month from mid June to mid July, but seeing some rain and better temperatures now. Every year we have something that just keeps producing. This year is the year of the cucumber. But our cucumbers look great, and we are eating and canning them. Have had lots of lettuce, chard, carrots and beets. Bad luck in the peppers and summer squash, but we have a second planting of zucchini and peppers will produce well through October. There is still hope for them. I buy little produce for six months of the year; and I put up a lot of food. It really cuts down on grocery needs, and I haven't felt the pinch of higher grocery prices between all the produce I put up and my Kroger shops for other things.
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July 30, 2024 04:08AM
In my area, this appears to be the year climatologically for members of the cucurbits family. I have been inundated with cucumbers of all varieties and summer squash. I have many watermelons, cantaloupes, and honeydew growing, which are already quite large. I planted 4 varieties of lettuce and kale and am keeping multiple families supplied. However, tomato and bell pepper production is much lower than last year, but sufficient for us and a few friends and family members. Basil and marigolds (good companions for many of the other plants) are thriving. I planted early (for this region) at the very end of April, so some plants are already reaching the end of their lifespan.

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July 30, 2024 07:25AM
We just planted tomatoes and cucumbers. The tomatoes are doing great. We have so many and they are delicious. I brought a bunch to work yesterday for my vulture co workers and they were thrilled.
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July 30, 2024 12:53PM
Mine is pretty sad this year. My pepper plants didn't take off, neither did my spinach or dill. My tomatoes are coming in, and so far one zucchini. Basil is doing fine.
I started late this year and then our weather was a little goofy so I'm glad I got tomatoes and hoping to get more zucchini.
And like ServiceAward, I have some spearmint that's taking over.

Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 07/30/2024 12:53PM by joanna81.
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July 31, 2024 10:38PM
I am loving all of your crops. My neighbor gives us Kombucha squash, spinach, grapes, cucumbers and hot green peppers. She started her cilantro way before us. Asked if we wanted. Yes, tiny bag please. She brought over a huge bag.
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August 09, 2024 09:16PM
I planted Bush Beefstake Tomatoes and they did very well. The other varieties of tomatoes were less thrilling. I planted 4 varieties of summer squash and all succumbed to squash bugs. I planted green beans, 4 varieties and none did well because of the heat. I planted 4 varieties of personal sized watermelons and they are doing well. My shallots, onions and garlic did not do well so i pulled them all up. I planted a new variety of sweet pepper and love them so much I will be planting again.
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August 11, 2024 03:05AM
When I lived in Dallas, I used to get peppers in early summer. If i left the plants alone, they would not produce in the heat of the summer, but come fall, I'd get more peppers.

Perhaps this will enlighten someone here.
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August 11, 2024 03:17AM
@wrosie. I have informed my DH of this before. He continues to pull them out. It's difficult when you have interfering gardeners.
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August 12, 2024 02:29AM
I love cooking with fresh herbs so focus this year is reg basil, thai basil, greek basil, oregano, cilantro, reg thyme, lemon thyme, parsley, chives, pineapple sage, dill and rosemary. Only veggies this year 2 cherry tomatoe plants, cajun bell pepper and thai chili peppers.

Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 08/12/2024 02:34AM by Zek.
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August 12, 2024 02:30AM
Nothing like tomatoes from the garden!


@Madetoshop wrote:

I searched and could not find the old thread. We have delicious beefsteak tomatoes, cilantro, green peppers (amazing as we have had no luck for the past 2 years), zucchini and fuzzy melon squash. I am hoping they will continue to produce throughout the next month. Oh, my goodness, those tomatoes are the BEST.

My Mom's peony bushes bloomed, flowered and went. My Impatient plants are full and bushy. I wish there were annuals that would bloom annually. I have never had luck with them.

How's your garden doing/
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August 12, 2024 02:37AM
Nothing like tomatoes from the garden!

@Datagirl wrote:

We just planted tomatoes and cucumbers. The tomatoes are doing great. We have so many and they are delicious. I brought a bunch to work yesterday for my vulture co workers and they were thrilled.
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August 12, 2024 03:17PM
I had 3 zucchinis ready to go so I made strawberry-zuc muffins last night.
Tomatoes are coming!

We haven't had much rain and hubs had a hospital stay last week so I haven't tended much to the garden the past two weeks or so, but we have cooler temps so at least things aren't cooking.
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August 13, 2024 03:48AM
We love the tomatoes. They are so delicious. we are going to turn into tomatoes, lol. Yesterday, my Mom and I made 4 tomato pies. One went to my neighbor, we devoured the other 3.
My neighbor brought over mint and cucumbers today.
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August 19, 2024 11:20PM
My garden is struggling in this drought. But we have plenty of cucumbers, carrots and beets.

One potato plant yielded a small bowl. Smashed potatoes will be nice for supper.

Tomatoes look terrible. Had frost, coil weather then hot and dry. Worst crop ever. I'll be buying canned tomatoes this winter. Luckily there's a couple cherry tomato plants in pots on the deck. They're loaded.

Raspberries didn't produce for the first time. Peas didn't do well. I'll have to check on beans.

When a flower doesn’t bloom, you fix the environment in which it grows, not the flower.
Alexander Den Heijer
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August 23, 2024 04:03AM
@Okie, I think I know what you are talking about. My Mom says it may be gai choy. Delicious with a slightly bitter taste. We love it but never did it have a minty flavor Enjoy!
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August 26, 2024 01:51AM
LOL Okie! I have never had Perilla leaves. I told my Mom and we shall look for them. We frequent Asian markets. Will ask DDs to look next time they go to Korea town for Karaoke. Oh, the places they go!
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