How Does YOUR Garden Grow?

GNTLGNT

GNTLGNT

...these are in our downtown, hanging on all the lampposts....Don Bishop is the appointed gardener/water bearer....

GNTLGNT

Hedda Gabler

GNTLGNT said:

I actually had 3 of these in my yard where I took out some garden area and it just left these graves.  I was going to get those halloween tombstones and put on them but never got around to it.

Neesy

Hedda Gabler said:

GNTLGNT said:

I actually had 3 of these in my yard where I took out some garden area and it just left these graves.  I was going to get those halloween tombstones and put on them but never got around to it.

Have you ever grown the small pickling cucumbers? I have about a dozen of them and I'm thinking of making pickles.

Already bought the pickling vinegar and pickling spices and I'm pretty sure I have a few new jars downstairs.

Hedda Gabler

I haven't grown the pickling cukes, but I got them fresh at the farmer's market to can the year I did it.  Perfect little things.

GNTLGNT

...never made em, but my tastebuds have been intimately acquainted....

Hedda Gabler

How do I go out one day and see a tiny little zuke growing and walk out there the next day for crop check and find this loch ness monster zuke in its place? 

This is not a joke.  I check my plants one day and things are petit and tender looking and then I do the hokey pokey -- boom! gigantic!

GNTLGNT

 and then I do the hokey pokey -- boom! gigantic!

...well, it IS my sacred duty....so........

Hedda Gabler

I had a ton of grapes.  I'm surprised I got to them before the birds and squirrels, they were hiding in the vines.  Purple seedless, yum.

GNTLGNT

Hedda Gabler said:

I had a ton of grapes.  I'm surprised I got to them before the birds and squirrels, they were hiding in the vines.  Purple seedless, yum.

....reminds me of dad....in a good way....bitchin’ about the critters cuz they’d be cutting into his wine making stock.....🍷

Notaro

Garden is a complete mess at the moment, we had to take down the huge monstrosity at the back wall, it was covered in wasps so sitting out back was just too uncomfortable, as soon as you sat down the wasps would come over en-masse to see what you are up to.  Little bastar*s. 

GNTLGNT

Notaro said:

Garden is a complete mess at the moment, we had to take down the huge monstrosity at the back wall, it was covered in wasps so sitting out back was just too uncomfortable, as soon as you sat down the wasps would come over en-masse to see what you are up to.  Little bastar*s. 

Notaro

GNTLGNT said:

Notaro said:

Garden is a complete mess at the moment, we had to take down the huge monstrosity at the back wall, it was covered in wasps so sitting out back was just too uncomfortable, as soon as you sat down the wasps would come over en-masse to see what you are up to.  Little bastar*s. 

Pretty much nails it on the head Scott 😆

GNTLGNT

Neesy

We have a fair sized butternut squash (only one so far) - I hope the other plants catch up as our growing season will end soon - guessing probably by the end of September. Sometimes we get nice weather in the fall so I'm keeping my fingers crossed.

GNTLGNT

Neesy said:

We have a fair sized butternut squash (only one so far) - I hope the other plants catch up as our growing season will end soon - guessing probably by the end of September. Sometimes we get nice weather in the fall so I'm keeping my fingers crossed.

Neesy

GNTLGNT said:

Neesy said:

We have a fair sized butternut squash (only one so far) - I hope the other plants catch up as our growing season will end soon - guessing probably by the end of September. Sometimes we get nice weather in the fall so I'm keeping my fingers crossed.

Okay! So now I'm getting lots of yellow tomatoes ripening (Yellow Boy @o@"Out of Order" ?

Not even sure what to do with them all. Guess I will have to go look up some recipes now.

Wow - just found an article from The Bangor Daily News, of all places

https://bangordailynews.com/2019/10/05/homestead/what-to-do-with-a-bumper-crop-of-cherry-tomatoes/ 

Neesy

That's weird - apparently I cannot edit anymore?

I was trying to tag @Out of Order

Neesy

I need the facepalm emoji

FlakeNoir

Neesy said:

That's weird - apparently I cannot edit anymore?

I was trying to tag @Out of Order

Hi Neesy, I think Bev had to make some changes in order to remove a loophole that allowed people some moderator privileges, unfortunately it means that the editing time is now just 15 minutes. 
He has mentioned plans to upgrade his board so it's possible something good with editing may come in with that. 🙂

Neesy

FlakeNoir said:

Neesy said:

That's weird - apparently I cannot edit anymore?

I was trying to tag @Out of Order

Hi Neesy, I think Bev had to make some changes in order to remove a loophole that allowed people some moderator privileges, unfortunately it means that the editing time is now just 15 minutes. 
He has mentioned plans to upgrade his board so it's possible something good with editing may come in with that. 🙂

Hi - couldn't edit even after one minute - is there supposed to be an edit button visible, would you know?

(Just saw the gear symbol in the upper right hand corner) - duh!

GNTLGNT

Neesy

This morning I was so impressed with my "pumpkin on a stick" plant and how it's thriving so I decided to repot its younger sibling that is only about half the size.

Never grown anything like this before - it's native to either Africa or South Asia and the leaves are covered with thorns.

Eventually it is supposed to get ornamental fruit on it (it's actually a type of eggplant)

GNTLGNT

Neesy said:

This morning I was so impressed with my "pumpkin on a stick" plant and how it's thriving so I decided to repot its younger sibling that is only about half the size.

Never grown anything like this before - it's native to either Africa or South Asia and the leaves are covered with thorns.

Eventually it is supposed to get ornamental fruit on it (it's actually a type of eggplant)