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Posted on 10/30/24 at 12:52 pm to cgrand
this is from dan gill's article on parsley today, but it goes for all cool season plants that bolt when it gets hot
quote:i had never seen these tiny wasps in the garden before, but this year we had tons of them. very beneficial
The tiny, greenish-white flowers in flat clusters are not showy, but do attract and provide nectar for tiny parasitic wasps. These wasps help control insect pests in the garden. So, I always allow my parsley to stay in the garden and bloom, even when I’ve stopped harvesting the leaves. Remove the plants when the flowers have faded to make room for summer herbs, such as basil.
Posted on 10/31/24 at 10:44 am to cgrand
It's looking like the raised beds I have up against my garage wall simply do not get enough sun in the Fall for anything to thrive. My greens and beets are stuck at the same stage they have been for two weeks while the bed I have in the sun is almost ready for the greens to be picked. Learning by doing.
Posted on 11/2/24 at 12:13 pm to AlxTgr
my spring tomatoes and peppers have exploded with fruit, way more than they set this summer and no bugs
broccoli starting to broccoli
that rain yesterday was glorious
broccoli starting to broccoli
that rain yesterday was glorious
This post was edited on 11/2/24 at 12:15 pm
Posted on 11/3/24 at 9:22 am to PillageUrVillage
quote:
Been a while since I’ve updated. My fall garden is a bit minimalistic this year.
Once again, my fall/winter garden is non-existent due to me having to have another ankle surgery. I missed last year too due to the first surgery and was hoping to heal well and get one in this year but the surgery failed and a 2nd surgery was needed.
My fall garden was my favorite. Working in nice weather, not needing to water as much, way less pests to deal with, etc. made it a joy to plant. Plus the extended harvest season with many of the crops was a blessing.
Hopefully I can get out there by early spring to get the ground ready for the spring/summer garden, but it all depends on how well I heal and how PT goes when I can finally get to the clinics.
Posted on 11/3/24 at 11:57 am to gumbo2176
yes fall gardening is much more satisfying and less work
Posted on 11/4/24 at 9:07 am to cgrand
except high school and college football get in the way!
Posted on 11/5/24 at 9:39 am to cgrand
quote:
yes fall gardening is much more satisfying and less work
Seeing that pic with the basket of okra made me feel bad. I usually have between 60-70 okra plants in my summer garden every year and harvest a few bushels of okra from them before they are pulled in late September.
This past summer found my garden lying empty except for weed growth and I'm damn near out of the many quart bags of stewed okra I had from last summer when I did have one planted.
I absolutely refuse to buy okra from the supermarkets where they typically charge upwards of $4 a lb. for it in the N.O. area and it looks like it's about minutes from being tossed in the dumpster it's so old and nasty looking.
Posted on 11/5/24 at 12:08 pm to gumbo2176
quote:thats a lot of okra
I usually have between 60-70 okra plants in my summer garden every year
my two plants are making more than we can deal with. what variety are you planting? we planted cowhorn and the plants are MASSIVE
Posted on 11/5/24 at 1:16 pm to cgrand
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thats a lot of okra my two plants are making more than we can deal with. what variety are you planting?
we planted cowhorn and the plants are MASSIVE
I plant Clemson Spineless and do my best to pick them when they hit around 5 inches long. Yeah, that many plants produce a lot of okra when in full production and it's not unusual for me to pick 50+ pods a day from mid June until late September when I pull the plants.
By then they are between 6-8 ft. tall with stalks around 2-3 inches in diameter.
I smother a ton of it, pickle at least a dozen quart jars, grill a lot of it with other garden vegetables and then give a lot of it away to family and neighbors.
Last summer I let a neighbor lady pick for a month straight for her own freezer and she picked over a bushel during that time.
Posted on 11/9/24 at 4:58 pm to gumbo2176
big harvest today we pulled the eggplants finally to make some room and stripped the plants…at least 4 dozen fruits. They are being split and roasted for the freezer.
picked about 4 dozen sweet peppers, to the fridge.
picked 4 bunches of mustards and 2 of collards, those are in a pot with sausage and turnips.
big bunch of radishes, to the fridge
picked the first broccoli but there’s a good bit of head rot happening and one of my plants melted entirely. I’m afraid that’s going to be fatal but we did cut a few heads that were still ok. I guess we will see.
planted a shitpile of herbs, lettuces, more radish, peas and sugar snaps.
picked about 4 dozen sweet peppers, to the fridge.
picked 4 bunches of mustards and 2 of collards, those are in a pot with sausage and turnips.
big bunch of radishes, to the fridge
picked the first broccoli but there’s a good bit of head rot happening and one of my plants melted entirely. I’m afraid that’s going to be fatal but we did cut a few heads that were still ok. I guess we will see.
planted a shitpile of herbs, lettuces, more radish, peas and sugar snaps.
Posted on 11/14/24 at 10:39 am to cgrand
What bug eats mustard greens? Something is eating the leaves and leaving little black dots all over.
Posted on 11/14/24 at 12:01 pm to AlxTgr
Probably flea beetles. They’re always my biggest problem with mustard greens.
Posted on 11/14/24 at 1:11 pm to PillageUrVillage
How big are they?
Posted on 11/14/24 at 1:14 pm to AlxTgr
Just checking in to post that after years of incompetence with gardening I may be the greatest grower of mustard greens ever. I have a littke 4x8 raised bed. 3/4 planted in mustard. I have picked three batches for myself and this last week have given away three more batches. Needs picking today. I thought I may get two or three batches total out of it when planting.
Lettuce is growing like crazy too. Salads every night.
I finally did something good.
Lettuce is growing like crazy too. Salads every night.
I finally did something good.
Posted on 11/14/24 at 1:51 pm to AlxTgr
Very small. About 1/16” long.
Neem oil is supposed to help deter them. Spinosad and pyrethrin will kill them. If you don’t care about being organic, liquid sevin will do the trick.
Neem oil is supposed to help deter them. Spinosad and pyrethrin will kill them. If you don’t care about being organic, liquid sevin will do the trick.
This post was edited on 11/14/24 at 1:52 pm
Posted on 11/14/24 at 2:07 pm to PillageUrVillage
I have neem oil. I'll give them a good spray.
Posted on 11/14/24 at 7:34 pm to AlxTgr
wife pulled all the kale today they were covered in those bugs. We weren’t eating it anyway
the idea of a big patch of kale is better than the reality. I’m sure it’s good for you but I’d had enough
the idea of a big patch of kale is better than the reality. I’m sure it’s good for you but I’d had enough
Posted on 11/14/24 at 7:37 pm to tigerfoot
quote:right on brother. Greens and lettuces do make you feel like a master gardener LOL.
I finally did something good
when you are done picking lettuce in the spring let some of them flower, you’ll have tons of bees
Posted on 11/15/24 at 8:30 am to PillageUrVillage
onion sets arrived in the mail today. Guess I know what I and little sausage are doing this weekend!
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