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There were a lot of veggies in the garden that I had written off as a lost cause because of the weather. The normal times for harvest has long gone by and things were either way to small (Brussels sprouts) or had blossomed without ever coming on as something you could harvest. Well, guess what ...... those long forgotten pepper blossoms have all of a sudden turned into peppers. Jillions of them growing more and more everyday. Those broccoli plants that appeared to have cashed it in and gone to seed instead of producing viable heads are now coming on like gang-busters, and keep on producing meal after meal. Those little brussel sprouts that looked only like a blemish on the main stalk are now getting some size to them. Butternut squash is everywhere. And as usual the couple of zucchini plants and yellow summer squash are finally producing to the usual point where we are supplying the entire neighborhood and even strangers with piles of squash. I think we already have more beets than anyone could eat in a lifetime, and the parsnips are just starting to develop. Swiss chard has been producing all summer. The cold and the rain couldn't slow that down.

 

So it looks like the freaky cold wet weather of this summer kind of put the brakes on the garden development, but with the return of the warmer weather, everything is playing catch-up. The maters didn't do so good. We got hit with a lot of rot and we only got a few good tomatoes out of all the plants that we put in. Everything else is good ..... finally.

 

So how are the rest of your gardens doing this year? Did anyone else notice the mid-summer vacation that a lot of the veggies took this year? Is your stuff making a come-back?

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Lettuce was so so, but then I trapped the ground hog. Sweet onions grew but turned out smaller then I wanted. Cucumbers are late and kind of sparse. Pepper plants first run was not so good but getting 2-3 a week now. Some had surface damage indicating I need more calcium in the dirt.

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Only thing got planted were some pumpkins on the manure pile. Their the size of baskets balls. My garden yielded 50 bales of red clover which I turn into $200. Went to the Batavia farmers market and picked up some beautiful veggies with the doe.

Ha-ha ... there's no question that nobody makes a lot of money with gardening. For us it's just a way of getting some good fresh veggies and keeping the old joints functioning. Unfortunately, I tend to go at things just a bit too vigorously and spent a bit of time with my arm in a sling as a result of tendonitis from hoeing. Yeah, good exercise if you survive it .... lol.

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Doc same here I freeze every thing but the pickles and tomatoes and fruit...I just skinned pitted and cut a bushel of peaches yesterday ...I was finishing up at mid night...and To be honest...dreading going out to pick the rest of them...The rain kept me out of the garden yesterday...I should have Mammoth sized beans and yellow...zucchini and patty pan squash...today I freeze cabbage..zucchini and swiss chard....slicing zucchini to make refrigerator bread and butter pickles with onions and green peppers ...fogs lift gotta run....

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dang I just lost that entire post!!..OK...no...and yes a small one...looking to buy a whole house...push come to shove would rent a whole house for a week..we already put in the connection for one...have never canned veggies...I'm afraid of pressure cookers...seen a couple blow up when young

NYSEG put us on a wait list to have maple growing around the transformer at the end of drive...February...guy said they get 6 requests just like that per day... :fie:

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dang I just lost that entire post!!..OK...no...and yes a small one...looking to buy a whole house...push come to shove would rent a whole house for a week..we already put in the connection for one...have never canned veggies...I'm afraid of pressure cookers...seen a couple blow up when young

NYSEG put us on a wait list to have maple growing around the transformer at the end of drive...February...guy said they get 6 requests just like that per day... :fie:

 

 

The new pressure canners are about impossible to blow up becasue the rubber safety vents. if the pressure gets too high it pops out and vents the pressure. I read a ton on them and very excited to try it.

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Doc same here I freeze every thing but the pickles and tomatoes and fruit...I just skinned pitted and cut a bushel of peaches yesterday ...I was finishing up at mid night...and To be honest...dreading going out to pick the rest of them...The rain kept me out of the garden yesterday...I should have Mammoth sized beans and yellow...zucchini and patty pan squash...today I freeze cabbage..zucchini and swiss chard....slicing zucchini to make refrigerator bread and butter pickles with onions and green peppers ...fogs lift gotta run....

Grow -

This may be a perfect opportunity to ask if there are any shortcuts or special tips on peeling peaches. I got a pile of them and even though they are more like apricots in size, they are ripened up and taste pretty darn good. But I thought that since you are probably getting quite expert at peeling peaches by now, maybe you know some tricks at making the job easier.

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What a waste of time preping the garden and planting Here, 5 out of 50 sunflower plants up with no flowers yet,Pumpkins one 10 th. came up just got flowers .Cukes the same , peper  plants small just budding ,grape tomatoes a hand full and plants are turning brown,brockley went to seed, brussel sprouts the same,kale about 1/4 busshel now dying, reg. tomatoes BLITE.

 I guess there is afirst time for everything.I am usualy giving vegies away every year.

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Grow -

This may be a perfect opportunity to ask if there are any shortcuts or special tips on peeling peaches. I got a pile of them and even though they are more like apricots in size, they are ripened up and taste pretty darn good. But I thought that since you are probably getting quite expert at peeling peaches by now, maybe you know some tricks at making the job easier.

 

 

Growing up when we did a bunch for freezing or cobbler we used to blanch them and the skins pealled right off.

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What a waste of time preping the garden and planting Here, 5 out of 50 sunflower plants up with no flowers yet,Pumpkins one 10 th. came up just got flowers .Cukes the same , peper  plants small just budding ,grape tomatoes a hand full and plants are turning brown,brockley went to seed, brussel sprouts the same,kale about 1/4 busshel now dying, reg. tomatoes BLITE.

 I guess there is afirst time for everything.I am usualy giving vegies away every year.

 

i had only a few pumpkins (but plenty of flowers) and very late blooming sunflowers and peppers as well. Didn't hae any issues with cucumbers though. tons of those bastards haha.

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