2021 garden thread

[The_Real_TCIII]

First harvest



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[Water Rat]

16 hours ago, corydd7 said:

Yeah a little but they could use more time. I just wanted to see the progress. 

I read that I should wait for a dry week if possible before I harvest them, is that correct? 

I read that you can dig up the garlic , 4 weeks after you cut the scapes off. That one month is the critical stage of the bulbs growth. I also remember digging up the garlic in October in the hopes of a bigger bulb.

[crappyice]

A dry week is nice, but when the leaves are about 50% brown it’s time.  Leave the bulb on the stalk and place in a dry warm place with some air circulation. A garage with an open window is good.  Let them dry for about a week and then snip off the bulbs.  You can then store in a cool dry place like your basement.  They should last through most of the winter, but we try to use ours up before the end of January, which is not hard to do in our house.   Save the largest and best bulbs as your seed for October planting.
I really love taking a full bulb, chop off the top 1/3 wrap in foil and put some olive oil on it then place it on my grill while I am cooking something for a while, like beer can chicken…..when the insides are soft, oh man so good!

Now Otto, put three or four heads of garlic like that, and cook the until super soft, squeeze out all the bulbs, mash with some more oil, salt, crushed red pepper (and then I use some water to get a smoother consistency) and use that garlic paste as the spread under white pizza! Game Changer!


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[BizCT]

First zucchini harvest. 4 added to the spreadsheet!


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[BizCT]

2 more cups of basil. Doing NON-NUTS pesto tonight


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[corydd7]

I'm embarrassed about the amount of weed but it works. Green and yellow squash should be ready in the next couple days although yellow squash has some blossom end rot. Asian eggplant is close. For me this is the tough part of the year, running soaked hoses and picking weeds isn't fun. My other garden looks much better hoping to pick potatoes real soon.

[doebuck1234]

Watering garden again.need some rain!!!!!!a bunch of flowers on squash just nothing happening!!!!

[doebuck1234]

As said in post above,all male flowers so far.lookin happy though

[Otto]

x

Edited June 30, 2021 by Otto

[Otto]

Looking good! 

[BizCT]

Between my 2 Better Boys, 2 Sweet 100 Cherry, and 1 Carolina Gold tomatoes.....I probably have 50+ green tomatoes. Hopefully after all these days of 100 degrees, the cooler weather will turn them red?

[BizCT]

Garden zucchini fantastic


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[BizCT]

Today’s harvest.


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[Chef]

Garden is on fire







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[corydd7]

Chef, is that second picture shishito peppers? 

[Robhuntandfish]

I swear I eat pea pods with every meal.  Gonna have to take some into work tomorrow I can't keep up.  Lots of tomatoes and finally a bunch of flowers on the zucchini. A few jalapenos and carrots are coming now.  Swiss chard has been great.  

[Chef]

Chef, is that second picture shishito peppers? 

Yes


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[Nytracker]

My garden  just got another beat down .. just had a wave of heavy rain .. wind and hail .  Squash  and cucumbers  have holes  in the leaves. Tomato  plants got beat up . Garlic is in standing water . Hopefully garlic dries out quick because I'm guessing its a week or two from harvest as the bottom leaves are starting to brown . 

[corydd7]

This heat then rain has been perfect for my garden. Cucumbers will get pulled Tuesday or Wednesday. Banana peppers sometime next week on a hot day. 

[Fletch]

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[Fletch]

I may have a few too many plants in there lol. They are growing like weeds.


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[BizCT]

Garden Zucchini topped with Garden Parsley




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[Otto]

1 hour ago, Biz-R-OWorld said:

Garden Zucchini topped with Garden Parsley




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You’ll have to start pressing your own EVOO next.

 

[corydd7]

Otto inspired wife approved. Thanks for all the advice Otto. Everything came out great, about 40 bulbs including what I gave away to neighbors and friends. Most bulbs were bigger then expected, I will triple what I planted last year.

 

A couple banana, Hungarian wax and cucumbers as well.

Edited July 5, 2021 by corydd7