Gardening 2024: Zukes, Cukes, and Nuke The Flukes

[4th and 5 4914]

1 hour ago, InkaUtexas said:

yep, and I do red leaf since I like the color. Was wondering any specific varieties. Want to try some new shit this year.

And yes, building vertical flats this weekend. Did it in the past and worked well. if I have luck will post pictures.

Also, glad I did not cut back the cherry tomatos. Yes, more plant than I wanted, but about to issue a nice august crop. Two plants, about 2 bowls of tomatoes a day. Peppers and eggplant both loved the rains we will never see again.

I do mesclun mix and arugula flats as well. And a bunch of spinach (direct sow).

[InkaUtexas 25596]

1 hour ago, 4th and 5 said:

I do mesclun mix and arugula flats as well. And a bunch of spinach (direct sow).

Yep, they are going in. I am trying using a strawberry system for spinach. FiL gave it to me so why not try.

[InkaUtexas 25596]

Garden made it. But there is a bad part to that. The Penis Plants are thriving. So much they are about to break the trellis. It they take it down so go the vine tomatoes. Oh well.

 

[miguelito 11225]

How do you keep Bob Stoops out of your garden?

[NorthLoop 14141]

Disappointing end to my cuke plant. Every fucking one was bitter this year. Peppers have gotten their 2nd wind though and are still cranking. Cherry tomato too. 

[InkaUtexas 25596]

6 minutes ago, NorthLoop said:

Disappointing end to my cuke plant. Every fucking one was bitter this year. Peppers have gotten their 2nd wind though and are still cranking. Cherry tomato too. 

Yep, cherries are kicking ass as are the peppers. Eggplants are the best I ever grew. Won't stop.

On the cherries though, if the dick dangler plant takes down the trellis, and I think it will without some serious non-aggy engineering, they are in trouble.

[USCATX 1075]

I have six okra plants and they just started producing because the deer trimmed them down to nubs twice while it was really hot and dry.  I’m expecting about a dozen per day from these shortly.  

[miguelito 11225]

What kind of okra is that?  I got some seeds for some kind of giant okra, and the 'fruits' are like half the size and shape of a damn football.  Almost too big (TWSS).  I think I'd rather have that smaller normal size that you have (TWSS). 

[InkaUtexas 25596]

have grown both. Large ones for me tend to get fibrous. Try the dangling dick vine. Edible (insert Stoops gif here) when they are young. Taste like okra.

 

[USCATX 1075]

On 8/29/2024 at 8:27 AM, miguelito said:

What kind of okra is that?  I got some seeds for some kind of giant okra, and the 'fruits' are like half the size and shape of a damn football.  Almost too big (TWSS).  I think I'd rather have that smaller normal size that you have (TWSS). 

I looked and couldn’t find the seed packet for them.  I tried a couple last year and this one is definitely unique with a shiny green look compared to Clemson red or the more normal light green kind.  They all taste about the same to be, but definitely don’t want to let any of them get more than 3-4” long.  That’s all she needs, allegedly. 

[NorthLoop 14141]

Last hurrah of my pepper plants. The Poblanos decided September was their month I guess. 

 

[miguelito 11225]

Man, that looks like what I got, too.  I haven't done poblanos before, so I don't know how big they are supposed to get.  I thought they would be bigger, TWSS.

And my jalapenos are all pretty short, but there are lots of them.

My weeds are coming in nicely.

[NorthLoop 14141]

Yeah I never know when to pick poblanos. I just got tired of waiting and decided it was time. 

[USCATX 1075]

My winter garden is mostly planted, a combination of direct seeding and starts in pots that I’m keeping in partial shade because it’s so hot. I’m going to keep planting and see if I can make a succession of veggies for the winter.  So far I have:

Snap peas, snow peas, broccoli, cauliflower, kohlrabi, fennel, red beets, golden beets, two kinds of carrots, three kinds of radish, endive, three kinds of lettuce, arugula, dill, cilantro, basil, green onions, chives and a few Cherokee purple tomatoes I started in mid summer.  

 

[miguelito 11225]

Does the basil last until there's a freeze?

My summer basil has been bolting for a while.  I never thought to just plant it again.  I have hundreds of seeds from it.

[USCATX 1075]

3 hours ago, miguelito said:

Does the basil last until there's a freeze?

My summer basil has been bolting for a while.  I never thought to just plant it again.  I have hundreds of seeds from it.

Yeah, frost will smoke them but when it goes to seed you can get another round in during fall by planting them.  You can also throw them in pots if you want to mess with bringing them into the garage. 

[Masshole Horn 763]

Planning for next year... what is everyone's best producing indeterminate large slicing (beefsteak??) tomato variety? I'm in Dripping Springs.

[cactusflinthead 27596]

[Celery Man 20911]

I meant to do the gardening thing in the spring but I just ended up throwing seeds in the planter and wishing for the best. Expectations exceeded ( also the cherry tomatoes came back and are basically a weed at this point)-

 

[PilotsError 2286]

Do I still need to be watering things like figs and blackberries or is it time to let them go dormant?  First year with these.  

[USCATX 1075]

On 11/4/2024 at 1:04 PM, PilotsError said:

Do I still need to be watering things like figs and blackberries or is it time to let them go dormant?  First year with these.  

I’d keep watering the blackberries until it frosts and kills the leaves.  Weird that apparently it will be December before that happens, but mine are alive and thriving right now. 

[USCATX 1075]

Carrots, beets, lettuce, endive, mustard, fennel and kohlrabi are all thriving.  I had to put up some netting to keep the deer away and just transplanted a ton more spinach, cauliflower and rapini today.