All Vegetable Gardening (grow, bug, containers, vines)

[younglisa7]

Oh the things we have to watch for just to protect our gardens...grr!!!


So far, knock on wood, my garden seems to be pest free....but it is still very early for me. After something grabbed one of my strawberry plants right at the ground, I rechecked and restapled my fence. So far it looks good.


I am a little upset because I bought one 4 pack of yellow squash and one 4 pack of zucchini. Well....they must have been marked wrong and I have all yellow squash. Now I have to go out and hopefully find one or two zucchini plants and get them in the ground. Oh well....at least I "should" have some by August



My spinach is bolting so the lettuce should be right behind. I need to do something with the spinach since I can't eat it all. Tomorrow I am going to make spinach tortillas and freeze them. Any other ideas? I have a tiny freezer


It seems I also got a pack of wrongly marked peppers Oh well....at least I have a lot of other peppers.

I think somebody at the garden center this year was slacking


My dog and I ate fresh peas tonight. Who knew the dog would like peas from the garden, lol. Now I just need to make sure she doesn't try to pick them on her own



Nomad-Hope your DW feels better.

[Nomadicus]

First day home since Sunday morning and picked lots of red and yellow tomatoes. Got to hit an antique store for some more crocks for those 7 day pickles this fall. Doc is not going to like the salt but I'm not going to tell him. Now anything can happen over the next couple of weeks. We may be living in TX, AR, Mo, or even CA for the next two years. After that some place NW or San Antonio or Mena, AR, or some place between Joplin, MO and Springfield, MO may be home with big garden and orchard.

On a sad note while we where away the bugs really did a number on the tomatoes. I really need to do some more research on a green house. I can deal with fresh veggies and strawberries year round.

[Rambling Iris]

Our tomatoes are almost done, between the heat and the bugs its time to pull them up and start on the fall crop.

[nmnita]

Originally Posted by Nomadicus

First day home since Sunday morning and picked lots of red and yellow tomatoes. Got to hit an antique store for some more crocks for those 7 day pickles this fall. Doc is not going to like the salt but I'm not going to tell him. Now anything can happen over the next couple of weeks. We may be living in TX, AR, Mo, or even CA for the next two years. After that some place NW or San Antonio or Mena, AR, or some place between Joplin, MO and Springfield, MO may be home with big garden and orchard.

On a sad note while we where away the bugs really did a number on the tomatoes. I really need to do some more research on a green house. I can deal with fresh veggies and strawberries year round.

come to AR or even SWMo, we would love to have you and they are great placs for gardens, just not as early as you have in Florida. I bet if you research the green house idea, you will be able to enjoy your gradening almost 12 months out of the year. Keep us posted.

Nita

[nmnita]

ok, so I put the watermelon rinds around the cukes and squah this morning, but I do have to ask: why can't I just leave them there instead of only for a few hours in the morning and if I do have to bring them in after a few hours, can I use the same rind over again? If not, this could get to be pretty expensive...new rinds every day....

Nita

[Nomadicus]

Originally Posted by nmnita

ok, so I put the watermelon rinds around the cukes and squah this morning, but I do have to ask: why can't I just leave them there instead of only for a few hours in the morning and if I do have to bring them in after a few hours, can I use the same rind over again? If not, this could get to be pretty expensive...new rinds every day....

Nita

Eat just a little watermelon and use only the rind from what you eat. The rind will go bad and need to be composted the next day. Only takes a small piece. The fragrance will carry in the air from a small piece.

Need to get some new tomato seed and get ready for a fall crop. What damage the bugs didn't inflict the heavy rains are now.

[nmnita]

Originally Posted by Nomadicus

Eat just a little watermelon and use only the rind from what you eat. The rind will go bad and need to be composted the next day. Only takes a small piece. The fragrance will carry in the air from a small piece.

Need to get some new tomato seed and get ready for a fall crop. What damage the bugs didn't inflict the heavy rains are now.

ok, so I followed your advise and picked up the rinds I put out this morning. Whether it is coincidental or not, there were 3 or 4 bees buzzing all over the place. I also picked about 4 more squash; it sounds like the bees were there before the watermelon but regardless I intend on doing the rind a few more times. Our biggest problem, we really don't like watermelon. That is why I said it could get pretty pricey. I did save this mornings rinds and will try them again.

Nita

[kshe95girl]

Originally Posted by nmnita

come to AR or even SWMo, we would love to have you and they are great placs for gardens, just not as early as you have in Florida. I bet if you research the green house idea, you will be able to enjoy your gradening almost 12 months out of the year. Keep us posted.

Nita

SE MO would be proud to have he and Iris, too.

[Marlow]

Originally Posted by younglisa7

My spinach is bolting so the lettuce should be right behind. I need to do something with the spinach since I can't eat it all. Tomorrow I am going to make spinach tortillas and freeze them. Any other ideas? I have a tiny freezer

You can make spinace pesto and freeze it. It takes a lot of spinach to make a little bit of pesto so it won't take up much room in your freezer.

[hueyeats]

^^^Good idea.