Thigh.
And I have to say, the 48hour buttermilk brine was worth it.

Yep. Romanos. To me they have more ‘bean’ flavor than filet types.

Yes @Ginger2778 - I did see that. I have some lightweight ’insect barrier‘ cloth that is very similar I can use.
Biggest issue now is whitefly on the pole beans; I have to refresh the sticky traps.

Try washing them off with the hose ... that will knock them back anyway.

Barb_FL wrote: ↑

Sat Oct 03, 2020 6:41 pm

Looks great. I just sowed some broccoli seeds. If there is a break in the rain tomorrow, I will sow some lettuce seed. Today total washout.

Yea, I ran out of steam and didn’t get to the lettuce and spinach. Maybe tomorrow!

MissS wrote: ↑

Sat Oct 03, 2020 3:38 pm

@PlainJane Do you have problems with Japanese Beetles on your DV? Yours look great and mine are chewed up for most of the summer.

Luckily, no Japanese beetles here in N. Florida. I’m very thankful!

The 2” David Verity Cuphea cuttings from last winter are now 3ft tall and will be getting a trim soon. I think I’ll root these cuttings and Use them to replace the rose hedge out front.

8C0A69B8-15A4-4CC4-A56B-02104D52DC99.jpeg Well, summer gardening in Florida is a tad slow, but things have picked up lately. Experimental fall tomatoes are finally out, fava beans planted, pole beans starting to bear and got the cool weather seeds sown. B7C9AE62-86AF-4045-A328-DF03B20AAA91.jpeg 129...

Tormato wrote: ↑

Sun Aug 30, 2020 1:13 pm

PlainJane wrote: ↑

Fri Aug 28, 2020 7:57 pm

How about if I just want to donate seeds to the swap?

That would be great.

But, I'm going to ask if there is just one variety of veggie or fruit seed that you might be looking for?

@Tormato, I can probably think of something but really have too many seeds.

How about if I just want to donate seeds to the swap?

Too soon for cool weather crops, so I started a few tomatoes a couple of weeks ago. Still getting eggplant.
Pulled out the old pole beans and the new ones are flowering.
Lots of zinnias.

There’s a ton of it around N. Florida but it’s easier to control than some others.

Barb_FL wrote: ↑

Wed Aug 12, 2020 7:04 am

OTOH - AKMARK grows 2 plants per 4 gallon bag and does continual feeding of Chem-gro (like Masterblend but different vendor) and his production is out of sight too. BTW - Where is AKMARK?

Wondering the same ...

They cook very quickly. I just sauté or steam them with a bit of garlic and butter.

I always pick tomatoes right after first break and ripen indoors. I’ve tried this with figs too but the timing is tricky. ( birds go after my figs aggressively.)

Wow, that’s just insane!

I’m seeing about average levels of insect pests here in N. Florida. Lately been finding a few stink bugs and leaf footed bugs on the eggplant, probably because the tomatoes are all finished and pulled. A bit of whitefly on the zinnias and tithonia. The usual hungry chewers on the cukes. Fall tomatoe...

Well, we have a storm bearing down and I wanted something quick and easy, so .... Red beans and rice with yesterday’s left over flank steak sautéed in garlic and lime juice. Technically red beans and black beans and rice as I add black beans to everything, lol. 647EC934-B7DB-4B45-A795-08BAD1B0B77B.j...

Yes, that’s why I see wasps and hornets crawling the plants all the time ...

I also use Texas Tomato Cages but prune to about 2-3 stems, depending on the foliage.
In N. Florida it’s a balance between sun protection and maximum air flow.