I figured I'd start the thread for the year, since I just harvested my first okra for the year. I wanted to harvest a few yesterday for that sambar, but it wasn't quite...
I have room for at most 14 more eggplants, but I have about 26 plants left. I'd like to plant at least one of each of the following, so that leaves 7 more spaces. (I will...
I'd like to hear what type and brand(s) of fertilizer are preferred for corn. I've been using Jack's soluble 25-5-15, but I want to get an idea of a dry type of fertilizer...
Yesterday was corn pickin' day. That totaled up to 51 ears for us, 13 squirrel damaged. In a couple of days I'll go through again and see if any of the smaller secondary ears...
A couple nights ago I soaked some seeds for 4 types of okra - 3 greens, and Little Lucy red. The greens are the Emerald, which I've been growing for years since those and the...
This afternoon I cut out the Bodacious corn stalks that the squirrels have damaged. There were about six or seven on one end of the bed. It's a sure tell that the corn's...
We have had more than our share of rain and then there has bee some very bad not good things happen here so I still don't have the corn planted :( They always say knee high...
Anyone grown these? I ordered “Cafe” and “Sparkler”. Cafe is a 68 day yellow and Sparkler a 78 day bicolor.
Each synergistic ear has 75% (se) kernels and 25% (sh2) kernels....
I've been experimenting with small grains (wheat, barley and mixtures with peas) for two years now as a rotation for my garlic beds. I started with two wheats (Akmolinka and...
If you've grown several types of yardlong beans, what differences have you found between them?
Red Noodle beans grow very well here, especially toward the end of the hot,...
The Chinese String eggplant is still putting out. Pickles picked a tad over two pounds yesterday and made pickled eggplant with all of it. It made one pint and a half pint....
Came across this variety on the Gurney's website while trying to find information on the Mammoth variety being sort out in another thread here. Seems to have a degree of heat...
Not sure if many over there have grown this South American tuber. I was able to get three lots of small tubers this season for a first attempt at growing it. Not being sure...
Anyone grown this? There’s Chires, Bonus, Japanese Hulless and likely many more varieties. Has anyone grown any for either pickling or stir fries? Some varieties evidently...
Anyone here have any information on the best way to go about de-tasseling corn. Have some popcorn that I am trying to grow for baby corn and don't need pollenation to occur....
GoDawgs , just wondering if you could post the information you have on planting corn in circles in you glog in this seperate thread. It takes a bit of finding and I can never...
For some strange reason I've decided that I'd like to try growing a little celery this coming spring, or rather, probably next fall considering the temperatures down here. I...
It's here folks pecan season is upon us.
I have to park in a parking lot that has pecan trees growing in it.
Every morning I get there early.
Been keeping an eye out on the...
Last year, I grew 33 eggplants (15 varieties). I put almost all of them in gopher cages, because gophers are a continuing problem at the community gardens. I was hoping some...
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