The Dawg Patch
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JayneR13
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Indeed, picking beans at the pantry was really a pain in the back! They kicked out far better than the peas, but digging down to find them was not a favorite chore. PA told me not to plant them anymore, and that's fine with me! But if beans are your thing then do it right! And better too many than too few, no doubt about it.
Poor squash! I've done that and been there, and I wasn't even being hasty! My spaghetti squash at my community gardens plot had been trampled by two legged varmints but was coming back. Then one day, I missed my footing and trampled it again! Poor thing died and there were a couple of nice fruits on the vine too. Thankfully I was able to ripen them off of the vine so all was not lost. Sigh.
Poor squash! I've done that and been there, and I wasn't even being hasty! My spaghetti squash at my community gardens plot had been trampled by two legged varmints but was coming back. Then one day, I missed my footing and trampled it again! Poor thing died and there were a couple of nice fruits on the vine too. Thankfully I was able to ripen them off of the vine so all was not lost. Sigh.
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Good grief! The rain has made those Blue Ribbon beans really jump and I'm going to have to add that second story string already to keep them in bounds!
The broccoli plants are still kicking out side shoots. Yesterday I saw that one of the old Packman plants had SIX shoots on it so the tallest one got marked for saving.
I found that the Bolero carrots are about ready. This is the first one I pulled at random. Bolero has done the best for me than any other carrot I've tried. Too bad it's an F1.
The eggplants are loving the rain too. Left to right, Chinese String (it has one 4" long baby on it), Matrosik and Rosita.
The broccoli plants are still kicking out side shoots. Yesterday I saw that one of the old Packman plants had SIX shoots on it so the tallest one got marked for saving.
I found that the Bolero carrots are about ready. This is the first one I pulled at random. Bolero has done the best for me than any other carrot I've tried. Too bad it's an F1.
The eggplants are loving the rain too. Left to right, Chinese String (it has one 4" long baby on it), Matrosik and Rosita.
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I'm so happy that your garden is doing so well. It makes it all worth it when you have a good year.
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Me too! Those "off" years are a real bummer. But you know, every year has something that doesn't do well and it leaves you scratching your head when you can't figure out what happened. If there is ever a year when everything does well, I'll probably have died and am chatting with the Master Gardener. 
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JayneR13
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No kidding! Every year we plant, every year we care for, cry over, fuss over. And every year some does better than others! For me right now it's the strawberry crowns. I'm not seeing any popping up really, and they're behind a fence so it's not rabbits! It could be chipmunks though.
As for the carrots, yeah you could save seed but it's unlikely to be much similar to the F1. I've got that same dilemma. Several of my tomatoes are hybrid varieties with disease resistance. Even if they do well, there's little point in saving the seed because the next generation may or may not have the same characteristics. Sigh.
I'm also glad to see your garden doing so well! After Helene, you deserve a great year!
As for the carrots, yeah you could save seed but it's unlikely to be much similar to the F1. I've got that same dilemma. Several of my tomatoes are hybrid varieties with disease resistance. Even if they do well, there's little point in saving the seed because the next generation may or may not have the same characteristics. Sigh.
I'm also glad to see your garden doing so well! After Helene, you deserve a great year!
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Yesterday I took down the mildewed pea vines. The peas were a bust this year. Last year we got 10 lbs of shelled peas and this year 20 oz! I usually grow peas in two 18' beds with a double row down each side of the beds, so 144 row feet of peas. This year one bed completely failed though the half pound of seed was new. One side of the second bed was so-so germinating so only one real decent double row made it. The powdery mildew came on really fast with all the rain we're getting.
There sure were a lot of weeds that had grown up around the base of the plants where the mulch was thinner. I can only imagine how many there would have been had I not mulched at all!
Got the weeds out. Now the only thing left to do is to rake out all the mulch and tote it back to Mt. Brushmore. Not willing to have mulch laden with mildew hanging around! I also need to take down the trellises, roll them up and them soak them down with 10% bleach solution.
This afternoon I started three tomatoes and three squashes in cups. Tomatoes are Barry's Crazy Cherry, Pink Berkeley Tie Dye and Steak Sandwich, all new to me. Squashes are Early Prolific Straightneck, Benning's Green Tint and Tatume. The Tatume is new to me and described as "Mexican heirloom. Best to grow this on a fence or trellis as the vigorous vine can grow 10-12’. Firm, sweet, white flesh with more flavor than average yellow squash. If you miss picking a few fruits you will be able to harvest a mature pumpkin like winter squash. Known to be more heat and pest tolerant than most other squash." I intend to trellis it. It's one of this year's toys.
There sure were a lot of weeds that had grown up around the base of the plants where the mulch was thinner. I can only imagine how many there would have been had I not mulched at all!
Got the weeds out. Now the only thing left to do is to rake out all the mulch and tote it back to Mt. Brushmore. Not willing to have mulch laden with mildew hanging around! I also need to take down the trellises, roll them up and them soak them down with 10% bleach solution.
This afternoon I started three tomatoes and three squashes in cups. Tomatoes are Barry's Crazy Cherry, Pink Berkeley Tie Dye and Steak Sandwich, all new to me. Squashes are Early Prolific Straightneck, Benning's Green Tint and Tatume. The Tatume is new to me and described as "Mexican heirloom. Best to grow this on a fence or trellis as the vigorous vine can grow 10-12’. Firm, sweet, white flesh with more flavor than average yellow squash. If you miss picking a few fruits you will be able to harvest a mature pumpkin like winter squash. Known to be more heat and pest tolerant than most other squash." I intend to trellis it. It's one of this year's toys.
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I noticed the mildew hitting a couple of my zucchinis at the pantry garden yesterday! Just like you, the cool & wet weather is the culprit. I may have to start with the copper sooner than I'd like, or the plants will produce as well as your peas! Ugh!
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Things in the garden have really liked the rain we got over the past week or so. Plants are jumpin'!
Cucumbers (right side of bed on right) on May 22; Provider beans (left side of same bed) not even up yet:
Same bed nine days later, May 31st. Cukes climbing and Providers up 6":
This is the left side of the garden:
Right side of the garden:
The soil has been too wet to till and the weeds took advantage! Now that the soil has dried out a bit I ned to take the msantis down between the rows. A couple days ago I hoed weeds out of a strip on the uphill side of each row and fertilized both corns there. It was the last side dressing for the Top Hat and the first for the Silver Queen. I have no idea what kind of corn there will be, if any, from the Top Hat as all of those short plants are sending up tassels. Could have been that cool spell after a stretch of toasty temps has gotten them out of sorts. That's too bad as this was the first time I've grown this one so it will probably get a do-over next year.
Cucumbers (right side of bed on right) on May 22; Provider beans (left side of same bed) not even up yet:
Same bed nine days later, May 31st. Cukes climbing and Providers up 6":
This is the left side of the garden:
Right side of the garden:
The soil has been too wet to till and the weeds took advantage! Now that the soil has dried out a bit I ned to take the msantis down between the rows. A couple days ago I hoed weeds out of a strip on the uphill side of each row and fertilized both corns there. It was the last side dressing for the Top Hat and the first for the Silver Queen. I have no idea what kind of corn there will be, if any, from the Top Hat as all of those short plants are sending up tassels. Could have been that cool spell after a stretch of toasty temps has gotten them out of sorts. That's too bad as this was the first time I've grown this one so it will probably get a do-over next year.
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JayneR13
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That's one thing about rain: not only will the plants jump, the weeds will also! I'm so glad for the cardboard & mulch we put down at the pantry garden. Weeds last year were my biggest chore!
We got another 1/4" of rain last night, which has brightened everything up. Of course the chipmunks have been into my strawberries, fence or no, but other things are growing nicely. I'll have to post an update in a day or so.
We got another 1/4" of rain last night, which has brightened everything up. Of course the chipmunks have been into my strawberries, fence or no, but other things are growing nicely. I'll have to post an update in a day or so.
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The days of afternoon rains have made the tomatoes shoot up. Lots of flowers and some baby greenies showing up.
This is a 1.5" baby called Goat Bag. It's a new-to-me tomato I'm trying this year and yes, I confess it's because of the name. LOL! It's supposed to be a big meaty paste. We'll see.
The pole beans are flowering too. It's a good thing they're not all flowering at once.
The two watermelon plants are starting to run so they each got a TBS of ammonium sulfate. They'll get one more when the first flower shows.
And finally, a flower from Grandma Roberts pole bean.
This is a 1.5" baby called Goat Bag. It's a new-to-me tomato I'm trying this year and yes, I confess it's because of the name. LOL! It's supposed to be a big meaty paste. We'll see.
The pole beans are flowering too. It's a good thing they're not all flowering at once.
The two watermelon plants are starting to run so they each got a TBS of ammonium sulfate. They'll get one more when the first flower shows.
And finally, a flower from Grandma Roberts pole bean.
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Looking forward to hearing what you think of Goat Bag when it ripens for you.
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I guess I'll have to wait a bit more. Yesterday I noticed that the one in the photo was developing blossom end rot so I tossed it.
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It sure is maintenance time. Two days ago I did a thorough garden walk through, making notes of stuff that needed to be done. That generated a two day list! Since we're back to the 90's for a few days, that means garden stuff gets done before noon and after 6:30.
Yesterday morning I did get the last of most fall stuff pulled out except for the broccoli, other stuff trimmed and weeded. In the late evening I sprayed bT on all remaining brassicas as the cloud of white cabbage moths keeps hanging around. I don't think there's ever been that many and for such a prolonged period.
Today I need to incorporate the scrap bucket contents into the compost pile while turning the whole thing and that will get done first thing before it gets hot. Peppers are tall enough now that they can be tied to their stakes. More mulch needs to be added here and there. This evening I need to spray some calcium chloride on the tomatoes as I see the first instance of blossom end rot.
I've left a few Stonehead cabbage plants in the ground post-harvest and they're starting to make mini cabbages!
The twelve F2 broccoli plants are still pumping out a ton of side shoots! I've cut 1.5 lbs of side shoots in two pickings. I think I've found my forever broccoli. Hard to see them all but there are five shoots on this one plant.
Yesterday I cut off all the old lower foliage on those F2 broccoli plants as I want to see how long I can keep them going. We haven't had any long stretches of 90 temps yet. That will be the real test. I sure am going to plant more of these this fall.
And finally, here's the Sunday Gloves daylily. It looks a bit yellow in the photo (early morning sun) but it's as close to white as a daylily will get.
Yesterday morning I did get the last of most fall stuff pulled out except for the broccoli, other stuff trimmed and weeded. In the late evening I sprayed bT on all remaining brassicas as the cloud of white cabbage moths keeps hanging around. I don't think there's ever been that many and for such a prolonged period.
Today I need to incorporate the scrap bucket contents into the compost pile while turning the whole thing and that will get done first thing before it gets hot. Peppers are tall enough now that they can be tied to their stakes. More mulch needs to be added here and there. This evening I need to spray some calcium chloride on the tomatoes as I see the first instance of blossom end rot.
I've left a few Stonehead cabbage plants in the ground post-harvest and they're starting to make mini cabbages!
The twelve F2 broccoli plants are still pumping out a ton of side shoots! I've cut 1.5 lbs of side shoots in two pickings. I think I've found my forever broccoli. Hard to see them all but there are five shoots on this one plant.
Yesterday I cut off all the old lower foliage on those F2 broccoli plants as I want to see how long I can keep them going. We haven't had any long stretches of 90 temps yet. That will be the real test. I sure am going to plant more of these this fall.
And finally, here's the Sunday Gloves daylily. It looks a bit yellow in the photo (early morning sun) but it's as close to white as a daylily will get.
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Stop Rot is great for foliar spraying! I've been adding a mixture of chicken poo and gypsum when I plant, and I find that helps too. There's few things worse than picking that first ripe tomato, turning it over, and seeing it half rotted! Done that, been there. LOL
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That's what I use. I usually do a preventative spray before flowers start showing but sometimes I forget. Like this spring. Duh! Fruit is just starting to set so maybe I caught it in time. Yeah, I know.... the soil should be the right pH to begin with. Oh well, it is what it is.JayneR13 wrote: ↑Sat Jun 07, 2025 8:39 am Stop Rot is great for foliar spraying! I've been adding a mixture of chicken poo and gypsum when I plant, and I find that helps too. There's few things worse than picking that first ripe tomato, turning it over, and seeing it half rotted! Done that, been there. LOL
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Right pH is not that easy to achieve! A bit of extra calcium at the beginning helps prevent the rot though.
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We had a couple of pop up t-storms yesterday afternoon, short and sweet but dumped their rain all at once totaling an inch. Then last evening a line of storms kind of freight trained over us and this morning there was another 3.3" in the gauge. I bet the corn is flat on the ground and I hope the pole bean quad- and tri-pods are still standing. I need to secure those today. They're heavy with foliage and flowers and ready to make.
It's cleanup time; time to yank out some early spring stuff. This bed is one I grew mustard in to maybe fight the nematodes. The mustard is bolting so time to fix that. The daikons and those Chinese fruit radishes on the other end gotta go too except one fruit radish plant I'm letting go to seed.
So... one sickly squash left, the seeding radish and one tomato plant at the other end to see if the tomato wilt is still in the soil. On a whim I just cut off the mustard plants, leaving the roots in the ground after wondering if the roots would still have anti-nematode properties. More squash will go into this bed.
I've spent some time this past weekend assigning beds by plant family for both this fall and next spring to keep rotation going. Some fall stuff like collards and kale overwinters long into spring and I want to make sure that doesn't interfere with early spring stuff locations. So I basically assigned early spring peas and brassicas their space and then did fall beds around those. It's a sure thing the maps will change between now and fall!
It's cleanup time; time to yank out some early spring stuff. This bed is one I grew mustard in to maybe fight the nematodes. The mustard is bolting so time to fix that. The daikons and those Chinese fruit radishes on the other end gotta go too except one fruit radish plant I'm letting go to seed.
So... one sickly squash left, the seeding radish and one tomato plant at the other end to see if the tomato wilt is still in the soil. On a whim I just cut off the mustard plants, leaving the roots in the ground after wondering if the roots would still have anti-nematode properties. More squash will go into this bed.
I've spent some time this past weekend assigning beds by plant family for both this fall and next spring to keep rotation going. Some fall stuff like collards and kale overwinters long into spring and I want to make sure that doesn't interfere with early spring stuff locations. So I basically assigned early spring peas and brassicas their space and then did fall beds around those. It's a sure thing the maps will change between now and fall!
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Well, the young corn isn't laying over as bad as it could have. It will pick itself up once we get some sunshine. The taller corn is that Top Hat I'm trying. Tassels and silks are all over the place as far as stage so I'll be lucky to have any decent pollination. C'mon, TH! Let's make it a group effort, shall we?
The one salvation in the hit and run rains is that there's a good breeze out there drying plant leaves between splash and dashes. That will help keep powdery mildew at bay, I hope.
This morning I picked the first handful of Red Swan bush beans. '22 Seed came from one of the swaps. We'll try these with lunch today.
The plants are shorter than most in the garden, maybe the shortest. I had a second support string run but they won't be needing it. The Red Swan
row is the one closest to the camera. They were planted the same day as most all the other small trial rows I have going, April 24. So that's 47 dtm for a supposedly 55 dtm bean.
The blurb about Red Swan I found somewhere online said: "Bush habit, with 4-5 “ long, stringless pods that are an unusual shade of lavender pink and with a succulent romano-like flavor. Creating this brilliant bean color began with stabilizing a cross of a purple snap and pinto bean."
The one salvation in the hit and run rains is that there's a good breeze out there drying plant leaves between splash and dashes. That will help keep powdery mildew at bay, I hope.
This morning I picked the first handful of Red Swan bush beans. '22 Seed came from one of the swaps. We'll try these with lunch today.
The plants are shorter than most in the garden, maybe the shortest. I had a second support string run but they won't be needing it. The Red Swan
row is the one closest to the camera. They were planted the same day as most all the other small trial rows I have going, April 24. So that's 47 dtm for a supposedly 55 dtm bean.
The blurb about Red Swan I found somewhere online said: "Bush habit, with 4-5 “ long, stringless pods that are an unusual shade of lavender pink and with a succulent romano-like flavor. Creating this brilliant bean color began with stabilizing a cross of a purple snap and pinto bean."
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Has Stop Rot worked well for you? I planted all my tomatoes with a handful of bone meal but it didn't help at all and I had BER everywhere.
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It does work. It's my fault I didn't spray them earlier. The best time I've found is to do two sprays, one week apart starting when the first flowers are ready to open. So since I forgot, I'll probably lose some of the first round of tomatoes. There have been three so far. It that's all there is, that'll be great!
BTW, uneven watering has also been cited by some as another contributor to BER but mine get the same watering all the time so I'm discounting that.
However Mother decided to dump about 4" total on us yesterday (1" in the morning and 3.3" late evening) and since I have no control over that it will be what it will be.