The Dawg Patch
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JayneR13
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I plant mine with gypsum, a fast acting source of calcium. I find that works very well, though I also use Stop Rot in a pinch. BER, from what I've read, is a calcium deficiency. I've also read about uneven watering being a possible cause but more commonly it's a lack of calcium. Gypsum and Stop Rot are fast acting sources. Egg shells take a lot of time to degrade. Here's a link for your enjoyment: https://hort.extension.wisc.edu/article ... m-end-rot/ Interestingly enough, WI Extension also recommends bone meal. I've had better luck with gypsum though.
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JayneR13
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I put it in the planting hole along with some chicken poo at planting. I use one of those Soil Savvy cups to measure so perhaps 1/8 cup.
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GoDawgs
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@JayneR13 , thanks for that info. I will do that when it's time to plant the few newbies I started for fall.
I was going to get out the Daconil last evening to foil the emergence and/or spread of powdery mildew. Then I remembered I had some neem oil which has both fungicidal and insecticidal properties and decided to try that first. It's a two-fer since I had noticed some of the small dreaded cucumber beetles out and about. I went ahead and treated everything in the garden since a few bean beetles were spotted too. It's a war, I tell ya!
I was going to get out the Daconil last evening to foil the emergence and/or spread of powdery mildew. Then I remembered I had some neem oil which has both fungicidal and insecticidal properties and decided to try that first. It's a two-fer since I had noticed some of the small dreaded cucumber beetles out and about. I went ahead and treated everything in the garden since a few bean beetles were spotted too. It's a war, I tell ya!
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Wildcat82
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I know a lot of commercial growers consider Quadris to be the best for powdery mildew/leaf fungus problems. Last year I noticed Heritage fungicide which has the same ingredient as Quadris is now available. Gives you another weapon in your arsenal with the Daconil.GoDawgs wrote: ↑Thu Jun 12, 2025 12:30 pm @JayneR13 , thanks for that info. I will do that when it's time to plant the few newbies I started for fall.
I was going to get out the Daconil last evening to foil the emergence and/or spread of powdery mildew. Then I remembered I had some neem oil which has both fungicidal and insecticidal properties and decided to try that first. It's a two-fer since I had noticed some of the small dreaded cucumber beetles out and about. I went ahead and treated everything in the garden since a few bean beetles were spotted too. It's a war, I tell ya!
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Yesterday I got the first fruits of the labor. Woo hoo!
Top of tray, left to right: Bolero carrots, National Pickler cukes, Napoli carrots
Bottom: more Red Swan beans, more broccoli sideshoots, Uncle Steve's Italian pole beans
Today I got a few more cukes that were missed yesterday and the first four Chinese String eggplant.
@rxkeith , your Uncle Steve's pole beans were the first of six pole bean varieties to flower and first with ready beans. They are pretty! Now, I have a question. Below is a photo of the beans. Some are nicely mottled, some are a lighter green but showing signs of markings.
Am I supposed to let the lighter colored ones on the left get colored up like the ones on the right before picking them? Or is there naturally a lot of differences in coloration of mature beans? We'll be tasting them tomorrow. Oh boy! First fresh green beans! And thank you for sending these.
Top of tray, left to right: Bolero carrots, National Pickler cukes, Napoli carrots
Bottom: more Red Swan beans, more broccoli sideshoots, Uncle Steve's Italian pole beans
Today I got a few more cukes that were missed yesterday and the first four Chinese String eggplant.
@rxkeith , your Uncle Steve's pole beans were the first of six pole bean varieties to flower and first with ready beans. They are pretty! Now, I have a question. Below is a photo of the beans. Some are nicely mottled, some are a lighter green but showing signs of markings.
Am I supposed to let the lighter colored ones on the left get colored up like the ones on the right before picking them? Or is there naturally a lot of differences in coloration of mature beans? We'll be tasting them tomorrow. Oh boy! First fresh green beans! And thank you for sending these.
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rxkeith
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my observation has been that the lighter colored ones are usually from being shaded from sun light
by the leaves. if they are ready to pick, you want to pick them. when the seeds start swelling up in the pod,
the pods will get woody, and they will not be a pleasant dining experience. pick them when the pods are still
relatively flat, and they taste great. grandma gina, you can let go, and the pods stay tender even when huge.
same thing with the gina/steve cross to a large extent. i have experimented trying them at various stages of
development. i think you said you would be growing the kids next year. you're gonna love them.
keith
by the leaves. if they are ready to pick, you want to pick them. when the seeds start swelling up in the pod,
the pods will get woody, and they will not be a pleasant dining experience. pick them when the pods are still
relatively flat, and they taste great. grandma gina, you can let go, and the pods stay tender even when huge.
same thing with the gina/steve cross to a large extent. i have experimented trying them at various stages of
development. i think you said you would be growing the kids next year. you're gonna love them.
keith