Winter Hawaii 2023-24
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Winter Hawaii 2023-24
Small tomato patch in the yard, some potted plants under the eaves, handful of broccolini varieties in the garden, probably plant a bunch of cover crop, and that’s about all I have planned. Fingers crossed for a dry winter with no wind and lots of surf.
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@MissS If only. That’s a small fruit on a semi-determinate plant.
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First ripe fruit on one of the Wildlings Panamorous plants, 43 days post-transplant.
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Looks delightful, Mark. I know how much work goes into putting one garden to bed, and starting over immediately is ambitious.
I am having to be patient and eke out some fallow time in the greenhouse here, as the year round enthusiasm has only brought me pest and/or disease troubles. Very impressed that you can keep some tomatoes going year round.
I am having to be patient and eke out some fallow time in the greenhouse here, as the year round enthusiasm has only brought me pest and/or disease troubles. Very impressed that you can keep some tomatoes going year round.
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Slowly trying to clear out my winter beds, get some cover crops or mulch down. @bower is right, lots of work. I did get a sweet new toy which helps though.
Winter patch has some ripe ones, some diseased leaves too, gotta keep on top of the pruning.
Winter patch has some ripe ones, some diseased leaves too, gotta keep on top of the pruning.
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I have a cultivator like yours and I just love it as long as it's not used in a rocky soil, which is hard to find around here in our glacial soil.
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It has helped me find a bunch of rocks too. I think the ones that I wasn’t reaching previously using my pitchfork. Easier on the old back too!
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A little bit of everything
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Got the potted plants in and the drip line set up.
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Some ornamental types and some steaming types.
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Went to Cali for the week. Came home to some fruits and veggies. Rain in November so the Amish Pastes surely aren’t winning any beauty contests.
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Some bananas, citrus, tomatoes, biggest tomato is Big Lou from @MissS. Just slowly plodding along, trying to keep everything alive in my limited free time…
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Tomatoes, lettuce, broccoli kohlrabi etc. and one big beautiful daikon.
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A sight for sore eyes @Mark_Thompson , as we're getting a little taste of the polar vortex here today.
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Damn I got a lot of pics, sorry! Some highlights below are my dwarfy little Navel Orange absolutely loaded up, baby Roulette Pepper from @Cornelius_Gotchberg looking happy, my first Kohlrabis finally getting big, couple staggered corn plots, Wooly Kate Yellow tomato is a very cool fuzzy little plant, other than that just my periodic photo dump…
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Here's hoping yer personal production will soon allow you's to $#!tcan those $8/lb Whole Paycheck Tomatoes, am I right?
Picked up a coupla beauts myself (a nice Yeller and a Black Bi-color) for Monday Morning BLT Brunch; stay tuned!
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Picked up a coupla beauts myself (a nice Yeller and a Black Bi-color) for Monday Morning BLT Brunch; stay tuned!
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Oh how I wish that I could get my fingers into some soil and see some nice green growth.
What a good resource those old ropes are. They are perfect for what you are doing with them. Whoever would have thunk.
What a good resource those old ropes are. They are perfect for what you are doing with them. Whoever would have thunk.
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Couple photo updates. Take a gander at Wooly Kate Yellow, finally a variety that actually lives up to its name.
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