Gardening Thread - Show me your gardens!

Just hope my lil ghost peppers make it.

 

That’s when I fire up the canner. Lots of stuff you can do with tomatoes, salsa, tomato sauce, V-8 juice, stewed tomatoes, heck I even made ketchup one year.

 

I've water bath canned. Guess I could use the instapot.gonna have to hit you up. And fresh salsa is bomb

 

If I have a good crop I par boil and freeze em. They make awesome marinara.

 

Me too. Mine look rather anemic compared to years past, but I haven't given up.

 

I'm trying..

 

Please tell me more. I would like to try canning .

On another note, I am reaching out to those who know a little about punkins . A got two that are that are really taking off and would like and appreciate tips on supplying calcium to help with the blossoms and avoid them falling off . Ideally I would like to get two or three on each plant . No more. Thanks all and happy gardening! My tomatoes that I have in those grow bag are doing outstanding. Pics to follow tomorrow

 

Fuck it. I'm using Sevin dust.

 

I wonder if neem oil will work?

http://www.saferbrand.com/articles/benefits-uses-neem-oil-for-plants

1 fluid ounce makes one gallon. I learned that it only lasts about a week after mixed . There are 6 teaspoons in a fluid ounce so 1.5 teaspoons make a quart. A little bottle sprayer and a quart mixed would be perfect. I did that and whatever was eating holes in my bean , tomato and other leaves stopped. A 16 oz bottle of Neem concentrate is or should be less than $20 . This stuff has many uses.


I was mixing a whole gallon batch and it still worked ok but since I have been using small batches it is much more Affective

 

I have been using Neem oil for the aphids on my tomato plants and lace wings on my azaleas. I'm going nuclear against the Japanese beetles. I'm worn out with the bugs.

 

first tomato started to color yesterday. today more so. yellow beans not bad so far

 

Are those San Marzano tomatoes?

 

apparently they are 'Juliette'. wife thinks they are different this year

 

Dust them...

 

These are my tomatoes doing really well in these grow bags



I recommend them if yours are struggling in the sloppy weather in plastic containers. Mine are in 15 gallon bags. I wish I got mine on Amazon in 20 gallons

 

one of two cucumber plants..'Diva' plastic well for water once plant gets large, sunscreen while first planted

 

this clump of festucca..fescue..is moving to new location shortly, has not done as well as should here in the white planter. I was watering it the other day, and a few drops of water pinged an unseen spider web strand and a huge ugly black spider zoomed down web to the plant, from the eave above. I was startled by the quickness, but then looked closer to see the red marking underbelly. the spider shortly ascended the strands. The black widow generally considered a beneficial but also venomous spider. Too close for comfort, so I deleted it. sorry.

 

That's why I stagger the planting dates on my tomatoes now. Of course, by the end of August I'm still inundated, sick of BLT's, and it's time to make sauce.

 

My ghosts are finally starting to grow in height. No flowers yet though

 

Very cool!
My ghosts haven't done much in height, but they are getting bushy. And they have little buds just starting to come in.