My first ripe tomato was the best or so it would have seemed...since all i got of it was to see where a bird had pecked a hole almost all the way through it. I am sure the bird enjoyed it alot....
Yeah, my first was more like my 12th. I've lost several to squirells and end rot. Hopefully, they'll start coming in so fast the birds can't keep up. good luck!!!
awesome huh? girl, i have you fooled don't I???? thanks for the kind words though. I wish you all the luck in the world with the celery. I really hope i get some celery for my stews.
btw you can use twine to tie the celery together and warp used paper towel tubes around them to block the sun from the stalk to keep them pale and tender and force them to grow taller........or you can just let them run amok, which is what I'd no doubt do. I'm growing celery too by the way. I'm just gonna harvest the young leaves and dry them for use as soup/stew seasoning. I doubt we have a long enough season to get the full grown stalks.
My Praxxus bin is already full of cooked compost and ready for next spring. Thank God I won't have top rush and make compost for next year!
You have a TON of tomatoes!! I spend most of the summer anticipating my first ripe tomato. Then I spend a couple weeks happy as a clam with my abundance of tomatoes. I then spend the last part of summer wondering if I can fit all of those tomatoes in my home. :)
Very nice stuff! I'm right with you on the wind damage. Had some more come through here the other day. If I can get the ladybugs I bought to kill all the aphids, I might be able to catch up to you on tomatoes.
I can't believe how many storms we've had this year. It makes sense though; i started collecting rain water so of course we're not going to need it. that's my kind of luck. gook luck on the tomatoes. I don't know what i did right this year (and I dont want to jinx myself) but they are huge!!!
ya that's it, you must be getting our tomato weather from last year! we didn't get too much wind where we were but so so much rain. it's pretty dry up here this year..
Could try a solar dryer, seem pretty easy to make.
dang, your gettin peppers b4 i am. garden looks fine. youll have setbacks on something everyyear. accept it and dont let it discourage you. romas are beautiful.
i know, but you raise 'um like kids and it rips your heart out when you walk out and its on its side or gone completely. I know that even though its been SO MUCH WORK, next year i'm growing even more. I love this stuff. Buying jars is going to make a poor man our of me though LOL.
oh i know a cheep why to dry food! you go get two furnace filters the cheeep paper ones that are big and square sticjk your food inbetweenthem and bungee them to the out put of a big square fan..it from an episode of good eats with alton brown :D
My first ripe tomato was the best or so it would have seemed...since all i got of it was to see where a bird had pecked a hole almost all the way through it. I am sure the bird enjoyed it alot....
integrityfs 2 years ago
Yeah, my first was more like my 12th. I've lost several to squirells and end rot. Hopefully, they'll start coming in so fast the birds can't keep up. good luck!!!
tnjeffofalltrades 2 years ago
squirell.... That's Tennessean for squirrel.
tnjeffofalltrades 2 years ago
Good Job man. You have inspired to me to try some celery. The storm didn't do too much damage. You're awesome!
pamelawalker1 2 years ago
awesome huh? girl, i have you fooled don't I???? thanks for the kind words though. I wish you all the luck in the world with the celery. I really hope i get some celery for my stews.
tnjeffofalltrades 2 years ago
The tomatoes are awesome! I am really impressed. I guess the squirrels are too. Your okra, peanuts, and peppers are coming along nicely as well.
gjudkins 2 years ago
I'm going to be up to my arss in maters
tnjeffofalltrades 2 years ago
btw you can use twine to tie the celery together and warp used paper towel tubes around them to block the sun from the stalk to keep them pale and tender and force them to grow taller........or you can just let them run amok, which is what I'd no doubt do. I'm growing celery too by the way. I'm just gonna harvest the young leaves and dry them for use as soup/stew seasoning. I doubt we have a long enough season to get the full grown stalks.
Praxxus55712 2 years ago
after reading this I ran straight out and shoved toilet rolls down around a couple as a test. Thanks for the info.
tnjeffofalltrades 2 years ago
My Praxxus bin is already full of cooked compost and ready for next spring. Thank God I won't have top rush and make compost for next year!
You have a TON of tomatoes!! I spend most of the summer anticipating my first ripe tomato. Then I spend a couple weeks happy as a clam with my abundance of tomatoes. I then spend the last part of summer wondering if I can fit all of those tomatoes in my home. :)
Excellent video. :)
Praxxus55712 2 years ago
OH YEAH! Well I have two Praxxus bins! LOL
And then I bet you spend all winter dreaming about growing more.
tnjeffofalltrades 2 years ago
Very nice stuff! I'm right with you on the wind damage. Had some more come through here the other day. If I can get the ladybugs I bought to kill all the aphids, I might be able to catch up to you on tomatoes.
steen1973 2 years ago
I can't believe how many storms we've had this year. It makes sense though; i started collecting rain water so of course we're not going to need it. that's my kind of luck. gook luck on the tomatoes. I don't know what i did right this year (and I dont want to jinx myself) but they are huge!!!
tnjeffofalltrades 2 years ago
ya that's it, you must be getting our tomato weather from last year! we didn't get too much wind where we were but so so much rain. it's pretty dry up here this year..
Could try a solar dryer, seem pretty easy to make.
Beardedyoungman 2 years ago
dang, your gettin peppers b4 i am. garden looks fine. youll have setbacks on something everyyear. accept it and dont let it discourage you. romas are beautiful.
ironhead41 2 years ago
i know, but you raise 'um like kids and it rips your heart out when you walk out and its on its side or gone completely. I know that even though its been SO MUCH WORK, next year i'm growing even more. I love this stuff. Buying jars is going to make a poor man our of me though LOL.
tnjeffofalltrades 2 years ago
oh i know a cheep why to dry food! you go get two furnace filters the cheeep paper ones that are big and square sticjk your food inbetweenthem and bungee them to the out put of a big square fan..it from an episode of good eats with alton brown :D
Thanks for sharing your garden!
mywootgarden 2 years ago
yeah i watched that episode; it's here on youtube. Alton Brown is awesome. I may have to give that a try.
Thanks, jeff
tnjeffofalltrades 2 years ago