General Garden Update, 2008 garden vlog 9

Just updating a few things on my garden. In all honesty the tomatoes, peppers, and beans really aren't doing all that great this season. On the other hand the cucumbers, squash, and okra are doing great:)

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• Garden
• Gardening
• Okra
• Tomatoes
• Squash
• Peppers
• Beans
• Food
• Farm
• Farming
• Agriculture

[debstef]

Nice! Not so ghetto! I've got Cantelopes too.

[Blinkazoid]

Thanks! I'll probably give cantalopes a try again next year. I've had mixed results with them. One thing I've always done with mine is put the canatlope on top of a tin can as it's growing. I've always heard it gives them a less earthy taste. Or maybe that's just an urban legend. I can't imagine commercial growers ever do that and their's doesn't taste earthy.

[anne2matthew]

I had the same problems for my pepper and tomato this year which I thought because of too much rain..the okra looks really nice and try to make curry with some of them....nyum!

[Blinkazoid]

Usually I fry the okra. I plan on putting some in the freezer this year because I know I'll have a ton of it. Occasionally I'll use it in some veggie soup. I don't know if I'll have enough tomatoes to do much of that though. Hopefully when I rotate my crops next year things will be better with the tomatoes and peppers.

[Ravensinger]

Yeah, that looks like blight to me. Tomatoes are so tough! I can only do the small ones here (FL is just too hot--anything above 70 at night ruins them) My okra didn't do well this year because I had them in the same place as last...dang it! I'll switch things around next year too. I have squash envy...hehehe Great job!

[Blinkazoid]

Thanks Mic! It's a pretty rare night here that is above 70. The fog can be horrible though and can sometimes take 2 or 3 hours to really burn off after the sun comes up, which I'm sure contributes to the spreading of plant diseases. I've grown some of the most awesome tomatoes you've ever seen in the past but it's been tough the last several years. But YAAAAAYYYY, I'll have tons of okra this year!!!

[who885]

@Blinkazoid you should try to plant them in different spots or perpare your soild every year buce what happens is your last planted every year will take nutrients then you plant new seeds wich wont have enof ntrients to thrive and grow

[who885]

@Blinkazoid you should get rid of some suckers you will get the same about of tomatoes ant they will be larger

[nibfu]

Dick Raymond, a popular garden teacher back in the 70s and 80s put his melons/watermelons on cans as the season got cooler...the cans would draw in heat which we know watermelons love.

[3CoolKats]

Right now I'm burying all my household peelings/compostable type materials in a different spot of my garden and I'll be planting my tomatoes in that spot next season. Best of luck with your garden John. A short growin season can be a challenge I'd think!

[johnlebl]

Home, Home on the range... where the beer and the cantaloupes play...

100 foot rows, my property is only 100X50, lol! Looks like you got a great crop there.  My tomatoes are omly maybe up to my waist so far, but there are some yellow blossoms on there. IDK, but I think our growing season in Atlantic Canada is later and shorter than NC's. I've been putting veggie scraps and coffee grounds in around there too. egg shells and seafood shells are good for calcium too.

[randomwritings]

In our little yard we won't have that problem: just move the pots around!!!