tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8478036.post4957305927158226991..comments2023-06-02T11:54:55.764-04:00Comments on White Coral Bells: Home Gardening Strikes Again!Faerunnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17656231272399787961noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8478036.post-60839761574623845672009-10-23T16:04:23.067-04:002009-10-23T16:04:23.067-04:00i also have significantly more space to do it in, ...i also have significantly more space to do it in, and probably always will.<br /><br />but none of those stuffs count on years like this, when it's so wet and so animal-y that disease, rot, and nomming jaws claim so many things (especially the things of those who have more planted to begin with).<br /><br />all 40+ of my tomato plants eventually died of Late Blight thanks to whatever n00bs in the area buy plants at Walmart/Home Depot. I did get enough of them to make what I wanted to, and a lot of green salsa and crap to boot because of trying to save the crop before it got infected, so I guess it's not too bad<br /><br />zukes got powdery mildew but late season so it wasn't a big concern. some were stunted due to poor growing conditions and waterlogged soil<br /><br />cukes got downy mildew late in the season, and same as to the zukes applies<br /><br />woodchucks ate over 25 brussels sprout plants, some peppers, peas, etc... and no, nothing would stop them except lethal traps, which i used and put 6 of them either in the ditch or in the freezer<br /><br />bean seed repeatedly rotted in the sodden, cold ground (i replanted 3 times and then quit when that also failed due to repeated washouts and floods), but i still got more than enough to stuff the freezer out of the 45 or so equivalent row-feet that remained at the ends of the 'high ground'. same went for peas, only i ate those fresh or pickled them<br /><br />raccoon monster tore down lots of my corn, and it wasn't season, so i didn't shoot him. still got bushel quantities out of just a few comparatively short rows<br /><br />anyway, it was the worst growing year for this place that any of us remembered, and that includes my old farmer dad and shit. so considering, i'm happy.Darkhearthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04440012417653824977noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8478036.post-60364096213534268472009-10-22T13:13:13.609-04:002009-10-22T13:13:13.609-04:00Good luck with that greenhouse! :P
I'd kill f...Good luck with that greenhouse! :P<br /><br />I'd kill for fresh tomatoes right about now. Next year I'm definitely planting a couple. Maybe you should pick up some OdoBan "Bitter Barrier" spray. We're using it to keep the puppy from chewing the couch - it might keep the deer off the plants. It's tea tree oil; tastes awful but safe to use around the pets!Faerunnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17656231272399787961noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8478036.post-42161969552842326602009-10-22T12:59:04.233-04:002009-10-22T12:59:04.233-04:00Congrats. You did better than I. I got about 1/4 ...Congrats. You did better than I. I got about 1/4 bu of peppers, bell and jalos. Some lettuce and parsley and a few tomatoes. Everything else rotted or the deer got. Ernie wants to build a greenhouse. Ha!Debihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04943637208035006426noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8478036.post-18851547889063122802009-10-22T12:50:39.725-04:002009-10-22T12:50:39.725-04:00Haha! I think you had quite a head start on me; I&...Haha! I think you had quite a head start on me; I'm only slightly jealous of the bushels of deliciousness you probably got in. :p<br /><br />Next year I'll be in a better position to compete. XDFaerunnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17656231272399787961noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8478036.post-28515025182495029342009-10-21T19:07:26.675-04:002009-10-21T19:07:26.675-04:00i better not say anything about what i harvested.
...i better not say anything about what i harvested.<br /><br />;xDarkhearthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04440012417653824977noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8478036.post-78865932195899599882009-10-21T07:12:49.108-04:002009-10-21T07:12:49.108-04:00And don't forget that all the work you did in ...And don't forget that all the work you did in land prep, including some of the fertilization, will carry over for next year.Pilferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07944882437866415858noreply@blogger.com