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[asa42]

everyones veggies look so good. i'm such a newbie with veggies. this summer had tomatoes, bell peppers, squash, cantaloupe, beans, and cucumber. i over watered my cantaloupe so unfortunately most split and rotted on the vine.

i was/am wanting to do some fall/winter crops of broccoli, cabbage, peas, and more but i think i got them started way too late...seriously am on a major learnin curve here.

i also have an asparagus bed. this will be its second winter. i am so ready to try them this spring! other stuff i'm waitin to try are a meyer lemon, grapes, almonds, peach, cherry, pear, and apples. the lemon is my newest tree yet somehow it has 4 pretty fruit turning yellow. maybe one or two others will offer some goodies this spring...

 

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[asa42]

I do not ever eat crustaceans and I call them water bugs, because that's what they are.

I'm growing nothing this year because last year 10 heirloom pie pumpkins took over the back yard and it was just continuous waves of pests and pestilence right to the end. The yield was small because of theft and light pollution, but it would have been nothing without spraying with Sevin every few days after they were established.

First came the conspicuous adult borers looking to lay eggs. Then the squash bugs, then the aphid-farming ants. No hippie fairy dust would have saved those pumpkins.

i just ordered seeds for pie pumpkin & now i'm nervous about them...

seems i'm gonna have to keep an eye out for that sweet meat (squash right?) sounds good and am interested in findin a winter squash to grow. tasted my first spaghetti squash recently, wasnt too thrilled with it.

anyone here try honeyberries? i am curious about them.


as for crustaceans i love crab legs & lobster tails. i've also enjoyed crayfish shelled & in a dish passed off as lobster. coarse i dont think i'd like them (crayfish) as much if i just went in the yard and got some...lol

 

[G.O. Joe]

i just ordered seeds for pie pumpkin & now i'm nervous about them...

I should mention that mine was an odd looking heirloom variety recommended for pies but not commercial growing. I didn't even mention the virus, PM, and other leaf blights. Three different fungicides tried and failed. As advertised, it made outstanding pies and 5-20 pound pumpkins, so naturally it's the least resistant.

The more modern types may well be bred more towards resistance, yield, and more commercial aspects like appearance and transportability. For those I'd be nervous about baking them.

 

[Green Squall]

This hilariously small butternut squash

 

[Rico Swazi]

perfect for a 4inch pie


I was reading up on the kabocha and found it to rank very high on the list for pumpkin pie as well as butternut.
Sweet meat wasn't mentioned unless the person was from the pnw.

Sugar pumpkin was mentioned often but I've never grown it either.


GO Joe- is that one of those heirlooms you had trouble with? Sugar pumpkin sounds sweet but not if its a pain in the ass to grow.



cauliflower is starting to bulk up along with some 16in and 17in sunflower heads for seeds

(My 12 yr old grandson was so proud of his smiley face)

 

[G.O. Joe]

No it was Winter Luxury and there are no pictures in my files. It - hold on a cat on MNF is distracting - is a vigorous grower and overcomes problems that way as long as light, water, and fertilizer is taken care of. The flowers that were shaded from night light made enough to keep me busy baking for a while, first whole until slightly mushy then scooping that out in to a Libby's sort of recipe. It was probably very rare until mentioned 15 years ago in The Compleat Squash.

 

[art.spliff]

Peaceful Valley Farm Supply Daikon Radish

Peaceful Valley Farm Supply Daikon Radish

 

[Rico Swazi]

Looks tasty, did you grow those Art.spliff ?
What happened to the broccoli , cauliflower and the other plants in your previous post?
Were you able you grow them out?

lack of rain and early freezing temps made for small discolored cauliflower heads but very tasty. The spring broccoli plants are still producing in spite of the cold.

love me some peanut butter and broc

 

[art.spliff]

Rico they are doing ok

 

[art.spliff]

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[Rico Swazi]

which one is the broccoli juice and which is the cauli?
sorry, another wake and bake moment came out in text



This past summer I did a germ test of some parsnip seeds from my own garden

very pleased with how well they grew in containers of 8 in deep soil

Those with limited garden space may want to give this a try.
They were tender tasty and not woody at all.
cold or freezing temps will make them sweeter

 

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[Ponderosa]

Japanese Timber Bamboo Seeds

Japanese Timber Bamboo Seeds

Does anyone grow or eat bamboo shoots?

 

[Green Squall]

Ugh these winter blues are really getting to me, so I made a small order of vegetable seeds in anticipation of spring and good things to come.

Burgundy Broccoli, Non-Heading
Golden Acre Green Cabbages
Flame Star Cauliflowers
Shuko Pac Choi

 

[Rico Swazi]

Best way I found to fight the winter blues is to keep growing something, anything

the semblance of a routine and a little exercise helps reduce pain and depression for me. I enjoy the challenge of trying-


this was Jan 12th, another month be golden but...

the 17th brought snow and strong winds beating it up so much it was harvested shortly after. Still tasted good, just not as big as I would like.

Took a pic today of what I have growing inside an unheated garden shed with a few more outside

 

[Green Squall]

Best way I found to fight the winter blues is to keep growing something, anything

the semblance of a routine and a little exercise helps reduce pain and depression for me. I enjoy the challenge of trying-

this was Jan 12th, another month be golden but...

the 17th brought snow and strong winds beating it up so much it was harvested shortly after. Still tasted good, just not as big as I would like.

Took a pic today of what I have growing inside an unheated garden shed with a few more outside

I took your advice and bought a pack of sweet meat squash to grow this season instead of the usual butternut. Also just started some bok choy in my aero garden and micro-greens on the counter, along with an avocado pit to use as a houseplant lol. And according to my vegetable seed chart, cauliflower and broccoli can be started at the beginning of March in my zone.

 

[Rico Swazi]

I took your advice and bought a pack of sweet meat squash to grow this season instead of the usual butternut. Also just started some bok choy in my aero garden and micro-greens on the counter, along with an avocado pit to use as a houseplant lol. And according to my vegetable seed chart, cauliflower and broccoli can be started at the beginning of March in my zone.

You butternut last year was perfection so no doubt you will do the same with the sweetmeat.
I'm hoping you like it tho you might want to have a butternut as a back up. Just in case ya know?

Last frost date here is supposedly middle may but last ten years seems the date has moved to mid April with only an occasional hail storm rather than a ground frost. My kale is starting to flower a month early making me think early and earlier springs

Pic taken today shows my last sweetmeat along with this years cauli , broc , cabbage asparagus and spinach just starting to show themselves. Once those are done, I'll start on the peppers which if I could afford it, they would be on a seedling mat already

 

[Green Squall]

You butternut last year was perfection so no doubt you will do the same with the sweetmeat.
I'm hoping you like it tho you might want to have a butternut as a back up. Just in case ya know?

Last frost date here is supposedly middle may but last ten years seems the date has moved to mid April with only an occasional hail storm rather than a ground frost. My kale is starting to flower a month early making me think early and earlier springs

Pic taken today shows my last sweetmeat along with this years cauli , broc , cabbage asparagus and spinach just starting to show themselves. Once those are done, I'll start on the peppers which if I could afford it, they would be on a seedling mat already


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I'm sure I'll like the SM since squash is one of my staples, but I'll be making a trip to the nursery later this spring, so I can still pick up a butternut seedling if I want.

Last frost here seems pretty consistent around mid May, but I've planted cold crops way earlier. We've had crazy warm winters here the last few years, so I wouldn't be surprised if those dates keep getting pushed back.

Looking good. Didn't have much going on today, so I planted my broccoli and cauliflower and will do cabbage tomorrow. There's a place in town where I can get as much free compost as I want, so I've been doing a few trips each week, which has been a lifesaver money wise. Mixed with some coco or promix, perlite and charged with a diluted mix of Neptunes Harvest, it makes a killer seedling soil.