jefftheref Posted September 21, 2020 Report Share Posted September 21, 2020 3 hours ago, Lostin76 said: I think @Leatherneckswins the pepper and tomato volume contest! I just pulled up the last of our tomato plants, as they were mostly spent and really taking up a lot of space on the far end of our terrace. Looks a lot cleaner without them. We just pulled our plants too. It was not a very good gardening year for us. Tomatoes and tomatoes would grow but not ripen up. Squash wouldn't ripen and green beans were a no show. I am blaming it on Covid19. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lostin76 Posted September 21, 2020 Report Share Posted September 21, 2020 20 minutes ago, jefftheref said: We just pulled our plants too. It was not a very good gardening year for us. Tomatoes and tomatoes would grow but not ripen up. Squash wouldn't ripen and green beans were a no show. I am blaming it on Covid19. I've talked to so many people who have had the same problem w/ tomatoes this year. It was our first subpar tomato year here. Kind of a bummer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leathernecks Posted September 21, 2020 Report Share Posted September 21, 2020 4 hours ago, Lostin76 said: I think @Leatherneckswins the pepper and tomato volume contest! I just pulled up the last of our tomato plants, as they were mostly spent and really taking up a lot of space on the far end of our terrace. Looks a lot cleaner without them. I have a lot more I need to go pick. My hot peppers are mostly turned red, so I need to pick them and dehydrated them to make some cayenne seasoning. I could make a few more jars of pepperoncini peppers too, but not sure if I'll get around to that. My tomatoes were kind of the same. They started off great, and the last month or so I haven't been getting very many. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leathernecks Posted September 21, 2020 Report Share Posted September 21, 2020 Just went and picked peppers. I still have some peppers that are flowering. They are crazy this year. I put my hand in the photo so you can judge the size of the pile. I'm kind of at the point where I wish they'd stop! 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jefftheref Posted September 21, 2020 Report Share Posted September 21, 2020 1 hour ago, Lostin76 said: I've talked to so many people who have had the same problem w/ tomatoes this year. It was our first subpar tomato year here. Kind of a bummer. My wife bought her Mom a couple tomato plants abd transplanted them each if them into a big planter and they produced big time. Her folks were begging people to take the excess off their hands. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FritzIam4IU Posted September 21, 2020 Report Share Posted September 21, 2020 24 minutes ago, Leathernecks said: Just went and picked peppers. I still have some peppers that are flowering. They are crazy this year. I put my hand in the photo so you can judge the size of the pile. I'm kind of at the point where I wish they'd stop! That's awesome! I will come over to your house and raid your garden...ha. I need to grow jalapenos next year! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrflynn03 Posted September 21, 2020 Report Share Posted September 21, 2020 Seems late August through September is when I get my biggest harvest of peppers. Just froze a gallon of habanero peppers with more on the plants in addition to jalapenos, pablonos, and cajun belles. Been a good year for peppers here too. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leathernecks Posted September 21, 2020 Report Share Posted September 21, 2020 41 minutes ago, FritzIam4IU said: That's awesome! I will come over to your house and raid your garden...ha. I need to grow jalapenos next year! Feel free! My jalapeños weren't that great this year. They got knocked over in a storm in July and broke a couple parts off. My cayenne, banana, and pepperoncini were out of control. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leathernecks Posted September 21, 2020 Report Share Posted September 21, 2020 2 minutes ago, mrflynn03 said: Seems late August through September is when I get my biggest harvest of peppers. Just froze a gallon of habanero peppers with more on the plants in addition to jalapenos, pablonos, and cajun belles. Been a good year for peppers here too. How do you freeze your peppers? Do you just throw them in a bag, or do you do some kind of prep before freezing? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrflynn03 Posted September 21, 2020 Report Share Posted September 21, 2020 1 minute ago, Leathernecks said: How do you freeze your peppers? Do you just throw them in a bag, or do you do some kind of prep before freezing? If we are going to use them in cooking clean and cut them. If we will use them in a sauce lay them on a plate or sheet pan and freeze whole. Here is a good Link that goes into more detail. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seeking6 Posted September 21, 2020 Report Share Posted September 21, 2020 1 hour ago, Leathernecks said: Just went and picked peppers. I still have some peppers that are flowering. They are crazy this year. I put my hand in the photo so you can judge the size of the pile. I'm kind of at the point where I wish they'd stop! That is just awesome man. Phenomenal amount! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seeking6 Posted September 21, 2020 Report Share Posted September 21, 2020 Glad you guys are discussing. I'm still getting blooms and small tomatoes so I'm not ready to pull the plug yet. Honestly it looks like it could be another 1-2 weeks before completely pull them out. Quick question though. What do you guys plant (pots) after you pull these out? Anything good for cold weather eventually? And can I use the same soil that's in pots already? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrflynn03 Posted September 21, 2020 Report Share Posted September 21, 2020 (edited) 18 minutes ago, Seeking6 said: Glad you guys are discussing. I'm still getting blooms and small tomatoes so I'm not ready to pull the plug yet. Honestly it looks like it could be another 1-2 weeks before completely pull them out. Quick question though. What do you guys plant (pots) after you pull these out? Anything good for cold weather eventually? And can I use the same soil that's in pots already? Plan on doing garlic this year. Plant in October and harvest next year. Also cooler weather things like radishes and leafy greens. I would use the same soil but maybe mix in fresh topsoil or composted manure. Edited September 21, 2020 by mrflynn03 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seeking6 Posted September 21, 2020 Report Share Posted September 21, 2020 15 minutes ago, mrflynn03 said: Plan on doing garlic this year. Plant in October and harvest next year. Also cooler weather things like radishes and leafy greens. I would use the same soil but maybe mix in fresh topsoil or composted manure. Thanks! I started my garlic already but will give radishes and leafy greens a go. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rico Posted September 22, 2020 Report Share Posted September 22, 2020 The back-up garden is looking good... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leathernecks Posted October 5, 2020 Report Share Posted October 5, 2020 Getting close to my last haul of the year. Candied jalapeños (last weekend), made sauerkraut from a head of cabbage, and dried and ground my peppers for some cayenne pepper. I can't wait to try the jalapeños. Might have to crack into a jar next weekend even though it should probably go 3-4 weeks. My peppers were picked last weekend, so I can probably get another harvest next weekend. Have another cabbage and a couple red cabbage to pick too. That one will probably be my last harvest even if I have more come in after that. About gardened out for the year. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reacher Posted October 5, 2020 Author Report Share Posted October 5, 2020 Been doing a lot of yard work these last couple weekends. Here is a new bed we made. Hydrangeas in the back. A walking stick tree in the center. Some bulbs planted in front. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leathernecks Posted October 20, 2020 Report Share Posted October 20, 2020 Cracked open my candied jalapeños this weekend. Amazing. Triscuit, cream cheese, jalapeño. So delicious. The peppers from my garden were a little hot, so I could see finding some milder jalapeños, but they're still incredible. Here's the recipe. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rico Posted October 22, 2020 Report Share Posted October 22, 2020 Mowed the garden off on Tuesday...try to get it tilled under today or tomorrow. Dang, winter is coming fast. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seeking6 Posted October 22, 2020 Report Share Posted October 22, 2020 Started at 930 this morning and finished around 330. 30 55 gallon bags full of leaves today. Love me a good sweat but my hands are hurting. These first few Coors Lights won't have a long shelf life tonight. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reacher Posted October 22, 2020 Author Report Share Posted October 22, 2020 Looks like I'm losing a Magnolia to verticillium wilt. Hope it doesn't get the second one nearby. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrflynn03 Posted October 22, 2020 Report Share Posted October 22, 2020 Glad this popped up today. Have a persimmon tree in my back yard and this reminded me to go out and see what I have. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rico Posted October 24, 2020 Report Share Posted October 24, 2020 I thought I would put this in here. Same old stuff with Dad and I. Machine problems right off the bat. Spend a few hours working on the Deere's sensors. Got it worked out and had enough time to get a load to the elevator before the rain came yesterday. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seeking6 Posted October 24, 2020 Report Share Posted October 24, 2020 17 minutes ago, rico said: I thought I would put this in here. Same old stuff with Dad and I. Machine problems right off the bat. Spend a few hours working on the Deere's sensors. Got it worked out and had enough time to get a load to the elevator before the rain came yesterday. Growing up in a John Deere family/world....something absolutely beautiful about that photo. Happy Harvest! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reacher Posted October 24, 2020 Author Report Share Posted October 24, 2020 2 hours ago, rico said: I thought I would put this in here. Same old stuff with Dad and I. Machine problems right off the bat. Spend a few hours working on the Deere's sensors. Got it worked out and had enough time to get a load to the elevator before the rain came yesterday. One of my kids favorite memories was when I took them (ages 7-8?) out to a cornfield (might have been in Montgomery) where I knew the guy doing the farming and he let them climb in the combine to harvest some soybeans. They took a turn driving (1 row each) and got to taste a soybean from the field. I was amazed at the technology in there. It kills me that I don't have the pics from that day any longer. 2 hours ago, Seeking6 said: Growing up in a John Deere family/world....something absolutely beautiful about that photo. Happy Harvest! The tractor is in the shadows. Could have framed it better 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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