OT -- Any gardeners out there?

4Runner

will do.   I have been "desuckering" over the last couple of weeks.   

tarheelmatt

Tomatoes are getting tall already!  Getting some blooms on them too.  




Peppers and cucumbers are doing well too.  I hope to get a cucumber off here soon (maybe next week).  They're starting to find and climb the fence now.  

I still need to top my peppers, but really hate to now since blooms have formed and some have small peppers on it already. 

tz666

We have been getting rain every day and I think all the water has killed all my zucchini plants. They all have turned yellow and shriveled up to almost nothing  

Chubbs

tz666 said:

We have been getting rain every day and I think all the water has killed all my zucchini plants. They all have turned yellow and shriveled up to almost nothing  

put a TB spoon of baking soda in a gallon pump up sprayer with water and give them a spray. Better yet post a pic and I might be able to offer some more advice. 

Chubbs

Mine too @tarheelmatt. Everything doing well. Have over 50 tomatoes on plants. The pepper plants I topped have multiple peppers. The ones I didn't top have zero just flowers. Got squash on and several cukes. 

Chubbs

Not sure why the other pic won't post

fishlessman

its still too cold to plant here.....waiting.....waiting....waiting

tarheelmatt

@Chubbs your setup is regal!  I like your support systems.  My tomatoes will be very tall again this year I think.  Will possibly do what you said and just cut them back.  

Believe I will top some of my peppers that don't already have blooms or peppers already to give that a shot.  They just didn't form the "V" like I have read about and when it did, the blooms were already present.  Probably doesn't matter, which I have read too, but feels weird.  

Dredger

This is a very helpful video channel on gardening. This may help give you a good visual about pruning tomatoes and peppers. https://youtu.be/sNFbWD2YBfw

Fred19Flintstone

I'm way jelly of you guys in the south.  The forecast here calls for frost and or possible freeze tonight.  I've been watching the forecasts trying to find a good time to plant.  Perhaps this is the last cold snap.  I'm planting Saturday.

fishlessman

Fred19Flintstone said:

I'm way jelly of you guys in the south.  The forecast here calls for frost and or possible freeze tonight.  I've been watching the forecasts trying to find a good time to plant.  Perhaps this is the last cold snap.  I'm planting Saturday.

my truck is loaded up to head north with all the plants, tonight looks like the last cold one for the next week and will plant tomorrow, next week we will probably see some of these guys picking veggies

MaskedMarvel

Just so i don't make a mistake - when we are talking about topping our peppers we are talking about bell peppers as well as hot peppers right? The YouTube side by side a guy did makes topping the incredibly more productive choice and I'm doing it this weekend...

Chubbs

MaskedMarvel said:

Just so i don't make a mistake - when we are talking about topping our peppers we are talking about bell peppers as well as hot peppers right? The YouTube side by side a guy did makes topping the incredibly more productive choice and I'm doing it this weekend...

Yes. All peppers. 

Chubbs

tarheelmatt said:

@Chubbs your setup is regal!  I like your support systems.  My tomatoes will be very tall again this year I think.  Will possibly do what you said and just cut them back.  

Believe I will top some of my peppers that don't already have blooms or peppers already to give that a shot.  They just didn't form the "V" like I have read about and when it did, the blooms were already present.  Probably doesn't matter, which I have read too, but feels weird.  

Thanks! A lot of work has gone into it. Definitely feels weird topping them. Especially when you grow them from seed and baby them for a few months. Good luck and keep us posted

Chubbs

@fishlessman, won't be picking veggies for a while! Sure wish we were

Chubbs

Dredger said:

This is a very helpful video channel on gardening. This may help give you a good visual about pruning tomatoes and peppers. https://youtu.be/sNFbWD2YBfw

That is exactly how I do it. I do it when they are young like that too so they get a wide sturdy start

Dredger

Especially when you grow them from seed and baby them for a few months.

Lol @Chubbs, we also grow in Aerogardens, so pruning is necessary. The first time can be scary, but you get used to it.

Slightly OT, but you guys may get to see my garden on the news tonight. Seems two people were driving around several nearby neighborhoods stealing mail from people's mailboxes. They were stopped just at the corner of our lot. The police and FBI have been out there in huge numbers for a couple of hours and the road is completely blocked off while they are processing evidence. Where is that Michael Jackson popcorn picture when I need it, lol. Talk about stupid thief tricks.

Botch

Dredger said:
Where is that Michael Jackson popcorn picture when I need it, lol. 

I had no idea what you were talking about, so I Googlez Imagezd "Michael Jackson popcorn", and wth there's a whole weird world out there!  
 

Dredger

@Botch that is too funny and very appropriate since we were expecting an ammo delivery via UPS. The UPS driver parked on the next street and walked down to deliver the package. He said they had been told to watch out for the car and to report it if they saw it. Things are back to normal now and the road is clear. Gotta love quick response times by the excellent policemen here.

MaskedMarvel

Chubbs said:

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MaskedMarvel said:

Just so i don't make a mistake - when we are talking about topping our peppers we are talking about bell peppers as well as hot peppers right? The YouTube side by side a guy did makes topping the incredibly more productive choice and I'm doing it this weekend...

Yes. All peppers. 

Gracias. Done today. Even with some having blooms and a few babies on the stem. Took each one below the Y, and about halfway down the ones that hadn't gotten a Y yet... Here's hoping!!

theyolksonyou

Got blooms on the peppers, a couple of squash forming, one well formed cucumber with more trying and a handful of tomatoes. Wouldn't have even tried if you hadn't posted this. Thanks. 

Chubbs

theyolksonyou said:

Got blooms on the peppers, a couple of squash forming, one well formed cucumber with more trying and a handful of tomatoes. Wouldn't have even tried if you hadn't posted this. Thanks. 

Good luck man! I read today to add some Epsom salt to peppers once blooms start. I tried it today. No fruit yet on the plants I didn't top. All of the ones I topped have fruit. Look forward to your results topping at a later age. 

MaskedMarvel

Chubbs said:

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theyolksonyou said:

Got blooms on the peppers, a couple of squash forming, one well formed cucumber with more trying and a handful of tomatoes. Wouldn't have even tried if you hadn't posted this. Thanks. 

Good luck man! I read today to add some Epsom salt to peppers once blooms start. I tried it today. No fruit yet on the plants I didn't top. All of the ones I topped have fruit. Look forward to your results topping at a later age. 

Lazily not googling here...

is is that magnesium for the pepper itself, or a deterrent for pests and varmints who might damage the plant? Epsom salts were a recommended defense against my backyard marmot last fall...

fishlessman

almost done planting, i see some spots in there for cabbage
string beans,cukes, dill, hot pepper clipped in half, thyme, oregano, thai basil, and sunflower in pot one

fishlessman

pot two and three are big boy, early girl, jetstar, and heinz for the maters, two more hot peppers, sweet basil, kale

and cantelope down by the water near the crandberries

and someone spot burned my  secret fishing spot, was out there by 4am, when the sun came out it was getting crowded

Chubbs

Looking good @fishlessman! Glad you can see grass now!

Chubbs

Harvested a few carrots for tonight salad . Hard to beat hitting your own veg patch

HDmstng

Should I top my bell pepper plants?  They aren't even a foot tall yet but seeing some bud on the top already.  

tarheelmatt

First pick of the season. 

Botch

fishlessman said:

almost done planting, i see some spots in there for cabbage
string beans,cukes, dill, hot pepper clipped in half, thyme, oregano, thai basil, and sunflower in pot one

I'd keep an eye on the sunflower; they get BIG and I don't think I'd try to plant one in a pot, even by itself.