2020 How does your garden grow

[Gun Tramp]

Var. Hopi Pink, the other parching type corn I tried this year:

Not quite ready to try yet. It seems "flintier" than Mandan Red, yields about the same. We were so blessed this year.

 

[Eutycus]

My garden is going to be a tad smaller next year. For some reason the bermuda grass really took over and spread this year. I guess cause I'd been sick. I'm salvaging half of it by chopping and digging the roots up. But the other half is more going to take more effort than I can produce right now. So I'm just going to let it grow back and take it out of production. Hey, it'll cut my area in half but that means just half the work, right? Maybe God is telling me an old man don't need that much garden.Carol sure has been letting me know.

 

[Ames]

I went down the smaller road. Took a year off, then waddled back into the idea. Did well except for the aphids that are out of control right now. I've hit them with soap, pesticides and water jetting. They just climb back onto the plants.

 

[Carbon 6]

My garden is going to be a tad smaller next year.

Wife just laughs when I say that, I say it every year but it seems to be getting bigger.

 

[Treestalker]

That was 2 layers deep. Now we move into the orchard for some pears. Putting them up in heavy syrup with rum in canning jars. And dried pears for deer hunting snacks.
The pictures don't do it justice. Of all the pears in my orchards this one is an overachiever.
Bought this Bosc pear as a 2 year old bare root. I planted it 16 months ago. This year it hit 10' and gave us over 200 full size pears. Cant wait to see what it can do at 25'.

Now I'm in trouble! My Bride caught me looking at your pear tree and guess what? I hope they grow ok in NW Arkansas! Back in the dream time we used to can up 'canning pears' that were almost unedible fresh, but made good preserves. One of my best memories hunting small game was sharing a jar of pears donated by Aunt Oleta Williamson with my friend James.

 

[Treestalker]

My garden is going to be a tad smaller next year. For some reason the bermuda grass really took over and spread this year. I guess cause I'd been sick. I'm salvaging half of it by chopping and digging the roots up. But the other half is more going to take more effort than I can produce right now. So I'm just going to let it grow back and take it out of production. Hey, it'll cut my area in half but that means just half the work, right? Maybe God is telling me an old man don't need that much garden.Carol sure has been letting me know.

Well I used to make a big old garden until a few years ago I put some donated cow poop on it that evidently wasn't as composted as I was led to believe, and Johnson grass grew up in it and took over. I had an accident not long after and broke my left femur and so my new garden has been much smaller the last few years. That's OK though, I can use a water hose on this one, and my wife doesn't can anymore, she does like fried green tomatoes and okra and dotes on snap beans.

 

[Ames]

Don't forget. Pears ripen off the tree after you pick them. Put those inedible pears in a large cooler and check them every 3 days or so. It may surprise you how this improves them for fresh eating or canning.
I keep some in simple syrup and 23 year old rum in the pantry. With some black powder. You never know what you will need to grab on the way out the door so I stay prepared.

 

[Treestalker]

I went down the smaller road. Took a year off, then waddled back into the idea. Did well except for the aphids that are out of control right now. I've hit them with soap, pesticides and water jetting. They just climb back onto the plants.

Have you tried Tobacco juice? I know some people are opposed to poisonous plant solutions.

 

[Treestalker]

Don't forget. Pears ripen off the tree after you pick them. Put those inedible pears in a large cooler and check them every 3 days or so. It may surprise you how this improves them for fresh eating or canning.
I keep some in simple syrup and 23 year old rum in the pantry. With some black pwder. You never know what you will need to grab on the way out the door so I stay prepared.

Yes indeed, these old Texas canning pears are tough. You can ripen them and munch but they are still rough and grainy. Trust me, they make good alternative cannon fodder. Hogs love them.

 

[Ames]

I could try garlic juice. I grow enough of it.
If I could get a hard frost that would do it.

 

[Eutycus]

My apologies. I thought I sent this picture already. I mentioned that I'd like to sample a few tomatos before our first frost.
It has been a very slow growing season.These were transplanted in July.

 

[Ames]

That one might be ready for Christmas.

 

[appalichian hunter]

Looks like green tomato pie time

 

[Cattman]

i just got back from the chadron ne. fur traders musem. they sell arikira witer squash seed their and i bought a pk. for next years planting. going to plant a lot of winter squash next end of may. it is my favorite plant to grow. going to plant 3 types of maxima winter squash and let them marry up (cross pollinate) and see what i get.

 

[Sean Gadhar]

The Weather Channel said a low of 38 Fahrenheit ( 3.889°C) last night. I think they were off Because. . .

The whole garden looks like this!

Everything you see was Green and growing this time yesterday

 

[Kansas Jake]

Ole Jack Frost nipped them, Sean.

 

[Sean Gadhar]

Ole Jack Frost nipped them, Sean.

He sure did, chickens will be happy, It will be all theirs by the weekend.

 

[Sean Gadhar]

A real quick look at the Squash I was able to save. . . . . should play


https://video.parler.com/Bp/n6/Bpn6frPvRWRk_small.mp4

 

[Ames]

Sprouts still covered in aphids this year. Inedible. Going to the ducks. Waste not want not. Kale still good, probably till December.
Vegetables just hold the meat on my plate anyway, so I went back to the smoker. Made several batches of venison hot snack sticks. Added a little caraway seed so it tastes like hot salami on rye. Sugar maple smoked. Should be great in the woods hunting this winter. Spicy sausage, hard cheese and dried tomatoes with oregano.

 

[nkbj]

Tobacco, next year trying two types for bugging the bugs.
Putting up the barriers and planters for the improved plot next spring.