Dark Raver Camper Posted August 7, 2017 Report Share Posted August 7, 2017 How have your tomatoes turned out so far? I reduced the plants from about 20 to 13, this year, however it appears to be just short of a train wreck. I increased the amount of cherry tomato plants to about 7, and they seem to be coming in well. The regular plants not so much. I talked my neighbor, who does a few, and his sucked as well. My strip is about 6 yards deep and 25 yards across. I did a massive amount of cucs, since I make pickles and I went through what I made last year before the year ended. I had 8 years plants last year, and 22 this year. I didn't plant them text book sizing apart, however this could crack my 10 dumbest things I've done lifetime. I made 32 jars of pickles so far, have given 7 or more bag fulls away, and have 4 more bags that I have to tackle. It appears the plants are on the downswing, thankfully. Yellow squash sucked donkey dick. Super market size when I would usually get giants. Zucchini is on par with good size. Wife wanted spices. I bought 6 Basel plants, which I never do before. One would have sufficed. Anyone have any suggestion for Basel? It smells great when I water it. Did celery for the first time. 4 out of the 6 look supermarket quality. 16 pepper plants producing well. Beans, fucking beans, that any moron can grow, struck out. I planted about 20 seeds, and only one came out, and its turning purple. Will pass on eating them if they turn out. I did a strawberry plant for my daughter. It would have been more interesting to have dug the hole and shit into it to see what came to fruition. Unless you have field of dreams land, pass on strawberries. Scallions, first time, turned out well. Corn, which I mainly grow just to use as corn stalk decorations, for Halloween, save $7.50, cuz I'm a sharp polish man, is smaller, as in past years. I have about 20 stalks, and the first seedy part just popped out of one, yesterday. I took the corn kernels from a farm two years ago, and it was mutant type stuff. Last year, mutant for me. Now this year I bought about 50 shiners, from the bait store. I dug the holes for the plant, put a dead shiner in the holes ( rip shiners, I truly feel bad) put some dirt over the dead fish, and planted th plants. I'm not sure if you made my area toxic, and some of my plants are down with the sickness, or this growing season sucked in my geographical area. I did the fish with the cucs, and it is/was like Michael Douglas navigating through the jungle in Romancing the Stone. Of course I did plant 20 something, and not to mislead you, they were on the ground, not growing up a pole or whatever some people do. Cuz I like to ramble, at times, my apologies! I'm just trying to gauge how any of you fuckers did growing regular tomatoes on the east coast? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dark Raver Camper Posted August 7, 2017 Author Report Share Posted August 7, 2017 Just to make this shorter, because if I saw that many words. I wouldn't read it I'm just trying to gauge how any of you fuckers did growing regular tomatoes on the east Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dingo Posted August 7, 2017 Report Share Posted August 7, 2017 Use the basil to make pesto sauceI live on the west coast but it's been a banner year here Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest boatboatboat Posted August 7, 2017 Report Share Posted August 7, 2017 Plant turnips 2 weeks from now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dark Raver Camper Posted August 7, 2017 Author Report Share Posted August 7, 2017 Use the basil to make pesto sauceI live on the west coast but it's been a banner year hereMy wife uses them in sauce, however I have 6 plants. Is it worth it to pick all of them and freeze them? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dark Raver Camper Posted August 7, 2017 Author Report Share Posted August 7, 2017 Plant turnips 2 weeks from nowI've never had one. What is it like? You are a state away, I believe, but significant miles away. Did you do tomatoes? Anything not do well that usually does? I don't know if the shiner idea backfired. People said it gives nitrogen in the soil. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yanks Posted August 7, 2017 Report Share Posted August 7, 2017 Friends tomatoes going crazy. My peppers need more heat. Very disappointing right now. Have a bunch of Thai chillis that won't turn read. Jalepnos doing well. And some hot cherry peppers just turned red but have about 60 that haven't turned. Banana and Hungarian wax doing well though. Habanero, Anaheim chili, poblano, Serrano, peppadews, cubanelles All haven't turned yet. Being 75 every day hasn't helped Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yanks Posted August 7, 2017 Report Share Posted August 7, 2017 Use the basil to make pesto sauceI live on the west coast but it's been a banner year hereThis Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dingo Posted August 7, 2017 Report Share Posted August 7, 2017 My wife uses them in sauce, however I have 6 plants. Is it worth it to pick all of them and freeze them?Better to dry basil Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dark Raver Camper Posted August 8, 2017 Author Report Share Posted August 8, 2017 Thanks fellers! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TobyTyler Posted August 8, 2017 Report Share Posted August 8, 2017 What's a shiner and why did you bury it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dark Raver Camper Posted August 8, 2017 Author Report Share Posted August 8, 2017 What's a shiner and why did you bury it?A minnow, like if you were going trout fishing. A couple people told me it would be enough nutrients for the plants, for the season. I live in Native American country, at least it was a few centeries ago, and the Indians would put dead fish in the ground, to get a good crop. Maybe mumbo jumbo, but I gave it a whirl. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fifty cint Posted August 8, 2017 Report Share Posted August 8, 2017 A minnow, like if you were going trout fishing. A couple people told me it would be enough nutrients for the plants, for the season. I live in Native American country, at least it was a few centeries ago, and the Indians would put dead fish in the ground, to get a good crop. Maybe mumbo jumbo, but I gave it a whirl.I was told to bury an egg in the soil then plant.I wasted some good eggs.Heirloom tomatoes are the shit.German Johnsons Cherokee purples so much better than regular tomatoes you can buy for a buck.With that being said most of my tomatoes did ok Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sol Aristatel Posted August 8, 2017 Report Share Posted August 8, 2017 Plant turnips 2 weeks from nowWhat are they good for? Tried them once and had no idea why anyone would want to digest such a thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yanks Posted August 8, 2017 Report Share Posted August 8, 2017 Dude built a greenhouse in his yard Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TobyTyler Posted August 8, 2017 Report Share Posted August 8, 2017 Whose yard is that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarolinaKid Posted August 8, 2017 Report Share Posted August 8, 2017 i love home grown tomatoes, i have a person i get my from here Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yanks Posted August 8, 2017 Report Share Posted August 8, 2017 Whose yard is thatFriends brother Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fifty cint Posted August 8, 2017 Report Share Posted August 8, 2017 wow.thats crazy.Those huge Heirloom tomatoes are a meal in themselves,Olive Oil vinegar and thats all you need. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dark Raver Camper Posted August 8, 2017 Author Report Share Posted August 8, 2017 I was told to bury an egg in the soil then plant.I wasted some good eggs.Heirloom tomatoes are the shit.German Johnsons Cherokee purples so much better than regular tomatoes you can buy for a buck.With that being said most of my tomatoes did okThanks for the response! I realized when I told my mom that everyone's tomatoes sucked this year, I only talked to two local people. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TobyTyler Posted August 8, 2017 Report Share Posted August 8, 2017 Give me a fresh picked tomato and cucumber salad with oil and vinegar that's all I need Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dark Raver Camper Posted August 8, 2017 Author Report Share Posted August 8, 2017 Mike's friend seems to have the capability of a grow operation. Evil black glove, with a tat. Can he be swayed to the dark side, with the proper tools? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeman Posted August 8, 2017 Report Share Posted August 8, 2017 My tomatoes are just starting to come in here in the midwest, one of the best years in awhile, no blight yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dark Raver Camper Posted August 8, 2017 Author Report Share Posted August 8, 2017 The shiners must have done me in. I cut the blight branches off. It seems like I always get blight, even when I bought a Topsey Turvey. If was $5 at a store, and sucked. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joeybagadonuts Posted August 8, 2017 Report Share Posted August 8, 2017 Give me a fresh picked tomato and cucumber salad with oil and vinegar that's all I needAgreed. Nothing better especially in summer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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