Gardening pics, hacks, successes, and or failures

[walleyes]

You only need one of Thoes lol

Yes a person is going to have to be very careful when handling these things definitely some precautions will have to be taken.

 

[wolf]

Picked up a 6 pack of these,, should be a fun experiment

OH MAN !!!! remember use gloves when cutting and for god sakes dont wipe your brow from the sweat coming off when you start cutting. dont ask me how I know ok....

 

[JWS]

Warmer nights can’t come soon enough, things are starting to get over grown in the house.

We like to try something new each year, this year is sweet potato slips. Anyone here have success growing sweet potatoes? We’re on gabriola, south facing property.

 

[tubber]

Thanks to big-boned high jumpers, obsolete 50 year old javelins, some curly steel things, and a few sticks, the 38 tomatoes are feeling well supported. There's been no frost for weeks, a bit of heat, and now things are starting to take off.

 

[CIVANO]

Thanks to big-boned high jumpers, obsolete 50 year old javelins, some curly steel things, and a few sticks, the 38 tomatoes are feeling well supported. There's been no frost for weeks, a bit of heat, and now things are starting to take off.

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What tomato do you have the best results with?

 

[tubber]

What tomato do you have the best results with?

Last year the San Marzano L2 and Opalka did well so we put in more this year. Both are large indeterminate plum types for canning. Sun gold is a tasty prolific orange cherry tom. Most varieties grow well in the Okanagan if you get the watering right to prevent blossom end rot, and keep an eye out for hornworms.

 

[Aquaholic]

The only garden I’m any good in is a beer garden.

 

[CIVANO]

Last year the San Marzano L2 and Opalka did well so we put in more this year. Both are large indeterminate plum types for canning. Sun gold is a tasty prolific orange cherry tom. Most varieties grow well in the Okanagan if you get the watering right to prevent blossom end rot, and keep an eye out for hornworms.

There is a natural fertilizer product called Texas Tomato Food. It is mixed 1 Tablespoon per gallon of water and it is amazing and prevents blossom end rot. I do not know if it is available up there. It has really improved the number and size of the tomatoes I harvest.

Texas Tomato Food 4.0-2.5-6.0 - Urban Farm Fertilizers, LLC

Texas Tomato Food.....an optimized formula for tomatoes and all large-fruiting vegetables. One tablespoon per gallon. USPS Priority shipping is included on all sizes, excluding the 4-gallon pack.

theurbanfarm.com

 

[Aquaholic]

Has anyone here grown chervil before? I enjoy making fine herb French omelettes, Jacques Pepin style. I can find it dried in a shaker jar, but not fresh. I have done tarragon, parsley, and chive, tried chervil once but it was early in the growing season and the taste was not that noticeable yet.

 

[CIVANO]

There is a natural fertilizer product called Texas Tomato Food. It is mixed 1 Tablespoon per gallon of water and it is amazing and prevents blossom end rot. I do not know if it is available up there. It has really improved the number and size of the tomatoes I harvest.

Texas Tomato Food 4.0-2.5-6.0 - Urban Farm Fertilizers, LLC

Texas Tomato Food.....an optimized formula for tomatoes and all large-fruiting vegetables. One tablespoon per gallon. USPS Priority shipping is included on all sizes, excluding the 4-gallon pack.

theurbanfarm.com

I called them they do not sell in Canada yet but he said mixing in some calcium in the soil helps prevent the end rot.

 

[tubber]

I called them they do not sell in Canada yet but he said mixing in some calcium in the soil helps prevent the end rot.

Thanks. We put a handful of powdered egg shells and bone meal in each hole.

 

[pescador]

May 25 and I’ve got fruit starting already on my tomato plants. They’ve grown 3 feet in 3 weeks.

 

[wildmanyeah]

yeah all ahead from the 30C weather we had for week

 

[wildmanyeah]

Has anyone here grown chervil before? I enjoy making fine herb French omelettes, Jacques Pepin style. I can find it dried in a shaker jar, but not fresh. I have done tarragon, parsley, and chive, tried chervil once but it was early in the growing season and the taste was not that noticeable yet.

I have not grown it but west coast seed sells it, looks like it might bolt in hot weather

Chervil

Plant Chervil Seeds in containers or in an organic patio herb garden for edible flowers and aromatic leaves that will grow in full sun or partial shade.

www.westcoastseeds.com

 

[tubber]

When I lived in Belgium the soupman would pull up in his delivery van, walk into the kitchen without knocking, and ladle soup into our pot 5 days a week. Chervil with little meatballs in a clear broth was on Mondays I think.

 

[Breakin"even]

There is a natural fertilizer product called Texas Tomato Food. It is mixed 1 Tablespoon per gallon of water and it is amazing and prevents blossom end rot. I do not know if it is available up there. It has really improved the number and size of the tomatoes I harvest.

Texas Tomato Food 4.0-2.5-6.0 - Urban Farm Fertilizers, LLC

Texas Tomato Food.....an optimized formula for tomatoes and all large-fruiting vegetables. One tablespoon per gallon. USPS Priority shipping is included on all sizes, excluding the 4-gallon pack.

theurbanfarm.com

I sprincle some epsom salts around them once a week for blossom end rot. Works great and cheap. Ebsom salts is good for all plants. Don't quote me but I belive it helps with nutrient uptake of plants.

 

[getbent]

I sprincle some epsom salts around them once a week for blossom end rot. Works great and cheap. Ebsom salts is good for all plants. Don't quote me but I belive it helps with nutrient uptake of plants.

Epsom salts are basically magnesium and sulphur. You are correct that magnesium will assist with the plants ability to uptake nutrients, specifically macronutrients. Plants in the solanacea family (tomatoes and peppers) really dig the addition of magnesium.

 

[IronNoggin]

UnReal! Our Garlic is developing scapes already!!

Earliest that has ever happened!

And the tomato plants are adorned with a handful of tomatoes too! Again, earlier than we've seen.

Boding well for a decent early harvest or two methinks...

Cheers

 

[wildmanyeah]

Yeah my garlic just started forming scapes as well

 

[Copper Moon]

Yeah my garlic just started forming scapes as well

Ours too. Even a shishito pepper already