Garden 2022

[BobMc]

Most of my onions are keeling over, a lot earlier than usual. Usually they’re a bit bigger, this year averaging less than baseball sized.



I let them sit in the sun for two weeks, then crop the tops and put them in a burlap bag in the basement.



I’ve still got quite a few in the ground including some softballs.



I brought a gang of Anaheims to work today, and a few sprigs of Rosemary. My peppers are starting to take off.



Scaled way back on the tomatoes, only three plants. This is a super 100 cherry and a DX52-12. My Marzano is producing on a small scale.



Killed the fuck out of earwigs the last couple weeks, going to plant some more stuff this weekend.

[gravitylover]

This mosaic virus sucks! I think I may have to remove everything in at least 2 beds, bag it and toss it. Those beds may be fucked for a year or two also

[Thaleia]

It sucks so bad. I've been growing tomato's for years and never had any issues. Got super serious about it the last couple years. Last year got the disease. This year, tempting fate I planted some tomatoes in the affected spot and they're totally stunted. No yellowing yet but I'm certain I'm going to lose them. Will post some pics later today.

[Thaleia]

BobMc how did you go about harvesting them earwigs?! They're my biggest pest these years.

[BobMc]

Put out a bowl with vegetable oil and soy sauce, they’ll crawl in and die.

[KQ]

Most of my onions are keeling over, a lot earlier than usual. Usually they’re a bit bigger, this year averaging less than baseball sized.



I let them sit in the sun for two weeks, then crop the tops and put them in a burlap bag in the basement.

Wow... you're a regular onion farmer! Doing it just like the big boys.

[Thaleia]

Put out a bowl with vegetable oil and soy sauce, they’ll crawl in and die.

Awesome, thanks! Will be doing this asap.

[riser4]

Put out a bowl with vegetable oil and soy sauce, they’ll crawl in and die.

And they make tasty snacks when you use this recipe.

[Mr. Mike]

We've had good germination the past few years by covering our beds with burlap coffee sacks. It keeps the birds off and the ground from drying off too much.

So on the carrots do you guys put the cardboard or the sack or whatever straight on the ground or is propped up a little above ground level? I’ve never had much luck getting them to germinate so indeed some tips.

I might try a fall crop this year.

[Thaleia]

My carrots are generally in large plastic totes, so I simply don't fill them to the brim with soil so the totes hold the cardboard a few inches over the soil.

[Thaleia]

So back to tomato diseases.. These are planted where I had what I believe mosaic last year. Completely stunted.



I planted these the same day in a different spot and they're just out of control. They've really gotten away from me.



They are right beside the composter so that probably plays into it, but the scrawny tomato's aren't much further away.

This comes after spending a considerable amount of time over last winter researching and sourcing mosaic disease resistant seeds. Thought I was real smert. Got my hands on five or six varieties, planted them in early spring, but they all got wiped out by some (other? no idea..) disease when they were ~2" seedlings. Maybe the disease is in my grow area inside. (for an added layer of suckage - these seeds were not cheap, esp. with shipping.)

So I ended up buying tomato plants from the nursery, knowing that they may be doomed to the same fate as the others.

Also last year something killed all my cucumbers mid season, another previous star of the garden in past years. So, same deal, went with disease resistant varieties. They kinda suck though. Grow really slow and not bearing much at all.





It's funny. I've been growing this stuff for a few years with out putting much effort into and never had any real issues. Last couple of seasons I really got into it - planting things with their recommended spacing (as opposed to just cramming stuff in everywhere), researching exact fertilizer and soil needs for each specific type of plant etc and now I'm running into all these issues lol.

Can't imagine the stress of living in a time (not that long ago in the grand scheme of things) where your survival over winter relies on what you can produce in the summer.

In more positive news garlic is coming out tomorrow!

[John_B]

So on the carrots do you guys put the cardboard or the sack or whatever straight on the ground or is propped up a little above ground level? I’ve never had much luck getting them to germinate so indeed some tips.

I might try a fall crop this year.

Yeah, I just put the burlap straight on the ground and once things have emerged I pull it.

[Norseman]

Thaleia, are you rotating crops to different spots? I assume so, but didn't see you state it specifically

[gravitylover]

I'm pretty sure my problems are all because of how exceptionally dry it's been since late last year. I'm off almost 6" in the last 2 months, was down a total of 11" last winter (was ~28" short on snow alone) so I'm dealing with well water and mine sucks for growing things. That and I can't keep it running for an hour or more anymore. We need some rain.

[Thaleia]

Thaleia, are you rotating crops to different spots? I assume so, but didn't see you state it specifically

For the most part yes - but for the problem area, no. Trellises were already put up and plans in place so I bone-headed those tomatoes into that area hoping for the best. That was dumb. Glad I planted a handful of extras in pots scattered around as back ups.

[SoVT Joey]

For the most part yes - but for the problem area, no. Trellises were already put up and plans in place so I bone-headed those tomatoes into that area hoping for the best. That was dumb. Glad I planted a handful of extras in pots scattered around as back ups.

have you tried a cal mag fert? I know with my “tomato” plants I have gotten into nutrient lock out situations where salts or other unused nutrients have cause bad uptake on certain micros. Just a thought. You could use sledgehammer and do a drench, and then wait a couple days a do a full micro and macro feeding rebuild.

[Thaleia]

Hadn't thought of that. Conveniently I do have ample cal/mag for similar reasons lol.

I use tomato specific fertilizer as well as liquid seaweed every two weeks. But I use the same approach with all tomatoes so that still doesn't explain why this one section in particular are so tiny.

[Thaleia]

Got most of the garlic out today. Pretty happy with these, a few are actually normal size lol. Note to self - Purple Glazer's are noticeably larger than Duganski. No idea how the flavours compare.

Wish I started onions last fall, really miss watching them grow. Have loads of green onions though.



Have a couple lbs of yellow beans picked to donate tomorrow at the local food bank.

Raspberries have stopped producing for now.

[John_B]

I found one of these bastards on my tomatoes today. The neighbors chickens enjoyed the carcass.

[zion zig zag]

I’m seriously impressed by the gardens in this thread. Makes me feel pretty lazy!


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[Norseman]

Garlic baybeee



All the shit in my tiny shop will smell of delicious garlic for a few months. No vampire bishes allowed

[gravitylover]

I had at least 35 cantaloupes set and doing well. I say had because something ate all of them. You can see the chew marks on the stem and there's bits of shredded skin. Fuckn grrrr Why is my celery salty? Something in the soil maybe?

[riser4]

I had at least 35 cantaloupes set and doing well. I say had because something ate all of them. You can see the chew marks on the stem and there's bits of shredded skin. Fuckn grrrr Why is my celery salty? Something in the soil maybe?

I'd go postal if something ate 35 cantaloupes out of my garden. Pick up a .410 shotgun and some #6 shot, buy a cantaloupe at the store, set it out. And wait. Wait for the little fucker(s) to come back. Nighty night little varmint!

[Percy Rideout]

Most of my onions are keeling over, a lot earlier than usual. Usually they’re a bit bigger, this year averaging less than baseball sized.



I let them sit in the sun for two weeks, then crop the tops and put them in a burlap bag in the basement.



I’ve still got quite a few in the ground including some softballs.



I brought a gang of Anaheims to work today, and a few sprigs of Rosemary. My peppers are starting to take off.



Scaled way back on the tomatoes, only three plants. This is a super 100 cherry and a DX52-12. My Marzano is producing on a small scale.



Killed the fuck out of earwigs the last couple weeks, going to plant some more stuff this weekend.

Seen a few earwigs in the colorado high country near my garden. What's in your trap to make it so successful? I want to try your strategy.

[gravitylover]

I'd go postal if something ate 35 cantaloupes out of my garden. Pick up a .410 shotgun and some #6 shot, buy a cantaloupe at the store, set it out. And wait. Wait for the little fucker(s) to come back. Nighty night little varmint!

Believe me I thought about it. There's not a single one left now and they ate the few female flowers that were left also