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I'm about to start planting my Brussels Sprouts in Zone 6 (direct sow).
I think beans and summer squash would be good choices if you don't have 'em going.
Otherwise in a couple weeks it might be better for planting, carrots and broccoli and peas.
Yes - you should be able to get a fall harvest for your beets. And with a light straw mulch, the beets should be able to be carried into fairly cold temps. They don't germinate well if the soil is really hot, so keep them covered with light soil/sand/compost mix and watered well. I mulch when they've been thinned a bit to keep them cool and they love it!
I planted Burpee's Detroit Supreme this year, and while I got a ton of greens, I got very little root, it barely made one side dish out of 10 feet of row, and the plants struggled, often topping over with their own weight and a few of them wilted and recovered a few times, might have been a pest of some kind, but they turned out pretty resilient for whatever their issues were.
Can someone recommend a better variety for beetroot? I want to grow another round for fall.
Thanks a lot everyone for all of the advice. After reading the posts I was kind of thinking the same thing that spring has few things that can beat out fall Glib. But I guess one thing spring does have over fall it comes right after winter and a lot of folk are bursting to get something planted. It seems sad that summer comes just before fall as a lot of people are getting tired and are busy getting another school year started and miss out on the fall treats.
I was just called away at the beginning of June for a family emergency. By the time I got back two weeks later, the weeds had attacked and conquered everywhere. The asparagus bed is full of violets.
Fortunately, when the stalks die back in November, it's possible to do some serious weed work in the bed.
It looks as if a furrow has been chewed across the skin of the tomato. It could be some kind of caterpillar. I had some caterpillars eat the skin around where the tomato is attached to the stem. Either spray insecticide (organic is a good choice) or just conduct a daly inspection and pull them off. Look closely...they know how to hide.
Thanks a lot for your responses.
All the branches below this tomato, and 2 more tomatoes are missing, everything has completely vanished. I looked around in the yard to find any traces but din't find anything. I don't think it's caterpillars, I have never seen any of them in my garden yet.
When you stop to realize that hundreds of thousands of acres of corn are grown annually using only rainfall and ground water to hydrate them then you get an accurate idea of the water needs of corn. An inch to 1 1/2" of water a week is adequate unless growing in an exceptionally hot and dry climate.
So once again - where do you live and garden?
Dave
emmers - Thanks for the info as I didn't know. I've been on here for years but mostly as a searcher/lurker.
eheheh the animals are to scare away the bad and keep em company. That's my story and I'm sticking to it. Funny most miss them but once they see one they can't stop trying to find them all.
In order of the pics left to right I have:
Peppers:
The Big Early
Purple Beauty Sweet
Golden California Wonder Sweet
Red Chili Hot
Tomatoes:
Sugary
Patio
La Roma
Golden Jubilee
Squash:
Yellow Straight Neck
Hybrid Cucumber
Zucchini
and last Black Beauty Egg Plant
WOW! I never knew about SVB and I haven't seen any signs and now I will keep a look out. Thanks so much for the advise.
I just pick one Yellow and Zucchini yesterday but that's it so far.
loribee2 - Thank you and I certainly don't mind trail and error :) that's life after all.
melikeeatplants - Thanks! I can't wait!!
Not alot you can do except flush/dilute with lots of water or add fresh materials (topsoil, compost, etc.) to dilute and bind up the excess nitrogen. Then replant. It's either that of let it sit dormant and compost in place for several months and then replant if season length allows.
Dave
Depends on what you planted it for, how you plan/planned to use it. Only for fresh eating, for canning or freezing or dehydrating?
If you like it but only want to eat it fresh then you might as well pull it and replant in the fall. That gives you the best fresh flavor without the bitterness.
If you planted as a green manure for soil benefits then turn it into the soil or toss it in the compost bin.
Dave
I'm certain.... There are other zucchini (dark green long) on the same plant... Very weird....
looks like a pumpkin to me