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whgille(FL 9b)

Pat, I don't grow corn here, you need big space, is too much work and the battle of the bugs. When in season the locally owned farms are a good place to get fresh corn.
My favorite beans are romano type and they do well in my garden. Like you said sweet potatoes are the easiest to grow here.

My garden last October.

Silvia

    Bookmark     August 17, 2013 at 8:13AM
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pnbrown

Your experience agrees with my supposition that maize in general and sweet corn in particular is poorly-adapted to the florida climate and soil. Sweet corn is most likely non-sustainable in that context, requiring irrigation, large inputs of off-site NPK and extreme measures for pest control.

More experimentation with likely maize cultivars might turn up one that could provide sustainable grain production for florida.

    Bookmark     August 17, 2013 at 8:44AM
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nancyjane_gardener(Zone 8ish North of San Francisco in the "real" wine country)

"Then there's the BOT fly!" MMQ ewww eww eww! My SIL got the BOT! In Belize!
She kept going to the Dr who thought she was crazy! Worms coming in and out of her scalp!Tried all sorts of self methods! There's a blog about it.....yuk yuk yuk!
When the aspy Dr finally saw the worm coming in and out of her scalp, he got all excited! LOL Finally got rid of it! YUK! Nancy

    Bookmark     August 16, 2013 at 9:44PM
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terrene(5b MA)

I have gotten less squeamish about bugs over the years. They are pretty interesting creatures really. I am vegetarian and if I were starving would probably rather eat bugs than mammals. They are supposedly quite rich in protein.

I didn't bother washing the mesclun mix from the garden (organic of course) this year. Just picked some leaves and threw them in the bowl. Figure if there is a little dirt or a bug in there, they are extra minerals and protein. :)

    Bookmark     August 17, 2013 at 2:10AM
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edweather(Zone 5a/b Central NY)

Bummer! Well, if nothing else it got you to protect the rest of them. Not sure if there's anything you can do to help the damaged one. Maybe someone else knows a trick.

    Bookmark     August 16, 2013 at 9:58PM
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seysonn(8a WA/HZ 1)

The best way, IMO, is to heal itself in the air.

I have a suggestion to protect them: wrap them loosely in nylon tulle. I dont think rats, squirrels will mess with that. They dont like to get tangled with the tulle and will go somewhere else.

    Bookmark     August 17, 2013 at 1:28AM
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Slimy_Okra(2b)

Only the spineless ones. Even the spiny varieties cook down to being somewhat edible, although I find the texture unpleasant in that case.

    Bookmark     August 16, 2013 at 9:39PM
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seysonn(8a WA/HZ 1)

Not the cap, but the pat under it is the tastier part bu take longer to cook.

    Bookmark     August 16, 2013 at 11:39PM
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rhizo_1 (North AL) zone 7

If leaves have been burned by using such a solution, and especially in the sun, they won't 'bounce back '.

Where did you hear about mint oil for repelling pests? Home brewed remedies can be deadly to plants.

    Bookmark     August 16, 2013 at 10:48PM
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seysonn(8a WA/HZ 1)

The main will probably grow laterals.
The broken part is a history, unless it had previously grown roots. Then you could cover them, water them, fertilize them ..

    Bookmark     August 16, 2013 at 5:34AM
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2ajsmama

I feel for you. Today I was caging the last of the peppers and broke the top (flowering) of a jalapeno plant off just b/c I had 1 little branch under the bottom ring when I pushed down, though I was supporting the top of the plant to guide it through the ring. Should have done them when they were smaller, but some of the cages were in an old trailer I couldn't get open, needed DH to open the door.

    Bookmark     August 16, 2013 at 10:28PM
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uscjusto

I'm in zone 9 and it says I can plant broccoli through August.

I bought burpless hybrid II cukes.

    Bookmark     August 16, 2013 at 12:32PM
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2ajsmama

Sorry, I meant it was too late for me in zone 5, I should have started the broccoli in July. By the time I finished that sentence, I had forgotten where you were. I'm very distracted these days. I'm saving broccoli seed I bought this year for next, don't think I'll plant spinach this fall (may do lettuce) if I ever catch up with everything else around here (still haven't renovated the strawberries or pruned the raspberries).

I've never tried the burpless cukes.

    Bookmark     August 16, 2013 at 10:24PM
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grandad_2003(9A/sunset 28)

Agree with the above posters that dusting/spraying the stem with Sevin has contributed most towards deterring the SVB. I have used this practice for several years with great success... being careful to dust ONLY the stem. However, after a rain the dust or spray needs to be reapplied. Also, after the stem reaches about 18 inches, I typically let the SVB's have the plant.

I believe the dust works more of a deterrent -- keeping the moth from laying an egg on the stem. For those who do not like Sevin, I am sure there are alternatives, perhaps some which are organic alternatives. I have not tried the (non-organic) synthetic pyrethrins type dusting powders yet but I would guess that these would work just fine. (Check the label.)

    Bookmark     August 15, 2013 at 9:26AM
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Creek-side(5)

zackey: I slice mine open as far up the stem as they are hollow and as far down as the roots allow - usually 5 or so inches, depending on the size of the plant. The cut needs to be straight in the direction of growth so that it doesn't cut across at all. Then I pry it apart and kill whatever I see inside and generally scrub around with the razor blade, again, in the direction of growth, until I am satisfied that nothing could have survived. Then I wash out the insides and cover everything with dirt. Then I water every day. It seems to work as long as you plan on losing half of your plants.

This post was edited by Creek-side on Fri, Aug 16, 13 at 21:56

    Bookmark     August 16, 2013 at 9:48PM
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juanh74

well, its midday and pretty hot, I dont wanna make a sauna right there.

    Bookmark     August 16, 2013 at 4:48PM
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wayne_5 zone 6a Central Indiana

The corn wasn't healthy. It's probably very hard to raise good corn in pots. Some people have done better in containers designed for that.

    Bookmark     August 16, 2013 at 6:02PM
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digdirt2(6b-7a No.Cent. AR HZ8 Sun-35)

Most flowering alliums are frown from bulbs but it is possible to grow them from seed.

Hybrids will not come true from seed of course. Sow ripe seeds as soon as possible or store in a fridge and sow in spring or indoors. Without cold storage the shelf life of the seeds is very short. Most will germinate within 12 weeks. It will take several years for plants grown from seed to reach the flowering size.

There are many 'how-to' discussions on the Allium forum that the search will pull up as well as into on the Bulbs forum and the Perennials forum.

Dave

    Bookmark     August 16, 2013 at 11:29AM
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seysonn(8a WA/HZ 1)

Thank you gentlemen.

Allium flowers and seed pod are very much like onion(Round globe formation). I thought that it should not require refrigeration fo dormancy purpose.

I will try to germinate some right away and will refrigerate the rest for spring.

    Bookmark     August 16, 2013 at 2:55PM
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LoboGothic(6b SW Ontario CANADA)

ronjason, I'd be saving the seed and planting it in the spring. Lettuce seeds are usually true to the parent unless there's a lot of sow's thistle weed (wild lettuce) growing nearby. Really, you have nothing to lose if you sow it as soon as it is ready, you may have some young lettuce before freeze up.

    Bookmark     August 16, 2013 at 1:27PM
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LoboGothic(6b SW Ontario CANADA)

ronjason, I'd be saving the seed and planting it in the spring. Lettuce seeds are usually true to the parent unless there's a lot of sow's thistle weed (wild lettuce) growing nearby. Really, you have nothing to lose if you sow it as soon as it is ready, you may have some young lettuce before freeze up.

    Bookmark     August 16, 2013 at 1:28PM
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Newatthis22

Ah okay, the instantly word is the exact one that I wanted! Thank you for the ease of mind!

    Bookmark     June 26, 2013 at 1:31PM
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danzeb(7a long island)

Some ants do eat pollen. They are eating the pollen of my male zucchini flowers. I've put down ant traps but they are not interested in them. I need a way to get rid of the ants without insecticides that with kill bees.

    Bookmark     August 16, 2013 at 11:55AM
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Castle619

I never knew that, thank you both!

    Bookmark     August 15, 2013 at 7:52PM
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digdirt2(6b-7a No.Cent. AR HZ8 Sun-35)

They may or may not be 'pickling' cukes. Possible? Sure, but there is no way to tell for sure as they are all deformed due to poor growing conditions. The ones in the picture all suffered from inconsistent soil moisture - mostly too dry - levels while developing.

Dave

Here is a link that might be useful: Pictures of normal pickling cucumbers

    Bookmark     August 16, 2013 at 11:43AM
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ltilton

Weather doesn't read the calendar. Frost dates are just an average, and it's always possible to have a longer growing season.

Since peppers are edible at any stage, the OP has plenty of time to get some green peppers to a useful size, particularly if the weather turns warm. I personally have little use for green peppers, and if the OP only wants red ones, it's too late for that. But a lot of people do like green peppers, and if the OP is one of them, I'd say to leave the plants and not write them off just when they might start producing.

But obviously, this is a personal decision, not a right-or-wrong thing.

This post was edited by ltilton on Thu, Aug 15, 13 at 15:18

    Bookmark     August 15, 2013 at 11:02AM
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gdnh(5)

Hi I am OP I have not yet decided. I am in zone 5 not 7 and the frost dates as some have mentioned are not set in stone. I have a cuke plant that looks like its about to give up producing so may pull that up and plant my lettuce there instead.

    Bookmark     August 16, 2013 at 8:39AM
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cugal(5b-6a NE Ks)

Thanks so much donnabaskets! Yeah, we never know what mother nature will serve up! Gardening offers up a challenge that a lot of folks aren't willing to take on, but if you truly derive enjoyment from gardening, you'll continue to learn & grow in your hobby...... Next year will be better! ;)

OBTW............. my hens say "thank you".......

    Bookmark     August 15, 2013 at 9:24PM
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2ajsmama

The picture is blurry, but from what I can tell looks like the normal green gel around the seeds. The bland taste could be the variety or could be too much water this year.

I agree, nice chickens!

    Bookmark     August 16, 2013 at 7:58AM
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