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jwm1960

I've grown them this year on tomato cages. They are nice and crisp with thin skins. The cucumbers/melons are long and pale green in appearance. This is the first time I've grown them in probably 10-15 years. It definitely won't be the last time but it's not a garden regular as space is limited.

I'm also growing a true cucumber called Japanese Climbing. It's a good slicing cucumber that has enjoyed climbing up the tomato cages. I've harvested several 9-12 inch fruits from the vines. This is the second year I've grown this heirloom and it's now considered a regular in my garden. I'm about ready to process seeds from a 16-inch long cucumber that I've allowed to mature.

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lazyfaith

I make bread & butter pickles out of my armenian's they are my favorite They are tasty and great on sandwiches I also makes relish out of them I like them better than cumcumbers

if anyone wants the recipe I'll try to copy the link and share I live in AZ and with the AZ heat Armenians grow great love them

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Corey Snyder

Ok so basically don't do anything but keep fertilizing and they will flower/fruit in time? Do you cut the top off your romaine or is it cool if it grows so tall? I noticed the romaine in your pictures don't have tall shoots on them.

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farmerdill

They will when they go to seed. I turn them under way before that. The eggplant should be ok with a little fertilizer and adequate water

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theforgottenone1013(MI zone 5b/6a)

As noinwi said previously, the silvering on the leaf veins was natural. However, you've got that plant in a relatively small pot for a zucchini and it was probably rootbound when you initially posted (due to the way some of the leaves have begun wilting). Since then it has only gotten more rootbound. Add to that the fact that you "barely fertilized" only once and you've got a plant that is severely stressed and more prone to pest/disease issues. Sorry to say but your plant is a goner at this point.

Rodney

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drmbear

Many of those small flying creatures are types of wasps, that do things like prey on caterpillars and other things that we don't like. The reason we avoid using pesticides is to protect these things so they can do all the hard work in the garden to get rid of things that want to harm our gardens. Spraying pesticides on them is a bad idea.

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tcgardener

Joe,

I know what you mean by the terrier destroying things. They have a laser like focus once they start tracking a critter.

Not to sound like a alarmist, check with your vet if "lepto," leptospirosis is a problem in your area. Check this link out Lepto

The dogs can get it by sniffing or ingesting rat urine. After my sister lost her dog to it we had our dogs vaccinated for it.

Dog disease from rats

A few years back I saw on National Geographic's where people are taking their dogs on organized rat hunts in big cities. They make a event of it and it is all done at night when the rats are active. Kind of like a tiny dog coon hunt.

Craig

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rgreen48(7a)

My neighbors have cats. While I shoo them out of the actual garden (mostly because I don't want them using the mulch as a litter box,) I don't discourage them from roaming the rest of my yard. The rodent population is kept well in check.

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rgreen48(7a)

Well, it sounds like you have incentive lol. If you do decide to keep it, and it sounds like you will, then probably the best thing you can do is avoid touching the sick one before the others. It could still spread through the air or through insects, but physical contact is something over which you have control.

Also, while zucchini aborts for a number of reasons, the easiest prevention is to hand-pollinate. If it hasn't yet been discussed above, and if you aren't sure how, just take a male blossom (it will be a flower atop a single stalk with a pollen covered stamen inside) and remove the flower petals, leaving behind the little nub (stamen) covered in pollen. The female flower will have a cluster of about 5 'nubs' (stigma) inside the flower and will sit a top a tiny zucchini fruit. Just take the de-petaled male flower and, pretending you're a bee, gently rub it around the stigma. That's it. Easy as can be. If there are just a few male flowers, you can use one male to pollinate a few flowers, just be sure to keep a little pollen on the stamen.

Good luck.

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astralsled

I actually did hand-pollinate but it was somewhat wet on those mornings and I know that can affect how well it works. I figured they were aborting due to stress, but I suppose it could be a pollination issue. It's supposed to be drier for the next week or two so I'll keep trying on the new ones.

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Shadowed fennelWill fennel survive with a 6 foot brick wall to its west?
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Turtleturtlemeow(USDA zone 9b; Sunset Zone 13)

I'm in AZ. It is in full shadow the last couple hours of the day.

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Marianne W (zone 10A)

Probably not. If you've got it by the west wall, it will get eastern sun and shade in the afternoon, which is what you want. Unless it is something that can handle the scorch of the afternoon, the rule is to plant it on the east side of buildings and walls. Watch out for heat radiating off the wall, so plant it 2-3 feet away to allow for some air movement. The descriptor for plants that it "loves sun" is not intended for people who garden in the desert. Almost nothing loves the sun here and gardening is a partial-sun activity.

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laceyvail(6A, WV)

IMO row covers are the best invention for gardeners since pockets on a shirt. For years I used BT, and it NEVER gave the protection that row covers give. And so much easier!

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Peter (6b SE NY)

This is the cabbage I just harvested in the peak of summer with only Bt treatment.

Of course YMMV and we all have different experiences. Bt only protects against caterpillars, it doesn't help against other pests.

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daniel_nyc(7a)

This thread could help you: Tomatoes diseases - resources.

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digdirt2(6b-7a No.Cent. AR HZ8 Sun-35)

If you don't remove the infected foliage from the plant and dispose of it away from the garden the fungus just continues to spread even with fungicide treatment. So the first rule of thumb is to never leave damaged foliage such as that on the plant. Then use your fungicide sprays.

Dave

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zzackey(8b GA)

They are way too big to be fire ants. I am plagued by them in my house. I just get rid of them and a few weeks later they are back. I have to be careful with chemicals because I have a cat.

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Tracy West

Look for aphids,too. Lots of ants farm them and keep the good bugs away. Watched a great movie about insects that had excellent footage of them fighting off good bugs.

The desert fire ants in AZ were just as bad as the fire ants in NC and OK. I now live in NC, hate those buggers!

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Mathieu Seguin

I'm growing then now, and they are way easier than the super hots that I have planted.

I have numerous green little chillies, and I live in zone 5 (canada). I can't tell you about the taste since this is my first grow.

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katyajini(z6 NYC)

Hi Mathieu, Thank you! I finally was able to buy two Peri Peri plants and have them growing in my garden now. These are still very young, and only in the last few days I am seeing buds on one of them. Lets see if we get any ripe ones :)

K.

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glib(5.5)

True. Mine do.

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nancyjane_gardener(Zone 8ish North of San Francisco in the "real" wine country)

Hmmmmm good to know! Nancy

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Tracy West

Fennel is a winter crop in the south. Plant in fall or early,early spring.

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Turtleturtlemeow(USDA zone 9b; Sunset Zone 13)

When would be too late?

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Jean

It's called fasciation.

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vtgrower(Zone 4)

Thanks Jean!

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LoneJack Zn 6a, KC

jnjfarm

I have not heard of Green Giant broccoli. Google search only brings up images of pre-packaged broccoli with the big green guy on the package. If you meant to say Green Goliath then I think the 76 DTM might be too long for the OP to start from seed now in Indiana to get a harvest before winter sets in. I agree with Wayne that an early variety like Pacman or Early Dividend would be a better choice for the OP at this point.

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jnjfarm_gw(5a)

Sorry, GREEN MAGIC. 60 days dtm. It is growing now beside Pacman an green magic is looking a lot better in this heat.

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