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elisa_z5

Aha -- so there is something wrong with your soil: it has dogs on it! :)

zucchini is pretty forgiving, so hopefully you'll get a good harvest this year despite the challenges.

    Bookmark     July 7, 2013 at 10:46PM
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Newatthis22

Yeah. Haha. I tried everything last year to keep my dogs out. Rabbit fencing, pepper flakes, ect. Ect.

I felt like this was my only option. And it's nice not having to bend down to look through the garden. Everything is eye level, which I love.

And so far this season, I've eaten a dozen nice sized zucchinis. So I can't complain to much!

I'm excited for next year to get here so I can implement everything I've learned this year.

    Bookmark     July 8, 2013 at 12:37AM
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glorygrown(PA/6)

Those green marble sized seed pods generally just fall off my potatoes, so I don't bother with them. I planted in mid-late March and am starting to harvest blue potatoes. They look good, but it's definitely been their kind of weather so far this summer as long as they have adequate drainage.

    Bookmark     July 7, 2013 at 8:34PM
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edweather(Zone 5a/b Central NY)

This is the first year I removed them. The russets flowered big time and set a bunch of the pods. So I just figured why invest the plants energy in the growing of pods (I've had some up to 1" in diameter)....I'd rather focus the plants energy on the pods growing under the soil :)

    Bookmark     July 7, 2013 at 9:16PM
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moraleagle(6a)

Ok, thanks u guys!

    Bookmark     July 7, 2013 at 2:47PM
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glorygrown(PA/6)

They look like June beetles and are related to Japanese beetles and will eat your foliage.

    Bookmark     July 7, 2013 at 8:36PM
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digdirt2(6b-7a No.Cent. AR HZ8 Sun-35)

Rather than a lack of something (phosphorus) it more often indicates and excess of something - nitrogen. When there is excess N in the soil root crops often produce lovely big bushy healthy green tops - but no roots.

The same is often the case with green beans - legumes don't tolerate high soil levels of N. Lots of bean plant with few beans.

Normally I wouldn't consider 10-10-10 to be high in N unless it was excessively applied. And while humus is nutrient rich it normally isn't high in N either.

Dave

    Bookmark     July 7, 2013 at 6:33PM
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woohooman San Diego CA zone 10a

Agree with Dave... Also, were the chips and grass FULLY composted?

Kevin

    Bookmark     July 7, 2013 at 8:16PM
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daninthedirt(Cent TX; HZ10, Sunset z30, USDA z8a)

I'm with ya, Gardengal. I used to do community gardening, which was a wonderful introduction to gardening in a real plot. But yes, garden management works differently when you have to drive to your garden.

    Bookmark     July 6, 2013 at 10:56AM
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springtogarden(6)

It sure does :). I can't wait to have my own space. But this is a great way to learn and some of the members know so much. I am trying to soak it all up.

    Bookmark     July 7, 2013 at 8:13PM
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ihaveablackthumb(9)

Yes - they're inside. I keep them near a big bay window that gets a lot of morning light. I imagine it's been getting up into the 80s in my apartment when I'm at work since I don't leave the A/C on all day, but when I'm home it's usually in the mid 70s.

    Bookmark     July 7, 2013 at 5:21PM
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woohooman San Diego CA zone 10a

If you lock up your windows and then leave for 8 hours and leave the plants in a sunny window, I'm going to bet it's hotter than mid 80's. You may have "cooked" them. There's a reason why greenhouses need vents

Kevin

    Bookmark     July 7, 2013 at 8:09PM
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mckenziek(9CA)

It would be great if you could post a picture. Is there a chance a gopher got into it? That could explain why it fell over. Hopefully not!

--McKenzie

    Bookmark     July 7, 2013 at 6:02PM
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Phildeez(9b)

I harvested a volunteer head of elephant garlic last week. This is the time that you would generally harvest garlic in my zone. In the heat of July when 3 to 4 sets of leaves have dried out.

Each dead leaf set is one layer of "paper" around the garlic. You could pick them early if you plan to eat them soon but if you want to store them you need to let this develop as it preserves the garlic.

    Bookmark     July 7, 2013 at 6:22PM
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wayne_5 zone 6a Central Indiana

Well, I am a little south of you in Central Indiana. I sowed in pots on the picnic table. I sowed cauliflower and a dab of broccoli on June 17th for a mid July plant out. I also sowed the later broccoli about 4 days ago in pots. for late July plant out. My varieties are full season ones...not 50 day wonders [after plant out].

Next I plan to plant butterhead lettuce and spinach in pots about the 26 of July. Also snap peas in the ground then. I also will plant lettuce and spinach in the ground in early August.

    Bookmark     July 7, 2013 at 6:22PM
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farmerdill

Kevin nailed it. For quality better sooner than later.
Prime
Still good but past prime. Note the flower buds starting to open. In a few days it will be a mass of flowers.

    Bookmark     July 7, 2013 at 2:03PM
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woohooman San Diego CA zone 10a

Nice head farmerdill! And GREAT illustration of before and after.

Kevin

    Bookmark     July 7, 2013 at 5:20PM
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yukkuri_kame(Sunset 19 / USDA 9)

Minami, Since you are in zone 10, the shishito may end up being perennial, in which case looking to the long term, rather than short term may be wise. Also, with many pepper plants, judicious pruning early on will help establish a nice thick central stalk that will be able to support fruit later on. I currently have a manzano rocoto pepper plant that I wish I had pruned more aggressively early this spring.

    Bookmark     July 6, 2013 at 4:54AM
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minami(6)

Thanks everyone! One last question, if I prune aggressively now, will they resume blooming this season or will I have to wait for it next year?

    Bookmark     July 7, 2013 at 5:09PM
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newyorkrita(z6b/7a LI NY)

Tomato Tone is especially made for tomatoes. Great for peppers also. Just follow directions.

    Bookmark     July 2, 2013 at 4:47PM
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minami(6)

Thanks everyone! So, it's looking like my tomatoes are doing well so far.

    Bookmark     July 7, 2013 at 5:08PM
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may popswhat is the difference between a maypop and passion fruit
Posted by treehuginghippi July 7, 2013
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pnbrown

Not at all. Maybe a cold enough winter will come along (which would be ok by me) to eliminate them, but maybe not. This is their third growing season now, or maybe fourth, I've lost track.

    Bookmark     July 7, 2013 at 2:53PM
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denninmi(8a)

They are reliably hardy for me in Michigan as long as I throw a good mulch layer over them. They bloom well, but I don't ever get ripe fruit in my shorter season with cool late summer nights. Too bad, I hear they make a great addition to things- even the semi-mature fruits have the characteristic passion fruit aroma when cut open.

    Bookmark     July 7, 2013 at 3:22PM
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iward05

Sorry, not sure how to rotate the pic.

    Bookmark     July 7, 2013 at 12:57PM
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ltilton

I've seen a lot worse.

There are a lot of recent threads here on squash problems. You might read through them and get some ideas.

    Bookmark     July 7, 2013 at 1:07PM
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elisa_z5

Thanks for the tip -- who did you get them from?

    Bookmark     July 7, 2013 at 10:45AM
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sweetquietplace(6 WNC Mtn.)

http://www.grandtetonorganics.com/products

Nice seed. Good varieties. Price seems high until you realize that it includes the postage.

    Bookmark     July 7, 2013 at 11:20AM
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denninmi(8a)

You can pick for immediate use as soon as the skin is hard enough that you can't puncture it with your fingernail. At this point, most varieties are white-ish with a hint of green or yellow.

To store, they need to fully ripen on the vine, roughly 4 more weeks, in my experience, beyond the stage above, although longer is better on the vine if not in danger from pests, disease, or weather. By then, the basic S.S. is yellow-ish in color, as the yellow deepens as it ripens.

    Bookmark     July 6, 2013 at 8:33PM
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nugrdnnut(6a n-c WA)

I was able to store my spaghetti squash for several months by keeping it in the cool of our basement storage room. I closed all heating vent to the room to keep it as cool as possible.

    Bookmark     July 7, 2013 at 10:55AM
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