tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5855162440022875977.post1615653332928822754..comments2023-08-17T09:45:31.344-04:00Comments on garden now - think later! : Today!Erinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06916896512933101955noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5855162440022875977.post-54311382410952543292010-06-26T13:05:20.994-04:002010-06-26T13:05:20.994-04:00I know what you cacn do with all those peppers -- ...I know what you cacn do with all those peppers -- send them to me! My scrawny plants only manage to give me a dozen or so before they poop out. Also, if you can send a few sassafras seedlings my way I'd be very grateful too. Think it'll grow up here in the chilly north? :)Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09941280453570504094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5855162440022875977.post-60840257154598555342010-06-25T16:30:04.839-04:002010-06-25T16:30:04.839-04:00Erin-
Thank you very much! :)Erin-<br />Thank you very much! :)Pattyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18153751759157433693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5855162440022875977.post-74926650361053932822010-06-25T14:50:19.040-04:002010-06-25T14:50:19.040-04:00Patty, here's a pic of the onions right after ...Patty, here's a pic of the onions right after I pulled them on this post... enlarge it and check out where the leaves join the onion, some of them are really wide and have no "waist" - those have bolted, sorry you can't see the flower heads in the pic but they're there!<br /><br />http://gardennow-thinklater.blogspot.com/2010/06/todays-harvest-no-vampires-tonight.htmlErinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06916896512933101955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5855162440022875977.post-25313386071639985162010-06-25T14:46:34.415-04:002010-06-25T14:46:34.415-04:00Thomas, you will see my artichokes at the end of t...Thomas, you will see my artichokes at the end of the month for Death Day! Yes, the peppers certainly love hot & humid coastal VA, but I DO NOT!! I don't know how all you Floridians and Gulf Coasters do it every year, you are brave gardeners! My queue for GBDD is getting quite full...!<br /><br />Hi Patty! When onions are ready to go to seed, or "bolt" they send up huge thick green stalks from the center with a flower head on top. The problem is, they are wide and open and so if you harvest an onion like this, the skins and neck will never dry and cure properly. You will know because after hanging them for a week or so, that center stalk will remain green and juicy looking, and basically they will rot from the center, since air and moisture can readily get in through this stalk. Ideally, they should be pulled before that center stalk forms, but after the onion has reached a good size. It's hard to judge! You may not have this problem as much since you don't have super high temps to send that onion into overdrive to cause it to go to seed, or "bolt". It's a constant battle here. Anyway, after hanging and curing for awhile, any that aren't drying or still have green center stalks get chopped and frozen so none is wasted! On a side note, I have to do this to most of them anyways since we don't have basements near the coast so nowhere to store veggies for winter! Keep posting pics of those onions on your blog, MamaPea or I will let you know when to pull them, LOL! It's a definite learning curve, this is my 2nd year doing onions, the first was a joke :)Erinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06916896512933101955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5855162440022875977.post-77844712786499444342010-06-25T12:41:39.476-04:002010-06-25T12:41:39.476-04:00Erin-
How can you tell if you should save your oni...Erin-<br />How can you tell if you should save your onions or freese them? What does "bolted with wide necks" mean anyway? How do you know when they're ready to harvest? I have a LOT of onions planted and growing like crazy. I guess I'm going to have to research this!Pattyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18153751759157433693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5855162440022875977.post-14040150635044223252010-06-25T07:28:42.426-04:002010-06-25T07:28:42.426-04:00I'm gonna have a lot of stuff for GBDD too! No...I'm gonna have a lot of stuff for GBDD too! Nothing like high humidity to get virus running willy~nilly in the garden.Danihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04038703319667640641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5855162440022875977.post-56159781099937601872010-06-24T23:36:56.662-04:002010-06-24T23:36:56.662-04:00Everything looks good considering the heat you'...Everything looks good considering the heat you've been having. I do hope the weather breaks for you. Ours seems to have mellowed a bit. We had another 2 inches of rain yesterday but now it seems like we should have a few days without rain. I can't wait. I tried to harvest our raspberries yesterday and sunk into the ground up to my ankle. A little dry weather would be nice. I''ll try to send some of our cooler, drier weather your way!. <br />Your Polish UFOs look great! <br />JudyJudy Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01121300109427407095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5855162440022875977.post-21286214865735289432010-06-24T23:21:27.506-04:002010-06-24T23:21:27.506-04:00Oh, least the garlic that you have this year are b...Oh, least the garlic that you have this year are big and beautiful! <br /><br />Also, I planted some shallots from the supermarket last fall. Only one out of 5 made it. It's completely spit oven now but I can't decide on whether or not to harvest it.Thomashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09303344546714641616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5855162440022875977.post-61157955233805342622010-06-24T23:18:46.091-04:002010-06-24T23:18:46.091-04:00Where have I been??? I hate not having access to ...Where have I been??? I hate not having access to your blog at work. <br /><br />That bradywine looks amazing. I don't even think I have any fruit yet. <br /><br />How are your artichokes holding up under the heat? A couple of mine are starting to yellow around the edges.Thomashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09303344546714641616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5855162440022875977.post-83663246294978385632010-06-24T21:27:52.751-04:002010-06-24T21:27:52.751-04:00not all is looking so good - I am saving the other...not all is looking so good - I am saving the other photos for Garden Blogger's Death Day at the end of the month LOL!Erinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06916896512933101955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5855162440022875977.post-65636116151022017122010-06-24T21:25:41.406-04:002010-06-24T21:25:41.406-04:00Your garden is doing so well. Our peppers don'...Your garden is doing so well. Our peppers don't have any peppers yet and our tomatos have just started to get fruit. We are way behind!meemsnychttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10584936035577822444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5855162440022875977.post-69508998230516987332010-06-24T21:15:40.531-04:002010-06-24T21:15:40.531-04:00I can't believe your pepper plants. All of my...I can't believe your pepper plants. All of my peppers get sun scald because there are only a few leaves per plant. Nothing at all like yours. Those are amazing.Ribbithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01460673212389110633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5855162440022875977.post-53945359090587659942010-06-24T21:09:12.246-04:002010-06-24T21:09:12.246-04:00Wow, I so want to visit your garden! I've nev...Wow, I so want to visit your garden! I've never heard of anyone getting humidity in their camera, what a pain! The UFO Polish are looking really neat!The authorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01636620408978317283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5855162440022875977.post-61179263146383700252010-06-24T21:03:30.958-04:002010-06-24T21:03:30.958-04:00Gosh, I think things still look remarkably good ou...Gosh, I think things still look remarkably good out there, Erin. I was expecting everything would be wilted and brown around the edges. Your super-green thumb is obviously still alive and well!Mama Peahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03649357184167949247noreply@blogger.com