Time for the annual gardening thread

[Mr. DS]

Tomatoes I'm patiently waiting on and sadly one of the ones I thought was ripening had rot on it and it's two neighbors also perished.  I have picked one or two yellow pears and they were good tasting. Peppers oddly haven't been strong, well save my habeneros posted above.  What I completely surprised at is how tenacious the broccoli plants have been even in the 90 degree heat!  I'm picking heads that literally measure 4 inches across.  

Side note, I had a surprise potato plant or two in the back.  I dug up enough for a side order the other day.  Oh well, we get in what we fit in.  

[Andrew]

My big discovery this year is the tomatoberry.  It's a small, sweet tomato (cherry tomato sized) that appears to be some sort of oxheart.  The two plants we have are huge, about 5 feet in height, and making tomatoes like there is no tomorrow.  I'd say that we have picked over 4 gallons of them, and there are still plenty of maturing fruit on the vines.  They are thick-walled like a beefsteak, with great flavor.  Haven't had any problems with splitting, and they keep well.  We've had some for over a week, not refrigerated, and they were still firm and sweet.

[Mr. DS]

The tomato crop is coming along nicely.  Been picking about a half dozen full sized better boys/celebrity toms every other day.  I have to really get in there and weed a bit over the weekend.  Also been picking a handfull of yellow pears every couple days.  My one year old is a tomato addict which pleases me. 

My habeneros have a nice yield going though I'm going to wait a tiny bit longer from harvesting the first crop. I like them with some color on them.  The other peppers aren't doing so nicely.  Kind of a sad crop really.  Thats ok though, I only really use the hot peppers.

Also have eggplant which has been doing beautifully ever since I treated them for potato beetles. 

Currently dying out is squash and cukes though they still pump out a dozen or so a week. 

[Mr. DS]

Salsa anyone?

[Jack]

I've been getting a lot of cayenne peppers - and the wife STILL hasn't made any chili to put them in! - also got a few jalapeños the other day.  Got my jalapeño popper recipe all printed out and only need a couple of ingredients.  And a few more peppers. 

My gigantic area of pole beans still hasn't got a single bean on it.  I haven't seen the leeks or carrots in a month - they're buried under there somewhere.  Getting into the middle of the tomato crop, been picking a half dozen every day.

[Mr. DS]

Tomatoes are starting to come full fledge in my area and I've picked at least 50 over the past few days. Oddly I've had very few rotten ones too. I am however picking them early and brown bag ripening them. 

[Ed, Ego and Superego]

My first melons are coming on!! I have never grown them before

[Rev. Powell]

My first melons are coming on!! I have never grown them before

Nice to hear the hormone replacement therapy is working!

C'mon... I had to!

[Newt]

My first melons are coming on!! I have never grown them before

Nice to hear the hormone replacement therapy is working!

C'mon... I had to!

Glad you finally came through, Rev.  It was getting awkward sitting on my hands.   

[Mr. DS]

My first melons are coming on!! I have never grown them before

Nice to hear the hormone replacement therapy is working!

C'mon... I had to!

Glad you finally came through, Rev.  It was getting awkward sitting on my hands.   

This is a gardening thread, please take your malarky elsewhere. 

(ok, I thought of saying the melon comment too)

[Mr. DS]

One chair worth.  I had another chair full as well...


Habeneros!  It was my Saturday project which resulted in...


Yes, the colon clearing stuff.  I had enough for that container plus one more which will last me a while.