What did you do in the garden today?

[Sueby]

Celebrity. Great producer of very uniform tomatoes. Great for slicing. Not too big, not too small. Nice flavor. This will be our third year growing them.

Better Boy: also a good one we’ve planted last year. We will grow again this year.

Terracotta: nope nope nope. They nearly all rotted on the vine. It was weird. But if the ones we tried, they were just “Meh”.

Early Girl: neighbor plants these religiously. Every year. He’s very happy with these. Good producers too. Uniform.

Thank you!!!

 

[chicken opey]

They're like triffids here. Right now several tall ones that are growing next to my property (but in the woods) are blooming, and it's a nasty sweet smell. Blech.

Re: privet hedge. It’s evil. Don’t do it. I think it was some government project to make us cuss or blow ourselves up (removing roots).
We had cut a good size one - big enough to be a fence post. Left it out for over a year, drying on side. When I used it not only did it start growing it sent out more!!! It’s evil

 

[Sueby]

I got cucumber seeds in the ground, worked around the dumb bunnies. Some more borage planted. Everything watered.

Got the plastic off the small run & shade cloth up. Got the fig tree outside & covered with shade cloth since it's super sunny. Next couple days should be cloudy.

5 loads of wood chips spread (1 pile saved) & then the tractor broke. DH is fixing it, I need to turn the compost & get a couple pots for flowers on the deck so hopefully he can get it done.

 

[Smokerbill]

I ended up with 17 bok choi plants in 16 pots. One is doubled up. And I found that my keyboard stand is just the right height to support the tomato plants next to the window.

When I plant the bok choi in the garden I'll cut the bottom 1/3 of the pots off, leaving the top section in place as cutworm collars.

 

[Minanora]

Need to venture out & try a new slicing tomato. The only one I eat is Brandywine, but I want to try something new. Anyone see anything I should try on the list?

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I really like black krim. I'm growing the yellow Brandywine this year as well. Cherokee purple is good. It really depends on the acid level you want, and your climate/soil/pest/disease pressure though. I'd pick based on those things.

 

[Acre4Me]

I knew nothing really, about privet. I now know a little about the green evil you speak about.

Article speaking about privet. Pretty sure photos are in order.

 

[chicken opey]

I knew nothing really, about privet. I now know a little about the green evil you speak about.

Article speaking about privet. Pretty sure photos are in order.
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Yes! And we used to be able to dynamite the roots out (b4 round up)

 

[fuzzi]

Need to venture out & try a new slicing tomato. The only one I eat is Brandywine, but I want to try something new. Anyone see anything I should try on the list?

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Roma is a plum tomato, but my dh slices them for his sandwiches.

German Johnson is also good, but it's not on the list.

 

[Molpet]

Need to venture out & try a new slicing tomato. The only one I eat is Brandywine, but I want to try something new. Anyone see anything I should try on the list?

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Celebrity is also resistant to a blight I get.
Early girl is good because it's well early
San Mariano is probably the best for canning. Not usually for slicing since it's long not round. It's a Roma type which doesn't have much juice .