Gardening

folsom_lives said:
Anybody have some good idea of what to do with cherry tomatoes? This is the third harvest this size and I’m kind of sick of the usual pasta options…

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One of our favorites is a bit of work, but it is sooo good! Recipe is from the cookbook Plenty by Ottolenghi


The website's picture isn't that great, but it is supposed to look like this when finished:
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My wife planted a bunch of sweet corn in two of the raised beds in the yard. Seems like a racoon got to it last night and completely decimated the whole thing. It's a carnage out there. Half eaten cobs on the lawn. The stalks all broken. The wife is pissed and somehow we also can't stop laughing about it too.
 
Turbo said:
My wife planted a bunch of sweet corn in two of the raised beds in the yard. Seems like a racoon got to it last night and completely decimated the whole thing. It's a carnage out there. Half eaten cobs on the lawn. The stalks all broken. The wife is pissed and somehow we also can't stop laughing about it too.
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That raccoon probably had a hell of a feast. Surprised you didn’t catch him passed out on the lawn the next morning.
 
Still about 20-30 more jalapeños on the plants and I have had to figure out more ways to cook them. This afternoon was poppers with a cream cheese block my coworker sent through his smoker. I have no idea how he did it but it was magic and added the perfect flavor to these.

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cul8er said:
Trying to keep the winter blues away with an Aerogarden. First time trying hydroponics. So far so good!
I sprung for the Harvest XL plus Aerovoir water tank.

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Basil -------------------- Mizuna lettuce
------Romaine---Parsley------
Thyme ----------------- Sungold Cherry tomato
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Dang, those all look very healthy. As someone who regularly trellises sungold plants to like 15-25 feet in height/length, I'll be very curious to see what that plant looks like in a month or two!
 
blenoxsmith said:
Dang, those all look very healthy. As someone who regularly trellises sungold plants to like 15-25 feet in height/length, I'll be very curious to see what that plant looks like in a month or two!
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Yeah, I'm wondering about that too. Most of the FB groups say to prune heavily and the tomato plant should stay more compact. My outdoor summer plant are potted and they only get to about 3 feet.

The system comes with some liquid fertilizer, probably close to the miracle grow formulation. And it also has a reminder light to add more every two weeks.
 
cul8er said:
Yeah, I'm wondering about that too. Most of the FB groups say to prune heavily and the tomato plant should stay more compact. My outdoor summer plant are potted and they only get to about 3 feet.

The system comes with some liquid fertilizer, probably close to the miracle grow formulation. And it also has a reminder light to add more every two weeks.
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Yeah, I plant in raised beds that are also connected to the ground, so the roots can go as far as they want, which means the plants can too! Given your situation I'm sure it'll stay nice and compact.
 
When I moved I dug up those planters that I trenched into the hillside. This past weekend we finally got them retrenched into the back yard. while the cuts were nowhere near as deep this time I placed them over some stumps and had to chop out the large tap roots to get the planters level. currently they catch backyard leaf piles and kitchen compost but hopefully this spring I finish them out with some fill dirt and top with compost and get started for real. I have metal frames for them with mesh and frost covers and we're thinking maybe we'll do some citrus plants?
 
debianlinux said:
When I moved I dug up those planters that I trenched into the hillside. This past weekend we finally got them retrenched into the back yard. while the cuts were nowhere near as deep this time I placed them over some stumps and had to chop out the large tap roots to get the planters level. currently they catch backyard leaf piles and kitchen compost but hopefully this spring I finish them out with some fill dirt and top with compost and get started for real. I have metal frames for them with mesh and frost covers and we're thinking maybe we'll do some citrus plants?
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Mine are closed for the season and also collecting leaves and table scraps. I wish I had the foresight to pick up some of their trellis systems before I filled them to the brim.
 
I'm heading out of town for work for ~month (26 days). I have a little more than a dozen indoor plants. It's already enough of a chore finding someone to watch someone to watch the pupper while I'm gone, so I don't plan on getting anyone to come in to water the plants. I plan on giving the plants a good soaking right before I leave and upon returning and they are mostly low-light, resilient type plants.

But does anyone have experience with using a clothesline water system? I read online that you can leave a bucket of sitting water and run cotton rope (I've got some cotton clothesline) from the bucket to ~2" into the soil near the base of the plant to keep it hydrated. As well, I have some of the more humid-loving plants on pebble trays that I'll fill before leaving (but will surely be dry by the time I return).

Thoughts?
 
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