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Post by campingcorgis on Oct 9, 2021 6:45:05 GMT -5
Loaded!? I'll say! Good job!
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Post by Sher on Oct 9, 2021 8:38:39 GMT -5
Loaded is right! LOTS of peppers on the way!
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Post by Shawn on Oct 9, 2021 9:13:34 GMT -5
WOW, they are LOADED! WTG!
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Post by maskedsonnet on Oct 11, 2021 0:52:49 GMT -5
Cleaned up the machine today and found a bigger cucumber!!  Also found some jalapenos forming up when I cleaned up the pepper plants and deck! And trimmed the plants again in order to give the Sweet Bonnet some more light. The flowers are FULL of pollen, dropped a LOT of it on the deck anytime I jostled the plants   |
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Post by Shawn on Oct 11, 2021 5:19:01 GMT -5
Look at those cukes and peppers. Gardens look nice and tidy too!
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Post by campingcorgis on Oct 11, 2021 11:45:03 GMT -5
Wow! Very nice...and the blossoms look pretty tasty too.  |
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Post by Sher on Oct 11, 2021 19:41:45 GMT -5
That is so exciting, maskedsonnet. I am impressed with your success!
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Post by lynnee on Oct 11, 2021 22:59:16 GMT -5
maskedsonnet, your cucumbers and jalapeños are amazing. I love the photos. Looking at everyone's gardens here is a treat--especially when my own gardens are mostly in the "just planted" stage. 
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Post by maskedsonnet on Oct 15, 2021 6:40:44 GMT -5
My first cucumber!!!!!!  I fed all the plants two days ago, and that seems to have pushed this one over the edge - it was getting pretty close already when I fed. I got SUPER EXCITED and didn't think to snap a photo until after picking, washing, and starting to slice it lol. It's very tasty!! The whole room that the plant is in also smells like cucumbers. The plant is LOADED, and there are several starting to get big. I can't wait to be loaded up with cukes!! They're probably my favorite snacking veggie. When this plant finishes, since it's already a success in my eyes even with just one veg picked and eaten, I'm going to try one of my parthenocarpic squashes. Probably the golden zucchini, since I've never eaten that variety before. I'm so excited to keep experimenting and watching this thing grow! |
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Post by Sher on Oct 15, 2021 8:34:06 GMT -5
What an amazing success! I am seriously impressed!
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Post by campingcorgis on Oct 15, 2021 9:31:43 GMT -5
Bravo maskedsonnet! Very impressive! Can't wait to see more pictures and I look forward to the future zuke garden too!  |
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Post by Shawn on Oct 15, 2021 12:52:31 GMT -5
That looks delicious. Great job!
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Post by lynnee on Oct 15, 2021 14:03:52 GMT -5
Zucchini, maskedsonnet? You can grow zucchini? What a great idea! I plan to follow in your footsteps re the cucumbers, when I get the Farm XL free again. 🙂 |
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Post by maskedsonnet on Oct 15, 2021 15:49:19 GMT -5
Not sure! I’ve never done any type of squash in an AG, but if you can do cukes I assume you can also do zucchini’s! it’ll be fun to find out, even if it fails |
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Post by Sher on Oct 15, 2021 19:39:41 GMT -5
There is a mini variety of zucchini caled Astia. I have some seeds, but never planted them because some people had trouble with their setting fruit.
If you try it and like it, I will try some of my seeds. But I'll let you be the guinea pig!  |
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Post by campingcorgis on Oct 16, 2021 8:08:55 GMT -5
There is a mini variety of zucchini caled Astia. I have some seeds, but never planted them because some people had trouble with their setting fruit.
If you try it and like it, I will try some of my seeds. But I'll let you be the guinea pig! Those sound very interesting...Renee's Garden has seeds. It sounds like they mature at 6-7 inches long. I wonder what the little "baby" zucchini might be called? Does anyone know? You know, the kind the sell sometimes at the supermarket. Those are so fun! And the pattypan ones too! |
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Post by Sher on Oct 16, 2021 13:14:36 GMT -5
When I have grown squash in the past, I have just picked them when they were small instead of letting them grow full size. They are so tender and good.
I have also grown patty pan just because they were fun and different.
But the squash borers have gotten so bad around here that they kill the plants no matter what advice I follow. I used to be able to get one batch of squash before the plant died. Now the plants die before they even start setting fruit.
That's why I bought the Astia seeds so I could grow them indoors. But from other people's experience, they produce all male flowers first and by the time the female flowers appear, there are no male flowers left to pollinate them.
I did research how to dry the male parts in silica gel and freeze them until the female flowers appeared. But that was more effort than I wanted to mess with.
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Post by maskedsonnet on Oct 16, 2021 19:56:02 GMT -5
When I have grown squash in the past, I have just picked them when they were small instead of letting them grow full size. They are so tender and good.
I have also grown patty pan just because they were fun and different.
But the squash borers have gotten so bad around here that they kill the plants no matter what advice I follow. I used to be able to get one batch of squash before the plant died. Now the plants die before they even start setting fruit.
That's why I bought the Astia seeds so I could grow them indoors. But from other people's experience, they produce all male flowers first and by the time the female flowers appear, there are no male flowers left to pollinate them.
I did research how to dry the male parts in silica gel and freeze them until the female flowers appeared. But that was more effort than I wanted to mess with.
Interesting!! Squash bugs killed my buttercup squashes this year too, when I left for surgery the plants looked a little sad, but I didn’t really examine them - just assumed it was the heat. But when I got home and well enough to take a closer look, MAYBE a week and a half later, the plants were dead and covered in an unholy number of bugs, so gross!!! So looking forward to indoor experiments. Having to deal with gendered flowers does sound like a pain, so I’m hoping the parthenocarpic varieties I bought to play with stay small enough for my machine! Otherwise I may look at rigging up something bigger when I have more time to actually build something. |
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Post by Sher on Oct 16, 2021 20:25:11 GMT -5
Oh, yuck! The squash bug invasion sounds horrible!
I have seen parthenocarpic zucchini seeds for sale. Apparently some of them perform a lot better than others. But I don't have room for those projects indoors.
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Post by Shawn on Oct 17, 2021 5:54:10 GMT -5
I never heard of a squash bug. We have a ton of Kissing Bugs here. They do not bite but can carry diseases. I actually have the exterminator coming to spray. While I would not bother normally I do not need Piper getting a hold of one or one coming in the house. I have had to catch and release a couple stink bugs, gross bug too!
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