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decides2dream · July 2009

ok, still haven't uploaded any pics :oops: .....hopefully i'll manage before the summer ends.

that said, the garden is INSANE! we ate our first fresh eggplant of the season a few nights ago - yummy! - and hubby picked our first cucumbers last night! 3 big beauties! so that means my thai cucumber salad for lunch next week - all fresh and homegrown! yay! it's all starting now...soon...buried in fresh produce!

anotherclone · July 2009

I live in the Pacific Northwest. What the HELL is the deal with tomatoes this year? Last year we had tomatoes practically falling out of our asses and this year all we have is little green ones. Does anyone else have ideas or suffering the same fate?

We do have a gazillion green beans though and of course the veggie every neighbor hates...zucchini. I swear they all start avoiding eye contact this time of year for fear I'm going to try and push some zucc on them.

decides2dream · July 2009

anotherclone wrote:

I live in the Pacific Northwest. What the HELL is the deal with tomatoes this year? Last year we had tomatoes practically falling out of our asses and this year all we have is little green ones. Does anyone else have ideas or suffering the same fate?

We do have a gazillion green beans though and of course the veggie every neighbor hates...zucchini. I swear they all start avoiding eye contact this time of year for fear I'm going to try and push some zucc on them.

has your summer been cooler and/or wetter than usual?
our tomato plants aren't as lush as usual, tho plenty of little green tomatoes. however, i think normally the plants would be a lot bigger, and the tomatoes starting to turn red, and yea, also bigger. our summers are usually pretty hot and humid, and not too much rain. this summer has been cooler, not humid and a ton of rain. tomoatoes prefer hot and dry weather - think italy. that's why i think they are not doing as well.

that rhe part i bolded made me laugh.

i don't push my produce on neighbors, i share with coworkers.

i make sure to ask first tho if they are interested. i also work in NYC, so many of my colleagues don't have gardens and/or access to home-grown produce so most are appreciative. it's just a pain in the ass commuting/carrying em all around. i brought in 2 cucumbers today

....my husband has 2 to bring in to his job tomorrow. i foresee some japanese eggplant making it's way in this week too.....and yea...we are having zucchini and eggplant on the grill tonight.

justam · July 2009

The part that you put in bold print made me laugh too.

No one wants extra zucchini!!!

anotherclone · July 2009

decides2dream wrote:

has your summer been cooler and/or wetter than usual?
our tomato plants aren't as lush as usual, tho plenty of little green tomatoes. however, i think normally the plants would be a lot bigger, and the tomatoes starting to turn red, and yea, also bigger. our summers are usually pretty hot and humid, and not too much rain. this summer has been cooler, not humid and a ton of rain. tomoatoes prefer hot and dry weather - think italy. that's why i think they are not doing as well.

that rhe part i bolded made me laugh.
i don't push my produce on neighbors, i share with coworkers. i make sure to ask first tho if they are interested. i also work in NYC, so many of my colleagues don't have gardens and/or access to home-grown produce so most are appreciative. it's just a pain in the ass commuting/carrying em all around. i brought in 2 cucumbers today ....my husband has 2 to bring in to his job tomorrow. i foresee some japanese eggplant making it's way in this week too.....and yea...we are having zucchini and eggplant on the grill tonight.

summer has been slower coming now that you mention it. last year our garden kicked so much ass and I'm just comparing everything to that year. From 4 tomato plants, in one day, my husband picked something like 60 tomatoes. I kid you not. I was so friggin sick of tomatoes last year. I guess in some twisted logic, I want that again!
I imagine you communting and walking the street with some giant cucumber! That would make for an interesting commute I think.

decides2dream · July 2009

anotherclone wrote:

decides2dream wrote:

has your summer been cooler and/or wetter than usual?
our tomato plants aren't as lush as usual, tho plenty of little green tomatoes. however, i think normally the plants would be a lot bigger, and the tomatoes starting to turn red, and yea, also bigger. our summers are usually pretty hot and humid, and not too much rain. this summer has been cooler, not humid and a ton of rain. tomoatoes prefer hot and dry weather - think italy. that's why i think they are not doing as well.

that rhe part i bolded made me laugh.
i don't push my produce on neighbors, i share with coworkers. i make sure to ask first tho if they are interested. i also work in NYC, so many of my colleagues don't have gardens and/or access to home-grown produce so most are appreciative. it's just a pain in the ass commuting/carrying em all around. i brought in 2 cucumbers today ....my husband has 2 to bring in to his job tomorrow. i foresee some japanese eggplant making it's way in this week too.....and yea...we are having zucchini and eggplant on the grill tonight.

summer has been slower coming now that you mention it. last year our garden kicked so much ass and I'm just comparing everything to that year. From 4 tomato plants, in one day, my husband picked something like 60 tomatoes. I kid you not. I was so friggin sick of tomatoes last year. I guess in some twisted logic, I want that again!
I imagine you communting and walking the street with some giant cucumber! That would make for an interesting commute I think.

grey skies and pouring rain as i type this...

:oops:

for the record, i put them in a small plastic market bag, and then within my big 'commuting' bag that i carry all my stuff to/from work....so it's really not such a sight at all. just makes my bag a lot heavier hen i carry in a good deal of produce.

you seriously crack me up!

oh, and the zucchini and japanese eggplant, with shrimp, on the grill last night - YUMMM!

decides2dream · July 2009

today i brought in 2 large zucchini for colleagues....friday i handed out 4 beautiful japanese eggplant.....and perhaps a week or so ago i gave out 4-5 cucumber, my hubby gave out 3.

yep....it's all stock-piling now!

the pepper plants are looking spectacular, especially the thai chili. the red and yello bell peppers, lots of peppers growing, just hope they turn their proper color and we get to pickin' em before the bugs get to em! i am finding the tiny little bugs are getting to the strawberries first. :evil: i got one *perfect* berry a couple weeks ago, now all the rest either browning or bug-infested. eh well...

oh and our late-started yellow squash seeds, growing and creating blooms...so lookin' good for a getting a few squash this summer!

dawng · July 2009

anybody want some zuccinni bread?

I finally took pics last night and I will put them up soon. Tomatos and zuccinni are going NUTS - tomatos aren't red yet but they are still growing like mad (they are taller than I am!!!)

Unfortunately - the watermelon, cantaloupe, and cucumbers are all still the same size as when I planted them 2 months ago. :( Just not warm enough I think? Or perhaps I just suck at growing anthing but zuccinni?

Yay for fresh produce!

(Anyone in Seattle want some zuccinni? LOL)

decides2dream · July 2009

dawng wrote:

anybody want some zuccinni bread?

I finally took pics last night and I will put them up soon. Tomatos and zuccinni are going NUTS - tomatos aren't red yet but they are still growing like mad (they are taller than I am!!!)

Unfortunately - the watermelon, cantaloupe, and cucumbers are all still the same size as when I planted them 2 months ago. :( Just not warm enough I think? Or perhaps I just suck at growing anthing but zuccinni?

Yay for fresh produce!

(Anyone in Seattle want some zuccinni? LOL)

of all the crops you mention, tomatoes seem to hinge moreso on heat and dry than the others. funny too, in my garden, the cucumbers are INSANE.....and sure, the tomatoes are growing, but not nearly as tall/bushy as usual. so who knows? watermelon, cantalope and cucumbers all grow in the same way, trailers/vining...so i do wonder what's up in your garden there.

zucchini bread sounds yummy!

decides2dream · August 2009

still haven't uploaded my pics.... :oops:
garden is a JUNGLE!
got our first batch of tmoatoes....buried in cucumbers, what a crop this year! and the eggplant, outstanding! had our first yellow squash with dinner last night too (started em from seeds quite late, shokced we got any!) and quite delish!

how is everyone's gardens growing?

dawng · August 2009

OK - I will finally post the images I've been meaning to forever!

Here is the garden when it started out in May (my son is helping me!):

Two more of the garden back in May:

Shot of the garden in the end of July - just before the tomatos fell over!

Tomatos and zucchini have taken over the garden! I ended up taking the last of the brocolli out because the tomato plants squashed them when they fell over.

The path to walk down has gotten very full of raspberries coming from the neighbor's yard - we decided to let them grow

Showing off my son's alfalfa seed that he grew in school - as well as the 'mystery seed' that turned out to be a giant sunflower. Doh! should have planted that in the back of the garden!

July I was harvesting lots of zucchini! not as much anymore

(edited to add images instead of links! yay - it finally worked!)

justam · August 2009

I've been clearing out my side garden lately.

The fence and trellises were covered with passion flowers and grape vines and it was separating and pushing the fence out of shape. So.

I've been trimming or cutting everything and re-attaching the trellises and re-attaching the fence sections more securely to the posts. :geek:

Not fun work, but necessary.

The vines were attempting to cover and choke everything on that side of the house. Including some big palm trees!! :?

PJaddicted · August 2009

PJaddicted · August 2009

Petey finally realized that those were fish in there....and he loves to eat fish!!

stuckinline · August 2009

pjaddicted, love the pics of petey.

dawng, great pics. i too had TONS of zucchini in july, now a fungus? has affected the zucchini plants. i have about 4 small watermelons growing. and i am awaiting the red bell peppers.

i love summer produce

PJaddicted · August 2009

Healthy Pizza! Grate up a zucchini, mix with egg and lots of Parmesan cheese, add some pine nuts and what ever spices you like. Form a flat circle on a greased pan, bake til cooked, turning over once. Add favorite toppings like fresh tomatoes, basil mozzarella cheese, what ever else floats your boat, bake again and then eat!! Great way to use your tomatoes and zucchinis. I've had it for lunch the last two days.

stuckinline · August 2009

justam · August 2009

Nice!! ^^^

decides2dream · August 2009

stuckinline wrote:

WOW...beautiful!
we never had much luck with watermelons, that looks like it will be great!

pjaddicted, your pond is just so gorgeous!
perhaps someday we can have such a big pond, for now, our little 260 gallons will have to suffice.

decides2dream · August 2009

dawng wrote:

OK - I will finally post the images I've been meaning to forever! However, I kept getting errors, etc. so I am finally just going to post the links.

wow, i missed this earlier!
GREAT job - looks awesome!

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