Here are some of ours. The photos were taken a few days apart.
This photo was taken a few days before the tomatoes started ripening.
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This photo was taken a few days later when the tomatoes were vine ripened.
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I love it when tomatoes ripen uniformly all the way to the shoulders. Very nice produce! My veggies are still coming in fast enough to fill our needs. We are giving away lots of tomatoes and many more to come.
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My garlic did just great this year. Was my first successful year growing garlic. It turned out to be very easy, when I picked the right varieties for this mild to hot weather climate. I highly recommend thegarlicstore.com as they have great organic garlic, but also have garlic grouped according to what does well in various regions. Also, I'm sure that you could call them for specific recommendations. If you order from them, better do it early as they will start to sell out of selections very soon.
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Tomatoes are coming in heavily. Have given five to fifteen pounds per day away for the past week or more. Plus, am keeping our stock full. Two egg plants are giving us adequate harvest for our needs plus giving away a few batchs. We have another three younger egg plants. Cucumbers have slowed, but younger plants are just about to begin production. We have kept a steady supply of green beans for the past month or longer, giving a few batches to friends. We have generally kept around three pounds in the refrigerator. Will plant another batch of green beans today or tomorrow as current beans will be finished in a week or two. Peppers are coming in slow but steady, generally enough for our needs, but would like to see them speed up a bit. Squash continue to trickle in from original vines, but have several replacement vines just now starting to produce both zucchini and crook neck.
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Alex,
I noticed in some of your pics, you have some cherry tomatoes. They sure look like my little "Juliet" variety. I've never enjoyed growing cherry tomatoes. They always under produced, produced every thing on the same day, or simply didn't taste good.
This year, I accidently planted some Juliet thinking they were a full size variety. They have been great. Early producer, heavy producer, indeterminate, great taste. Since we have so many regular sized tomatoes, the Juliet simply stay on the vines and I have something to snack on when I am in the garden. I will bring some in occasionally to add to the salad. My labrador retriever also recommends them highly. He thinks they are almost as good as an overgrown cucumber.
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I noticed in some of your pics, you have some cherry tomatoes. They sure look like my little "Juliet" variety. I've never enjoyed growing cherry tomatoes. They always under produced, produced every thing on the same day, or simply didn't taste good.
This year, I accidently planted some Juliet thinking they were a full size variety. They have been great. Early producer, heavy producer, indeterminate, great taste. Since we have so many regular sized tomatoes, the Juliet simply stay on the vines and I have something to snack on when I am in the garden. I will bring some in occasionally to add to the salad. My labrador retriever also recommends them highly. He thinks they are almost as good as an overgrown cucumber.
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Ted, I've been growing Juliet for several years. IMO they are one of the tastiest and most reliable heavy producers of small fruited tomatoes. Although I generally prefer medium sized to larger tomatoes, we always plant at least two Juliet vines as they always ensure an early and long season of tasty fruits.
Wolfie, I would expect that you could still get a good crop of green beans. I've never planted this late into the heat of summer before so will have to make sure the plants stay watered and get some afternoon shade. I like the blue lake type of varieties including 'early contender' and also like the wonderful flat varieties. This year I mostly planted 'early contender' and 'roma II'.
Earl, I only plant bush beans, which generally give a heavy harvest over a relatively short period of maybe two or three weeks. Some people tell me that they will often give a second bloom followed by another crop, but my vines start to look weak and spent, so I just pull them and plant another succession planting. Healthy climbing beans should give a good crop over a very long season, but then planting climbers presents a whole different set of problems. I find the bush beans to be the simpler option and like to plant as many as four plantings during the growing season.
Wolfie, I would expect that you could still get a good crop of green beans. I've never planted this late into the heat of summer before so will have to make sure the plants stay watered and get some afternoon shade. I like the blue lake type of varieties including 'early contender' and also like the wonderful flat varieties. This year I mostly planted 'early contender' and 'roma II'.
Earl, I only plant bush beans, which generally give a heavy harvest over a relatively short period of maybe two or three weeks. Some people tell me that they will often give a second bloom followed by another crop, but my vines start to look weak and spent, so I just pull them and plant another succession planting. Healthy climbing beans should give a good crop over a very long season, but then planting climbers presents a whole different set of problems. I find the bush beans to be the simpler option and like to plant as many as four plantings during the growing season.
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These were grown in a hydroponic drip ring system started February 14th. and harvested on July 7, 2009.
Corno di Toro Red
Italian 'bull's horn' colorful sweet peppers are 8 to 10 inches long and curved like a bull's horn. Ripen to deep red or bright yellow and are delicious fresh in salads, but more often are sauted or grilled.
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Corno di Toro Red
Italian 'bull's horn' colorful sweet peppers are 8 to 10 inches long and curved like a bull's horn. Ripen to deep red or bright yellow and are delicious fresh in salads, but more often are sauted or grilled.
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Alex,
A lady clued me in on a good idea for those Juliet tomatoes. She picks them ripe, washes them, then fills quart size freezer bags with them. Through the winter, when a recipe like pasta primavera calls for tomatoes, she gets out a bag of frozen Juliets and tosses a few in the pan.
I already have a couple of bags frozen just waiting for winter.
Ted
A lady clued me in on a good idea for those Juliet tomatoes. She picks them ripe, washes them, then fills quart size freezer bags with them. Through the winter, when a recipe like pasta primavera calls for tomatoes, she gets out a bag of frozen Juliets and tosses a few in the pan.
I already have a couple of bags frozen just waiting for winter.
Ted
Yes! I can finally post here, as we got 3 zucchini this week:
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I stuffed them with a sausage stuffing. They are the round type, called 8ball.
We also made a salad a week or so ago using homegrown lettuce and swiss chard:
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I stuffed them with a sausage stuffing. They are the round type, called 8ball.
We also made a salad a week or so ago using homegrown lettuce and swiss chard:
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Garden is still producing more tomatoes, squash and eggplant than we can eat. Cucumbers are between crops but should pick back up soon. Pepper plants are steadily producing, but not as much as we would wish. Replacement zucchini plants are just starting to produce. Here is a photo of our first ripe red bell pepper. It is quite a beauty!
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Alex,
I had some beautiful bell peppers early in the season. I had to pick them green because as the season progresses, the sun and the heat from the sun burns my peppers. The side exposed to the sun changes color, softens, and becomes mushy. Do you do anything to protect your peppers from the sun?
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Ted
I had some beautiful bell peppers early in the season. I had to pick them green because as the season progresses, the sun and the heat from the sun burns my peppers. The side exposed to the sun changes color, softens, and becomes mushy. Do you do anything to protect your peppers from the sun?
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Your plants are quite beautiful. Mine are not doing very much, especially not the bell pepper plants. Our plants were mostly bought late in the spring/early summer, kind of an afterthough, so manybe thay will pick up soon. I do move my peppers to morning only sun after the days get hotter, and they rarely have a problem with sun scald on the fruit. Alternatively, you could use something like 40% shade cloth to shade the plants from the afternoon sun. If the fruits are growing under a dense canopy of leaves then sun scald is usually not a problem, but bell peppers are very sensitive. Just ratating a container plant can cause the leaves and fruit to get burned.
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here is some of my harvest from this morning...
hope you enjoy the pics!
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first time growing artichoke. happy with the results
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hope you enjoy the pics!
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first time growing artichoke. happy with the results
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Beautiful produce!
The artichoke amaze me. I've never known anyone who grew artichoke in a home garden. I thought they required more of a misty, cool, moist, climate to do well. I wasn't aware they grew as far south as Orange County. The only commercial artichokes I have seen are in the sierra foothills east of Monterrey or San Jose. They get that foggy, misty air off the bay almost every evening.
In the first photo, the tomatoes appear to have ribs like some varieties of heirloom tomatoes. I'm pretty sure the tomatoes are the same in the second photo as in the first photo, but they look more like Better Boy or Early Girl. Very Nice.
Ted
The artichoke amaze me. I've never known anyone who grew artichoke in a home garden. I thought they required more of a misty, cool, moist, climate to do well. I wasn't aware they grew as far south as Orange County. The only commercial artichokes I have seen are in the sierra foothills east of Monterrey or San Jose. They get that foggy, misty air off the bay almost every evening.
In the first photo, the tomatoes appear to have ribs like some varieties of heirloom tomatoes. I'm pretty sure the tomatoes are the same in the second photo as in the first photo, but they look more like Better Boy or Early Girl. Very Nice.
Ted
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Hey, my first time here on the forum. I spend most of my time out weeding or on the Backyardchicken forum. This is just my second year out of CRP, so I am still fighting the weeds nonstop. Those nice clean corn rows are just a dream this year.
All Ya'll southern folk with your tomatoes and beans make me jealous.
I haven't any red tomatoes or Pole beans yet.
But my onions got just huge, and the carrots have done well. Sold some red carrots at farmer's market last week. I should have planted more of those. People had never seen a red carrot! Wish I had my camera working! I have a vine crop patch that is just going wild!
My biggest problem this year as been the tomato, squash, corn eating yellow lab my hubby keeps. Finally put up electric fence. That stopped him.
All Ya'll southern folk with your tomatoes and beans make me jealous.
I haven't any red tomatoes or Pole beans yet. But my onions got just huge, and the carrots have done well. Sold some red carrots at farmer's market last week. I should have planted more of those. People had never seen a red carrot! Wish I had my camera working! I have a vine crop patch that is just going wild!
My biggest problem this year as been the tomato, squash, corn eating yellow lab my hubby keeps. Finally put up electric fence. That stopped him.
Hey Rose,
My biggest problem has been my chocolate lab. He doesn't like squash though. Must be something different between chocolate and yellow labs. Mine favors cucumbers most. He will eat everything else except the squash. If he keeps standing outside the fence and barking at me though, I'm gonna find out if he favors jalapenos also.
Ted
My biggest problem has been my chocolate lab. He doesn't like squash though. Must be something different between chocolate and yellow labs. Mine favors cucumbers most. He will eat everything else except the squash. If he keeps standing outside the fence and barking at me though, I'm gonna find out if he favors jalapenos also.
Ted
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Yup...Lab loves those veggies. When we lived in town, he was tied just out of reach of the garden. We would toss him the rotton stuff when we were harvesting. Now that we are country folk, dog runs loose and takes the first-fruits. At least he did, before the fence went up. He love newborn kittens too. Have to find them before he does, and raise em in the house. 
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Dug some potatoes with DD10 (well actually she did all the digging 
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I also harvested a big colander of beans -- lots of Purples and Jade greens today -- but didn't take a photo. Either those beans are REALLY good at hiding, or they grow from little skinny things to "better pick today or it'll be too late" overnight! Storing plenty in the freezer. I guess I did a better job with the amount to grow with these than with the peas. I'm going to try to plant more for fall crop. (It's hard to think of planting peas when it's so hot outside though!)
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I also harvested a big colander of beans -- lots of Purples and Jade greens today -- but didn't take a photo. Either those beans are REALLY good at hiding, or they grow from little skinny things to "better pick today or it'll be too late" overnight! Storing plenty in the freezer. I guess I did a better job with the amount to grow with these than with the peas. I'm going to try to plant more for fall crop. (It's hard to think of planting peas when it's so hot outside though!)
My little veggies are so far behind everyone else's but I'm glad to finally see some progress:
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More potatoes with a Burgundy Okra, Lambs Quarters, and Squash blossoms
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Swiss Chard and Tristar Strawberries
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Okra, Lambs Quarters, Squash Blossoms, and Swiss Chard went in this morning's omelet. And we had the potatoes for dinner. Yumm!
Garlic Harvest:
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Tomatoes:
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More tomato photos here: https://www.helpfulgardener.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=17247
Pepper Quadrato d'Asti Rosso or Giallo:
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Still watching this watermelon and the first zucchini grow:
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Last but not least -- A "Sharon Stone" carrot or as my DD called it "Lady's Legs" carrot
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Swiss Chard and Tristar Strawberries
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Okra, Lambs Quarters, Squash Blossoms, and Swiss Chard went in this morning's omelet. And we had the potatoes for dinner. Yumm!
Garlic Harvest:
[img]https://i290.photobucket.com/albums/ll272/applesbucket/Image4615.jpg[/img]
Tomatoes:
[img]https://i290.photobucket.com/albums/ll272/applesbucket/Image4583.jpg[/img]
More tomato photos here: https://www.helpfulgardener.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=17247
Pepper Quadrato d'Asti Rosso or Giallo:
[img]https://i290.photobucket.com/albums/ll272/applesbucket/Image4588.jpg[/img]
Still watching this watermelon and the first zucchini grow:
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Last but not least -- A "Sharon Stone" carrot or as my DD called it "Lady's Legs" carrot
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I went to your site and enlarged the pics. Very nice, large, healthy plants.
It looked like it just rained in one of the pics and the water stayed there.
I've had that problem in the past and built a raised bed for this year.
It looked like it just rained in one of the pics and the water stayed there.
I've had that problem in the past and built a raised bed for this year.
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Good to see all these fine results. I'm kinda in a lull just tomatoes and cucumbers. I wish I had more to pick from I just didn't plan again! 
Next year will be different I hope though I keep saying that. I want to put in more fruiting items like eggplant, zucchini and some other things. This site has help push my lazy butt to do more. My garden always grows great it's just the lack of items that get's me.
Just ramblin' keep them pics coming.
Dono
Next year will be different I hope though I keep saying that. I want to put in more fruiting items like eggplant, zucchini and some other things. This site has help push my lazy butt to do more. My garden always grows great it's just the lack of items that get's me.
Just ramblin' keep them pics coming.
Dono
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