Some Harvest Pics

[jal_ut]

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I finally got a red tomato.

[petalfuzz]

Your pics are great! so I guess you haven't had first frost yet--sweet. I'm glad you got som tomatoes, they look yummy.

[gixxerific]

Nice haul there Jal. I thought you said you tomates were doomed? Glad you got some.

Are those onions on the wagon? Those are mammoth, I don't know how you do it. Well yes I do in fact I do pretty much the same thing but mine never come even close to that.

[garden5]

Nice pics, Jal.

Do you grow any sweet potatoes?

Is that giant whit thing in the middle of the onion pile actually an onion (tell me it is ).

I'm glad to see you got a tomato haul. Do you stake your plant or just let them ramble (here we go with the questions, again )?

[jal_ut]

OK, the tomatoes got the top leaves frozen two weeks ago. The stems and fruit were not frozen, so I covered them and they have been ripening under wraps. The same frost got all the squash and cucumber leaves too.

Yes, that is a wagon load of onions. The big white thing is a head of cabbage. In the bucket is a bunch of smaller onions that I planted from seed.

[jal_ut]

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Big Daddy onions right after I pulled them.

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Yellow onions that were grown from seed.

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Aren't gardens fun?

[tedln]

Beautiful produce Jal. You gonna put some in ground storage this year?

Ted

[gixxerific]

I thought that was cabbage I figure the bucket was full of garlic though.

Big daddy: on the list.

Talking about storing in the ground. I read about a neat idea last night. You may have heard this but here it goes.

You take a [url=https://www.superiorclay.com/flue-liners.php]flu liner[/url] , like in a chimney ( I use them all the time being a bricklayer) bury it in the ground with a bed of rock at the bottom. Than fill the flu liner with a bit of straw than veggies than more straw than a top with a weight on it. The top would be right about ground level. A bale of straw could be used as a top in your cold region James.

[garden5]

That's a neat idea, Gix. I've heard of the same technique, though using a garbage can (new, obviously ) instead of the flue liner. It sound's like it's kind of a make-shift root cellar.

Jal, it's simply amazing what you can do with onions. You must have some great soil, my friend. Looking at those Spanish onions....it's almost unbelievable you grew those from seed! I planted Spanish onions that I started from seed indoors about 2 1/2 months before setting them out. All of yours look like they are averaging the size of my biggest . Many of them were the size of kiwis.

Now, my crop wasn't all bad, the onions I planted from store-bought sets grew to a good size for me. I will admit that the soil is marginal and has a few seasons to go before it gets built up with organic material. I can't remember if you said you cover-crop or not. I may give it a try, as it's looking like it will add massive amounts of organic material to your garden.

Do you fertilize your onions with a phosphorous-type fertilizer like bone meal or rock phosphate?

When I think about it, there's only one guy I know of who's got you beat with onions, Jal.......this guy!

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Keep up the good work!

[tedln]

That one looks like a Maui onion. Same seed as the Walla Walla and Vidalia onions. They are from the yellow Granix. Just depends on where it is grown.

I want want a hamburger that one slice of that monster would fit on perfectly without overlapping.

Ted

[jal_ut]

Now that is an onion. 8-O

Do you fertilize your onions with a phosphorous-type fertilizer like bone meal or rock phosphate?

No. The soils in this area have a good phosphorous and potassium content. I amend the soil with leaves and manure in the fall.

[tomf]

garden5 that is on big onion, it would make some fine onion rings.

jal one of my lawn mowers is the same one you have and I have the very same wagon, I love that wagon it is so useful. Nice vegis jal.

[applestar]

I like that wagon too. there's a large farmers market that keeps a fleet of them for customers use. I love that each of the side panels can be unlatched to hang down. Very useful when loading/unloading it with a bale of straw or a big something that you don't want to lift over the top.

I'm still kicking myself for not going for it when Lowes had it on sale earlier in the season, but I think the ones at the farmers market was a sturdier model though Lowes' seemed like the same design.

Oh, excuse me jal, I was so focused on the little yellow wagon, I forgot to comment about your harvest I do love seeing the exuberance of your harvests. You're also reminding me to try harder with the onions next year.

[Hispoptart]

Great harvest, everything looks so nice. Glad to see you got some mators. Those onions are really something.

[garden5]

That one looks like a Maui onion. Same seed as the Walla Walla and Vidalia onions. They are from the yellow Granix. Just depends on where it is grown.

I want want a hamburger that one slice of that monster would fit on perfectly without overlapping.

Ted

Actually, Ted, this onion (I'm almost certain) is of the Kelsea variety. The grower is in the U.K. This variety of onion hold's the world record (to the best of my knowledge) of being the largest onion. Tried to find seed for it, but they're really tough to get a hold of.

[tedln]

Thanks Garden5. I've never heard of the variety. I'll have to look it up.

Ted

[jal_ut]

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The wagon is handy. Today it is loaded with melons. The variety is Charleston Gray.

[LindsayArthurRTR]

I finally got a red tomato.

YAaaaaaaaaaaaay Jim! You got maymoes! And you've got plenty to spare for green tomato pickles too!! Your harvest looks fantastic!

[garden5]

Wow, now that's a load of melons. I've never heard of that variety before, what do they taste like?

You say your soil has a naturally high P and K content. I'll bet that has a lot to do with how well you grow your onions. Especially when you combine it with all of the organic matter you've added through the years (and the beneficial microbes that came with it).....you've got just plain great soil . Of course, your skill plays a role as well .

[jal_ut]

I've never heard of that variety before, what do they taste like?

They taste just like watermelons. It is the only variety of watermelon that I have ever had good luck with here. I have been saving the seed for years.

[jal_ut]

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This one weighed 14 pounds.

[jal_ut]

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