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DoubleDogFarm wrote:j3703,
Welcome to the forum. Where in SW Washington are you? I was born In Longview and moved to Auburn in 1969.
I tried 3 in 1 and even grafted some of my own 2 in 1. I have to say, I don't like them. One variety always seems to try to out grow the others. One is usually more accessible to diseases and affects the others.
The green tint on my Frost Peach is my fault. I should be more selective while picking. If they are too ripe, they bruise very easy.
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Thanks Eric, glad to be here. I'm in Longview...was born just across the river.
One of the grafts on that tree is a Hardired nectarine and I've already noticed it's more susceptible to peach leaf curl than the other varieties.
Do you preserve any peaches? Canning?
This harvest thread is a great idea!
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Eric, I'm sure that my lack of nutrients also had to do with my very small sized onions this year (and your nice ones ).
I've another onion-related question for you. I see that you are preparing them for storage. How long do you dry them for?
I've got mine in a single layer on 10/20 flats, but I'm not sure how long the let them "air out" for. 2 weeks maybe?
I've another onion-related question for you. I see that you are preparing them for storage. How long do you dry them for?
I've got mine in a single layer on 10/20 flats, but I'm not sure how long the let them "air out" for. 2 weeks maybe?
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Good question. I think it has a lot to do with your relative humidity. The ability of onions to keep in storage also is dependent to some extent on your relative humidity. Here with our relative humidity around 20% much of the time, a week of drying the onions is enough. They will also keep all winter hung in an onion bag down the basement.I've got mine in a single layer on 10/20 flats, but I'm not sure how long the let them "air out" for. 2 weeks maybe?
If the tops seem very dry and papery and the roots are brittle, you are dry enough.
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Growing onions:
I plant in April. By mid August they have their size and some of the tops are falling down. I go ahead and knock all the tops down so the tops will begin to dry up. I don't pull the onions until the tops are looking pretty wilted and drying up quite well. If pulled with good green growing tops, the onion will want to give its leaves water and dehydrate the bulb. This will limit the storage time.
I like to knock the tops down mid august and get them drying up, because sometimes September becomes rainy and I can't get them dry.
By the first week of September the tops look dry enough to pull the onions. If the weather is good and more good weather expected, I just pull them and let them lie in the garden to dry. If rain is eminent, I will put them in the tractor shed and spread them out one layer thick. They will spend 2 weeks in the shed, maybe more. When it is time to pick them up, I will clip the top and brush the roots (which are dry and brittle by now) off. I store them in a mesh onion bag.
I plant in April. By mid August they have their size and some of the tops are falling down. I go ahead and knock all the tops down so the tops will begin to dry up. I don't pull the onions until the tops are looking pretty wilted and drying up quite well. If pulled with good green growing tops, the onion will want to give its leaves water and dehydrate the bulb. This will limit the storage time.
I like to knock the tops down mid august and get them drying up, because sometimes September becomes rainy and I can't get them dry.
By the first week of September the tops look dry enough to pull the onions. If the weather is good and more good weather expected, I just pull them and let them lie in the garden to dry. If rain is eminent, I will put them in the tractor shed and spread them out one layer thick. They will spend 2 weeks in the shed, maybe more. When it is time to pick them up, I will clip the top and brush the roots (which are dry and brittle by now) off. I store them in a mesh onion bag.
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Talk about beautiful skin, take a look at this Etna beans.
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I'll be attempting to make chili with beans with this produce.
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From the garden, Etna bean - Music garlic - Copra onion - Cuor Di Bue and Speckled Roman tomatoes.
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I'll be attempting to make chili with beans with this produce.
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From the garden, Etna bean - Music garlic - Copra onion - Cuor Di Bue and Speckled Roman tomatoes.
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Don't know the yield, most are still on the plants. Looks ok. I did overcrowd and under fertilize. I will be holding over most of the seed and replanting. It's looking like rain so I will most likely pull the plants tomorrow and hang them in the shed / greenhouse.
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I'm sure glade we don't have gophers and squirrels. Little bleeps!
Asian pear - Shinseiki. I remember when Asian pears were sold individually wrapped and more then a $1.00 each. My basket would be a pot of gold!
Shinseiki are sweet, juicy and have a touch of butterscotch. I just read that down south they ripen in July.
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Asian pear - Shinseiki. I remember when Asian pears were sold individually wrapped and more then a $1.00 each. My basket would be a pot of gold!
Shinseiki are sweet, juicy and have a touch of butterscotch. I just read that down south they ripen in July.
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Garden5,garden5 wrote:Yet another great harvest, Eric .
Do you shell all of your beans, or do you cook some in the pods like green beans?
Most years I grow Scarlet Emperor runner beans. These I eat when small, young and tender. At the end of the summer I let the rest go. They can be eaten as fresh shelled beans or dried - stored. Always keep some as seed for the next planting.
It's been a few years sense growing any traditional green- snap beans.
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Etna Beans,
Harvested Sept. 23 2011
Need to finish cleaning and dry.
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I will weigh them tomorrow and again after they have dried.
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Harvested Sept. 23 2011
Need to finish cleaning and dry.
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I will weigh them tomorrow and again after they have dried.
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ok since I didnt grow them I cant answer all of them. but here goes.
Now I have questions.
What variety. there was 4 varieties, tigers eye, calypso, pinto, and one I cant remember, it was bright green
How many pounds planted. not sure I didnt plant them
How many square feet did these plants cover. not sure on square feet, but I think he said three 80ft rows, and each row had plants planted 3 wide in it, that is I THINK that's what he said
Pods per plant.no clue before I got there, everything was cut and left to dry for a week or so, so all I saw was big piles of dried plants and bean pods
Beans per pod.from what I remember, about 5-8
What's for dinner.
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Now I have questions.
What variety. there was 4 varieties, tigers eye, calypso, pinto, and one I cant remember, it was bright green
How many pounds planted. not sure I didnt plant them
How many square feet did these plants cover. not sure on square feet, but I think he said three 80ft rows, and each row had plants planted 3 wide in it, that is I THINK that's what he said
Pods per plant.no clue before I got there, everything was cut and left to dry for a week or so, so all I saw was big piles of dried plants and bean pods
Beans per pod.from what I remember, about 5-8
What's for dinner.
https://fxcuisine.com/Default.asp?language=2&Display=206&resolution=high
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