Yeah ! Getting closer to harvest

Saw this flower on my potatoes this am, I think I planted french fingerlings in this barrel.... have covered the tops 3 times, can't wait!

This message was edited Jun 14, 2009 2:25 PM

Wow, potato flowers are really pretty. What do you mean by "covered the tops 3 times". I've never grown potatoes but am thinking it will be my next experiment. Is that like covering the potatoes (roots) back over with dirt as they grow?

Nice looking crop, there! The maters in the background are lookin' lovely, too!

Thank you ! Can't wait for the tomatoes as well, prob my two favs.

The covering is just to continue to hill over (some use straw with great success, I just used a light potting soil) the green leaves as the potatoes grow. I filled mine to the top and have no more room to cover.... You can even grow them in a garbage can, I may try that next time.

When the foilage starts to die off then it is harvest time!

We dug potatoes today...Yukon Gold. Don't have any method to weigh but I'm thinking at least 50 pounds. And also pulled up A&M 1015 onions. The tomatoes are loaded and thinking tomorrow might need to cover with bird netting before they start turning red. The squash have to be checked twice a day. Got the first okra pods today and know that soon we won't be able to keep up. Also got several purple hull peas and they are loaded with starts. Have never had lima beans before but they are really putting out. The cucumbers and watermelons and growing all over the place and lots of blooms. Can hardly wait for both.

Christi, where do you get your bird netting? We're having a hard time finding it here.

I've had it two or three years. I think it was Lowe's. Have you googled it? I am a google freak.

Christi

Found it.

http://www.lowes.com/lowes/lkn?action=productList&N=4294961544&Ne=4294967294&Ntk=i_products&Ntt=bird+netting

If that doesn't go through, go to Lowes.com, Search: bird netting

This message was edited Jun 15, 2009 9:26 PM

Google is my friend! :0) Thank you for finding it for me, though.

Lou - wow 50 lbs., fantastic! Your garden sounds great, I've never tried lima beans either - let us know how they are.

stephanie - I was able to find the bird netting at WalMart last year. Did not need it, but have it in case.
Lynda

Mockingbirds and blue jays are sneaky. You find this perfect red tomato. Pull it and the bottom half of it is gone from the above two helping themselves. As soon as I have a viable size of tomato, I need the screen.

I kept christmas bulbs on the catclaw bush that is next to my tomato's. So the birds are use to seeing the bulbs so when my maters come out, I am hoping they will leave them alone.

The blue jays and the mockingbirds have already taken out a couple of my tomatoes, and with the bumper crop of green ones already loading up on the plants, I know I need it. Will go shopping for it tomorrow if DH didn't look for it today. For some reason, he was thinking it was more expensive.

I love having birds in my yard except for when they start chowing down on my food! LOL

My Maters are the size of small plumbs, and so far (Keeping fingers crossed) they have left them alone... They hang out alot in the yard as well...

Just covered mine but think I may have to purchase some more netting.

oh boy, never had that prob before ..... but at this house I do have the jays taking swipes of my strawberries. I'll definitely have some netting ready to go, I don't want to share my tomatoes!

After chunking over 60 half eaten tomatoes, seeing a big hole dug out under the house, many happy squirles, and pandoras box of bugs, I got a little ticked. I put decon in the hole,two days later the box was gone. Then I grated Octagon soap up (yes they still make it) Added Cayenne pepper, added water and let set over night. Spayed the garden and afew days latter I have picked several ripe natters, less bugs, And one dead pappa rat by the garden hose. Itook some natters next door and daddy is fixing to get some squash, zoooks, natters onins, And youcon gold potattoes that I dug today. Life is good and the squirles is way back in the yard now. :)

Went to Lowe's and came home with 3 rolls of bird netting. The stuff is 14' x 14'!! Don't know that we need that much, but we've got it.

crazyfish - what are natters? ... and that sounds like a serious attack!

Crazyfish, will that concotion work on Rabbits??

Natters is slang for tomattoes, It's a southern thing. I got nothing on rabbit spray, my neighbor put up some 24inch chicken wire to keep his puppy out. Idon"t know how high a bunny can hop at the hop, hop, hop? Please someone help Miss J with her wabbit problem for I have lost Elmer Fudd's fone number. :)

hee heee crazyfish.. I heard that shavings of Irish spring may keep them out of the garden, if so then I am getting it by the case and shaving it all around the garden.. ok atleast a bar and try it, I dont have anything to loose.

Now MISS J everyone know Irish Spring attracts Lepracons! Now they do carry little walking sticks to fend off rabbits and such, hey you might be on to something here! When it rains do you get lots of bubbles? :)

HUMMMm have to look for them lepracons... those can be a hoot to have...

Since we dont get much rain here in the desert, I am not sure about the bubbles, although we are going onto the monsoon now, if I get bubbles, then I can take a bath out in the garden... WHOOO HOOO

... it's a manly scent, but I like it too !


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