2015 Garden Journal - Page 12

BigVanVader · February 24, 2017

Oh wow thanks! Oh yeah it was very hot. I have roll up sides so I had the ends open, sides up, and tried using old cotton sheets for shade but it didn't seem to help much. I also threw muddy water on the plastic as Cole_Robbie suggested and that seemed to help more than anything. I was able to keep it below 100 most of the time but it did get up to 115, which made all my cukes curl and in general shut down my plants. This year I'm buying shade cloth because I have seen how much they help on other growers GH's.

ibraash · February 24, 2017

Great. Thanks for the info and insight. I have 8 windows in my 10x20x7 greenhouse with one main door. I will try to make an other door from the other side. I have a fan on right now and it is about 97 degrees, and it is not even 10 am. I am planning on buying some some sweet success cucumbers and golden egg squash seeds (I love how they look), and I found them on ebay. Where did you buy yours?

Best,

QUOTE=BigVanVader;621215]Oh wow thanks! Oh yeah it was very hot. I have roll up sides so I had the ends open, sides up, and tried using old cotton sheets for shade but it didn't seem to help much. I also threw muddy water on the plastic as Cole_Robbie suggested and that seemed to help more than anything. I was able to keep it below 100 most of the time but it did get up to 115, which made all my cukes curl and in general shut down my plants. This year I'm buying shade cloth because I have seen how much they help on other growers GH's.[/QUOTE]

BigVanVader · February 24, 2017

I got mine from Burpee, hate paying that much but I can't seem to find them elsewhere.

ibraash · February 24, 2017

Ok. Thanks.

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Originally Posted by BigVanVader

I got mine from Burpee, hate paying that much but I can't seem to find them elsewhere.

efisakov · February 25, 2017

BVV, are you going to start new journal for 2017?

BigVanVader · February 25, 2017

I was going to keep this one going so I can look back through it over the years.

efisakov · February 25, 2017

Do you have fan and vents in your greenhouse?

BigVanVader · February 25, 2017

I have 2 cheap fans in each opposite corner. Really the little greenhouse is just to keep rain off of some crops. I leave it open pretty much all the time except the first month or so of spring.

charley · February 25, 2017

i just read through the whole post good jod van. loving the green house i think i might try to put one up next year.i seen the white scalloped bush squash you are selling i love that plant they are very productive and it makes the best fryed squash to go with a fish fry .i cooked some for the church and the squash disappeared before the fish did

efisakov · February 25, 2017

Charley, they can be pickled. I remember eating them pickled in my childhood. I never pickled them my self. Now that I am thinking about it, I may just purchase seeds and grow them this year.
I make zucchini pancakes, scalloped squash could be good for pancakes as well.

BVV, what do you do with them?

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Originally Posted by BigVanVader

I have 2 cheap fans in each opposite corner. Really the little greenhouse is just to keep rain off of some crops. I leave it open pretty much all the time except the first month or so of spring.

Does it help pushing season couple weeks earlier or you using it to start seedlings?

BigVanVader · February 25, 2017

Its for keeping seedlings in after transplanting then I grow tomatoes/cukes in it. Oh and I eat squash mainly fried, but we use it all kinds of ways.

charley · February 26, 2017

Quote:

Originally Posted by efisakov

Charley, they can be pickled. I remember eating them pickled in my childhood. I never pickled them my self. Now that I am thinking about it, I may just purchase seeds and grow them this year.
I make zucchini pancakes, scalloped squash could be good for pancakes as well.

BVV, what do you do with them?

Does it help pushing season couple weeks earlier or you using it to start seedlings?

thats a good idea i always pickle the zucchini and yellow crookneck with onions and bread and butter pickling spices but never thought about using that squash.im planting seeds tonight

BigVanVader · February 26, 2017

Do they taste like pickles? I've never seen pickled squash.

charley · February 26, 2017

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Originally Posted by BigVanVader

Do they taste like pickles? I've never seen pickled squash.

yep and they are soooo good.i do alot of them because ive given them out for a few years and now everyone is expecting it every year

8 cupsthin sliced squash(about 3 lbs)
2 onions
2 bell peppers
1 large jar pimintos (cut in strips)
soak squash in 3 qts water with 2/3 cup salt for 1 hour then drain

syrup
3 cups suger
2 cupsvinegar
2 tbs mustard seed
2 tbs celery seeds

bring syrup to a boil then let cool to 175 drop in vegetables and mix well for 10 min put in jars and seal

i had to give a sweet old lady 3 jars of mustang grape jelly for this recipe

BigVanVader · February 26, 2017

Cool thanks! I will try that out this year. We always have a ton of squash.

February 25, 2017	#170
efisakov Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: NJ, zone 7 Posts: 3,162	BVV, are you going to start new journal for 2017? __________________ Ella God comes along and says, "I think I'm going to create THE tomato!”

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February 24, 2017	#166
BigVanVader Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: Greenville, South Carolina Posts: 3,099	Oh wow thanks! Oh yeah it was very hot. I have roll up sides so I had the ends open, sides up, and tried using old cotton sheets for shade but it didn't seem to help much. I also threw muddy water on the plastic as Cole_Robbie suggested and that seemed to help more than anything. I was able to keep it below 100 most of the time but it did get up to 115, which made all my cukes curl and in general shut down my plants. This year I'm buying shade cloth because I have seen how much they help on other growers GH's.

February 24, 2017	#167
ibraash Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jul 2015 Location: Lawrenceville, GA Posts: 164	Great. Thanks for the info and insight. I have 8 windows in my 10x20x7 greenhouse with one main door. I will try to make an other door from the other side. I have a fan on right now and it is about 97 degrees, and it is not even 10 am. I am planning on buying some some sweet success cucumbers and golden egg squash seeds (I love how they look), and I found them on ebay. Where did you buy yours? Best, QUOTE=BigVanVader;621215]Oh wow thanks! Oh yeah it was very hot. I have roll up sides so I had the ends open, sides up, and tried using old cotton sheets for shade but it didn't seem to help much. I also threw muddy water on the plastic as Cole_Robbie suggested and that seemed to help more than anything. I was able to keep it below 100 most of the time but it did get up to 115, which made all my cukes curl and in general shut down my plants. This year I'm buying shade cloth because I have seen how much they help on other growers GH's.[/QUOTE]

February 24, 2017	#168
BigVanVader Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: Greenville, South Carolina Posts: 3,099	I got mine from Burpee, hate paying that much but I can't seem to find them elsewhere.

February 25, 2017	#171
BigVanVader Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: Greenville, South Carolina Posts: 3,099	I was going to keep this one going so I can look back through it over the years.

February 25, 2017	#173
BigVanVader Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: Greenville, South Carolina Posts: 3,099	I have 2 cheap fans in each opposite corner. Really the little greenhouse is just to keep rain off of some crops. I leave it open pretty much all the time except the first month or so of spring.

February 25, 2017	#174
charley Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: copperas cove TEXAS Posts: 637	i just read through the whole post good jod van. loving the green house i think i might try to put one up next year.i seen the white scalloped bush squash you are selling i love that plant they are very productive and it makes the best fryed squash to go with a fish fry .i cooked some for the church and the squash disappeared before the fish did

February 25, 2017	#176
BigVanVader Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: Greenville, South Carolina Posts: 3,099	Its for keeping seedlings in after transplanting then I grow tomatoes/cukes in it. Oh and I eat squash mainly fried, but we use it all kinds of ways.

February 26, 2017	#178
BigVanVader Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: Greenville, South Carolina Posts: 3,099	Do they taste like pickles? I've never seen pickled squash.

February 26, 2017	#180
BigVanVader Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: Greenville, South Carolina Posts: 3,099	Cool thanks! I will try that out this year. We always have a ton of squash.