Aussie 2007 Season - Page 25

cosmicgardener · October 12, 2007

Spatz, the weather changed several times since you chucked that sheep at me! You might have to try chucking one at Grub....

tessa · October 12, 2007

that's just crazy weather, spatz.

here's piccie of my overwintered eggie...flowering up nice.

Grub · October 12, 2007

Nice pic... bit surreal... looking promising... I think we will be eating sooner this year

Grub · October 12, 2007

Just had torrential rain and thunder... now sun. Plants just put on another few inches... even the dwarfs are growing tall

Tomorrow I buy another leaky hose, plant out the last patch, transplants eggies and peppers, plant zukes and more...

It's going off in a big way here...

Spatzbear · October 12, 2007

Nice eggplant, Tessa! What's the variety? You'll be eating eggies soon.

Cosmic, today's weather is plain crazy! Might send you a buck-toother, maybe this'll appease the weather gods.

The gnome is still not eating our slugs. Might send it back to you.

Full Moon · October 12, 2007

Noooooo don't start talking eggies

I know I will regret not sowing more very soon

The things we do for the tommies!

Spatz, pepino has about 15 flowers!

Spatzbear · October 12, 2007

Hey, FM, that is fantastic! Do you have it in a pot or in the ground?
It's not too late for you to sow more eggplants. But are you really, really sure you can eat them all?

Full Moon · October 12, 2007

It's in a 25cm pot and I'm thinking I should have used a bigger one.

Yeah you're probably right about the eggplants.....I can still see Vincent's face at the end of last season when I came in the house with a bucket full. He didn't have to say a word I got the drift prrrrretty quickly.

Crazy weather here too. From sun to rain to sun again in 20 minutes. You gotta love Melbourne!

cosmicgardener · October 12, 2007

I've just potted my eggplants - only got their second leaves after 6 weeks. For some reason they just don't take off until about December in Tassie yet they have plenty warmth in the greenhouse. It was March before we got any last year. Same with the Capsicums - they just didn't ripen so I've thought I'd get them started a bit earlier this year - to no avail - they are just lurking there doing next to nothing. I've only grown then last year for the first time so it's real trial and error for me.
Tess that is amazing that it's overwintered and flowering already!
Spatz thanks for sending gnome back - two might be better hunters since it's raining steadily. I do wish they wouldn't smoke though! I can't believe I'd get sick of rain after last year!

tessa · October 12, 2007

it's a lebanese, spatz. got it from, like, you know...bunnings.

that's just one of the branches...the other branch has blossoms too...and i've put the electric toothbrush to each flower...and they simply exploded with pollen.

cosmic...you sould try overwintering in the greenhouse.
this one was in the (unheated) greenhouse...and i've got another round back that survived in the cold, hard (okay...sandy) ground.
it's blooming too.

who ever thought it would be the eggies that came in first?

Grub · October 13, 2007

Planted out the last bed and the earlies, transplanted the peppers and eggies, some 50 or so, and the wheels are in motion... everything looking good, though two plants in the patch got hit by cut worms, with trimmed leaves, but they should be alright.

Looking really good this season.... best ever for seedlings. Not a death.

Grub · October 13, 2007

Some idle observations:

Box Car Willie: I think this is the real deal and despite a slow start is tearing away.

I’m really stoked with the wispy Italian kinda ones like Linnie’s Oxheart; Tony’s Italian; Perito Italian; also Monomach’s Hat; and more… these are all new to me and I can’t wait.

Andrey’s Belarus Heart is looking great.

Gogosha is a terrific wispy PL teenager.

Vorlon, Aunt Gertie’s Gold and Aunty Ginny's are really happy.

The strongest: Mountaineer Mystery (no idea what to expect here) and Lucky Cross.

Rainy’s Maltese is a strong determinate from an Aussie forum friend… this could be a great surprise.

Sara's Galapagas is looking great at last.

Uralskiy Ranniy is a nice compact early dwarfy type.

Great Wall is very strong. As is JD’s Special C-Tex and Spark’s Yellow.

Summertime Green is the strongest dwarf.

Mantis · October 13, 2007

Rainys maltese for me is a very strong and bushy plant. Flowers are open and should have fruit set on it soon.
Got fruit on :
Juanne Flammee
Gary O'Sena
Gregoris Altai
Italian Sweet
Crnkovic Yugoslavian
Grandpa Willie
Grumpy F4
Lime Green Salad

Plants in the self watering tubs are doing the best by far

Early blight has started but, so spraying is happening

Grub · October 13, 2007

Sounds good Manto.

I haven't heard of Italian Sweet... who's your source and what's the deal?

Never grown Lime Green Salad but read your reviews and those of others and see it's back... so will have to give a try next season.

I'll hope to get some Grandpa Willie seeds from you.

I will have plenny others to share.

Summer is really getting into gardening and eating the mulch.

mcsee · October 13, 2007

Grub,
I think Rainy has a photo of a 500g Rainy's Maltese, so I'll ask her to post it here. It certainly performed well for me right from the germination stage.
Two stand outs here since they went in the ground last week are Brandywine Pink and Kotlas, both Potato Leaf, both are liking the conditions in the ground and doing well.

Summer will know all about gardening by the time the season is over.
She is a keen learner for sure.

October 12, 2007	#361
cosmicgardener Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Tasmania, Australia Posts: 407	Spatz, the weather changed several times since you chucked that sheep at me! You might have to try chucking one at Grub.... __________________ http://cosmicgardening.blogspot.com

October 12, 2007	#365
Spatzbear Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Adelaide Hills, Australia Posts: 349	Nice eggplant, Tessa! What's the variety? You'll be eating eggies soon. Cosmic, today's weather is plain crazy! Might send you a buck-toother, maybe this'll appease the weather gods. The gnome is still not eating our slugs. Might send it back to you. __________________ http://madgnomes.blogspot.com/

October 12, 2007	#367
Spatzbear Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Adelaide Hills, Australia Posts: 349	Hey, FM, that is fantastic! Do you have it in a pot or in the ground? It's not too late for you to sow more eggplants. But are you really, really sure you can eat them all? __________________ http://madgnomes.blogspot.com/

October 12, 2007	#369
cosmicgardener Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Tasmania, Australia Posts: 407	I've just potted my eggplants - only got their second leaves after 6 weeks. For some reason they just don't take off until about December in Tassie yet they have plenty warmth in the greenhouse. It was March before we got any last year. Same with the Capsicums - they just didn't ripen so I've thought I'd get them started a bit earlier this year - to no avail - they are just lurking there doing next to nothing. I've only grown then last year for the first time so it's real trial and error for me. Tess that is amazing that it's overwintered and flowering already! Spatz thanks for sending gnome back - two might be better hunters since it's raining steadily. I do wish they wouldn't smoke though! I can't believe I'd get sick of rain after last year! __________________ http://cosmicgardening.blogspot.com

October 13, 2007	#372
Grub Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 2,722	Some idle observations: Box Car Willie: I think this is the real deal and despite a slow start is tearing away. I’m really stoked with the wispy Italian kinda ones like Linnie’s Oxheart; Tony’s Italian; Perito Italian; also Monomach’s Hat; and more… these are all new to me and I can’t wait. Andrey’s Belarus Heart is looking great. Gogosha is a terrific wispy PL teenager. Vorlon, Aunt Gertie’s Gold and Aunty Ginny's are really happy. The strongest: Mountaineer Mystery (no idea what to expect here) and Lucky Cross. Rainy’s Maltese is a strong determinate from an Aussie forum friend… this could be a great surprise. Sara's Galapagas is looking great at last. Uralskiy Ranniy is a nice compact early dwarfy type. Great Wall is very strong. As is JD’s Special C-Tex and Spark’s Yellow. Summertime Green is the strongest dwarf. Last edited by Grub; October 13, 2007 at 07:30 AM.

October 12, 2007	#362
tessa Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: perth, western australia Posts: 1,031	that's just crazy weather, spatz. here's piccie of my overwintered eggie...flowering up nice.

October 12, 2007	#363
Grub Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 2,722	Nice pic... bit surreal... looking promising... I think we will be eating sooner this year

October 12, 2007	#364
Grub Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 2,722	Just had torrential rain and thunder... now sun. Plants just put on another few inches... even the dwarfs are growing tall Tomorrow I buy another leaky hose, plant out the last patch, transplants eggies and peppers, plant zukes and more... It's going off in a big way here...

October 12, 2007	#366
Full Moon Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Montréal, Canada Posts: 347	Noooooo don't start talking eggies I know I will regret not sowing more very soon The things we do for the tommies! Spatz, pepino has about 15 flowers!

October 12, 2007	#368
Full Moon Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Montréal, Canada Posts: 347	It's in a 25cm pot and I'm thinking I should have used a bigger one. Yeah you're probably right about the eggplants.....I can still see Vincent's face at the end of last season when I came in the house with a bucket full. He didn't have to say a word I got the drift prrrrretty quickly. Crazy weather here too. From sun to rain to sun again in 20 minutes. You gotta love Melbourne!

October 12, 2007	#370
tessa Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: perth, western australia Posts: 1,031	it's a lebanese, spatz. got it from, like, you know...bunnings. that's just one of the branches...the other branch has blossoms too...and i've put the electric toothbrush to each flower...and they simply exploded with pollen. cosmic...you sould try overwintering in the greenhouse. this one was in the (unheated) greenhouse...and i've got another round back that survived in the cold, hard (okay...sandy) ground. it's blooming too. who ever thought it would be the eggies that came in first?

October 13, 2007	#371
Grub Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 2,722	Planted out the last bed and the earlies, transplanted the peppers and eggies, some 50 or so, and the wheels are in motion... everything looking good, though two plants in the patch got hit by cut worms, with trimmed leaves, but they should be alright. Looking really good this season.... best ever for seedlings. Not a death.

October 13, 2007	#373
Mantis Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Oz Posts: 1,241	Rainys maltese for me is a very strong and bushy plant. Flowers are open and should have fruit set on it soon. Got fruit on : Juanne Flammee Gary O'Sena Gregoris Altai Italian Sweet Crnkovic Yugoslavian Grandpa Willie Grumpy F4 Lime Green Salad Plants in the self watering tubs are doing the best by far Early blight has started but, so spraying is happening

October 13, 2007	#374
Grub Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 2,722	Sounds good Manto. I haven't heard of Italian Sweet... who's your source and what's the deal? Never grown Lime Green Salad but read your reviews and those of others and see it's back... so will have to give a try next season. I'll hope to get some Grandpa Willie seeds from you. I will have plenny others to share. Summer is really getting into gardening and eating the mulch. Last edited by Grub; October 13, 2007 at 08:40 AM.

October 13, 2007	#375
mcsee Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Victoria. Australia Posts: 543	Grub, I think Rainy has a photo of a 500g Rainy's Maltese, so I'll ask her to post it here. It certainly performed well for me right from the germination stage. Two stand outs here since they went in the ground last week are Brandywine Pink and Kotlas, both Potato Leaf, both are liking the conditions in the ground and doing well. Summer will know all about gardening by the time the season is over. She is a keen learner for sure.