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Craigaria · February 4, 2013

They canned them and I was picking them everyday. I gave some away at church too. We couldn't keep up, it was unbelievable how many tomatoes there was. They having a hard time giving them away so eventually they gave up and they started rotting on the vine. I'd go every few days and pick all the good ones, but I couldn't eat them fast enough either.

I think we are going to do more cucumbers this year. We started making pickles and they are tasty. I'm hoping to get my tomato fix with my plants

Redbaron · February 4, 2013

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Originally Posted by Craigaria

They canned them and I was picking them everyday. I gave some away at church too. We couldn't keep up, it was unbelievable how many tomatoes there was. They having a hard time giving them away so eventually they gave up and they started rotting on the vine. I'd go every few days and pick all the good ones, but I couldn't eat them fast enough either.

I think we are going to do more cucumbers this year. We started making pickles and they are tasty. I'm hoping to get my tomato fix with my plants

Next step is chickens to eat all the culls!

Craigaria · February 4, 2013

I don't know...

Do they make heirloom cucumbers

Tracydr · February 4, 2013

There are heirloom cucumbers.
For an easy to grow " cucumber" that grows in heat but isn't really a cucumber, I love Armenian cucumbers. They never get bitter.
I found they even make a decent " sour kosher" lacto-fermented pickle this year. They make a wonderful rice wine, onion, tomato salad and a great relish.
I've heard you can even make "banana" bread with them! I had some 10+ pounders but I ended up giving them to the chickens.

Craigaria · February 5, 2013

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Originally Posted by Tracydr

There are heirloom cucumbers.

Well then, that settles it...

I guess I am going to have to buy my wife some flowers

Doug9345 · February 5, 2013

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Originally Posted by Redbaron

Next step is chickens to eat all the culls!

There's heirloom chickens too.

Craigaria · February 6, 2013

Well here is what happened with my bean test.

I placed my two red solo cups on the kitchen window seal. I had a bean in each to test the manure I'm using. My 2.5 year old son came home yesterday and dumped them out in the kitchen and playroom. So still no results there, and my wife got the honor of cleaning up manure

I started over with the bean test only this time I hid them in the bathroom window.

How long should it take for them to sprout. I used Lima beans.

kath · February 6, 2013

First thing that came up with a google search said 6-18 days at a 1" depth. Limas are heat lovers and don't like soil <65 degrees F.

Craigaria · February 6, 2013

Thanks, I guess I could have searched that myself...

Good news is I'm keeping them inside so the temp shouldn't be an issue

Cole_Robbie · February 6, 2013

At inside temps, it should be much closer to six days than eighteen.

Redbaron · February 6, 2013

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Originally Posted by Craigaria

Well here is what happened with my bean test.

I placed my two red solo cups on the kitchen window seal. I had a bean in each to test the manure I'm using. My 2.5 year old son came home yesterday and dumped them out in the kitchen and playroom. So still no results there, and my wife got the honor of cleaning up manure

I started over with the bean test only this time I hid them in the bathroom window.

How long should it take for them to sprout. I used Lima beans.

LOL Teach the kid to garden! He obviously has the knack!

You picked probably the slowest sprouting of the beans! I have this vision of the angry wife and chaos reigning at your house!

The thoughts running through my head of the potential catastrophe about to happen...... It's almost like a B movie comedy!

Potentially with an R rating!

Don't worry though, 30 years from now you'll have a good chuckle about it over a big juicy tomato sandwich

Craigaria · February 6, 2013

Luckily I wasn't at home when all that went down...

Craigaria · February 15, 2013

Ok, I planted two Lima beans. Both sprouted but one died after it sprouted. It looked like it sprouted downward and the didn't emerge.

Good news is the other one looks good.

So does this mean my soil is ok?

Redbaron · February 15, 2013

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Originally Posted by Craigaria

Ok, I planted two Lima beans. Both sprouted but one died after it sprouted. It looked like it sprouted downward and the didn't emerge.

Good news is the other one looks good.

So does this mean my soil is ok?

Should be fine. If it had herbicide, it would like effect both equally.

dice · February 18, 2013

A method for a scientific sort of test for herbicide contaminated
manure or compost:
http://whatcom.wsu.edu/ag/aminopyralid/bioassay.html

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February 4, 2013	#31
Craigaria Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Georgia Posts: 30	They canned them and I was picking them everyday. I gave some away at church too. We couldn't keep up, it was unbelievable how many tomatoes there was. They having a hard time giving them away so eventually they gave up and they started rotting on the vine. I'd go every few days and pick all the good ones, but I couldn't eat them fast enough either. I think we are going to do more cucumbers this year. We started making pickles and they are tasty. I'm hoping to get my tomato fix with my plants

February 4, 2013	#34
Tracydr Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2011 Location: Laurinburg, North Carolina, zone 7 Posts: 3,207	There are heirloom cucumbers. For an easy to grow " cucumber" that grows in heat but isn't really a cucumber, I love Armenian cucumbers. They never get bitter. I found they even make a decent " sour kosher" lacto-fermented pickle this year. They make a wonderful rice wine, onion, tomato salad and a great relish. I've heard you can even make "banana" bread with them! I had some 10+ pounders but I ended up giving them to the chickens.

February 6, 2013	#37
Craigaria Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Georgia Posts: 30	Well here is what happened with my bean test. I placed my two red solo cups on the kitchen window seal. I had a bean in each to test the manure I'm using. My 2.5 year old son came home yesterday and dumped them out in the kitchen and playroom. So still no results there, and my wife got the honor of cleaning up manure I started over with the bean test only this time I hid them in the bathroom window. How long should it take for them to sprout. I used Lima beans.

February 6, 2013	#38
kath Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: zone 6b, PA Posts: 5,664	First thing that came up with a google search said 6-18 days at a 1" depth. Limas are heat lovers and don't like soil <65 degrees F.

February 6, 2013	#40
Cole_Robbie Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Illinois, zone 6 Posts: 8,407	At inside temps, it should be much closer to six days than eighteen.

February 15, 2013	#43
Craigaria Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Georgia Posts: 30	Ok, I planted two Lima beans. Both sprouted but one died after it sprouted. It looked like it sprouted downward and the didn't emerge. Good news is the other one looks good. So does this mean my soil is ok?