November 15, 2015 | #586 |
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I just used my VeggiBee. I love it! Thanks for the warning about the tip yellowing, I took off the tip, scrubbed, put it back on. We finally cooled down to 72, but with rainy ivercast stuff. And lots of wind. It hasn't rained for several hours so I wanted to get out there and buzz while I could. I am going to need to spray tomorrow if not so rainy.
Kunosoura- I think Rebel Yell will suit your purposes, it is an extremely vigorous pink PL beefsteak with abundant laterals heavy fruitset of 6-12 ozs, and scrumptious. Disease tolerant, it was one of the last plants still standing and cranking them out. Pink Berkeley Tie Dye, or Girl Girl's Weird Thing might be good choices too. Too bad you dont want a cherry, those make a crazy amount of laterals. |
November 15, 2015 | #587 |
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Marsha - Glad you liked it and it lived up to the hype.
Kay / Kunosoura - I think Sweet Scarlet hates me; I've gone through 2 packs and either crappy germination or poor seedling. I do have one plant but no tomatoes or flowers. I've started over so many times this season. |
November 15, 2015 | #588 | |
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Correct, only growing dwarfs at the moment. They're doing well but their tendency to bush out is considerable! I'm almost thinking that a well-pruned indet. trained upward, with coiling of the vine as it grows, may be more space-efficient for my setup. It doesn't have to be OP, I guess. The only reason I said that is because I read nonstop about all these wonderful varities that people grow and rave about, and I want a piece of the action. Aside from Sungold I don't think any hybrids get half the attention that the OP varieties get around here. But I'm still new to this game and I am open to learning new stuff... I was playing on Tatiana's and there is a person from TX who shares some grow notes, which often include whether or not a variety seems to handle the heat/humidity a little more than others. I have 3/4 varities that I am considering, I believe the NAR that you recommend is one of them. I'll probably order some and plant and just see how things go. Worst case scenario I'll root a few of the zillion growth tips my Rosella Purple is cranking out. Thank you for taking the time to respond. WIll keep everyone posted. |
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I'll check into these and will document my progress in a thread. |
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November 15, 2015 | #591 | |
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November 20, 2015 | #592 |
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Hey Gang!
Have any of you had your plants tested at an extension office? I was thinking about having 1 tomato plant, 1 pepper plant, and 1 pea plant tested but I looked online and it's $40 each. Does that sound right? The only thing I ever had tested before was soil and back when I did that it was around $7 per sample so the $40 gave me sticker shock... lol. Larry - did you have yours tested or just show them the plants at the office? Thanks! Ginny |
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November 20, 2015 | #594 | |
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November 20, 2015 | #595 |
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I called the Volusia County Ag Extension office and they said they only test soil.
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November 20, 2015 | #596 |
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We even quit testing soil becauae it was always same. Too alkaline becauze the state is made of limestone. We do try to identify pests and diseases though. Ginny, contact your local Master Gardeners.
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November 20, 2015 | #598 | |
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All in all I think it was helpful and I will take that advice along with the valuable advice I got at Tomatoville Worst Fall Bean Crop Ever along with my research into disease resistant varieties and try again in the spring. Larry Last edited by Zone9b; November 20, 2015 at 10:12 PM. |
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November 21, 2015 | #599 |
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Larry I can't say enough about Kentucky Wonder. I have grown Contender for years mainly because I did not want to have to trellis the beans. I had some fairly good crops but always had issues with pests and disease. I planted Kentucky Wonder this year and am having the best bean crop ever. Because the leaves don't touch the soil so many problems are avoided. I am still harvesting constantly.
If you decide to buy those seeds, I recommend you get them from High Mowing. When you buy the little packets there is hardly enough to plant and shipping is high for the amount you get. High Mowing has free shipping and I bought 1/2 pound which is enough for two seasons. |
November 21, 2015 | #600 |
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And I forgot to mention it is so much easier to harvest standing up rather than bending over a raised bed!
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