What did you harvest today (other plants)? - Page 8

lt_eggbeater · 08-27-2008, 12:19 AM

3 lbs lemon guavas
1lb strawberry guava
10lbs of snake cucumbers
10lbs bush cucumbers
5lbs lemon cucumbers
2 jack o lantern pumpkins
1 35lb moon and stars watermelon they are all huge
1 2lb cantaloupe

Dean W. · 08-27-2008, 09:36 AM

lt_eggbeater,

You must have a good size garden.

Post some photos when you get a chance.

lt_eggbeater · 08-27-2008, 11:39 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dean W.

lt_eggbeater,

You must have a good size garden.

Post some photos when you get a chance.

Its about 100ft by 35ft most of the stuff has been rabbit attacked lol!
the melons zukes and cucumbers seem to have been attacked less. I put in "rabbit" fencing but they seem to jump through the top holes. I guess I will
have to chicken wire it, and see if the smaller stuff will make it next growing season. I just started some hydroponic systems in doors up in the tower room
of my house. We wil see how it goes.

Dean W. · 08-27-2008, 01:32 PM

Sounds like a good sized garden. Sorry to hear about the rabbits. Darn critters love to eat their greens. My cucumbers and zucchini didn't do much this year. I guess to hot and lack of water. Your in the desert, how do you grow so much? Lots of water I guess? What do you plan on growing with the hydroponic system? The hydroponic systems are pretty pricey aren't they?

lt_eggbeater · 08-27-2008, 04:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dean W.

Sounds like a good sized garden. Sorry to hear about the rabbits. Darn critters love to eat their greens. My cucumbers and zucchini didn't do much this year. I guess to hot and lack of water. Your in the desert, how do you grow so much? Lots of water I guess? What do you plan on growing with the hydroponic system? The hydroponic systems are pretty pricey aren't they?

I have alot of drip irragation, I have my own well so I take advantage of that.
The cucumbers zukes and melons have been huge. As far as the hydroponics goes currently I am attempting to grow watermelon,6 varieties of hot peppers, 4 varieties of sweet peppers, about half a dozen types of tomatoes, snow peas, corn and some cucumbers. Don't know if it will work or not... Not sure I can be bothered to keep that tight a control on the ph and everything. I'm using ebb and flow I have 2 2x6? units I think. and one 1x1 and 1 6x6? I think. So a decent amount of Hydroponics. But like I said I'm not too good about monitoring ph and all the other tedious hydrponic stuff.

lt_eggbeater · 08-27-2008, 04:12 PM

Oh and yes the hydro systems are a little pricey I guess.

Richard · 08-30-2008, 11:50 PM

Today I picked about 20 pounds of Celebrity tomatoes and an Ambrosia melon. Sue also made 10 pints of tomato soup preserve from the tomatoes I picked yesterday.

Richard · 09-02-2008, 10:40 PM

More Tomatoes!

from top to bottom:
Better Boy;
Celebrity;
Hillbilly, Momotaro, Azoychka;
Sun Gold Cherry;
Cherokee Purple, Persimmon.

bencelest · 09-03-2008, 10:13 AM

Nice harvest Richard.
I harvested the last of my clemenule mandarin but I left the second batch of fruit that are not ripe yet. And I noticed there are more flowers coming.

Richard · 09-03-2008, 05:15 PM

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Originally Posted by bencelest

Nice harvest Richard.
I harvested the last of my clemenule mandarin but I left the second batch of fruit that are not ripe yet. And I noticed there are more flowers coming.

More flowers !!!

Richard · 09-07-2008, 03:57 AM

Chironex -- a garden raider from North Las Vegas stopped by today (Saturday) and made off with 5+ pounds of tomatoes.

Not a problem, later on in the day my wife and I picked another 50 pounds from the 10 plants. My wife canned about 2 dozen pints of "all things tomato" today, and I think she has another dozen planned for tomorrow.

sandy0225 · 09-08-2008, 09:33 PM

I made 26 pints of cucumber relish (sweetish pickle relish for hot dogs, etc) today, so I picked cucumbers, peppers, onions (they were already pulled), and had to go to the store and get celery.

Richard · 09-10-2008, 01:01 AM

Way to go Sandy!

I harvested about 35 lbs of tomatoes today, including a 1.75 lb Cherokee Purple -- the largest I've grown so far.

mskitty38583 · 09-10-2008, 09:35 AM

congrats guys!!! i went to walley world the other day and bought the last box of pint jars they had. gonna make some more pulm spiced jam and some peach jam.

Richard · 09-13-2008, 02:01 AM

10 pounds of Janice-Kadota Seedless Figs

30 pounds of Cherokee Purple Tomatoes

25 pounds of assorted tomato varieties

bencelest · 09-15-2008, 01:58 AM

Some Fuji apples.

Richard · 09-18-2008, 11:50 AM

Another 50 lbs of tomatoes, about 1/3 Cherokee Purple and 1/3 Momotaro;
Half dozen chili peppers;
2 Italian Rose eggplants.

momoese · 09-20-2008, 08:44 PM

One 3.5 pound Sugar Loaf Pineapple with a tripple crown that came off the fruit in one piece! I let it ripen completely before picking and boy was that the right thing to do! It's the sweetest pineapple I've ever tasted! I'll post pics to my gallery when I get a chance.

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