2025 gardens

[sixdogs]

Cracks are from too many 90+ degree days this year.

 

[kenmbz]

My mature Peach tree was completely cleaned out (it was full of tiny peaches) before they were ripe.
My new peach tree had 2 left that are ripe. Really good peaches much better than the type on the mature tree. Hoping for a good batch next year, was surprised the new tree even produced the first year.

 

[sixdogs]

I had a heat related problem here I don't ever remember having before. I had 6" inches of rain here over a 4 day period along with hot sun afterwards. I looked the garden over yesterday morning and noticed some cabbage, lettuce and pepper plants wilted. Checked again yesterday evening and finally saw the difference. Apparently, the hot afternoon sun came out after an episode of a nearly 2" rain day before yesterday. What cabbage and plants a couple rows over were shaded by the Broom Corn and sweet corn are fine. What plants were in the direct sun literally got cooked. Didn't seem to affect the tomatoes. Now to see if they come out of it.

How did this turn out and did your plants recover?

 

[Jams AB]

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[DJ54]

How did this turn out and did your plants recover?

Tomatoes were stunted by the heat & moisture. They're still going, just hoping this cooler weather will bring them back. Something is literally eating the cabbage, looks to be a groundhog. Hopefully I'll be able to salvage enough to make 'kraut. Pepper plants are holding their own, but not as big as usual.

Deer stripped all of the sweet corn and popcorn. The only thing that has done well is the Broom Corn it finally headed out and I'm guesstimating it's nearly 16'-18' tall. Hoping to take some to the Fair just for kicks. We'll see.

 

[sixdogs]

Tomatoes were stunted by the heat & moisture. They're still going, just hoping this cooler weather will bring them back. Something is literally eating the cabbage, looks to be a groundhog. Hopefully I'll be able to salvage enough to make 'kraut. Pepper plants are holding their own, but not as big as usual.

Deer stripped all of the sweet corn and popcorn. The only thing that has done well is the Broom Corn it finally headed out and I'm guesstimating it's nearly 16'-18' tall. Hoping to take some to the Fair just for kicks. We'll see.

16' to 18' tall. That's 16 feet to 18 feet tall?

 

[DJ54]

16' to 18' tall. That's 16 feet to 18 feet tall?

Yes.

 

[Oaktree]

Wow, I've had pole beans grow 12' or more tall, but never corn. Must be some mighty good soil you have in Ohio!

 

[DJ54]

It's actually a Sorghum, but it did surprise me too. I need to get a picture.

 

[CloverKnollFarms]

Pumpkin harvest started today

 

[walhondingMF]

My pumpkin patch did great this year but my gourds were a learning process. I have a lot of birdhouse gourds on the vines but I think I needed to thin then out. Only a few of them are big enough to make a bird house out of. Next year I'll make some changes.

 

[CloverKnollFarms]

My pumpkin patch did great this year but my gourds were a learning process. I have a lot of birdhouse gourds on the vines but I think I needed to thin then out. Only a few of them are big enough to make a bird house out of. Next year I'll make some changes.

We had a couple months of very high heat, not the best pumpkin year... But it will still pay for the garden and then some.

 

[walhondingMF]

We had a couple months of very high heat, not the best pumpkin year... But it will still pay for the garden and then some.

Were in a drought again but it hasn't been an issue for either my pumpkins or gourds. The grow in a low spot that holds some moisture.

 

[CloverKnollFarms]

Were in a drought again but it hasn't been an issue for either my pumpkins or gourds. The grow in a low spot that holds some moisture.

We had moisture. But we also had 95F temps for about two months straight.

Last year we had no rain for three months, but it was cooler... Pumpkins fared better

 

[DJ54]

The garden wasn't a total bust. Did manage to get enough cabbage salvaged to make 3 gallons of 'kraut. Not all that much considering it I found it takes 7 lbs. to make a gallon, and an average head will weigh 6-8 lbs. Really pathetic when you consider I set out over 400 plants.

Gound hogs seemed to take the largest toll on it, never had that problem before, and the heat and rain took out another 150 plants literally cooking it. Not giving up though, we'll try again next year.

I may call a produce house next week and see what a 50 lb. bag, or 40 lb. crate costs there, I'm seeing on the USDA site terminal prices are around $14.50 for a 50 lb. bag, a little more for a 40 lb. crate, but may be a little better condition. Should easily make another 5 gallons.

The broom corn did well, I cut one of the stalks and it measured 17' tall but wasn't the tallest. Most headed out well and I should be able to get a lot of seeds from it. I believe I'll try a hedge fence from it next year to keep the Deer out. It grows a lot faster than the Sunflowers, and closer together. May go back to an electric fence across the back with a couple gateways to get in. 120+ feet of electric fence sure beats over 400'.

 

[CloverKnollFarms]

Buddy of mine planted 1200 pumpkin vines. Got 70 pumpkins.

I planted 230 vines, harvesting over 300.

 

[CalG]

Dry here in S.Vt.
Have we had an inch over the past two months? I don't think so. I'm starting to worry about the well.

The cucumbers have been bitter, until just lately.
Salad lettuce has been great with hand watering. kale is growing like trees. green and yellow beans have been fantastic, and the edamame (soy beans) have done well.
Our tomato plants have so much fruit, I hope the warm days continue. We have been enjoying the Cherokee purple in BLTs! Luscious!
The butternut squash? Ahh.. let us not go there for this year. Last year they did very well.


On a different twist,

My wife saw a common woods rat scurry from the little garden patch right out the front step, to disappear under the stoop. Then she noted tha 1/2 the row of red beets were all laid over.

Rats eat beets? Seems un real! Deer yes, We lost all the golden beets a week ago to deer. But this short row of red beets was under wire cover.

Who would think..rats! ;-)

 

[CloverKnollFarms]

We have had .27" in two months.

 

[Cycledude]

Picture is from 1911, found it in Grandmothers scrapbook

 

[CloverKnollFarms]

Pretty sure people steal as many pumpkins as they buy from my stand. Humans are annoying creatures