Your Garden

You could always buy a packet of seeds and grow your own...it's not too late to plant basil as we just re-seeded some earlier this week along with another row of mixed leaf lettuce.
I third the opinion that the mint is a baaad idea.

Well my two danes devoured a fairly large patch of mint last summer that the previous residents had planted and it hasn't returned Plants have to be pretty determined to make it around here with my brown thumb and the eating machines.

I'm so excited and thought you all would appreciate: I harvested my first beans this week!
( gambled with planting them very early this year, and for once it worked!)
Deb

Wow - you're a couple of weeks ahead of mine. We've had several pea harvests, and a few 85 degree days has just about finished those off. I'm ready for beans now!

I'm so excited and thought you all would appreciate: I harvested my first beans this week!
( gambled with planting them very early this year, and for once it worked!)
Deb

Me too. I have been enjoying my home grown peas, beans, and cucumbers for about a week. Come on maters!

Justin,
Wow, and I was impressed with myself for the beans...Can't believe you have cukes this early! ( You win).

Deb

Alan and I (with Percy's help of course) have gotten a couple of window boxes of chives, basil, sage, oragino, tarragon and a couple of other things that escape me. Also, two tomato plants. The Early Girl has one on her that I am going to pluck for dinner this evening, and a Better Boy that is going to be full in about a month.

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OK, just curious if anyone else has this problem...My plants Cukes/Melons/Peppers/Tomatoes are all setting fruit WAY to early in the season. As a result the plants are not nearly big enough to support this added weight. All the old timers I've know always said that when this happens you should pinch the fruit off to give the plants a chance to mature, not doing so will result in plants that are stunted and ultimately produce less fruit in a season.. Before pinching things back, I thought to talk to John Hagan about it and he more or less confirmed that this was a desirable option. According to John, the hot and humid nights we've been having has fooled the plants into thinking it is much later in the season than it actually is. Anyway, I'm on my way out to the garden to pinch back some of the small fruits and flowers, I'll let you know how it goes.

Anyway, I'm on my way out to the garden to pinch back some of the small fruits and flowers, I'll let you know how it goes.

Be careful, melons are ticklish.

Anyway, I'm on my way out to the garden to pinch back some of the small fruits and flowers, I'll let you know how it goes.

Be careful, melons are ticklish.

I'm not gonna tickle 'em...I'm gonna pinch 'em

Well my two danes devoured a fairly large patch of mint last summer that the previous residents had planted and it hasn't returned Plants have to be pretty determined to make it around here with my brown thumb and the eating machines.

If you really want mint, I have chocolate mint you can transplant. I put a leaf in my coffee and it is amazing. It really is aggressive in the yard. You can smell it half way up the block and it smells good. Very rich. You have dogs that like mint and ate it all; I'm surprised it still exists in my yard with all my female nieghbors. I also have spearmint and KY mint.

If you want some (anybody) PM me but you'll need to stop in to get them.

First zuccini from the garden this morning.

OK, just curious if anyone else has this problem...My plants Cukes/Melons/Peppers/Tomatoes are all setting fruit WAY to early in the season. As a result the plants are not nearly big enough to support this added weight. All the old timers I've know always said that when this happens you should pinch the fruit off to give the plants a chance to mature, not doing so will result in plants that are stunted and ultimately produce less fruit in a season.. Before pinching things back, I thought to talk to John Hagan about it and he more or less confirmed that this was a desirable option. According to John, the hot and humid nights we've been having has fooled the plants into thinking it is much later in the season than it actually is. Anyway, I'm on my way out to the garden to pinch back some of the small fruits and flowers, I'll let you know how it goes.

Pinch away. I've been doing the same thing. My wife is a master gardener and she hasn't hit me yet, so it must be OK.

Neighbors won't answer their door. Afraid I'll force more zucchini on them.

We just picked some squash & zucchini yesterday from our garden (it's on our parents property in Lebanon Junction). It looks like we're making Ratatouille tonight.

Neighbors won't answer their door. Afraid I'll force more zucchini on them.

I'm in the same boat. Apparently you can prepare casseroles and freeze it so I gave that a try.