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2021 Garden Thread

Postby Rambo » Tue Apr 20, 2021 10:15 am

Who all are Gardening this year? We have lettuce and Onions in the planter boxes by the house. Large pots we have one each of basil, Dill, and a Tommy Toe. Behind the barn regular garden we have 24 Tomatoes (6 German Johnson, 6 Celebrity, 12 Roma’s), 6 Zucchini, 6 Yellow Crookneck, 6 Cayenne, 6 Bell, 6 Pimento, 6 Okra, 12 Jalapeños, 6 Charleston Gray Watermelons, 6 Cantaloupes, and 18 Cucumbers.
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Re: 2021 Garden Thread

Postby Rambo » Tue Apr 20, 2021 10:17 am

Forecast tonight calling for 37 in East Texas; I’m praying for no frost :whiteflag:
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Re: 2021 Garden Thread

Postby Norway Joe » Tue Apr 20, 2021 10:18 am

Season starts in about a month. Hopefully some coriander, parsley and green salad. Maybe a few strawberry plants.

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Re: 2021 Garden Thread

Postby OldUsedParts » Tue Apr 20, 2021 11:13 am

I'm fixing Collards and Okra today and wishing for a Garden spot has crossed my mind many this morning.

Good Luck with the Veggies, Friend :tup: :salut: :texas:
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Re: 2021 Garden Thread

Postby decherdt » Tue Apr 20, 2021 12:45 pm

I just grow tomatoes, from seed. Lost a batch in the house the cold week with out power.
Hope we don't lose these in the morning

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Re: 2021 Garden Thread

Postby Sailor Kenshin » Tue Apr 20, 2021 1:03 pm

Rambo wrote:Who all are Gardening this year? We have lettuce and Onions in the planter boxes by the house. Large pots we have one each of basil, Dill, and a Tommy Toe. Behind the barn regular garden we have 24 Tomatoes (6 German Johnson, 6 Celebrity, 12 Roma’s), 6 Zucchini, 6 Yellow Crookneck, 6 Cayenne, 6 Bell, 6 Pimento, 6 Okra, 12 Jalapeños, 6 Charleston Gray Watermelons, 6 Cantaloupes, and 18 Cucumbers.


Slow start. And scaling back. We haven't yet bought our tomato seedlings, but are thinking of 2-4 different kinds, one pepper, and some beans. The only things out there now are green onion stubs.
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Re: 2021 Garden Thread

Postby Rambo » Tue Apr 20, 2021 1:05 pm

Sailor Kenshin wrote:
Rambo wrote:Who all are Gardening this year? We have lettuce and Onions in the planter boxes by the house. Large pots we have one each of basil, Dill, and a Tommy Toe. Behind the barn regular garden we have 24 Tomatoes (6 German Johnson, 6 Celebrity, 12 Roma’s), 6 Zucchini, 6 Yellow Crookneck, 6 Cayenne, 6 Bell, 6 Pimento, 6 Okra, 12 Jalapeños, 6 Charleston Gray Watermelons, 6 Cantaloupes, and 18 Cucumbers.


Slow start. And scaling back. We haven't yet bought our tomato seedlings, but are thinking of 2-4 different kinds, one pepper, and some beans. The only things out there now are green onion stubs.

You should be able to pick up some lettuce plants in that part of the country
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Re: 2021 Garden Thread

Postby Rambo » Tue Apr 20, 2021 1:46 pm

decherdt wrote:I just grow tomatoes, from seed. Lost a batch in the house the cold week with out power.
Hope we don't lose these in the morning

Variety Plnts
Big Cheef 3
Black Altai 3
Cherokee Carbon 3
Indian Stripe 3
GGWT 8
Em Champion 4
Anna Russian 4
MatSu Express 4

Burbank Slicing 5
Marglobe 5

Black Cherry 11

Very interesting
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Re: 2021 Garden Thread

Postby OldUsedParts » Tue Apr 20, 2021 1:56 pm

I really like the Cherokee Carbon (we always called them Cherokee Purples) - - they're my favorite slice sprinkle and eat Mater. :wav:
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Re: 2021 Garden Thread

Postby Rambo » Wed Apr 21, 2021 8:18 am

Well, we only got to 38 last night so no frost. I hope you guys north of here dodged the bullet too
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Re: 2021 Garden Thread

Postby Sailor Kenshin » Wed Apr 21, 2021 9:39 am

OldUsedParts wrote:I really like the Cherokee Carbon (we always called them Cherokee Purples) - - they're my favorite slice sprinkle and eat Mater. :wav:


We like those, too. Love the dark maters!
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Re: 2021 Garden Thread

Postby OldUsedParts » Wed Apr 21, 2021 10:09 am

Rambo wrote:Well, we only got to 38 last night so no frost. I hope you guys north of here dodged the bullet too


Yesterday, the Wiffy, got a Family Zoom Computer visit from her Family and her Sis in Fayetteville, Ark. Said they got snow. Glad you faired the Frostl :tup:
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Re: 2021 Garden Thread

Postby decherdt » Wed Apr 21, 2021 5:48 pm

We recorded a low of 35.1 F out back, without any frost bite ;-) A buddy in Bowie had all his covered in workshirts, looked like munchkin scarecrows
That Cherokee Carbon is a F1 hybrid of two open pollinated purple tomatoes, Cherokee Purple x Carbon.
Its supposed to be more productive from hybrid vigor. It seems earlier than either parent, we have some greenies on it at 8 weeks + 3 days sown.
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Re: 2021 Garden Thread

Postby OldUsedParts » Wed Apr 21, 2021 6:06 pm

:tup:
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Re: 2021 Garden Thread

Postby Rambo » Wed Apr 21, 2021 6:07 pm

My Favorite is the German Johnson, so delicious

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