tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1694364001063554832.post4335553698610247107..comments2024-03-28T14:37:45.575-04:00Comments on 5 Acres & A Dream: Summer Garden In SeptemberLeighhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02435811789823712254noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1694364001063554832.post-44535181273249750022010-09-19T12:06:43.093-04:002010-09-19T12:06:43.093-04:00Tami, hopefully we'll get to those sweet potat...Tami, hopefully we'll get to those sweet potatoes in the next day or two. From what I've read, they need to be harvested before frost.<br /><br />I noticed last year that some of my fall garden went dormant over winter and then produced the following spring. I may try planting more, so see what happens. <br /><br />Julia, I love figs. A wonderful tree to have! Mine produced some in August, but I'd love to have a variety that produced later too. Good for you for that fig jam!<br /><br />Bettina, I had to laugh at your autumn description. So true about it being different in different parts of the world. Of course, dormant time for we fiber artists is productive time!Leighhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02435811789823712254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1694364001063554832.post-7787757477806823482010-09-19T08:04:01.670-04:002010-09-19T08:04:01.670-04:00I had to laugh about your first sentence. mine wou...I had to laugh about your first sentence. mine would be: I love autumn. the days are cool - the nights are cool to. it is extremely damp, in fact, it's been drizzling for two days now ....and so on:)) obviously this time of the year is very different over here - but it doesn't matter, I still love the time. I like the change of colour, I like the different "taste" of the air, I like the shorter days and longer nights - and esp. that I have more time now to do all my favourite textile bits:)) I do like filling my shelves with jams etc. - even though productivity of the garden goes down a lot. but thanks to my polytunnel I can still cut greens for some time and later in the year I can pick lamb's ear lettuce etc. yep, I love autumn!Woolly Bitshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11961632742998726155noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1694364001063554832.post-13613218380195499702010-09-18T20:44:53.064-04:002010-09-18T20:44:53.064-04:00Hello Leigh! I am happy to come back to the blogge...Hello Leigh! I am happy to come back to the blogger world fantastic communications. Your very productive garden is a delight. I don't have such a living "dream".<br />Except one: I have a Texas Fig tree and a bushel of dark and very delicious figs. I had to cook some for jam and with breakfast cereal is the best I can think of! Julia/Blue bird :)Blue birdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04396641802581928353noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1694364001063554832.post-38488825825912414452010-09-18T03:46:54.070-04:002010-09-18T03:46:54.070-04:00I'm so jealous you're still producing! Lu...I'm so jealous you're still producing! Lucky you. I'm curious to see what your sweet potatoes give you. I didn't plant any this year but am thinking about it for next. Like those purple beans too.<br /><br />I don't think it's too late to start your fall garden, Leigh. Take a chance. I was amazed that my direct sow seeds came up in 4-5 days! Of course we're still in the 90's for the next week, so the trick will be keeping the seedlings alive. Wish me luck!Tamihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06597093453934852571noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1694364001063554832.post-58444676993368314212010-09-17T21:43:55.249-04:002010-09-17T21:43:55.249-04:00Mr, H, well, that is curious. It's something ...Mr, H, well, that is curious. It's something I need to diagnose and resolve next year, if possible.<br /><br />Upinak, I had blossom end rot with both my toms and peppers earlier this year. I have found a calcium spray to work wonders for it. I use <a href="http://gurneys.com/product.asp?pn=2840&bhcd2=1284773869" rel="nofollow">EnzRot</a> from GardensAlive!, though I imagine there are other brands. The effected tomatoes are a loss, but the remaining crop is just fine after treatment. <br /><br />The other cause of blossom end rot is inconsistent moisture in the soil, which inhibits delivery of calcium to the plants. This is a problem for me, due to our rain patterns. <br /><br />I haven't seen any worms, either on or in the tomatoes. Most of the fruit have developed soft spots, but some have bad spots inside. I'm assuming the two are related. This will be one of my research projects this winter. <br /><br />Nina, I'm sorry to hear about your cucumbers. Disappointing, isn't it? Next year I need to plant more, just in case I run in to another problem like this!Leighhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02435811789823712254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1694364001063554832.post-79222402749666510322010-09-17T14:35:18.909-04:002010-09-17T14:35:18.909-04:00Pretty garden despite the waning weather. Ours i...Pretty garden despite the waning weather. Ours is nearly done for this year. Only a few pumpkins, leeks, beets and a few dye plants left to harvest. I didn't get around to planting a fall garden. Of course that needs to be planted in early to mid August, and we'd only really get a few greens out of it where we are located. <br />Our cucumbers had mosaic really early on. I had no idea what it was having never, ever had diseased cucumbers before this but the leaves had the same mottling. We got only one meal from them.Ninahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07049476969325691637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1694364001063554832.post-78211416260547230722010-09-17T12:58:18.494-04:002010-09-17T12:58:18.494-04:00Leigh ...
sounds like worms. Pin Worms. ACK! O...Leigh ...<br /><br />sounds like worms. Pin Worms. ACK! Or Blossom End Rot.<br /><br />Now, did you SEE any little worms about the size of a grain of rice? If you have them, and you are completely organic... you won't have many tom's this year. You have to spray them.<br /><br />For Blossom End Rot, you won't be able to save them either. It is that lack of calcium thing. I would save a bunch of your egg shells, bake them and crush them to a fine powder to add to your garden next year. OR, you can add a tum's antacid to the bottom of your hole per tom plant.<br /><br />I am sorry to hear about that. But you don't have blight... I had blight... and it was HORRIBLE!upinakhttp://gardeninggonebad.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1694364001063554832.post-68708587579081000982010-09-17T12:37:30.831-04:002010-09-17T12:37:30.831-04:00I have a couple of tomato plants that did the exac...I have a couple of tomato plants that did the exact same thing this year...very interesting.Mr. H.https://www.blogger.com/profile/04576034751522467377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1694364001063554832.post-55355445127538344742010-09-17T12:37:03.165-04:002010-09-17T12:37:03.165-04:00Pam, I can't wait for our raspberry plants to ...Pam, I can't wait for our raspberry plants to get big enough to start producing. Jam sounds lovely.<br /><br />Benita, I harvest the yarrow for medicinal uses: fir digestion and fever. I can't recall if I've dyed with it or not. I'll have to check.<br /><br />Evelyn, well that's what I would think too. The other thing I'm wondering about is watering. I was inconsistent with that an know it can effect the plants. I need to do more research.<br /><br />MamaPea, that is one advantage of living in the South, a longer growing season!<br /><br />Maggie, that's a good idea. A lot of the fruit was bad on the outside, but whether that started on the inside or was from something else, I don't know. At first I thought it was all from blossom end rot, but the problem persisted even after that continued. The cooperative extension agent would be a good start.Leighhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02435811789823712254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1694364001063554832.post-51038593547542130632010-09-17T11:13:41.132-04:002010-09-17T11:13:41.132-04:00You know, your rotting-from-the-inside tomato prob...You know, your rotting-from-the-inside tomato problem has been on my mind since you first mentioned it. That doesn't really sound like blight to me. Most tomato diseases that affect the fruit appear on the outside of the fruit- often as dark or greasy looking spots. The only think I've heard of that starts inside the fruit is gray wall, and I really don't know anything about that. Also, I think that affects- well, the fruit wall- and not the core. I would talk to your local extension agent and see if there is something common to your area that fits the symptoms you've seen. And next year definitely don't plant tomato relatives where they've had problems this year.maggiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02409400959408658124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1694364001063554832.post-88209492695744834282010-09-17T10:24:10.342-04:002010-09-17T10:24:10.342-04:00Looks to me as if your garden is still producing a...Looks to me as if your garden is still producing a good amount. Much more than mine. But then our first frost is expected end of this month which is a couple/few weeks earlier than yours. Sigh.Mama Peahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03649357184167949247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1694364001063554832.post-67869549249467359052010-09-17T09:59:49.413-04:002010-09-17T09:59:49.413-04:00The tomato thing is interesting - if it was blight...The tomato thing is interesting - if it was blight I would think the plants would be dead so perhaps it isn't. My plants had it one year, beautiful one day, black and dead the next and I had to pull and burn them.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1694364001063554832.post-84257439499875649372010-09-17T09:22:22.402-04:002010-09-17T09:22:22.402-04:00One thing nice about the purple bean pods is that ...One thing nice about the purple bean pods is that it makes it so much easier to see them to harvest them.<br /><br />Now what are you going to do with yarrow? As a dyer, I use them to dye with, but I never thought of them having another use, except to look pretty.Benitahttp://www.basicallybenita.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1694364001063554832.post-16558571748653709542010-09-17T06:48:55.704-04:002010-09-17T06:48:55.704-04:00What lovely garden areas! I love the fall it'...What lovely garden areas! I love the fall it's my favorite time of year too! Made some Raspberry jam yesterday....heaven! Hugs!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com