TexasJerseyMilker
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I have three kinds of squash- pattipan, yellow and zucchini (for more giant zucchinis). Started them in the house in Febuary. As usual. all female flowers opened. Finally a few male. I go out every morning and hand pollinate. A bumble bee was seen on the tomatos so I won't have to use the electric toothbrush vibrations anymore hopefully. Little green tomatoes are on all varieties.
Traveler, I am NOT paying $4 for a tomato plant. Thats when I started varieties in the house. Last year I had so many tomatos in papper cups I filled a shopping cart and gave them away in front of walmart. "you want an earlygirl? Here have a betterboy to go with it. The cart was empty within minutes.
I waited until recently to plant Kentucy wonder green beans because the soil was too cold so they are not climbing yet. The spinach crop bolted and the mustard greens too so I processed 10 lbs of mustart greens cooked southern style and froze them. Swiss chars is still growing and producing. Cucumber vines are starting to climb and flower. Pea are producing. Lettuce too. It is so fine to go outside with a basket and gome back in with dinner.
Last winter we had a good time feeding dog food to the jays on the back porch rail. Within one day they found and took every single strawberry from the strawberry patch so I netted it. I see a long blue tail sticking out from a nest high in an apple tree.
Traveler, I am NOT paying $4 for a tomato plant. Thats when I started varieties in the house. Last year I had so many tomatos in papper cups I filled a shopping cart and gave them away in front of walmart. "you want an earlygirl? Here have a betterboy to go with it. The cart was empty within minutes.
I waited until recently to plant Kentucy wonder green beans because the soil was too cold so they are not climbing yet. The spinach crop bolted and the mustard greens too so I processed 10 lbs of mustart greens cooked southern style and froze them. Swiss chars is still growing and producing. Cucumber vines are starting to climb and flower. Pea are producing. Lettuce too. It is so fine to go outside with a basket and gome back in with dinner.
Last winter we had a good time feeding dog food to the jays on the back porch rail. Within one day they found and took every single strawberry from the strawberry patch so I netted it. I see a long blue tail sticking out from a nest high in an apple tree.