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#4945342 - 06/06/10 05:22 AM Re: TFF Gardening Thread [Re: Siberman]
Frank I TFF Guru Registered: 07/19/05 Posts: 17131 Loc: Lewisville,Tx	Things starting to grow rapidly now. Got these yesterday. Those are some big Habaneros, we've never had te get that big before. _________________________ Originally Posted By: J.D.B. never hear me say a bad thing about Eli again.
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#4945810 - 06/06/10 01:30 PM Re: TFF Gardening Thread [Re: Frank I]
JDavis7873® Super Freak Registered: 03/28/02 Posts: 50238 Loc: Denton	what are those peppers in the upper right? Those poblanos look great... I need to plant some of those next year. _________________________ I got bronchitis. Ain't nobody got time for that.
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#4946096 - 06/06/10 03:03 PM Re: TFF Gardening Thread [Re: JDavis7873®]
Siberman Extreme Angler Registered: 03/01/09 Posts: 1680 Loc: Titus County	Originally Posted By: JDavis7873® what are those peppers in the upper right? I think those are "chocolate" bells. _________________________ Sha'alu Shalom Yerushalayim .
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#4946375 - 06/06/10 04:53 PM Re: TFF Gardening Thread [Re: Siberman]
jeff.m Angler Registered: 04/05/05 Posts: 267 Loc: Plano	Is this from a horn worm or is this from something else like a squirrel? It's starting to really tick me off. I've looked the plant over and can't find a horn worm but that doesn't mean there isn't one there.
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#4946408 - 06/06/10 05:20 PM Re: TFF Gardening Thread [Re: Siberman]
Frank I TFF Guru Registered: 07/19/05 Posts: 17131 Loc: Lewisville,Tx	Originally Posted By: Siberman Originally Posted By: JDavis7873® what are those peppers in the upper right? I think those are "chocolate" bells. You are correct. Chocolate bell peppers _________________________ Originally Posted By: J.D.B. never hear me say a bad thing about Eli again.
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#4946760 - 06/06/10 07:44 PM Re: TFF Gardening Thread [Re: Frank I]
AdvTX Extreme Angler Registered: 01/23/04 Posts: 2192 Loc: Dallas, TX, USA	Those look like some bells I planted called black beauty probably the same thing? _________________________ The catch of the day is Happiness Let's hit the reset button http://www.dailypaul.com
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#4947613 - 06/07/10 01:22 AM Re: TFF Gardening Thread [Re: jeff.m]
sputterfuss Pro Angler Registered: 07/24/09 Posts: 837 Loc: So.Tex.	Originally Posted By: jeff.m Is this from a horn worm or is this from something else like a squirrel? It's starting to really tick me off. I've looked the plant over and can't find a horn worm but that doesn't mean there isn't one there. I'd be inclined to vote squirrel. Tomatoe horn worms, and I had a bunch, prefer the leaves and are usually easy to spot. You would most certainly be seeing damage to the leaves as well. You may be looking at rabbit damage. I've got a lot of squirrels, and they have never bothered the garden.
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#4947676 - 06/07/10 04:46 AM Re: TFF Gardening Thread [Re: sputterfuss]
Milles Green Horn Registered: 06/07/10 Posts: 9	I also think it`s not horn worms. _________________________ Download 16000 woodworking plans and projects
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#4947849 - 06/07/10 07:12 AM Re: TFF Gardening Thread [Re: Milles]
bill oxner Pro Angler Registered: 05/07/10 Posts: 581 Loc: Ft. Bend county near Fulshear	Use Thuricide for horn worms. _________________________
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#4948103 - 06/07/10 08:24 AM Re: TFF Gardening Thread [Re: bill oxner]
mysavioreigns TFF Celebrity Registered: 06/16/08 Posts: 7977 Loc: Mansfield-ish, TX	Anyone here grow berries (in North Texas, anyways)? I am looking at ordering 10 berry plants - 5 blackberry & 5 raspberry. Was going to do 15, with the other 5 being Golden Anne Raspberries, but since I can only order them in multiples of 5s, I decided to hold off. Still not sure how those golden raspberries would do here. I staked out my 2011 garden yesterday. Need to spend the next few weeks going around finding free lumber to build 4 more raised beds. Also, one of my tomatoes finally turned orange-red. Should be just a few more days until it's ready to harvest. How do you tell when it's ready to pick? _________________________ Fire Washington Now!
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#4948385 - 06/07/10 09:38 AM Re: TFF Gardening Thread [Re: mysavioreigns]
DHFisher TFF Team Angler Registered: 04/06/04 Posts: 4180 Loc: Fort Worth, TX	Mine has started turning red too but the birds are getting to em before I am. When it looks like you want to eat it, pick it. Also, according to TAMU, in North Texas the fall planting for peppers, tomatoes, eggplant, cantaloupe and watermelon is June 15th - July 15th. The whole list... http://grovesite.com/page.asp?o=tamu&s=h&p=317762 _________________________ SAC AMF Founding Member of the Lone Star Carp Brigade - Dedicated to the promotion, education and camaraderie of carp anglers in the great state of Texas
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#4948506 - 06/07/10 10:12 AM Re: TFF Gardening Thread [Re: DHFisher]
bill oxner Pro Angler Registered: 05/07/10 Posts: 581 Loc: Ft. Bend county near Fulshear	I start picking my tomatoes at first blush. Stink worms usually ends my tomatoes. They were swarming in my garden this morning. _________________________
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#4948520 - 06/07/10 10:15 AM Re: TFF Gardening Thread [Re: DHFisher]
30ft jon boat Pro Angler Registered: 09/04/07 Posts: 888 Loc: lost	what is the biggest you will still use okra..i guess fried okra and gumbo would allow for the biggest to be used is the diameter of a C battery too big
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#4948542 - 06/07/10 10:21 AM Re: TFF Gardening Thread [Re: DHFisher]
AdvTX Extreme Angler Registered: 01/23/04 Posts: 2192 Loc: Dallas, TX, USA	Here's what I added last weekend and after using it for a week it's one of the few things I would recommend. This is after going through 3 plastic ones that always leaked. Finally used the quail my dad gave me years ago and after installing it I had to take it off and replace all the inner seals. _________________________ The catch of the day is Happiness Let's hit the reset button http://www.dailypaul.com
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#4948545 - 06/07/10 10:22 AM Re: TFF Gardening Thread [Re: 30ft jon boat]
scott01 TFF Celebrity Registered: 06/07/02 Posts: 6891 Loc: Bedford	Originally Posted By: ROOKIE 07 what is the biggest you will still use okra..i guess fried okra and gumbo would allow for the biggest to be used is the diameter of a C battery too big Sort of depends on the variety. Most okra on bushes need to be harvested no bigger than 3"-4". However, we gre some years ago that my step-father called "German okra" and you didn't even pick it until it was 5"-6" long and you could let it get to about 7" without it getting too hard. That variety is a lighter green color than most okra and it doesn't grow on short, knee to thigh high bushes. It grows more on stalks, sort of like corn. Our plants were about 5'-6' tall, lol..
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#4948559 - 06/07/10 10:26 AM Re: TFF Gardening Thread [Re: AdvTX]
AdvTX Extreme Angler Registered: 01/23/04 Posts: 2192 Loc: Dallas, TX, USA	Now this it what I have been waiting for and a friend told me the time was right so we moved these Italian pollinators behind my garage late last night and I woke up to bees on every flower! This hive just has the bottom box and will soon have the upper box where they start storing the honey. We won't get a harvest this year. _________________________ The catch of the day is Happiness Let's hit the reset button http://www.dailypaul.com
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#4948683 - 06/07/10 10:54 AM Re: TFF Gardening Thread [Re: AdvTX]
30ft jon boat Pro Angler Registered: 09/04/07 Posts: 888 Loc: lost	congrats...but the hive looks tilted back would'nt rain drain backwards into the hive and cause some problems
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#4948834 - 06/07/10 11:26 AM Re: TFF Gardening Thread [Re: 30ft jon boat]
AdvTX Extreme Angler Registered: 01/23/04 Posts: 2192 Loc: Dallas, TX, USA	It is a little tilted. Probably going to get some cinder blocks and really get it permanently settled. Was out this morning watching them and they look a little different than our natives I'll try and get a pic of one. _________________________ The catch of the day is Happiness Let's hit the reset button http://www.dailypaul.com
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#4949388 - 06/07/10 01:43 PM Re: TFF Gardening Thread [Re: Siberman]
BrentMeister Extreme Angler Registered: 09/07/07 Posts: 1566 Loc: Republic of Texas	http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glyphosate#Humans Roundup toxicity summary with links/references. I use it, but observe handwashing/safety suggestions... _________________________ DEVIL DOCS - - CHEATERS OF DEATH
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#4950401 - 06/07/10 04:47 PM Re: TFF Gardening Thread [Re: DHFisher]
Frank I TFF Guru Registered: 07/19/05 Posts: 17131 Loc: Lewisville,Tx	Originally Posted By: DHFisher Mine has started turning red too but the birds are getting to em before I am. When it looks like you want to eat it, pick it. Same here. Darn birds get more of the blackberries than we do.... _________________________ Originally Posted By: J.D.B. never hear me say a bad thing about Eli again.
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#4950714 - 06/07/10 05:51 PM Re: TFF Gardening Thread [Re: mysavioreigns]
Siberman Extreme Angler Registered: 03/01/09 Posts: 1680 Loc: Titus County	Originally Posted By: mysavioreigns Anyone here grow berries (in North Texas, anyways)? I am looking at ordering 10 berry plants - 5 blackberry & 5 raspberry. Was going to do 15, with the other 5 being Golden Anne Raspberries, but since I can only order them in multiples of 5s, I decided to hold off. Still not sure how those golden raspberries would do here. I staked out my 2011 garden yesterday. Need to spend the next few weeks going around finding free lumber to build 4 more raised beds. Also, one of my tomatoes finally turned orange-red. Should be just a few more days until it's ready to harvest. How do you tell when it's ready to pick? I planted 4 thornless blackberries last spring (2009) and this year they're covered ( "Apache" seems to do well here). Both my granddads always grew the thorned variety and I must say it's nice to be able to pick 'em without needing a blood transfusion. If you're having problems with critters eating your ripe tomatoes go ahead and pick 'em while they're pink. Put them in a bright window and they'll ripen up just fine. _________________________ Sha'alu Shalom Yerushalayim .
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#4950732 - 06/07/10 05:54 PM Re: TFF Gardening Thread [Re: 30ft jon boat]
Siberman Extreme Angler Registered: 03/01/09 Posts: 1680 Loc: Titus County	Originally Posted By: ROOKIE 07 what is the biggest you will still use okra..i guess fried okra and gumbo would allow for the biggest to be used is the diameter of a C battery too big 3" to 4" for boiling / stewing. Up to 6" for frying. Anything bigger I'd keep to dry and save the seed. _________________________ Sha'alu Shalom Yerushalayim .
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#4950761 - 06/07/10 06:01 PM Re: TFF Gardening Thread [Re: Frank I]
Siberman Extreme Angler Registered: 03/01/09 Posts: 1680 Loc: Titus County	Originally Posted By: Frank I Originally Posted By: DHFisher Mine has started turning red too but the birds are getting to em before I am. When it looks like you want to eat it, pick it. Same here. Darn birds get more of the blackberries than we do.... 2 words: bird netting. It's a pain to work with but it'll keep critters off your food. I even use it to keep snakes out of the bird and chicken houses. _________________________ Sha'alu Shalom Yerushalayim .
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#4950779 - 06/07/10 06:06 PM Re: TFF Gardening Thread [Re: BrentMeister]
Siberman Extreme Angler Registered: 03/01/09 Posts: 1680 Loc: Titus County	Thanks. _________________________ Sha'alu Shalom Yerushalayim .
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#4950871 - 06/07/10 06:31 PM Re: TFF Gardening Thread [Re: Siberman]
Happykamper Extreme Angler Registered: 01/20/07 Posts: 2487 Loc: Southlake, Texas	Some of my potatoes are exposed, will they be ok or do I need to put dirt on them ?
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