Okay I got back into town , I see rows of squash , Cucumbers, and Cantaloupe , I see progress , Wife watered for me , she done good

It appears as though my previous statement concerning high heat indexes' effect on the heat level of chili peppers was correct. I just went out and harvested a double-handfull of thais and pequins.

Good Lord o' MERCY!

My chest hairs curled !

Watch your tomatoes...

Horned tomato worms are now out.. I got one the other day, and 6 just now.. those things will eat up a plant in no time.

What's the best way to get rid of them? Just sprayed a bunch of liquid Sevin on the plants..

I am about to clone what I have in the ground now anyway, and pull the big plants, if there's anything left worth cloning.

Liquid sevin should take care of them if not try Thruicide (organic) to kill them. Let the birds do what they do and they will take care of them also. I am having problelm with grasshoppers but I am shooting them off with a bb gun,lol. Probly the most important thing to cloning is to make sure the soil around them stays moist at all times. You could start them in a tray the sell at wally world for starting plants. I believe it has 20 or so plugs . If not this route just make sure the soil stays moist around them. Also dont leave to much leaves on your clones. The plant will stress much more trying to feed the leaves instead of growing roots. If you fertilize you could use a lower first number NPK fert(example only,4-8-6). The second number helps in root and flowering growth.
Also , dont kill/pull your existing plants trim them down to a couple feet 2-3 feet(leave some foliage) and in a few days you should see some new shoots coming up from gound level. You will be way ahead of the game with these since the root system has allready established it self. With this stick with a higher first number nutrient ,since your looking for lush plant growth.

I need to buy some home grown tomatoes. Anybody have any??

My peppers typically do better in the fall. Last year I was plucking tobascos and jalapenos until November. Having a good crop so far this year.

Man those vine borers are bad! They killed all my original squash and now they've taken hold of my second round of squash. I think I got to em early enough but man, I love squash and they are really pissin me off! Are there any varieties of squash that are resistant?

Pickling cukes are going mad.

I have a celebrity tomato plant and every tomato it puts off cracks like crazy when it starts to turn.

Any advice on the SVBs and the cracking tomatoes?

I have the same issues with celebrities also. I will not grow them next year, just didnt like them overall. I believe its due to irregular waterings also. A dry spell then a heavy shower all of a sudden ,like we have been having, will cause them to crack. You can still eat them. Mulching will also help to keep the soil consistently moist.


I had to replant my squash also and have seen the adult moth to the svb buzzin around the squash. Kill the moth if possible, I sprayed the base of the plant with thuricide. Its a organic worm killer. Check the base of the plant for very small disc shaped eggs on the base. If you find one pull it off, dont throw it into the soil. If you miss one the thuricide should kill it when it hatches and tries to burrow in the stem. I also used some hay and pilled it up at the base to hopefully block access the the moth so she cant get in there to lay eggs. It seems to be working. I read some have wrapped the base of the squash plant with tin foil.
Another thing I learned also, give the plants a hard spray of water every now and then. Dont kill the plant with the water spray. What you want to do is knock off the any bugs from your plants. Concentrate the water on the stem and branches and under leaves.

Well, I finally after watching my Mexi Bells turn a really nice chocolate brown , cut them and brought them in. After two days the brown turned to the most nrilliant red. Question: they are about half the size they are suppose to be according to the tags with it and what I have read..so do I need miracle grow? or should I just enjoy my lil peppers?

enjoy the lilns. What kind of miracle grow are you using?

Update. Cukes still going good. Pickled my 15th qt this past weekend and the vines are still loaded.

I use the granulated miracle grow , mix it up in my watering can and do it according to the package schedule,,, we will see if it helps me , have only been doing it for two applications but I hope , cuz Hubby really lookin forward to those mater's

This mornings harves: mucho habaneros,Japanese eggplants,jalapenos cucumbers and a nice cantelope. Many more cantelopes just starting to get the netting.....

Looks nice frank

Garden tomatoes for a BLT.

Eggplant cut thin, dipped in egg yolks and then rolled in cracker crumbs. Fried in crisco. Served hot with a liberal amount of butter melted over the top.


Just doesn't get any better than these two.\!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

i leave the TFF for a while and they start a gardening thread...
WTH

There was one last year too

I've got honeydew melons starting to fruit out finally. I guess when the squash died, the bees had to go somewhere to get pollen.

Picked this today:......

Looks great, my garden has come to a screatching halt. I got attacked by aphids and the heat is not helping. Looks good.

Looks great, Frank...I haven't photographed my harvests lately, but I'm still getting a ton of peppers and cucumbers...My tomato plants are somewhat trying to make a comeback. Looks like I might only have to replant 20 or so...

Hey Frank,
Where did you get the poblano seeds/plants?

I looked and couldn't find any. That's my favorite pepper. Cubanelle is climbing fast though, too bad I only have one plant.

If you like the Cubanelle, try and find some Carmen Peppers...My family LOVES them...