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Post by richardw on Jun 9, 2016 0:31:52 GMT -5
Does that mean your wife is beside you? nah mate, far too late now for getting cold feet |
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Post by richardw on Jun 9, 2016 0:33:16 GMT -5
What type of garlic is that Zack, certainly looking healthy
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Post by kazedwards on Jun 9, 2016 1:18:45 GMT -5
What type of garlic is that Zack, certainly looking healthy Thanks Richard. It's Chesnok Red. The same variety that I have been getting TGS. The garlic I got from reed is looking good. The scapes on it are curling more.  |
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Post by kazedwards on Jun 9, 2016 1:27:43 GMT -5
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Post by kazedwards on Jun 12, 2016 22:09:26 GMT -5
Today I made room the a few more plants. The rest were doing the leaf curl thing so I tossed them. I moved Betimes Macbeth since its a micro dwarf too. It's in a nice little corner now.  I am seeing flowers on a lot of plants too. This one is Mamie Brown's Pink.  Here are four of the tomatoes I planted today. I made some room for them behind the compost.  Cucumbers and corn are coming up.   I also planted those really big walking onion bulbils.  They were starting to divide before they even left the mother plant. |
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Post by kazedwards on Jun 14, 2016 21:12:11 GMT -5
Ok so I am growing corn for the first time this year. It is Lofthouse Astronomy from Joseph Lofthouse and so far I have only had 4-5 seeds that have sprouted. I sowed them on 5/5 9 days ago and have watered the area every few days. Should I resow? I worried birds might have got them. They tend to pick worms out of the garden although I haven't noticed them in that area? |
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Post by Joseph Lofthouse on Jun 15, 2016 0:19:35 GMT -5
Ok so I am growing corn for the first time this year. It is Lofthouse Astronomy from Joseph Lofthouse and so far I have only had 4-5 seeds that have sprouted. I sowed them on 5/5 9 days ago and have watered the area every few days. Should I resow? I worried birds might have got them. They tend to pick worms out of the garden although I haven't noticed them in that area? When I did germination testing this spring on lot #2015, it germinated at 97% after 8 days at about 80 degrees. Older seed, from 2012, germinated at 76% after 7 days. So hopefully your seed will be popping up any day now... |
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Post by kazedwards on Jun 15, 2016 9:35:46 GMT -5
Ok so I am growing corn for the first time this year. It is Lofthouse Astronomy from Joseph Lofthouse and so far I have only had 4-5 seeds that have sprouted. I sowed them on 5/5 9 days ago and have watered the area every few days. Should I resow? I worried birds might have got them. They tend to pick worms out of the garden although I haven't noticed them in that area? When I did germination testing this spring on lot #2015, it germinated at 97% after 8 days at about 80 degrees. Older seed, from 2012, germinated at 76% after 7 days. So hopefully your seed will be popping up any day now... I'm sure the germination rate is good. I'm just wondering if the birds got it and how soon I should assume they did and resow. |
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Post by kazedwards on Jun 24, 2016 12:14:12 GMT -5
The first garlic scapes started to open today. They are on the garlic reed sent. We are calling them Reed's Indiana Homestead. Looks like they might have a few flowers.  Also picked the first tomatoes a few days ago. They are from a micro dwarf that is crowded in a pot with a few other plants.  |
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Post by kazedwards on Jun 24, 2016 12:39:57 GMT -5
And most of the replacement sown corn is up too
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Post by reed on Jun 24, 2016 21:25:24 GMT -5
Wow, I have grown that garlic for years and don't think I ever realized it made full scapes like that from first year plants. When the weather cools this fall I think I'll hike down to where it came from and take some pictures.
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Post by kazedwards on Jun 25, 2016 14:09:49 GMT -5
Thought I would post a few more pictures of the garlic. Here is reed's Indiana Homestead getting some color from the sun.  And the Chesnok Red straightening out.  One of the scapes is 4 1/2" feet tall too. I have some big garlic plants this year. Hopefully the bulbs will be the same! Also have some peppers that have set.   And now for a question. I have never grown corn before and this in my first year of doing so. Is this normal? It almost looks like multiple plants.  |
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Post by richardw on Jun 25, 2016 15:54:17 GMT -5
yep, thats normal.
Chesnok Red is looking good too
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Post by philagardener on Jun 25, 2016 18:12:50 GMT -5
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Post by steev on Jun 26, 2016 21:58:48 GMT -5
Whether you get more ears or not (I tend not to favor letting tillers "ear-up"), more plant is an advantage.
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