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Post by kazedwards on Jul 24, 2014 1:11:46 GMT -5
What is this?  It is in with the beans and a few other places in the garden. I know it is a weed but it makes me think of what ground cherries would be like. Started plucking the bulbils out of the garlic.  Also pulled the pole bean that I found in the mix. I won't be saving seed from this mix. I have a second set next to it that is about ti start flowering. They are a french snap bean that is a taller plant that branches out more. I have not found any poles in that mix yet. Hopefully will have pictures soon. |
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Post by philagardener on Jul 24, 2014 6:56:24 GMT -5
Good call on the first. Somewhere in the genus Physalis. Many bear edible fruit but they also can have toxins, particularly if unripe. A native species in your area is Physalis virginiana but other species escape cultivation easily. Suggest you see what develops, with caution. Those garlic heads look great - keep us posted! |
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Post by kazedwards on Jul 24, 2014 9:23:43 GMT -5
Thank you! The only reason I haven't pulled it is to see what happens. The fruit on the inside is red and very sticky to the touch. I have not eaten any yet though. How do I know if it is toxic?
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Post by kazedwards on Jul 24, 2014 11:12:18 GMT -5
A few photos from today. Tomato turning and I won't lose this one!  This tomato just keep growing and growing  This is the cantaloupe.  Watermelon  Second set of beans  Walking onions  Bulbing onions starting to die down.  The garlic. I started to remove the bulbis out of a head this morning when a wasp got very interested in them. It has been on them for almost an hour. It put an end to the bulbis picking for a while.  |
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Post by flowerweaver on Jul 24, 2014 14:48:15 GMT -5
I concur with philagardener on the likely species. It grows here, too. The Internet says 'Although no specific mention has been seen for this species, it belongs to a genus where many of the members have poisonous leaves and stems, though the full ripe fruits are usually edible.' Personally, I wouldn't chance it. |
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Post by kazedwards on Jul 25, 2014 0:22:33 GMT -5
I think I'm out too.
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Post by kazedwards on Jul 28, 2014 1:20:27 GMT -5
Busy week I have had. Only thing I have gotten done garden wise was starting cauliflower and cabbage for this fall. Now I think I have a diseased plant. I don't think that the kohlrabi, lettuce, or basil that I sowed almost two weeks ago are going to come up. I think I will resow it but not sure when. I did get the first two red tomatoes today but something else already ate most of them. We will see how the rest turn out.
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Post by kazedwards on Jul 30, 2014 0:44:08 GMT -5
Picked a few things today.  picked 7 bells peppers 12 hot peppers 6 cucumbers and 128 tomatoes |
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Post by khoomeizhi on Jul 30, 2014 4:46:36 GMT -5
if there's any chance you could collect a few ripe fruits from that physalis (ripe=fall off the plant on their own, husk dries) and send 'em to me, i'd be happy to work up something for trade...
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Post by kazedwards on Jul 30, 2014 10:50:23 GMT -5
if there's any chance you could collect a few ripe fruits from that physalis (ripe=fall off the plant on their own, husk dries) and send 'em to me, i'd be happy to work up something for trade... PM on the way |
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Post by 12540dumont on Jul 30, 2014 15:08:31 GMT -5
They look like the tomatillos in my yard
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Post by kazedwards on Aug 1, 2014 13:04:58 GMT -5
Picked the first slicer tomato!  Flowers are swelling on the garlic   |
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Post by kazedwards on Aug 9, 2014 13:17:25 GMT -5
Picked carrots and kohlrabi a few days ago. I might get a few more kohlrabi but they are pretty eaten up.  Carrots did well this year. These are the biggest so far.  Seed heads are swelling on the garlic.  Also picked three or four more slicing tomatoes, but didn't get a pic. |
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Post by kazedwards on Aug 10, 2014 0:21:29 GMT -5
Saw the first ripe watermelon today!!! We have had a lot of rain in the last 2 days. Should I wait a week to pick it or pick it now?
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Post by steev on Aug 10, 2014 20:43:21 GMT -5
If the next few days are looking dry, I'd let it dry out a tad, to concentrate the sugar.
I've been eating my first WMs, Cream of Saskatchewan, thin-rinded, so it's a splitter; thin-flavored and low-sugar, but a pleasant way to hydrate in the heat, on the farm.
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