The Harvest is a coming in! (I'm tired) By JR (Read 4,956 times)

[Luke]

i so envy your veggie garden jr, my okra is only 5inches tall,2more months before it starts giving me fruits.
btw, the last tree you posted is a fycus or (rubber tree), the fruit is not edible.

[JR]

What!!! Why would anyone in Arkansas want a rubber tree? Can't even make shine out of it!


JR

[JR]

Not a Chinaberry, thank goodness!

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Or a Russian Olive either?

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Nope Luke not a rubber tree?

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The search continues!

JR

[JR]

I may be on the right track?

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Again I'm going to get in touch with someone in the know.

JR

[scooterran]

Is it ever going to rain ? I'm watering every evening . Best thing though , no weeds. Oh yea, nice garden J.R. I think I'm moving to Arkie land . At least long enough to raid a garden ....

[JR]

We have 50% chance of rain this Thursday, until then drag the water hoses.

JR

[madcollie]

PROSPECTS

"While only the jelly manufacturing has been investigated by university or industry personnel, there are many other products made from mayhaws such as juices, jellies, preserves, candies, pastries and wine that could have commercial potential."

JR, don't give up on the possibility of shine just yet.

M/C

[bobf]

Looks to me to be a two crop area. I grew up in northern Ohio and there is an area up that had what we called truck farms. They started very early in the spring and were selling by June. Then they could replant and have a second harvest by late August or September. Very good radishes, carrots, lettuce, corn, berries, cabbage, and on and on. Soil was so good in some of those areas it would be black when turned. Even some where it would catch fire under ground and then spread through the fields.

Did anyone mention crab apple yet?
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[JR]

Well a hawthorn is in the crabapple family but native crabapples around here normally are bigger and the thorns aren't as bad. The thorns on these things are 2" long and like a needle!

Yes Bob if you get rain or water you can two crop here a lot. I do early crops as early as February, taters. lettuce, radishes, onions, cabbage, broculli, etc and then move to the warmer crops green beans, tomatoes. peppers, then the hot crops, squash, cucumbers, okra, corn, etc. later.

Then in early fall I replant some of the early crops and they can season tho the cold weather and in most cases survive to at least January or beyond. Two years ago I was picking radishes, spinach, lettuce, broculli, cauliflower for my Thanksgiving salad. I've picked cabbage that grew all winter along with onoins in February.

Right now my cabbage is going to all come off in the next two weeks, my broculli even though I cut all the main heads is still putting out lots of tender side shutes and will for a few more weeks as long as I water it, my lettuce will be finished in a week. Radishes, spinach, cauliflower all done. My brussel sprouts are coming on and should start picking them soo. My beets are about half grown and I'll make pickled beets with them.

Lot's of grren beans to pick, they are in full bloom, I plant blue lake and I generally cut them back and water heavy for a new fall growth if they quit early to the heat.

Tomatoes are green and growing, peppers are doing the same. My corn and popcorn are about 2' tall, sweet potatoes and butterbeans are growing and pretty. My peanuts are green and pretty.

Squash, cucumbers, canteloupe, watermelon, pumpkins, zuchinni all up and growing. Going to dig the rest of the potatoes this week and pull all of my onions, red, yellow and white ones.

This doesn't count the fruit yet to harvest. Yep it's coming in, send RAIN!

JR

[ccprof]

Hey JR - my garden is doing quite well but not as great as yours. Of course mine is only 8' by 10". We've been getting some rain but it's usually storms. It's also been quite hot.

Have you ever grown celery? The folks up the street gave us 4 plants and I've never grown it. Any hints anyone?

[JR]

Yes I have CC and from seed. Don't know if you have local what we call in Arkansas Co-ops but they generally will have it or you can order it online from lots of seed companies.

I've always grown celery in a very big flower pot. The seeds are as fine as sand so you need to sow a lot and then thin when it comes up. Celery does not make a good root system and naturally is heavy as it grows tall. Very good loose soil and if you do grow it in the garden try to put it in morning sun and even shade.

One that cool about growing celery is you can't over water celery. It loves water. Now don't laugh but I'll tell you one of the best fertilizers for celery and a lot of other plants and the old fashion stuff you soak tired feet in.

Yea that's right EPSOM salt. It will tell you the mixing directions on the box and epsom salt is great fro fertilizing plants, soaking tired feet and it's still one of the best and most harmless laxatives there is! One teaspoon of epsom salt and a glass of water and I promise you'll get results!

so the next time you decide to soak your feet just remember to pour it out around something you grow and it'll grow better!

BTW celery is one of about 3 things I WILL NOT EAT!

JR

[ccprof]

Thanks JR! You don't eat celery? They also gave us brussel sprouts and I don't eat them.

[JR]

Different story on brussel sprouts CC. Best way to eat them is to put them in a steamer or a steamer type pot and until tender and smother them with your favorite cheese. They have a cabbage taste, not something I want everyday but a few messes each year is OK. I have two growing right now and if watered they will produce all year.

I'm alergic to celery (raw) makes me deathly sick. I can handle it cooked if not too much say like in a dressing or soup. In Chinese food I avoid it because it isn't cooked well enough. I thought it was something I would outgrow but about two years ago at a relatives house I bit down into some I didn't know was in a salad and I was sick for two days.

But my family likes it and I have grown it.

JR

[ccprof]

Sorry to hear that JR. Celery is a staple around here in salads and stew etc. I checked yesterday. I need to pick lettuce and the other stuff is really going to town.

[jct842]

I'm with JR on celery at least part way. I do like celery salt and I do like it in turkey stuffing but not raw.

Out of 8 tomato plants I counted 47 green tomatoes and the biggest plant has blossoms but no tomatoes. I think it got way too much fertilizer as it is huge. Going to have to get some bacon out of the freezer and ready for my first BLT of the year in next few days.