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 Posted: Sat Aug 28, 2010 12:17 pm Post subject: Fall Garden? |
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Anyone planting one? Getting mine ready, time to start the tomatos out first.
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Chef Lefty
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| Posted: Mon Aug 30, 2010 12:38 pm Post subject: |
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Me and my little ones plan to do a fall garden. The spring tomatoes were down for the count before they ever produced because of the heat. When do you plan to plant? What varieties are you planning?
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robul
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| id like to do some cherry tomatos and regular.. mabye a few other things as well.. I have a little area outside my house that the dogs cant get to that faces ssw.. It probably gets 6-7 hours direct sunlight.. think that would be enouph for some veggie plants? |
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Bluffer
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| Chef Lefty wrote: | | Me and my little ones plan to do a fall garden. The spring tomatoes were down for the count before they ever produced because of the heat. When do you plan to plant? What varieties are you planning? |
Need to get tomato plants in now since they take 70-80 day till harvest. Would be ready to pick around Thanksgiving before night-time temps get to cool for production. Turners has a good selection of plants in now. I like the new A&M one developed just called "444". Carnival and Celebrity variety names do good here also.
The other stuff like Cucumbers, squash, green beans, cabbage ect i plant in oct. cooler weather does not bother them as much and take less time for harvest.
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Bluffer
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[quote="robul"]id like to do some cherry tomatos and regular.. mabye a few other things as well.. I have a little area outside my house that the dogs cant get to that faces ssw.. It probably gets 6-7 hours direct sunlight.. think that would be enouph for some veggie plants?[/quote
Ideally you want full direct sun all day. 6-7hrs should produce but as the days get shorter you will have less than that.
Try trimming trees if can to allow more light.
I would just try a few plants to start out to see how they do.
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Chef Lefty
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Thanks Bluffer. The Aggies always have unique ways to name their work....i.e. 1015 onion. Any clue on the Tomato444?
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Bluffer
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| Chef Lefty wrote: | | Thanks Bluffer. The Aggies always have unique ways to name their work....i.e. 1015 onion. Any clue on the Tomato444? |
Who knows,maybe after another county rd'
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landlocked beachbum
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I'm picking the tar out of okra at present, the purple hull peas are about done, still getting loads of different peppers but like y'all, it's been too darn hot up here at night for most tomatoes to set fruit for at least 6 weeks!
Getting ready to put in the fall/winter assorted greens and root crops as well as 3/4 of the 6,250 sq/ft in green manure crops for next spring.
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| Posted: Fri Sep 03, 2010 1:59 pm Post subject: |
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| Going to do the cherry tomotoes this weekend! |
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Bluffer
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Well so far 2 of my little tomato plants died  . Have 6 others doing good though. Is why always plant extra.
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| Bluffer wrote: | | Well so far 2 of my little tomato plants died . Have 6 others doing good though. Is why always plant extra. |
Let's see some garden pics. The 13 inch rain ruined my fall tomato planting plans and now it's too late. |
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Bluffer
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| Tyler wrote: | | Bluffer wrote: | | Well so far 2 of my little tomato plants died . Have 6 others doing good though. Is why always plant extra. |
Let's see some garden pics. The 13 inch rain ruined my fall tomato planting plans and now it's too late. |
Ok, i'll post some up later. not as good a yr this fall. Maters full of Blooms and some marble sized maters. squash and cucumbers to.
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