Aug 5, 2011

The Garden Today

Here are some pics of our garden.  I'm a little worried about the tomatoes.  Blossom end rot is affecting the larger tomatoes - our slicers and the Romas we planted for sauce.  I can't remember what kind of slicer we planted, but here is a top and bottom pic of what we're dealing with.  Not good.



For whatever reason, the cherry tomatoes aren't being affected by the rot so we at least have some kind of tomato to eat.



And I pray, pray, pray that the Romas aren't hit too bad with it.  I have a dozen Roma plants and they are loaded.  If all these tomatoes have to be tossed, I don't know what I'll do.





The corn seems to be doing well.  We've got some skinny ears coming on.  We didn't plant enough to put up, but luckily my lumberjack uncle puts out a big corn patch for the family so we're going there tonight to pick.  We'll be up to our elbows in ears tomorrow (that sounds funny).  Hubz doesn't know it yet, but I'm going to need his help. 




I'm super excited about my sunflowers.  I planted a mix this time so I don't know if I'll have yellow, orange or brown flowers, but can't wait to see what they look like.  They are about 5 feet high now so it won't be long.  I'm sure the chickens will love snacking on the seeds.  I think this one will have brown petals.




How many of you planted zucchini and are wondering what to do with it all?  That's how zucchini works, right?  That's what it's famous for.  Not here.  I have 2 plants which have so far only produced ONE zucchini.  And I don't see any more forming on the plants.  Is this the only zucchini I'm going to get this year?  This might be enough for one batch of bread, but I want to freeze some.  Hopefully my friends and family are having better luck with theirs this year.  I'll be happy to take a few off their hands.




Enjoy your weekend!



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3 comments:

  1. Yikes! That is soooo frustrating! All that work and care and then yuk. I've not seen end rot on cherry tomatoes, I hope it passes them by. Your romas are gorgeous. Uh... I've got some zucchini I'd be willing to share. :-)

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  2. Try some Epsom salts on your tomatoes...just sprinkle it around the roots and water thoroughly. That should take care of the blossom end rot.

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  3. Best of luck with your tomatoes. We got blight on ours two years ago and basically cried when almost overnight we lost our entire crop of 30+ plants. I'll have to remember that tip about Epsom salts if we ever see something like this. We're growing our tomatoes under a roof this year to keep the rain off and it's working well for us so far.

    We're also not having any luck with our zucchini. We were told this past weekend that we should have planted them in our backyard because they need to root deeply -- otherwise squash tends to mold. Live and learn.

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