tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2806765669512996094.post371112157859213481..comments2024-01-15T00:22:44.159-08:00Comments on Kentucky Fried Garden: An Update on Trellis PlantingsPhuonghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07658691564062044986noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2806765669512996094.post-75744702967731893542016-05-19T04:14:28.748-07:002016-05-19T04:14:28.748-07:00Hi Margaret,
We went from 90 degree (32 Celsius) ...Hi Margaret,<br />We went from 90 degree (32 Celsius) to 50 degree days (10 Celsius) and it looks like the plants in the ground have gone into a bit of a shock. I bet you have been working in the garden tons since your return. It looks like you had a fantastic trip.<br /><br />After work I spent the evening transplanting Asian greens, some into the garden and some into bigger pots. The ground is so wet from all the rain and it's supposed to rain even more on Friday.Phuonghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07658691564062044986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2806765669512996094.post-78621011339488711022016-05-18T07:17:19.594-07:002016-05-18T07:17:19.594-07:00Just like David, you are much further ahead than w...Just like David, you are much further ahead than we are here. I'll likely not be sowing any beans for another week or two. I have a similar disparity in growth in my tomatoes where a few that took particularly long to come up are tiny seedlings compared to those that came up right away - a 2 or 3 week delay can much such a huge difference!Margarethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15949946977793864054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2806765669512996094.post-49861121030506801752016-05-18T04:22:05.728-07:002016-05-18T04:22:05.728-07:00Hi David,
Thanks for the link, it's amazing ho...Hi David,<br />Thanks for the link, it's amazing how quickly flea beetles can decimate plants. Your leek seedlings look great. When do you end up planting your warm weather crops in the garden?<br /><br />Last year was our first year gardening at this house and the flea beetle population was insane, the yard had weeds that were covered in beetles. Those weeds aren't around this year and the damage to the tomato plants seem less. Even so, I plan on using floating row covers on the eggplants.Phuonghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07658691564062044986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2806765669512996094.post-78840613375433996682016-05-15T10:06:52.793-07:002016-05-15T10:06:52.793-07:00Your garden is way ahead of mine. It will be weeks...Your garden is way ahead of mine. It will be weeks before I think of planting bans or tomatoes. Your luffa experiment is interesting. I always wondered why people ate them. And you are right, flea beetles specialize, but the eggplant beetle (Epitrix fuscula) also feeds on tomatoes. I find they just attack the lower leaves and don't really affect the plant, while they feast on my eggplants. I did a little research on them you can read here: http://davessfggarden.blogspot.com/search/label/flea%20beetlesDavid Veltenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07710293718143454000noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2806765669512996094.post-47920715003626991922016-05-15T08:26:05.349-07:002016-05-15T08:26:05.349-07:00Hi Dave,
I've seen people eat both the smooth ...Hi Dave,<br />I've seen people eat both the smooth and angled luffas so I think they're all edible young but the skins are peeled before cooking them up. Although, my dad does peel off the high points on the angled loofah like the way people peel cucumbers so you can get that bit of crunch. I'm growing 5 different varieties to see if I can get one to fruit well.<br /><br />Do you end up with lots of fruit? How do you grow yours? Maybe mine weren't get enough water past years. You are definitely getting a ton of rain, it makes planting so hard. I hope the weather starts cooperating soon for you. We didn't even bother with rabbit manure in the garden this year, it's been too wet to get another tilling in.Phuonghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07658691564062044986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2806765669512996094.post-23011398717471769482016-05-15T07:27:54.976-07:002016-05-15T07:27:54.976-07:00You are ahead of me on getting things planted! Our...You are ahead of me on getting things planted! Our soil is still very wet, and we got 2 more inches of rain the last few days. I did manage to get bush beans planted and growing but I need to put up a trellis before I can sow the pole beans.<br /><br />I've grown luffa before for the dried sponge but never eaten them. Is it a special variety for eating?Dave @ HappyAcreshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03441364543023807886noreply@blogger.com