Bruce
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Just so you can taunt us with ripe tomatoes in March!
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RollingAcres
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Right! We can't even get the seeds started yet in March. How's your garlic coming Bruce?
Bruce
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It looks good, not sure when to pull it. Our Farmer's Market friends were selling fresh garlic last week and small redskin potatoes. I've not looked under my potato plants (russets) to see if they are doing anything.
So with garlic, does one pull fresh as they need it and wait until the tops die for storage heads?
So with garlic, does one pull fresh as they need it and wait until the tops die for storage heads?
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RollingAcres
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I've never pulled mine fresh, only after the tops died off. I suppose you can pull one to check and see how big it is and then use it after in cooking. It's not like you'll be wasting it for pulling it out too soon.
I have not looked under my potatoes either. I really want to dig some up.
I have not looked under my potatoes either. I really want to dig some up.
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RollingAcres
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I can't believe it's August already! I'm really looking forward to Fall and cooler weather. I know I know I'm complaining about the weather again. Lol
One more week until the cast comes off for DH. He has an appointment next Monday. Fingers crossed that the back heel bones healed properly. Otherwise the doc would put the cast back on him. I know he's very restless not being able to do anything.
My garden is growing wild! I've been picking green peppers and drying basil and parsley. Tomatoes are growing crazy and they are in need of more support but I haven't have time to do so.
Here are a couple of pics from the garden. The pumpkins are taking over!
And here's a pic DH took from the dining room window while i was outside mowing yesterday.
One more week until the cast comes off for DH. He has an appointment next Monday. Fingers crossed that the back heel bones healed properly. Otherwise the doc would put the cast back on him. I know he's very restless not being able to do anything.
My garden is growing wild! I've been picking green peppers and drying basil and parsley. Tomatoes are growing crazy and they are in need of more support but I haven't have time to do so.
Here are a couple of pics from the garden. The pumpkins are taking over!
And here's a pic DH took from the dining room window while i was outside mowing yesterday.
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RollingAcres
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@MatthewsHomestead , the red tractor mower(last pic from above post)is ours. The blue tractor(2nd pic from above post) is a friend's that he stores at our place and let us use it when we need it.
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RollingAcres
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Did you ever pulled one of your garlic plants to use the garlic?
I dug up some potatoes the other day to cook with.
Bruce
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Not yet. Been chopping up scapes one at a time though. Not sure when I should be looking under the potato plants either. I did feel under one and there was at least on small russet. Might want to wait and let them grow as much as they can.
SWEET!!!!! But ??? Who has and needs a tractor that size but has nowhere to store it?
Mike CHS
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My neighbor has a 100 HP Ford and he only has a little garden around his yard. I did let him garden on a little over 1/2 acre the last few years but he did something that caused me to take away his garden privileges. He has had it forever and he did farm at one time many years ago.
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RollingAcres
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For the potatoes you wait until the top pretty much does off then you harvest them.
