They still will be awesome, big or small, I had a lot of small ones this year too. I think they had too much nitrogen. I’m going to try and give them less in the future. Also one guy I know puts them down 4 inches, I tried it instead of 2 inches, and well they were smaller deeper down, 2 inches seems about right. And no I don’t measure, a guesstimate when planting.
I have three ripe banana peppers and some jalapeños, I think i will pickle them today. Not many yet, but enough for a small jar.
My wife wanted more softnecks so she can braid them. I planted Idaho Silver and Nootka Rose. Both are very hardy softs, the Rose is big and awesome, both are very nice. For braids the Rose is awesome, some info
Beautifully colored strain; a Northwest heirloom from the San Juan Islands off the Washington coast. From Steve Bensel of Nootka Rose Farm in Waldron, WA. Cloves streaked red on mahogany background with solid red clove tips. Medium to large bulbs and very attractive braided. Strong flavor. This is one of our most popular. I order from the Filaree Garlic Farm.
Came back from a week of travel to the East Coast for work. I had asked the kids to water some of the outside potted plants that are not on the sprinkler system. Unfortunately I forgot to remind them and they forgot to water. It was hot last week but they did get an overnight shower one evening, (that helped!) and so the damage wasn’t too bad. The mint is toast as well as some flowers, but everything else made it, although there were a lot of droopy thirsty plants when I got back.
I was able to harvest some orange bell peppers and a couple of Black Krim tomatos. The peppers were good in a salad we had for dinner, although they were a bit on the small side. The tomatos were over ripe and a bit mushy, but they were pretty tasty. I saved some seeds for next year, so hopefully I’ll get these figured out.
Hmm, we have a nameless thornless raspberry that does well here in Spokane. Our major heat picks up just after the first flush of raspberry harvest. We get 11 to 15 gallons of raspberries each year.
Wonder how it would do in your part of Texas?
I could try sending you some extra canes next March, if you like. PM me if you want to try it.
The one (and only) Early Laxton plum I got this year was much better than the one (and only) Early Laxton plum I got last year. Just under 16 brix this year, I think it was under 10 last year. I was going to remove the tree, but now I might keep it. It initially produced a half dozen, but Curculios got the rest. The tree was planted Spring 2014 on M2624.
Picked Black Velvet gooseberries (on left) and Jeanne Pierre (on right). Half the Black Velvet are still on the bush waiting to ripen. The Black Velvet are not as sweet as the Jeanne Pierre and are smaller but have a stronger flavor.
End of a heat wave. Yesterday 100, went out to get some kotata and this heat wave cooked em. Those that were almost ready just mush and even those that are almost ripe with some green next to came are just mush and gone lost quite a bit. Picked what I could making fruit leather with them. Hopefully they will turn out ok first time making that. Next time I’m picking everything before heat wave even if only a day or two before fully ripe. Live and learn.
Otherwise, I’ve had a good crop of sound fruit from them. In contrast, most of the Asian plums now seem to have been infested by the curc, as are the prune plums, dropping like flies. Yet they were on the same spray schedule, all year.
