Ducks4you for 2022

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After asking everywhere about controlling squash vine borers and squash bugs, I finally found a good video with great ideas.

Zucchini Growing Problems: 10 Common Issues and How to Overcome Them

Zucchini plants are generally considered easy to grow, but there are several common zucchini growing problems that can affect the production of your plants.

savvygardening.com

 

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This afternoon I am dehydrating my Cinnamon Basil, that I grew some 2021 seeds I had saved. About 1/2 of the patch went to seed, haven't didn't Yet, so I just broke them off close to the ground. I had too much and tried to only use undamaged leaves, rest to the (to be) burn(ed) barrel by the back door. I have plenty of seed stalks, too for next year.
Not sure how I will use these, but DD will have some ideas.
Should be done by tonight, or tomorrow morning, then saved in a labelled jar.

 

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Dunno if there will be ANY harvest, but sugar snap peas planted very late are up. I started to pull these little sprouts growing in the straw that I put on top of my garlic until I realized that they were oat sprouts, and I Want those.
I heavily watered my late beet planting, and all of the garlic INCLUDING the Garlic I was sent by @flowerbug!!

who Also sent me some butterfly weed, milkweed, garlic bubules, and Purple Dove beans seeds (far left picture.)
I repackaged them immediately, but the garlic and bubules have been planted and well watered. BEAUTIFUL garlic!!! I have now about 50 future garlic growing in my garden. d

 

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I thought it right to water all of my beans this morning, since it's been so dry. I have stopped harvesting from my purple beans and I see quite a few large pods forming beans on the them. I will give them a few days to grow a bit more, then take @Bluejay77 's advice,

2022 Little Easy Bean Network - We Are Beans Without Borders

@Boilergardener Thhe grower in Apalachin, NY that is in zone 4b has grown Hallados Grandos and they got the bean from Joseph Simcox "The Botanical Explorer". He brought in back into the U.S. from somewhere overseas. If we can figure out what language Hallados Grandos is from that's probably the...

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Post #1613, so late this week I will probably prune them by the roots and tie them to the chickenwire fencing.
This inCLUDES my one yard long bean plant, which has 3 long harvestable beans right now, but I want to grow it again next year. It really produced for me for the last month.

 

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I thought it right to water all of my beans this morning, since it's been so dry. I have stopped harvesting from my purple beans and I see quite a few large pods forming beans on the them. I will give them a few days to grow a bit more, then take @Bluejay77 's advice,

2022 Little Easy Bean Network - We Are Beans Without Borders

@Boilergardener Thhe grower in Apalachin, NY that is in zone 4b has grown Hallados Grandos and they got the bean from Joseph Simcox "The Botanical Explorer". He brought in back into the U.S. from somewhere overseas. If we can figure out what language Hallados Grandos is from that's probably the...

www.theeasygarden.com

Post #1613, so late this week I will probably prune them by the roots and tie them to the chickenwire fencing.

if you have no frosts or rains coming let them go as long as they can as then the seeds can be sure to be as developed as much as possible. root pruning will certainly speed up the harvest, but if you don't need the space for anything else why cut it short? or are you on a schedule?

glad the garlic/etc got there safely! it was quick but they did say the package would get there by Friday.

and yes those cloves and bulbules are lovely. when i say those cloves can get as big as my thumb now people know what i'm talking about.

oh, and those Purple Dove beans may not be fully dry so let that jar breath for a while longer before sealing up for storage. they just came out of my seeds that i was putting aside for replanting as i was shelling and some of those were still a little plump.

 

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I am winning the burdock war!!! Cleaning up the fenceline yesterday I realized that everywhere it is 50 % less than 2021, and FAR less than the forests of burdock that I used to have.
Now, to debur the horses. One of them has 14 inches of forelock, which will soon be cut in 1/2. He is So patient, I Know that it hurts no matter how much Cowboy Magic I use, so I will save us some trouble.

 

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I am winning the burdock war!!! Cleaning up the fenceline yesterday I realized that everywhere it is 50 % less than 2021, and FAR less than the forests of burdock that I used to have.

it's great to see the progress after all the work.

 

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I think the drought has helped me.

 

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If you haven't figured it out, I am stuck at DH's office today waiting on my truck's oil change and my computer is my only friend.

 

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If you haven't figured it out, I am stuck at DH's office today waiting on my truck's oil change and my computer is my only friend.

i just figured you found a really good stash of coffee and were wired...