tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2884216770926932676.post5233252446160273623..comments2024-03-17T05:30:42.919-04:00Comments on The Gardening Me: Harvest Monday - August 31, 2015Margarethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15949946977793864054noreply@blogger.comBlogger42125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2884216770926932676.post-9633827032696544932015-10-28T06:07:03.070-04:002015-10-28T06:07:03.070-04:00I don't know what happened but I just noticed ...I don't know what happened but I just noticed that your comment didn't get published - I usually get email notifications of pending comments but looks like this one didn't go through...dang blogger. And you are right...it was yummy!!Margarethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15949946977793864054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2884216770926932676.post-64950883761715388702015-09-30T17:34:53.817-04:002015-09-30T17:34:53.817-04:00oh my will you look at that choy!! mm yummy!oh my will you look at that choy!! mm yummy!Texanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14560812716080117867noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2884216770926932676.post-18195490302921366682015-09-05T21:39:21.288-04:002015-09-05T21:39:21.288-04:00Thanks Daisy. And just when I said that my Speckl...Thanks Daisy. And just when I said that my Speckled Romans were BER free, I find it on one of them...ugh. Good luck with your Roma's!Margarethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15949946977793864054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2884216770926932676.post-89955138362846858452015-09-05T21:26:03.221-04:002015-09-05T21:26:03.221-04:00Wonderful! I found a few Roma tomatoes with blosso...Wonderful! I found a few Roma tomatoes with blossom end rot. I hope today's heat helped cut down on that. Daisyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11647906900944224234noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2884216770926932676.post-23612353447734272912015-09-03T11:29:04.179-04:002015-09-03T11:29:04.179-04:00That's wonderful! I've noticed that most ...That's wonderful! I've noticed that most people in the UK seem to grow their tomatoes in greenhouses. My first experience with blight was last year & it was pretty horrible, although at least I was able to get a really good harvest before it hit.Margarethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15949946977793864054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2884216770926932676.post-68162102796840686642015-09-03T08:10:43.026-04:002015-09-03T08:10:43.026-04:00That is one very big baby. We haven't had any ...That is one very big baby. We haven't had any blight this year either which is very strange I think it's the first year for a long time that I can remember us being blight free. Regular blight was the reason we stopped growing tomatoes outdoors. Coincidentally we planted some outdoors this year and they have done well. Sue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2884216770926932676.post-32703209865921258792015-09-01T14:26:59.569-04:002015-09-01T14:26:59.569-04:00Thanks Nancy! I'll be outside, picking off al...Thanks Nancy! I'll be outside, picking off all the yellowing leaves in the hopes of controlling the spread of disease. Hopefully I won't be pulling these plants up until the end of September this year.Margarethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15949946977793864054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2884216770926932676.post-84817583286782213192015-09-01T13:51:00.279-04:002015-09-01T13:51:00.279-04:00Hi Margaret, Wow! what a huge choy!!! And a wond...Hi Margaret, Wow! what a huge choy!!! And a wonderful harvest you stil have! Hope your tomatoes continue to do well for you! Nancy Cozy Thyme Cottagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03933769393226611441noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2884216770926932676.post-37434704431343957922015-09-01T10:42:56.956-04:002015-09-01T10:42:56.956-04:00Thanks Michelle! And you're right, I probably...Thanks Michelle! And you're right, I probably shouldn't write off the globe eggplants based on those that I find at the supermarket. Practically all homegrown produce is infinitely tastier, so why wouldn't that apply to those as well?Margarethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15949946977793864054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2884216770926932676.post-76243061540706800552015-09-01T10:37:48.203-04:002015-09-01T10:37:48.203-04:00Oh, Beth, that's so nice of you to say. Now i...Oh, Beth, that's so nice of you to say. Now if I only knew how to use that new camera of mine - I guess going through the gazillion page e-manual is what the winter will be for ;)Margarethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15949946977793864054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2884216770926932676.post-77145092208358233672015-09-01T10:35:41.330-04:002015-09-01T10:35:41.330-04:00Thank you Susie! Every year I have added a few ne...Thank you Susie! Every year I have added a few new crops to the garden - not all of them have been successful, but it's fun to try & you learn so much in the process.Margarethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15949946977793864054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2884216770926932676.post-29736082851050333182015-09-01T10:34:36.604-04:002015-09-01T10:34:36.604-04:00My Slim Jim eggplants are not looking good at all ...My Slim Jim eggplants are not looking good at all - only a few non-wilting leaves left on those. They do have one medium and several tiny eggplant forming, but I'm doubtful the smaller ones will make it to maturity. At least there are no flea beetles on the eggplants yet...let me look around for some wood to knock on now ;)Margarethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15949946977793864054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2884216770926932676.post-8323560782237543692015-09-01T10:32:29.143-04:002015-09-01T10:32:29.143-04:00We are having a bit of a heat wave this week, but ...We are having a bit of a heat wave this week, but I know how quickly it can start to cool down now that we have hit September. When it's still so hot, it's easy to get lulled into thinking that the season will last for a few weeks longer than it actually will.Margarethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15949946977793864054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2884216770926932676.post-28639121924362192712015-09-01T10:30:05.805-04:002015-09-01T10:30:05.805-04:00I enjoy the flavour of the yellow pear - it's ...I enjoy the flavour of the yellow pear - it's light & a bit fruity but super sweet as Sungold. I'm actually thinking that next year I may use that one exclusively for my oven roasted cherry tomatoes and drop the Aunt Ruby's. The only issue I have is that it does seem more prone to disease.Margarethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15949946977793864054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2884216770926932676.post-52722645841909814802015-09-01T10:26:10.939-04:002015-09-01T10:26:10.939-04:00Thank you Melissa! Every year there are a few unp...Thank you Melissa! Every year there are a few unpleasant surprises in the garden, and I guess I had just better get used to it. And the successes, big or small, more than make up for the failures!Margarethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15949946977793864054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2884216770926932676.post-33961388130196229672015-09-01T10:22:52.308-04:002015-09-01T10:22:52.308-04:00Thanks Mark! Tomatoes and peppers are so lovely i...Thanks Mark! Tomatoes and peppers are so lovely in and of themselves, that I think it would be difficult to take a bad photo of them ;) I wasn't a fan of eggplant growing up either, but my mom usually only made fried eggplant parmigiana type dishes with those huge purple globe eggplants. My first Thai curry with eggplant was a revelation - I was hooked after that.Margarethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15949946977793864054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2884216770926932676.post-29317484595300863632015-09-01T10:17:39.273-04:002015-09-01T10:17:39.273-04:00I sowed some more White Lady turnips (the variety ...I sowed some more White Lady turnips (the variety I grew in the spring), so we will see how they do for the fall. I'm fairly sure that I will stick with this variety over the ones I grew in the summer as it's so much faster (at 30 days) and tastier.Margarethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15949946977793864054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2884216770926932676.post-76382948876291542072015-09-01T10:14:48.379-04:002015-09-01T10:14:48.379-04:00Last year we went from basket to box to bigger box...Last year we went from basket to box to bigger box. This year, I don't think I'll be getting the bigger box out, but I'm ok with that...I was a bit overwhelmed last time round, especially as it was my first huge tomato harvest & first time canning too.Margarethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15949946977793864054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2884216770926932676.post-57122221764192955862015-09-01T09:44:08.844-04:002015-09-01T09:44:08.844-04:00The secret to liking globe eggplants is to grow yo...The secret to liking globe eggplants is to grow your own and pick them young before the skins get tough and the seeds develop. Not always an easy moment to catch though...<br /><br />I just graduated to tomato boxes recently also. :-) <br /><br />Big baby! It's gorgeous.<br /><br />Michellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07812702328134261533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2884216770926932676.post-25954303500659198932015-09-01T08:38:06.081-04:002015-09-01T08:38:06.081-04:00You do such a lovely job of displaying your produc...You do such a lovely job of displaying your produce for your blog. Beautiful photos of tasty edibles--you should submit some of these photos for magazine publication. The Baby Choy is impressive! And wow--all the Tomatoes!Beth at PlantPostingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10473637655960119672noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2884216770926932676.post-63521439916786368632015-09-01T04:55:57.236-04:002015-09-01T04:55:57.236-04:00Wow! What a gigantic bok choy!! I've never se...Wow! What a gigantic bok choy!! I've never seen one so big! You grow such a variety of things, it all looks lovely and so colourful!Susie - secondhandsusie.blogspot.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16727933470111599594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2884216770926932676.post-11069801826934689042015-08-31T23:21:08.710-04:002015-08-31T23:21:08.710-04:00Whoa~ big big choy you have there and the box of t...Whoa~ big big choy you have there and the box of tomatoes is amazing, hope you get more eggplants soon, sometimes I get flea beetles on my eggplants but they don't seem to hurt the production much. Machttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08837486464329151966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2884216770926932676.post-66281600454163377842015-08-31T23:10:51.396-04:002015-08-31T23:10:51.396-04:00That picture of your box of tomatoes is truly a wo...That picture of your box of tomatoes is truly a work of art! And your choy is amazing too. Even at that huge stage, it is still such a lovely plant. Enjoy these few crazy weeks of the harvest. Before we know it, it will start to cool down and the heat lovers will disappear for another year.Lexahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11067337116117320740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2884216770926932676.post-35452965321467553602015-08-31T18:20:48.449-04:002015-08-31T18:20:48.449-04:00Your tomatoes are really lovely. I love the variet...Your tomatoes are really lovely. I love the variety of them all! I tried growing yellow pear, but I started them too late. I'll try again. What do you think of their flavor?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04146196192793312353noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2884216770926932676.post-62526776387695246512015-08-31T17:59:44.879-04:002015-08-31T17:59:44.879-04:00What wonderful harvests you're bringing in! T...What wonderful harvests you're bringing in! That "baby" bok choy is enormous! Your last box of tomatoes is enviable, to say the least! Though I am sorry to hear about your blossom end rot on a few of your toms...that's always disappointing. Things are looking great there, though! Congratulations and happy harvesting!Melissahttp://evergrowingfarm.comnoreply@blogger.com