How Does Your Garden Grow??????

xtsho said:

Well that sucks. I'm watching this weather across the country and it's been crazy. All we want out here is some rain. All we get are sunny days. Some are predicting a brutal winter for much of the country and continued drought here out west. We need some damn rain out here so I hope they're wrong and we get record rainfall and snowpack. Crossing my fingers. Not for a brutal winter across the country but for some rain out west.

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We have been missed by most precipitation. Odd pattern here always. Got drought, extreme heat and humidity from the flooding 25 miles away in a radius. PM and cannot water thing. Sucked. Light sprinkle now and in the upper 60's. Woo Hoo!

MICHI-CAN said:

We have been missed by most precipitation. Odd pattern here always. Got drought, extreme heat and humidity from the flooding 25 miles away in a radius. PM and cannot water thing. Sucked. Light sprinkle now and in the upper 60's. Woo Hoo!

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80's here and supposed to hit 90 on Tuesday. Gets down into the low 50's at night and we've dipped into the 40's a couple times. If the weather holds there's going to be a lot of happy outdoor growers in the PNW.

Hail happens pretty often here, the covers held up well during smaller ones...this was some crazy stuff. My back security cam covers the raised beds, you see them starting to give a bit under heavy hail but crazy wind came in and you see the neighbors patio set go flying through the air and the covers on my beds all just go to shreds instantly. Neighbors yard was covered in glass.

Meh, shit happens, needed to do some paint touch ups on the house anyway...I guess.

Edit: sun tends to cook plants here, going to be super salty if it gets real hot before covers get here and I lose the rest.

xtsho said:

80's here and supposed to hit 90 on Tuesday. Gets down into the low 50's at night and we've dipped into the 40's a couple times. If the weather holds there's going to be a lot of happy outdoor growers in the PNW.

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I'm afraid of overcast and damp here. May put my indoor lights on my girls. Veggies are very happy after a couple nights in the 50's. And a few leaves of PM still around. Year will finish well.

Garden spider guarding some cherry tomatoes, looks like his web slinger got jammed lol

HGCC said:

Hail happens pretty often here, the covers held up well during smaller ones...this was some crazy stuff. My back security cam covers the raised beds, you see them starting to give a bit under heavy hail but crazy wind came in and you see the neighbors patio set go flying through the air and the covers on my beds all just go to shreds instantly. Neighbors yard was covered in glass.

Meh, shit happens, needed to do some paint touch ups on the house anyway...I guess.

Edit: sun tends to cook plants here, going to be super salty if it gets real hot before covers get here and I lose the rest.

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For a middle aged guy, I am kind of bad at buying shit on the internet. Thank you dear wife for getting some covers overnighted. Stuck more weed plants in my beds to fill the space from hail damage.

2.5 lb fasciated tomato.

The only tomatoes that count are those that look like a dick and balls. At least one solid contender each year.

14oz coffee cup for reference


This is about what I've been averaging so far, give or take. Starting to pick as there's still quite a few green ones this size on the vines.

Just found this Eastern Grey tree frog on a jalapeno plant. Very pleased. Rare sight and my yard is non toxic.

MICHI-CAN said:

Just found this Eastern Grey tree frog on a jalapeno plant. Very pleased. Rare sight and my yard is non toxic.

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I heard this crazy sound coming from my backyard but I couldn't pinpoint it, I even checked my propane tank to see if it was leaking. It finally stopped when I rustled my tomato plants, had to have been some kind of frog. Amazing little creatures, and so freaking loud, idk how they can make that constant noise with those tiny lungs.

Rurumo said:

I heard this crazy sound coming from my backyard but I couldn't pinpoint it, I even checked my propane tank to see if it was leaking. It finally stopped when I rustled my tomato plants, had to have been some kind of frog. Amazing little creatures, and so freaking loud, idk how they can make that constant noise with those tiny lungs.

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Was hoping you agreed the "read your plants" fit your style. No offense.

Yesterday and today were the best above ground planting days this moon cycle. After supper I got out and cut up a little spot on the edge of what used to be the long leaf pines. I planted Armenian cukes as well as acorn, spaghetti and butternut squash. Then planted the same in trays. It might be too late. Time will tell.

pulling some butternut this am

I'm up to 7 cantaloupe. Ha Ha Ha. 3 just developing and these. One looks like a turbo nerf football??? Wish the season would end. Over grown, more than I can give away and PM trying to come back strong. Want to slash and burn to protect my girls. Too much food still on the plants. Damn.

A constructive and productive day to all.

This mornings pickings. The cukes are done. Just a few small ones left on the vines so I'm going to pull up the plants, prep the beds, and plant some lettuce and radishes. The beans are just loaded and I'll be picking a ton more. I have another tray of tomatoes almost ready to pick. I'm picking them all ripe and green by Thursday.

We're finally getting some rain starting Friday and it looks like it's going to be significant so I want to get everything before they split. I like fried green tomatoes anyway so green or red they all get eaten. Plus I want to get all my beds cleared up to plant other stuff like beets, onions, garlic, and fava beans. I'll be making sauce today. The Romas and San Marzanos I'll skin and freeze whole.

Suh-weet Xtsho.

So my little 4x4 indoor garden is mixed so far.
The chili peppers, eggplants and cucumbers love the tent and the Roots 707 soil.
The carrots are starting to show.
But the tomatoes ... yikes. I've never seen tomato leaves look like this.
Now I've been growing indeterminate vine tomatoes my whole life (outdoors) so maybe that's just what these look like.
They're a dwarf variety called Sarandipity that I got from Victory Seeds in Molalla.
But to me they look like they're overwatered, even though the pots were light as a feather before I watered them a little this morning.
I don't know what to make of them.
The arugula took off and I harvested it all already. I let it get a little too big and it was more bitter than I like so I don't know what I'll put in those two 5 gallon pots.
But the tomatoes, I'd love to have a harvest.
Maybe they just don't like the tent or the soil?
I'm using the same soil and nutes as I'm using in my 2x4 with my cannabis plants.
Don't want any cross contamination or any pests.
The other plants don't seem to mind, though the cukes could use a little more N or K as they're a little yellow around the leaf edges.
But there's already a couple flowers at the bottom.
Everything but the chilis are about 3 weeks from sprout.

Hello all, I have upgraded my tent to a 5x5 and would like to grow vegetables in it along with cannabis. Should I grow autos because the 12 on 12 off for photos wouldn’t be enough light for vegetables ? Going to grow tomatoes, bush beans, snap peas, snow Pease and jalapeños. Thank you in advance for your responses. I have both auto and photo seeds at the ready.

TheEggMan123 said:

Hello all, I have upgraded my tent to a 5x5 and would like to grow vegetables in it along with cannabis. Should I grow autos because the 12 on 12 off for photos wouldn’t be enough light for vegetables ? Going to grow tomatoes, bush beans, snap peas, snow Pease and jalapeños. Thank you in advance for your responses. I have both auto and photo seeds at the ready.

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12 hours of direct light is plenty for veggies.
But there could be other considerations such as humidity during flower with too many plants.
The more off time with the lights, the more humidity you'll get in the dark too.
But I've seen photos of tents with both and all look healthy.

drsaltzman said:

12 hours of direct light is plenty for veggies.
But there could be other considerations such as humidity during flower with too many plants.
The more off time with the lights, the more humidity you'll get in the dark too.
But I've seen photos of tents with both and all look healthy.

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@xtsho , do you concur?