tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3215310042560560686.post6236074324924720061..comments2023-12-28T09:18:23.932-05:00Comments on The Gardener of Eden: Harvest Monday...................08/13/2012Robinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12220238404223196571noreply@blogger.comBlogger39125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3215310042560560686.post-27536584526959845042012-08-17T19:38:03.245-04:002012-08-17T19:38:03.245-04:00I feel very lucky so far this year. My tomato pla...I feel very lucky so far this year. My tomato plants look the best they have ever looked but are setting a little late. They are still lush and green and not bad looking leaf on them.wildernesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03527833260038141710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3215310042560560686.post-61801356324343333232012-08-17T19:27:41.399-04:002012-08-17T19:27:41.399-04:00We had some really horrible weather this year. It ...We had some really horrible weather this year. It was just perfect for just about any and every disease. Robinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12220238404223196571noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3215310042560560686.post-15028647427926070062012-08-17T19:26:59.599-04:002012-08-17T19:26:59.599-04:00Jody, I sure hope your right! I think we could use...Jody, I sure hope your right! I think we could use a little of your divine help right now!Robinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12220238404223196571noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3215310042560560686.post-79178420907504826042012-08-17T19:26:00.412-04:002012-08-17T19:26:00.412-04:00I sure hope my tomatoes carry on like yours did. Y...I sure hope my tomatoes carry on like yours did. Your tomatoes started producing much earlier then mine did. Robinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12220238404223196571noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3215310042560560686.post-90455499469188904492012-08-17T19:25:12.086-04:002012-08-17T19:25:12.086-04:00We have a few tomato diseases going on over there....We have a few tomato diseases going on over there. The weather this past winter and this gardening season was just perfect for disease. I sure hope next year is better.Robinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12220238404223196571noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3215310042560560686.post-86894137389942451362012-08-17T19:24:05.881-04:002012-08-17T19:24:05.881-04:00Laura, I sure hope the plants hold out for awhile....Laura, I sure hope the plants hold out for awhile. There are so many green tomatoes on them. Robinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12220238404223196571noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3215310042560560686.post-84829354318945525912012-08-16T13:13:36.206-04:002012-08-16T13:13:36.206-04:00I got fairly lucky with my tomatoes this year. Nev...I got fairly lucky with my tomatoes this year. Never a sign of disease, but I am in Texas and I started them very early...they have already been pulled to make way for the fall garden.Sustainably Modernhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14277690427872895102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3215310042560560686.post-75058132272510201082012-08-14T23:36:57.854-04:002012-08-14T23:36:57.854-04:00I do love that happy face. I'm not giving up o...I do love that happy face. I'm not giving up on your garden for 500 pounds of tomatoes! If we still have lots of green tomatoes, and we do, then so do you! We've only recorded 40 lbs of tomatoes this year. Surely well reach 200. If that's true then you'll reach yours tooJodyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05442310215979259623noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3215310042560560686.post-40220610730649234632012-08-14T14:23:02.070-04:002012-08-14T14:23:02.070-04:00Wow you are still getting beautiful tomatoes! Min...Wow you are still getting beautiful tomatoes! Mine are completely done, but they performed pretty well in spite of the drought, then drenching and disease, so hopefully your plot tomatoes will carry on valiantly!Erinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06916896512933101955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3215310042560560686.post-10653516383400859242012-08-14T10:58:44.730-04:002012-08-14T10:58:44.730-04:00Robin sorry to hear about the tomatoes at the plot...Robin sorry to hear about the tomatoes at the plots. Do you think it is the blight. If it is or even if you suspect it is get all the bad leaves off the burn them. Even if you are organic Liquid copper is considered organic and will slow down or stop further damage if sprayed as soon as possible. Good luck.wildernesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03527833260038141710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3215310042560560686.post-37371896195671064862012-08-14T09:41:10.429-04:002012-08-14T09:41:10.429-04:00I would be thrilled with 150 lbs of tomatoes - but...I would be thrilled with 150 lbs of tomatoes - but I know you need alot to keep the Italian in cooking heaven. I will keep my fingers crossed for you that your patch holds out long enough to give you yoru minimum needs before succombing to the spreading disease at the community gardens.kitsapFGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06120640838501186514noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3215310042560560686.post-68392984256465668082012-08-14T06:06:44.120-04:002012-08-14T06:06:44.120-04:00Mary, It's just the two of us here. But, I do ...Mary, It's just the two of us here. But, I do make canned salsa and ketchup also. We use a couple of jars of tomatoes a week. So, it takes a lot of tomatoes to get us through the winter!Robinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12220238404223196571noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3215310042560560686.post-78907674025754846722012-08-14T06:05:15.728-04:002012-08-14T06:05:15.728-04:00Granny, these beans are over 8' tall and produ...Granny, these beans are over 8' tall and producing like crazy! Hope you get enough tomatoes to can some soon.Robinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12220238404223196571noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3215310042560560686.post-30055922525321789872012-08-14T06:04:06.987-04:002012-08-14T06:04:06.987-04:00Thanks Sue, "The Italian" sure does go t...Thanks Sue, "The Italian" sure does go through a lot of tomatoes!!Robinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12220238404223196571noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3215310042560560686.post-55213274629015522722012-08-14T06:03:39.695-04:002012-08-14T06:03:39.695-04:00Thanks Mrs.P!!Thanks Mrs.P!!Robinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12220238404223196571noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3215310042560560686.post-2516875358040428692012-08-14T06:03:19.904-04:002012-08-14T06:03:19.904-04:00Sue, These beans stay dark when cooked, unlike mos...Sue, These beans stay dark when cooked, unlike most purple beans. Robinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12220238404223196571noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3215310042560560686.post-70693056125061775252012-08-14T06:02:44.143-04:002012-08-14T06:02:44.143-04:00Thanks Shawn Ann, Those beans are pretty awesome!Thanks Shawn Ann, Those beans are pretty awesome!Robinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12220238404223196571noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3215310042560560686.post-71664452931891493412012-08-14T06:02:12.159-04:002012-08-14T06:02:12.159-04:00Marcia, I'm not sure if it is late blight. The...Marcia, I'm not sure if it is late blight. The garden committee is getting an education on tomato diseases tomorrow at our monthly meeting. The head of the county extension is meeting with us. So many diseases look similarRobinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12220238404223196571noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3215310042560560686.post-20037907757729555622012-08-14T05:59:11.400-04:002012-08-14T05:59:11.400-04:00You are correct.....any harvest is a good harvest!...You are correct.....any harvest is a good harvest!Robinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12220238404223196571noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3215310042560560686.post-70652970978997834542012-08-14T05:58:41.819-04:002012-08-14T05:58:41.819-04:00Yes, it's been very hectic between work and th...Yes, it's been very hectic between work and the garden! Thank goodness Sophia has been such a big help!<br /><br />It was only a matter of time before disease struck with the weather we have had this year. Hopefully we will get enough tomatoes to get us through the winter.Robinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12220238404223196571noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3215310042560560686.post-58219777044387082392012-08-14T05:54:15.173-04:002012-08-14T05:54:15.173-04:00Thanks Nutmeg, It's been a tough gardening yea...Thanks Nutmeg, It's been a tough gardening year for most of us.Robinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12220238404223196571noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3215310042560560686.post-19664087194759805442012-08-13T20:27:18.208-04:002012-08-13T20:27:18.208-04:00It takes an MIT graduate to notice that...ha!!! Ye...It takes an MIT graduate to notice that...ha!!! Yes, late blight is in our county. We did have one of the gardener's plants tested for it. I will find out on Wednesday at our meeting what is going on.Robinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12220238404223196571noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3215310042560560686.post-5342494787425148032012-08-13T20:25:05.888-04:002012-08-13T20:25:05.888-04:00Sandy, I was really hoping we would get at least 5...Sandy, I was really hoping we would get at least 500 lbs of tomatoes. Oh well, we will have to do with what we get. Robinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12220238404223196571noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3215310042560560686.post-72815139337247622702012-08-13T20:23:42.874-04:002012-08-13T20:23:42.874-04:00LIz, yes, tomatoes can be frustrating!! The Chines...LIz, yes, tomatoes can be frustrating!! The Chinese bean plants are pole beans and are presently 8' tall!Robinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12220238404223196571noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3215310042560560686.post-47202759372367131522012-08-13T20:22:17.010-04:002012-08-13T20:22:17.010-04:00Jenny, I sure hope at least half of the green toma...Jenny, I sure hope at least half of the green tomatoes are able to ripen. Robinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12220238404223196571noreply@blogger.com