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Post by magician on Jun 8, 2013 11:25:17 GMT -5
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Post by SPLASH on Jun 9, 2013 15:12:21 GMT -5
Looking good. How is the chipmunk/cat trapping going?
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Post by SPLASH on Jun 26, 2013 16:00:22 GMT -5
Updates?
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magician
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Post by magician on Jul 11, 2013 11:21:27 GMT -5
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steelie
Should've been a 6 point, but only had one skinny antler
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Post by steelie on Jul 11, 2013 19:52:52 GMT -5
thats pretty slick magician!! I picked a TON of green beans yesterday, yellows will be ready by this weekend. Snacked on my first ripened Roma Tomato yesterday also. Love when it all start getting ready to harvest! Doubled the size of my garden this year, over 100 sq feet, came up with more things I would like to plant next year so i think i'll build some of the boxes like you have and do some more herbs, broccoli, watermelon, onions carrots and what not, built a fence around the garden this year so I cant really add to what I have.... Will have to figure out a way to keep the deer and rabbits away.
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Post by SPLASH on Jul 12, 2013 11:38:11 GMT -5
Everything is looking great! Those beds must drain pretty well. I got behind right off the bat due to both gardens being flooded out. Do you ever prune your tomato plants or just let the suckers go?
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magician
Button Buck
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Post by magician on Jul 14, 2013 15:58:57 GMT -5
I pruned them hard core all of last year. I decided to let them go this year and see if there was any production diff.
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Post by SPLASH on Jul 21, 2013 17:58:38 GMT -5
Last year I took two plants of the same variety. Planted them next to each other but only pruned one. I allowed a second vine after the first cluster and that was it. That plant had larger tomatoes by far. The one that I let every sucker grow had smaller, but more tomatoes on it. So it was just what I have heard and read. The one I let go ended up getting diseased before the pruned one towards the end of the season.
This year I am doing the same experiment, but seeing the difference between a split vine right from near the ground before any branches or clusters and a single stem with second vine started above first cluster. So far I'm impressed with the first 3 clusters on the split vine. One problem is the whole plant is so weighed down, down low right now that I had to tie the vines to the cage. I'll have some pics up when I see how this all pans out. I have another one that I've had to anchor the cage to the wood frame of the bed with twine. Tomatoes are fun to experiment with.
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