Well, it looks like this is the end of the line for this year's (massive sarcasm quotes) "cool season" here. Pea production appears to be slowing down significantly, and I'm pulling out the last of the lettuce while some is still edible. Much of it is too bitter to eat. New lettuce stopped coming…
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Growstuff helps you track what you're harvesting from your home garden and see how productive it is.
Bean mosaic virus?
by oakandsage,
I never have good results growing beans here (SoCal, not too far from the high desert). Few ever sprout. Those that do never grow above 4-6" high and product 1-3 podseach, if they live long enough. (Note - I use legume inoculant on most, but not all, seeds of each type of bean. I …
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Read moreNo subject
by oakandsage,
My raspberry are flowering!
Anyone whose english pea plants yield spherical peas must be a saint. I only get spherical peas if I miss a pod. In the evening I sit out in the garden and eat peas until there is nothing worth eating left on the plant. Then I am do…
kale chard asparagus peas raspberries pomegranates blueberries apples nectarines cherries squash basils dill carrots rhubarb melons
Read moreGarden trouble!
by oakandsage,
Something's skeletonizing my carrots and dill. It did a number on the sweet basil I planted, and is taking out the kale plants one by one. I haven't caught it in the act yet, though I've seen a couple big fat grasshoppers around; they're pretty likely culprits.
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blueberries sweet potatoes dill carrots cauliflowers
Read moreSeeds!
by oakandsage,
Yay, seeds arrived. Gonna go on a planting binge tomorrow. Especially since tomorrow is tomato day!
Got: Golden purslane Watercress Yard long bean Blackeye pea Charentais melon [Cantaloupe](/crops/cantal…