SKULLBIKERS 2021 Everything BUT Peppers GOLOG

[skullbiker]

Tomato update(see post #16, Jan 27)
 

 
Lemon Boy with a nice thick stalk.(courtesy of PtMD989)
 

 
Big Beef, also a thick stalk.
 

 
Tomatoberry, no thick stalk but looking good.
 

 

[PtMD989]

Looking great [emoji106][emoji16]. Those cottage cheese tubs sure come in handy [emoji16][emoji106].


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[skullbiker]

Looking great [emoji106][emoji16]. Those cottage cheese tubs sure come in handy [emoji16][emoji106].

They just keep on giving!

 

[skullbiker]

As shown on my glog thread it did drop below 32°f last night.
 

 
So, at 2:30am I found that items designed for one purpose can be used for other things. 
 

 

 

 
Yep, Grow Bag mania! The heavy duty frost protection.
 
And these(summer squash) I covered with a cheap Harbor Freight tarp. They look OK at this time.
 

 
 

 

[skullbiker]

Here's the status of the current pole bean crop, ready to head for the sky!
 

 
 

 

[skullbiker]

So, bug season is coming and as noted on my peppers glog I just recently had some aphids. I am dusting these days instead of spraying. This is the dusting tool/device I use. The outlet spout can be turned in any direction so it works equally well getting the underside of the leaves.
 

 
Link to their website:  https://earthduster.com/
 
I have been using a 50/50 mix of these items.
 

 

 
I just gave some of the pepper plants(that were even remotely suspect for aphids) a quick dusting.
 

 

 

[skullbiker]

I just picked the last Kossak Kohlrabi from the last run. It weighs in at 4 pounds 6 ounces. I think I'm going to make some more Kohl-Slaw out of this one.Maybe I'll post the process on my Flog.
 

 

[skullbiker]

Achocha update. Vining nicely.
 

 

[skullbiker]

First Black Beauty Summer Squash.
 

 

[ahayastani]

First Black Beauty Summer Squash.
 

 
Now you make me feel jealous!
 
No squash issues like mildew this time of the year?

 

[skullbiker]

 
Now you make me feel jealous!
 
No squash issues like mildew this time of the year?

This is generally our dry season but we occasionally have the odd weather patterns like everywhere else. We recently had a few foggy nights and heavy rain showers. It seems that certain types of squash are more resistant to powdery mildew. I have 2 types growing, one has a few spots on the leaves and the other does not.

 

[skullbiker]

Sugar Pie Pumpkins
 

 

 

 

[skullbiker]

Some more veggie pics from the other day.
 
Softneck Garlic
 

 
Onions
 

 
Bonnie cabbage
 

 
Tomatoville
 

 
Red Acre Cabbage
 

 

[skullbiker]

The Daikon Radishes are starting to get bushy.
 

 

[skullbiker]

My Dragon Fruit cuttings that i stuck in pots on Dec. 10, 2020 are finally putting out new shoots. They say roots are setting once the shoots show up.
 

 

 

 

[skullbiker]

Sugar Pie Pumpkin plants are putting out a lot of male flowers to attract bees right now, hopefully the female flowers will follow.
 

 

 

[dragonsfire]

Always had problems getting female flowers.

 

[skullbiker]

Always had problems getting female flowers.

I never get a lot on them, usually 2 or three per plant. I have 2 plants out of six with one small(softball size) pumpkin on each at this time so at least I won't end up with nothing!

 

[dragonsfire]

Yup if im lucky 2-3 but they don't show up till later in the season so not much time to grow. Wasn't a problem about 4 years ago

 

[skullbiker]

The Honey Bear Acorn Squash look like they're going to be good producers and are relatively free of powdery mildew as compared to the other types I'm growing.