Veg growing 2018

[TomatoTango]

Blue beauty tomatoes are apparently blue while growing too.

 

[headfullofbees]

Garlic just harvested:

Aubergines just coming on:

Red Baron onions look to be going well:

Sprouts going well:

Tomatoes:

Blackcurrants:

More tomatoes:

sweetcorn:

 

[TomatoTango]

Hey @DirtMechanic I’m up to like 500 tomatoes now. Should be some good pics in a few weeks.

 

[TomatoTango]

 

[DirtMechanic]

Hey @DirtMechanic I’m up to like 500 tomatoes now. Should be some good pics in a few weeks.

Not near. Maybe 100 here. I hate you. Plus I need to understand those beautiful onions and such.

 

[TomatoTango]

Cherokee Purple setting some nice fruit now.

 

[DirtMechanic]

How does the pvc hold up over the seasons? I was thinking about the grey version which is rated for electrical conduit outdoors

 

[TomatoTango]

How does the pvc hold up over the seasons? I was thinking about the grey version which is rated for electrical conduit outdoors

It falls apart in hot sun after a few years. All the areas I screw or bend it, it deteriorates rapidly. Metal conduit or wood is usually what I prefer but I’ve got stuff everywhere. All repurposed cage materials so far.

 

[DirtMechanic]

Ok. Then I will suggest to you the grey pipe, though it is not in the plumbing section the cost is very similar.

 

[TomatoTango]

Ok. Then I will suggest to you the grey pipe, though it is not in the plumbing section the cost is very similar.

I’ll give it a whirl if I ever run out of piles of free material. Can it be drilled like pvc or metal? I attach holes, screws or nails about every 6-12” for lines or twine.

 

[DirtMechanic]

Its pvc just uv resistant.

 

[TomatoTango]

Thai basil and purple garlic with zucchini. Purple kale still growing in a greenhouse with 100+ heat.

 

[DirtMechanic]

Thai basil and purple garlic with zucchini. Purple kale still growing in a greenhouse with 100+ heat. View attachment 40372

Obviously you are picking the Zucs before they are at their mature weight of 20 lbs. Whatever do you hope to achieve by such a premature thought? Since it wont land your picture in any newspaper perhaps you had a recipe in mind?

 

[TomatoTango]

Obviously you are picking the Zucs before they are at their mature weight of 20 lbs. Whatever do you hope to achieve by such a premature thought? Since it wont land your picture in any newspaper perhaps you had a recipe in mind?

Lol, I let a few go to 20 lbs for seed saving but otherwise I pick between 8 oz and 2 lbs or so. I make a crockpot soup with them, garlic, and broth. Then blend in lemon basil and cream. It’s good and doesn’t overheat the house since I plug it in on the deck.

 

[TomatoTango]

@DirtMechanic heres a blended pic and the recipe. It’s the easiest way to literally chug pounds of zucchini. It’s super good with crackers or paprika bread. I double the recipe in 1 pot and use an immersion blender.