Looks like cattle fencing, should hold two years worth. Just plant and let them grow over the old. If it is a picking thing, butane torch will clean the arch well after a fresh blanket of snow.
What's Growing in the Garden
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It will hang where it is until it freezes outside, then it comes to the basement. Will roast and freeze a good portion, the rest is used fresh.
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Processing broccoli today.
See, that's the benefit of having beans and peas that grow like crap. Spindly little vines just wither away like nothing. The birds carry it away for nesting.
You don't get any beans or peas either, so there's that.
To say that it's been a wet summer in VT is a bit of a understatement. Parts of the state have had serious flooding and millions in damage. One of the largest organic vegetable producers pretty much lost the whole years production.
Here in the NE part of the state we've seen much less damage. For me it's turned my garden into a jungle of weeds and veggies. For the most part the vegetables are out growing the weeds. I am having to trample on squash and cucumber vines to pick peas, and potato Vines to pick summer squash. I guess I could have worse problems
Here in the NE part of the state we've seen much less damage. For me it's turned my garden into a jungle of weeds and veggies. For the most part the vegetables are out growing the weeds. I am having to trample on squash and cucumber vines to pick peas, and potato Vines to pick summer squash. I guess I could have worse problems
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Congrats on the year of abundance! This is the kind of garden many wish for! ChuckTo say that it's been a wet summer in VT is a bit of a understatement. Parts of the state have had serious flooding and millions in damage. One of the largest organic vegetable producers pretty much lost the whole years production.
Here in the NE part of the state we've seen much less damage. For me it's turned my garden into a jungle of weeds and veggies. For the most part the vegetables are out growing the weeds. I am having to trample on squash and cucumber vines to pick peas, and potato Vines to pick summer squash. I guess I could have worse problems
This has made me realize how much water effects plant growth. My soil tends to dry out pretty fast and it's a good thing or it would be a mud hole this year. I have a unused source of water that would require a few hundred dollars to get to the garden, perhaps it would be worth the effort for the dry summers.
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Started pulling onions today. Nice size on them.
Here is a pic to show scale.
Here is a pic to show scale.
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I mentioned earlier that my peaches were being devoured by the squirrels. We got some rain and they let up on them some. It's and old tree and they never get very big but I use to get enough to make a couple quarts of syrup.
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Well Fridays storm took out the main branch with most of them on it.
It is probably a waste of time as Tim trying to use the apples he knocked off the trees, but I went ahead and picked them. I'll let the set inside a day or two to see if they ripen more and then wash, cut in half and cook them down to see if I get any usable syrup.
I do still have a frw peaches on the tree and was wondering if Sevin sprayed on the tree will keep the squirrels off? Heard of a homemade hot sauce spray might work too?
.Well Fridays storm took out the main branch with most of them on it.
It is probably a waste of time as Tim trying to use the apples he knocked off the trees, but I went ahead and picked them. I'll let the set inside a day or two to see if they ripen more and then wash, cut in half and cook them down to see if I get any usable syrup.
I do still have a frw peaches on the tree and was wondering if Sevin sprayed on the tree will keep the squirrels off? Heard of a homemade hot sauce spray might work too?
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The garden did provide a pleasant surprise. My Crowder Peas are producing lots of pods. I ate them as a kid but now I don't remember when to harvest and how to process them. I'll have to look that up.
Started picking beans and I noticed a lot of white nats coming out of the foliage. It's been too wet to spray Sevin but I wonder it that will take care of them?
Started picking beans and I noticed a lot of white nats coming out of the foliage. It's been too wet to spray Sevin but I wonder it that will take care of them?
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You've got some color on them so they might be far enough along to get something out of them.
I edited the post after you replied. Any sprays that might work at keeping the squirrels off?
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Probably whiteflies. If the Sevin you have has the active ingredient "carbaryl" it won't kill them. While "Sevin" used to always mean you had carbaryl, the brand name Sevin is now used to market many different active ingredients so check the label.
What you need is something with a synthetic pyrethroid such as permethrin, bifenthrin, zeta-cypermethrin, etc. Many different formulations/active ingredients and brands.
You will be better off with a spray than a dust as whiteflies hang around on the underside of the leaves where a dust won't reach. Can get either a ready to spray bottle or some concentrate that you mix in your own sprayer. Before you buy, check the label to make sure vegetables are listed and check the indicated pre harvest interval (days between application and safe harvest).
Having a hard time seeing from the pics but is the remainder of the tree isolated so that something could prevent them from getting up it? Or would they be able to jump from surrounding trees?
If isolated you could try the hot pepper all around the trunk and not have to spice up your peaches.
What are the red fruit on the bushes in the background? Those look plentiful!
I’ve always had the best luck with the spray when it comes from a pellet gun. But that takes some extra time and waiting I don’t usually have.
I do hope you can salvage some of them, they look like beauties!
My Alderman peas aren't doing that well. Only a foot or two high. Had to do a second planting so I got them in late. Plus when I ordered the seeds last Winter, the came as "packed for 2022 Season". Don't know if old seed had anything to do with it or my natural bad luck at getting thing to germinate. As I said, the pole beans and Crowder Peas from the same company are doing great.