What's Growing in the Garden
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Is that a Hubbard?
Never hurts to double check fertility, squash need more potassium than nitrogen. Around 60-80# N/A and 90# K/A.
Don't be quick to blame fertility though, my squash/pumpkins are not up to par this year either. Too much crazy weather...
They call it a Blue Hubbard from Baker Creek..
While not an expert, I have grown sweet potatoes in the past with success. Appears that your soil is very dry, for one. I never grew sweet potatoes in containers, but directly in the ground, and perhaps they felt a bit constrained by the pots. I will defer to the master gardners, however. Chuck
I've tried planting potatoes in my garden digging deep trenches and filling with composite/dirt and I think the ground was still too hard. Small potatoes. So I thought container growing of my sweet potatoes would work. Soil was really loose. 50/50 compost/dirt. Near water faucet so I kept it watered.
It might be similar to aquariums. I always heard if it's too small for some fish, they won't grow as large as the ones in the wild. I could be wrong as this was told to me way back in '70 when I could think some. .............. Jerry (in Tucson)
What madness is this !!!
Basket stinkhorn mushrooms. Looks like they came from another planet.
Edible but no one eats them because they smell like rotted meat. Flies love them.
Basket stinkhorn mushrooms. Looks like they came from another planet.
Edible but no one eats them because they smell like rotted meat. Flies love them.
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We sure don't see any that colorful up this way.....
That last picture has what looks like a dog about to take a bite. The first picture looks like you don't want it to.
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This mornings Stinkhorn mushroom. May be the last one. Tennis ball size.
A real beauty!! Seen them many times before . Still not used to them.
Alien invasion on the way!
A real beauty!! Seen them many times before . Still not used to them.
Alien invasion on the way!
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Don't get too close, they may attack by spraying spores on you and turn your hair pink!
My son sent me this picture today, a Hen of the woods, he spotted it on a roadside tree in Washington state. He works on a boat and the Chef is going to cook it up tonight...
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Really nice one!
Chicken of the Woods. I'm allergic to Hen of the Woods which in my opinion, taste better.
Yes, there are two types (Google quote):
"What Is Chicken of the Woods? There are two species of chicken of the woods mushrooms: The Laetiporus cincinnatus, which has a creamy colored underside, and Laetiporus sulphureus, which has a yellowish appearance and is also known as the "Sulfur Shelf.""
What he has there is the former, L. cincinnatus. The other is more orange in color and has a darker underside.
To me, they are kind of bland. sometimes used as a substitute for potatoes in dishes.
On the other hand Hen of the woods is more grayish in color and has a much better flavor. But I get severe stomach bloating and pain when I eat them. Don't know why.
Probably because he likes the taste and will tolerate the reaction.
............. Jerry (in Tucson)