Beautiful weekend out side *Updated 6/08/11* with question

[thistlebloom]

Nice, Hangin! I'm still in the imagining stage, as the few things in the ground are still small. My peas are just starting to climb and yours are done!

 

[vfem]

Everything looks great Hangin'! You should be so proud. Like you, my garlic is almost ready. I'm so excited!

My brussels are being munched on too. I found some little green caterpillars on mine, and realized the cabbage moths found my plants. I squished all I could squish and new growth started up again. However, with the warm weather, I don't think I'm going to see any brussel sprouts from my spring planting. Oh well!

 

[hangin'witthepeeps]

vfem,
The way I understand it is you plant them now, they grow a bit and then go dormant during the hot months. Then start back up in fall and you harvest after the first frost.

I planted some last year in September and they never did anything. So I hope I read right to plant in the Spring for Fall harvest. I'm going to dust mine, :/ and I'm not proud of that.

 

[vfem]

vfem,
The way I understand it is you plant them now, they grow a bit and then go dormant during the hot months. Then start back up in fall and you harvest after the first frost.

I planted some last year in September and they never did anything. So I hope I read right to plant in the Spring for Fall harvest. I'm going to dust mine, :/ and I'm not proud of that.

I'm going to try to dust with DE I suppose. That way I don't feel guilty... if they fail, oh well. I'm not a brussel sprout fan anyways, these were being grow to give to a friend who likes them.

 

[wsmoak]

vfem,
The way I understand it is you plant them now, they grow a bit and then go dormant during the hot months. Then start back up in fall and you harvest after the first frost.

You mean the brussels sprouts? Oops. I just ripped mine out because they weren't doing anything this spring and decided I'd try again in the fall.

I'm not sure I *like* brussels sprouts enough to give up the space for the entire growing year!

-Wendy

 

[lesa]

The brussels sprouts you get in the grocery store, in no way compare with those that come out of the garden. Try a couple plants, just so you can try them. I think you will notice the difference!

 

[wsmoak]

I definitely will. I think I can get the same effect starting them under lights in July/August, and putting them out when it cools off.

 

[hangin'witthepeeps]

Guess what I found this morning...

I was so happy, until I figured out that there are no male flowers open to pollinate my little beauty. I tried to open one myself, but the stamen was all squished up inside the flower with very little pollen. It looked like wadded up spaghetti.

I also planted a strawberry bed yesterday.

 

[hangin'witthepeeps]

I also saw a squash vine borer "moth" fluttering around my zucchini plant. I just don't know what to do. I will split the vines if I see the yucky stuff and kill the borers, but I guess there's not much else I can do. Poor zucchini.

 

[Southern Gardener]

I love your strawberry bed. I want to try strawberries next spring. I tried to grow blueberries, but I failed miserably!