Re: Fourth Year SFG in Canada

**trolleydriver** 7/31/2018, 8:12 pm

Growing Yellow Giant toms for the first time. Harvested the first one and it weighs in at 15.2 ounces. They love Mel's Mix.
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Also growing Yellow Ruffle toms for the first time. Fourth Year SFG in Canada - Page 18 Img_2150

Some of the Canada Crookneck Squash vines have exceeded the height of the 8 foot high megatrellis. Eat you heart out sanderson. Very Happy

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I thinned out the squares that are growing Leeks and ended up with this pile of little leeks.
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My 3x3x3 Compost Bin is becoming inaccessible because of the squash growing in a mound of material that was to be composted plus some grass sod that was cut from the edges of the flower gardens. Fourth Year SFG in Canada - Page 18 Img_2155

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Some tomato vines are exceeding the height of the trellises on the 4x4 SFG beds. Fourth Year SFG in Canada - Page 18 Img_2156

I love the look of freshly mowed grass. Fourth Year SFG in Canada - Page 18 Img_2157

**sanderson** 7/31/2018, 10:39 pm

One pound tomatoes? Runaway Canada Crookneck Squash? Green velvet grass? I'm un-friending you, TD. Fourth Year SFG in Canada - Page 18 3787310120

**trolleydriver** 7/31/2018, 11:10 pm

sanderson wrote:One pound tomatoes? Runaway Canada Crookneck Squash? Green velvet grass? I'm un-friending you, TD.

**sanderson** 8/1/2018, 4:23 am

MrBooker 8/1/2018, 6:49 am

" Eat your heart out sanderson. " lol!

countrynaturals 8/1/2018, 9:08 am

sanderson wrote:One pound tomatoes? Runaway Canada Crookneck Squash? Green velvet grass? I'm un-friending you, TD.

Hmm, there's more "green" around here than just leaves. darn funny

**trolleydriver** 8/1/2018, 3:18 pm

Harvested some kohlrabi. It's a strange alien like veggie that reminds me of the Russian Sputnik Satellite.
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**sanderson** 8/2/2018, 3:15 am

Sputnik!! You just dated yourself. Razz

**trolleydriver** 8/2/2018, 9:29 am

Harvested a couple of Yukon Gold potatoes. There are many more in the bed that was started last Fall as a lasagna garden, converted in the Spring to old style SFG, then planted with seed potatoes at one end and collards and broccoli at the other end. And then a volunteer squash popped.
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**trolleydriver** 8/2/2018, 2:35 pm

I've never had major problems with squash plants in the past but this summer it is a different story. I have been fighting Squash Bugs ... killing the adults and removing the eggs from leaves and squishing them. Then today I found an army of Squash Bug nymphs on one of my White Scallop Squash plants. Being away for ten days probably made the difference in that I could not remove the eggs.

A few weeks ago I was sure I saw an adult Squash Vine Borer flying near my Canada Crookneck Squash plants. When we got back from our ten day trip I noticed that one of my Golden Zucchini plants looked like it was dying. I pulled it today. When I cut open the stem there was the dreaded Squash Vine Borer grub (it is just above the B in the photo).

This is war!

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**sanderson** 8/2/2018, 3:12 pm

Grab the DustBuster! It's the only way I can grab all of the babies and parents (but mine or the leaf-footed bug).

**trolleydriver** 8/2/2018, 3:15 pm

sanderson wrote: Grab the DustBuster! It's the only way I can grab all of the babies and parents (but mine or the leaf-footed bug).

I grabbed a bunch of the nymphs using duct tape and sprayed some with soapy water (Dawn).

**trolleydriver** 8/2/2018, 4:21 pm

Small harvest of yellow wax bush beans and rattlesnake (I think) pole beans.
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yolos 8/2/2018, 6:24 pm

trolleydriver wrote:Small harvest of yellow wax bush beans and rattlesnake (I think) pole beans.

Yep, those sure do look like Rattlesnake Beans to me.

**trolleydriver** 8/2/2018, 6:58 pm

yolos wrote:
trolleydriver wrote:Small harvest of yellow wax bush beans and rattlesnake (I think) pole beans.

Yep, those sure do look like Rattlesnake Beans to me.

I planted 4 different types of pole beans around a bamboo stake teepee trellis. Now the plants are so intertwined I can't tell which is which.

**trolleydriver** 8/2/2018, 7:57 pm

Sowed the following today:

Lettuce (4 types)
Mache
Spicy Salad Leaves Mix
Radish (3 types)

Ate from the garden:

Yukon Gold Potato
White Scallop Squash
Yellow Giant Tomato
Peas (the peas did not make it to the house)

**trolleydriver** 8/3/2018, 8:35 pm

Testing drone video. Can you see it?

http://res.cloudinary.com/ducw4nkyw/video/upload/v1533338295/20180803175756_gv8bcz.mov

**trolleydriver** 8/5/2018, 8:09 am

trolleydriver wrote:Testing drone video. Can you see it?

http://res.cloudinary.com/ducw4nkyw/video/upload/v1533338295/20180803175756_gv8bcz.mov

Has anyone been able to view the video?

**AtlantaMarie** 8/5/2018, 9:13 am

Yep. Looks good! And, boy, is your squash (?) getting tall....

**sanderson** 8/5/2018, 2:41 pm

I wrote a reply but must not have sent Send. You did it!!! bounce

The basement just wasn't the right place to practice. Wink

**trolleydriver** 8/5/2018, 2:46 pm

sanderson wrote:I wrote a reply but must not have sent Send. You did it!!! The basement just wasn't the right place to practice.

I am getting better but on one of the flights I managed to make the drone crash behind the 3x3x3 compost bin.

**trolleydriver** 8/5/2018, 4:13 pm

Today's SFG harvest includes beans (yellow wax and rattlesnake), cucumber, and tomatoes (yellow giant, yellow plum, yellow ruffle, true black brandywine, black vernissage, black cherry, bonny best and roma).
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**trolleydriver** 8/5/2018, 4:28 pm

I recently sowed seeds and the next day found that critters had dug up the squares. I created a mini cage out of hardware cloth big enough to cover one square.
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**sanderson** 8/6/2018, 2:18 am

I really like this. May I steal the photo for show and tell? Fourth Year SFG in Canada - Page 18 3170584802

**trolleydriver** 8/6/2018, 12:21 pm

sanderson wrote:I really like this. May I steal the photo for show and tell?

Absolutely. It would be a good idea to make the cage smaller than a square so that it fits inside the grid. One warning ... Hardware cloth when cut can have some sharp points. Best to wear gloves when working with it.

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