didn't think of that... i've got a couple more plants that are about to bloom... i will try to hand pollinate them and we'll see what happens.

Anybody grow fall maters? I got inspired I guess from a woman on Instagram. I’ve currently got 53 plants of 5 varieties started.

Not sure if this will work but what the heck. Planning to transplant about 7/4. Now the question is where the heck I’m going to put them.

I have planted them and got mixed results. I generally have volunteers on the south side of my house which do much do much better. Good luck.

My okra is coming along slowly. Just a couple of pickings of it so far but lots of new blossoms. The squash, zucchini, and snow peas are being enjoyed by friends and neighbors along with putting some up in the freezer. The bell peppers and tangerine dreams are making and the container corn is looking remarkably like it is gonna make ears. At least the pollen and silk are trying. Onions are doing well too.

I usually keep my 'spring' tomato plants alive (drip irrigation) thru the hot summer - they start producing abundantly once it cools off a bit.
We often pull & 'wrap' the bigger green tomato's before the 1st freeze - and un-wrap red/ripe all the way till December!

Explain the “wrapping” process

wrap them in a newspaper then store them in a dark spot, box in a closet works for me, then check on them until they're ripe.

I plant my seeds directly in the ground and am good to go. I back that up by throwing whole damaged tomatoes in my compost pile.

I also do what Payne suggested. I put the wrapped tomatoes in a paper sack and put the sack in a dark cool pantry.

My spinach is struggling. I think it’s due to all the rain and they were waterlogged for several days. Hopefully they will come out of it. I gave them a dose of Chilean Nitrate fertilizer last evening.

A few weeks ago, I harvested some of my Red Norland potatoes. First time I have ever grown potatoes. Most of these were right below the soil line so I grabbed them and left the plants in place to hopefully produce more. Starting to get some tomatoes now too. Corn is about to tassel. Celery plant has flower heads all over. I’m about to have all the celery seed I could ever need.

Good looking new potatoes. I might have to have some green tomatoes to eat any of them. Even my cherry tomato's are still green. The lettuce ran it's course and got tilled under. Broccoli has been holding it's own for a second harvest, but it doesn't like these warm days. It's starting to bolt. The TAMU sweet onions are getting close.

Patents does not seem to be one of your strong points.

My cute little Red Robin tomato plant. It probably won't hit 8" tall.

i pulled my last onions 2 days ago, they did great. maters are so so, beets were good, radishs good, spinach good but done, squash and zuke not so good, too wet i think same with cukes. sweet peas did good. gonna plant okra soon if it drys a bit. peppers ok but look stunted. nothing really drowned out this year but i think i had too much rain at the wrong times. not bitcin though!

8" is plenty. Enjoy.

So anybody having to water their garden yet?

^this.
we wrap each one separately, and place single-layer in a cardboard flat.
I usually put the several flats in my garage, where it is quite cool that time of year - just keep them from getting warm or freezing, and they'll last maybe 2 months or more.
Whenever you want a ripe tomato, just unwrap/rewrap them one at a time till you find a ripe-red one; I usually 'sort' them as I go, putting 'blush' ones in a 'ready soon' marked flat.




For the first time ever, I'm having to think about improving 'drain channels' , or setting up a drain pump!
Either that, or bringing in some carp, to help with the weeds!
Plants are doing fine in raised rows, but got water setting in channels in-between.

Edit: just to fertilize.

It’s so wet here there are mushrooms growing in my containers. Got another 1.25” yesterday.

Get a blow dryer.

That's a good sign. Means your soil is healthy and active. Love seeing mushrooms growing in the garden.

Nailed it.

Also, beautiful day. I just made up another bath of ice-pbox pickles.

Well, the sugar peas are about to run their course. The aphids are loving this rain. I'll let the next batch go to seed for next year. Love these heirloom varieties.


The container corn is looking ok. just wet wet wet


Another days pickins. Starting to get some baby carrots, tomatoes, and peppers now. Onions are so sweet. Those carrots are amazing kind of skillet grilled. yummo!

WOW! Looking great there, yotehater!