tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6125578595363888138.post6082240854632155661..comments2024-02-10T03:18:13.928-05:00Comments on Dave's Square Foot Garden: Harvest Monday 18 July 2016David Veltenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07710293718143454000noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6125578595363888138.post-64502286297257599342016-08-07T00:23:44.574-04:002016-08-07T00:23:44.574-04:00Please keep us updated on the black tomatoes. My ...Please keep us updated on the black tomatoes. My son gave us a Blackest Cherry plant and I picked the first tomato way too soon, awful taste but a beautiful blue-black color. I'll go by feel from now on.<br />Sarah in smokey Californiasbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07272573572306955089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6125578595363888138.post-55480698366321541752016-07-18T21:29:08.827-04:002016-07-18T21:29:08.827-04:00What a shame about the drought, hope you get rain ...What a shame about the drought, hope you get rain soon. I agree, "hand" watering is never as good as a day long rain. We had a very dry spring but have welcomed rainy days at least once a week recently.<br /><br />Lyme disease freaks me out ... it's not as bad here as where I used to live but that wasn't that far away and it moves further east every year. <br /><br />I love the beets and glad you are still getting lots of variety with all the heat and dry weather.Susiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10354350096358468967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6125578595363888138.post-9694746934483377182016-07-18T18:20:11.419-04:002016-07-18T18:20:11.419-04:00Your beets, cabbages, and radishes look so good. A...Your beets, cabbages, and radishes look so good. And you're getting lots of kohlrabi. Our kohlrabi our just starting to swell after being in the ground forever. <br /><br />I hope your drought breaks soon, watering a garden in the heat is such a huge chore. I have to say, that's a great picture of the bat. Hopefully he/she is able to find enough food.Phuonghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07658691564062044986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6125578595363888138.post-45024485555113027352016-07-18T15:01:32.040-04:002016-07-18T15:01:32.040-04:00It will be interesting to see how those Black Beau...It will be interesting to see how those Black Beauty tomatoes taste. That's one I never heard of before. We have ticks here too, though Lyme disease is not a big problem. Still, I don't want them on me. We use the Picaridin repellent too (Sawyers) and it seems to work well for mosquitoes and ticks, as long as I remember to use it. <br /><br />6.5 inches is not much precip at all. I would gladly share some of our excess, since much of it runs off to the river! You should be able to get info from Weather Underground, if you can find a station close to you. If so you can go into history and choose a custom period from 1/1/16 to today and see the total rainfall. We have had 30.5 inches in 2016, more than average for sure.Dave @ HappyAcreshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03441364543023807886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6125578595363888138.post-8007296938511515812016-07-18T14:56:57.353-04:002016-07-18T14:56:57.353-04:00I lost count of how many tick bites I've had t...I lost count of how many tick bites I've had this summer. It seems Lyme is rather common around here. My husband had what looked like the rash and bad headaches a few years ago and the doctors didn't even bother to test for it. They just gave him antibiotics. My niece had it when she was young and then a co-workers wife that is older was having what the doctors thought was early signs of dementia. Luckily a doctor finally thought to test and she had Lyme for no telling how many years. Scary! <br />I hope some rain comes your way. We had our worst drought in (I can't remember how many they said) years in 2015. Then it of course had to end with historical flooding. Luckily this year has been more normal with rainfall. Is there anyway you can get some drip irrigation set-up? It makes watering much easier.Juliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00193278804750154921noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6125578595363888138.post-260023693633746872016-07-18T13:26:44.008-04:002016-07-18T13:26:44.008-04:00Dry I can deal with, that's the norm here, but...Dry I can deal with, that's the norm here, but not the heat, ugh. That poor bat must have been desperate to come out during the day. There's ticks here too but fortunately Lyme is less of a problem because of our Western Fence Lizards, Lyme is killed in any tick that feeds on one of those lizards, but I'm always cautious about the ticks anyway. Have you tried using bug repellent? I rarely spend any significant time in my garden without applying some Picaridin (much better than Deet in my opinion, it doesn't stink or stain your clothes). The Black Beauty tomato is beautiful, I'm sure the color will change to some degree when it ripens, it will be interesting to see how it turns out.Michellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07812702328134261533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6125578595363888138.post-11573012447459841392016-07-18T11:51:01.652-04:002016-07-18T11:51:01.652-04:00Well, you seem to have got some pretty decent veg,...Well, you seem to have got some pretty decent veg, despite the challenging weather. We have the opposite problems over here. Today it is over 30C for the first time this year. We have had a fair bit of rain too, but it has fallen in torrential bursts, so a lot of it just runs away and is wasted. I guess with the Black Beauty tomato you are going to have to judge ripeness by feel rather than colour.Mark Willishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04558305122821209520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6125578595363888138.post-70218044569475640872016-07-18T10:45:54.000-04:002016-07-18T10:45:54.000-04:00The ticks came off easily and were not embedded so...The ticks came off easily and were not embedded so hopefully I am OK. No sweet potatoes but the peppers like the weather. Fortunately it is not hot enough to cause blossom drop.David Veltenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07710293718143454000noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6125578595363888138.post-59324921972801846442016-07-18T10:43:28.742-04:002016-07-18T10:43:28.742-04:00Beautiful harvests Dave. The Black Beauty really l...Beautiful harvests Dave. The Black Beauty really looks nice; but you're right--when is it ripe? Love the bat photo. Few mosquitoes here, but the deer flies are rampant. So far no tick bites for me this year, because I've caught them in time, but every venture outdoors to the non-mowed areas runs the risk. Drought here too of course.Eight Gate Farm NHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15877942009419912353noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6125578595363888138.post-77276443864902672632016-07-18T09:29:08.547-04:002016-07-18T09:29:08.547-04:00Two tick bites, ouch is right, hope you are OK. We...Two tick bites, ouch is right, hope you are OK. We are in tick country also. Like you we are experiencing the worst drought not to mention the relentless heat, good for sweet potatoes so I am hoping for a good harvest.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com