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Post by gulfcoastguy on May 6, 2012 15:50:57 GMT -5
Warning Dawg, stinkbugs seem to love Mystery Moschata. All but two that I killed were on MM. The other two were the Brazilian butternut when I caused Nookie Interruptus. Other than that they are doing fine. I just picked Dragons Tongue beans.
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Post by txdirtdog on May 6, 2012 22:08:06 GMT -5
I'll keep an eye out. So far no pests on them.
Cool beans. ;D
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Post by txdirtdog on May 6, 2012 22:10:19 GMT -5
Get em Red!
Yep Blue, this seed was saved from a Bennings patty-pan squash. Guess the Lebanese Bush Marrow and the Bennings Green Tint got a little too friendly.
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Post by coffeebreak on May 11, 2012 10:30:21 GMT -5
I know it still early but as of today I don't known if I will have any pumpkin this year
Got all kind of Female flower but the male flower have yet to make on the vine
Charles
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Post by txdirtdog on May 11, 2012 12:40:29 GMT -5
Coffeebreak, is it like that on all your types? I was thinking if you are not trying to save seeds on the first couple of pumpkins and have another variety with some male flowers, you could try to pollinate using them. Couldn't really hurt to try if some of the other vines do have male flowers.
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Post by txdirtdog on May 11, 2012 12:43:20 GMT -5
I'm becoming impressed with the Tatume squash. There are 5 or 6 female flowers trying to make. One runner is trying to go up the willow tree. Another runner has left its section of the row, wandered into the Long of Naples bed and is in a footrace with one of the L of N runners. The tatume is winning.
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Post by coffeebreak on May 11, 2012 14:42:15 GMT -5
Dog I'm growing 7 varieties of pumpkins so far I only have female flower If I get any male
Flowers then I will cross pollinate them I would love a cross with the red warty thing cross
with a Cinderella pumpkin that would look very nice a Cinderella pumpkin with wart
Charles
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Post by txdirtdog on May 11, 2012 21:52:14 GMT -5
Wow, that's a bummer. I guess the next thing is to sit on a corner with a tin cup and a sign: "Brutha can ya spare some pollen?". Just kidding. I'm sure they'll show up soon. Odd that all are showing female when I'm used to seeing male show up first MOST of the time.
The Cinderella/Red Warty Thing cross would definitely look interesting!
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Post by garrett on May 12, 2012 1:22:41 GMT -5
cinderellas red wart?
aggggggggggghhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh.rotfl
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Post by garrett on May 12, 2012 1:23:30 GMT -5
we have baby punkinage cookin at the acres now.look out.rotfl
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Post by garrett on May 13, 2012 8:37:51 GMT -5
aww, that just isn't fair  Any way you can fence it? although you would need a mighty tall fence to keep Bambi out. It's probably because of the drought? They are eating anything that has moisture and resembles green.... One year on the farm, Bambi and her big Buck ate all of my Sweet Potato vines and the Swiss Chard. Something small (Chipmunk?) ate holes in all of my competition pumpkins, grrrrr.... I got it Big G, buy them a Salt Block and put it in the neighbour's garden, hahahahaha rotfl ;D |
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Post by garrett on May 13, 2012 8:39:37 GMT -5
feeling silly this am.
looks like we may have a shot at punkins this year.lol
lil soldiers is a trying.
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Post by txdirtdog on May 14, 2012 11:34:29 GMT -5
Revenge is best served cold, but it MUST be served up!   Grrrrrrr! |
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Post by bluelacedredhead on May 14, 2012 12:26:00 GMT -5
Oh, Lookie, Two little targets on it's back  |
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Post by txdirtdog on May 14, 2012 23:35:05 GMT -5
Yep, and as you can see I'm not too good a shot. I missed and hit him in the headbone instead.  |
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Post by bluelacedredhead on May 15, 2012 7:36:16 GMT -5
Awwww, now ain't that a shame,  |
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Post by garrett on May 18, 2012 11:34:48 GMT -5
new babies looking good.volunteer is going crazy.lol
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Post by gulfcoastguy on May 18, 2012 21:54:21 GMT -5
Well I bought Tahitian Melon squash from Southern Exposure Seed Exchange. Today in one bed with 3 plant I noticed that one was a bush and didn't have white mottled leaves. I looked and it had a 4 inch zuchinni on it. Another bed with plants may be the same thing. The obvious tahitian melon plants allready have little squash on them. The brazilian butternut hasn't got squash on it yet but at the rate it is running it might make it back to brazil before long. Mystery Moshchata doesn't have any fruit yet but it is healthy. I did brush off 3 clusters of stinkbug eggs. The rest of the bugs look like beneficials so I let them be.
Watermelons and Thai Golden Round melon are running and blooming but no melons yet.
Dragons Tongue beans are a big hit and will be returning in future years.
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Post by txdirtdog on May 19, 2012 4:47:23 GMT -5
Overall sounds pretty good Gcg. Hey, you needed zuchs, right? |
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Post by bluelacedredhead on May 19, 2012 7:10:57 GMT -5
I bought two mixed packets of pumpkin seeds for the high school greenhouse project I've been volunteering with this spring. One packet was missing two varieties and a lot of seed. The seed company(local one to me) generously sent me extra packets to cover the shortage which I was pleased with. But in one packet, there was a very tiny seed, probably from the world's smallest Small Pie pumpkin. I've planted it here at home for myself out of curiosity. It'll prolly end up being from a Howden, lol
Congrats on what seems so far to be a successful squash year for y'all, Gulfie!
Can't wait to find out what the Mystery Moschata brings ya.
And from all the great things I've heard about Dragons Tongue beans I guess I best give them a try next year. I must be the last person from iDig/NJT/gardenforumsingeneral that hasn't grown them yet, lol
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Post by garrett on May 19, 2012 9:17:48 GMT -5
lol whatchya gonna plant this year lacey?
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Post by bluelacedredhead on May 19, 2012 16:38:23 GMT -5
I planted one Jaune Gros de Paris, one Red Kuri and 3 Old Fashioned Tennessee Vining Pumpkins this afternoon. Thats all that germinated and grew this year. Lots of melons as well, but they and the Red Kuri have bean towers to climb up. I thin' the TN Vining and the Giant Frenchy need a more substantial tower, like the Sears or the Eiffel to climb |
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Post by gulfcoastguy on May 19, 2012 17:07:42 GMT -5
Melons are on the thai golden round melons. Maybe one on the Royal Golden Watermelon but it is so small I'd strain my eyes trying to find it again. I picked up petunia plants and mixed sunflower seed and cosmos seed to plant around the melons. Yesterday the bees were swarming the punkin patch and ignoring the melon patch. I'm going to bait them up.
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Post by bluelacedredhead on May 19, 2012 17:31:30 GMT -5
I have Ginger Pride Melons to go with the True Cranberry Beans and Red Kuri squash. Theme Gardening for Redheads  We bought Rue today to deter cats from doing what they did in my veggie patch last night. Also bought a Dipladenia. It's a very pretty red viny ornamental. Need to mooch a hanging planter though, I've used most of my containers up. |
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Post by garrett on May 20, 2012 10:23:34 GMT -5
I bought two mixed packets of pumpkin seeds for the high school greenhouse project I've been volunteering with this spring. One packet was missing two varieties and a lot of seed. The seed company(local one to me) generously sent me extra packets to cover the shortage which I was pleased with. But in one packet, there was a very tiny seed, probably from the world's smallest Small Pie pumpkin. I've planted it here at home for myself out of curiosity. It'll prolly end up being from a Howden, lol Congrats on what seems so far to be a successful squash year for y'all, Gulfie! Can't wait to find out what the Mystery Moschata brings ya. And from all the great things I've heard about Dragons Tongue beans I guess I best give them a try next year. I must be the last person from iDig/NJT/gardenforumsingeneral that hasn't grown them yet, lol your volunteering? awesome lacey. we wanna see mystery moschata pics too. ;D |
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Post by bluelacedredhead on May 20, 2012 13:16:40 GMT -5
Yes, I've been volunteering with Special needs children in garden settings for about 3 years now at two different schools. Just up until planting season. It's fun most days.
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Post by gulfcoastguy on May 22, 2012 18:33:28 GMT -5
I thought about trying Ginger's Pride but regular orange cantalope or muskmelon makes Mom's hiatal hernia act up. Thai Golden Round is green though and she says green melons don't bother her. Thai seeds seem to do well in my climate also.
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Post by bluelacedredhead on May 22, 2012 21:47:01 GMT -5
That's interesting about your Mom. Guess you better keep with the green fleshed melons then.
Do you raise white fleshed watermelons for her as well?
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Post by gulfcoastguy on May 22, 2012 22:27:20 GMT -5
A long time ago I had a "melon year" and raise Canary melons, Crenshaw, true Cantelope, and a couple of others. We liked Canary and I liked Crenshaw but everything ripened at the same time and we got burn't out. Now I plant only one type of melon and usually one type of watermelon at a time and restrict the numbers. Watermelons? We like both the red and the orange or yellow but we can't get other people to try anything but red meated watermelons. Just not worth it. White watermelons seem to be mostly for northern climates.
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Post by coffeebreak on May 23, 2012 12:40:02 GMT -5
Pumpkins update This year I'm growing Cinderella, Sugar pie, a Big max type call blue moon.
The red warty thing. and Castilla it a long island cheese type from Mexico an all white one
The Male Flower are now showing up I did make a cross with the big max and the red warty
Thing. Sugar pie will be Pure and the Cinderella will be pure. I do want to make a cross with
the red warty and Cinderella
Charles
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