IrishRob17 Posted June 12, 2011 Author Share Posted June 12, 2011 You have a lot more than me, I went real basic this year: Straight 8 cucumber Husky cherry red toms Juliet toms early girl 50 days toms Mountain pride toms Parks whopper toms Ab Lincoln toms Jack o lantern pumpkin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TJay Posted June 12, 2011 Share Posted June 12, 2011 You have a lot more than me, I went real basic this year: Straight 8 cucumber Husky cherry red toms Juliet toms early girl 50 days toms Mountain pride toms Parks whopper toms Ab Lincoln toms Jack o lantern pumpkin Abraham Lincoln's?? I had to google that I never heard of them. Sounds like a good heirloom, where did you get them? Seeds or transplants? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IrishRob17 Posted June 12, 2011 Author Share Posted June 12, 2011 Abraham Lincoln's?? I had to google that I never heard of them. Sounds like a good heirloom, where did you get them? Seeds or transplants? Transplant from Lowes. I got it since it's the 150th anniversary of the Cival War, lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TJay Posted June 12, 2011 Share Posted June 12, 2011 Transplant from Lowes. I got it since it's the 150th anniversary of the Cival War, lol. i'll keep my eye out for it, I want to try it Some storms popping east of BGM along the front, idk if they'll make it to the valley area Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nzucker Posted June 13, 2011 Share Posted June 13, 2011 Speaking of deer, Sams has fert/deer repellant combo in a large bag for around $20. You apply it with a spreader and create a perimeter around the vegetation you want to protect. I tried it a few weeks ago, so far so good but difficult to judge whether it’s because of this stuff working or the deer have been busy elsewhere eating someone else’s garden. They have been around the house, just not eating anything in the protection zone. What are you growing this year? I had a bumper crop of peppers last year, still working on the frozen ones and have 6 more jars of hot sauce left. Tomatoes were a disappointment. I have this year Sweet Banana Pepper Hot Banana Pepper Jalapeno Habanero Parks Whopper Big Beef Pink Brandywine You have a lot more than me, I went real basic this year: Straight 8 cucumber Husky cherry red toms Juliet toms early girl 50 days toms Mountain pride toms Parks whopper toms Ab Lincoln toms Jack o lantern pumpkin I've got a pretty big garden here in Dobbs Ferry this year...I'll post lots of pictures for you guys tomorrow but here's a list of some of the stuff I'm growing: Dr. Wyche's Yellow heirloom tomato Moonglow heirloom tomato Mr. Stripey heirloom tomato Lemon Boy hybrid tomato Bonnie Grape hybrid tomato Patio hybrid tomato Green Zebra hybrid tomato Marina de Chioggia heirloom squash Cheyenne Bush Pumpkin heirloom squash Black Beauty Zucchini Yellow hybrid summer squash Early Fortune cucumber Black Beauty hybrid eggplant White hybrid eggplant Ichabin/Japanese eggplant King of the North heirloom red pepper Jalapeno traveler heirloom hot pepper Ancho heirloom pepper Red chili hybrid pepper Anaheim hybrid pepper Watermelons Honeydew melon Amish heirloom melon Apollo Arugula Lettuce mix (red, green, oakleaf) Giant Noble Spinach Chard Goldrush yellow string bean Tenderpick green string bean Golden Sweet Pea Pea Progress 9 Small quantities of everything, but here are a few older pictures, hope you like them...will post an update soon, hopefully tomorrow: Cauliflower in late April: Beefsteak about 10 days ago: Pineapple sage in its younger days: Golden peas, 10 days ago: Eggplant, about 2 weeks ago: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IrishRob17 Posted June 13, 2011 Author Share Posted June 13, 2011 Hey Zuck, you take the prize for the garden. I just don't have the patience or the room to grow that much. I'm guessing that your whole yard is fenced in or just a large gearden area? Tjay, I'll look for the deer repellant. The last thing I tried was dried fox and coyote urine but that didn't seem to have much affect. The only thing that I've found to work for the past few years is the Repels All spray. While it doesn't last all season it doesn last through a few rainfalls, I just sprayed all of my lily buds a few days ago. A tip that has worked for me to keep the groundhogs out of the garden is to let the grass grow tall around the fence so that the groundhogs can't see into the garden. I know it sounds wacky but a few years ago I had a real problem with groundhogs getting in and it was the first year I weedwhacked around the garden fence line. That fall I added fencing down into the ground about a foot and then flared out the bottom of the fence at a right angle, about 6", away from the garden. The following year I left about a 6" strip of grass around the fence line and just let it go all season and my rodent friend didn't even try to get into the garden for the past three seasons. I guess I didn't really need to dig that trench for the fence in the ground after all but it's there if the groundhog and his family now try to get in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TJay Posted June 13, 2011 Share Posted June 13, 2011 Zuck, have you grown Mr. Stripy before? How is the yield? Rob, your grass suggestion makes sense to me. For a real tech low deer replant, try using dial, irish spring or safeguard bar soap, shave off very thin slices and put it all in and around your garden. Lasts a few weeks and a few rain storms. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NY WeatherMom Posted June 14, 2011 Share Posted June 14, 2011 Was super busy this past week-didn't get a chance to post about the storm that went through Southern Dutchess on the 9th. Yeah-we had another round of hail, number 2 for the year-dime sized for the most part-camera wasn't around this time to take shots. East of me in Hopewell Junction-they got some golf ball sized hail. Quite a few trees down-a friend had one land on his Mom's porch and the neighor's canoe landed in her driveway. The first storm that came through at 4pm had a lot of lighting, the second around 4:30 had the hail. Interesting start to June for sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TJay Posted June 14, 2011 Share Posted June 14, 2011 Was super busy this past week-didn't get a chance to post about the storm that went through Southern Dutchess on the 9th. Yeah-we had another round of hail, number 2 for the year-dime sized for the most part-camera wasn't around this time to take shots. East of me in Hopewell Junction-they got some golf ball sized hail. Quite a few trees down-a friend had one land on his Mom's porch and the neighor's canoe landed in her driveway. The first storm that came through at 4pm had a lot of lighting, the second around 4:30 had the hail. Interesting start to June for sure. You've seen 2 good hail storms so far and its only June. That’s damn good for here. I'm jealous. Perfect sleeping weather last night, temps in the 50's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IrishRob17 Posted June 14, 2011 Author Share Posted June 14, 2011 You've seen 2 good hail storms so far and its only June. That’s damn good for here. I'm jealous. Perfect sleeping weather last night, temps in the 50's. A friend of mine just got back from vacation, her car was parked at Stewart while she was gone and it got nailed, she has to take it into the shop to get at least half a dozen good sized dents out. I heard that the Newburgh Auto Auction got hit bad as well with many vehicles there suffering damage from the hail. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IrishRob17 Posted June 14, 2011 Author Share Posted June 14, 2011 I picked up another .73" today so after weeks of nothing I've now had a little over 2" of rain in the past week. The grass will be growing like crazy again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nzucker Posted June 15, 2011 Share Posted June 15, 2011 I have never done Mr. Stripey before so unfortunately can't answer yield questions. My main garden has a 6-foot deer fence around it, but the other stuff is unprotected though strategically placed. Here is the photo update that I promised, garden moving along nicely, just harvested about 1/4 pound mixed greens and 3 dozen peas for dinner tonight. Today's shots: Tomatoes, mostly beefsteaks and Early Girls (earliest in the season I've had so many fruits on the vines): Eggplant emerging from withered flower, also seems early: White Wonder cauliflower: Pineapple sage: Marina de Chioggia squash with basil and oregano: Corn: Green beans, some yellow beans: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Logan11 Posted June 15, 2011 Share Posted June 15, 2011 The deer are really living amongst humans down in Dobbs Ferry huh... I have a cousin in Dobbs Ferry and noticed that he posted a pic of a deer that he took (on facebook) a couple days ago. I never had an eggplant before late July here...ran out of space this year and haven't planted any. I need to expand the garden..maybe in 2012. My pumpkins and buttercup squash are up nicely and each have several of their mature leaves now and taking off. My tomatoes are 8 to 10 inches tall, but no fruit yet. My main wildlife nemesis here are rabbits. LOL ...we are like a rabbit sanctuary. I don't have as much trouble with deer here I think because they have so much free range in the fields, etc. and simply don't need to feed close to us humans. I have never done Mr. Stripey before so unfortunately can't answer yield questions. My main garden has a 6-foot deer fence around it, but the other stuff is unprotected though strategically placed. Here is the photo update that I promised, garden moving along nicely, just harvested about 1/4 pound mixed greens and 3 dozen peas for dinner tonight. Today's shots: Tomatoes, mostly beefsteaks and Early Girls (earliest in the season I've had so many fruits on the vines): Eggplant emerging from withered flower, also seems early: White Wonder cauliflower: Pineapple sage: Marina de Chioggia squash with basil and oregano: Corn: Green beans, some yellow beans: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TJay Posted June 15, 2011 Share Posted June 15, 2011 I picked up another .73" today so after weeks of nothing I've now had a little over 2" of rain in the past week. The grass will be growing like crazy again. Hey, whats this?? We're talking about summer gardens here, do you think this is some kind of weather forum? My rain gauge didnt make it thru the winter and I haven't replaced it yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nzucker Posted June 15, 2011 Share Posted June 15, 2011 The deer are really living amongst humans down in Dobbs Ferry huh... I have a cousin in Dobbs Ferry and noticed that he posted a pic of a deer that he took (on facebook) a couple days ago. I never had an eggplant before late July here...ran out of space this year and haven't planted any. I need to expand the garden..maybe in 2012. My pumpkins and buttercup squash are up nicely and each have several of their mature leaves now and taking off. My tomatoes are 8 to 10 inches tall, but no fruit yet. My main wildlife nemesis here are rabbits. LOL ...we are like a rabbit sanctuary. I don't have as much trouble with deer here I think because they have so much free range in the fields, etc. and simply don't need to feed close to us humans. I just had some of my cucumber vines chomped by deer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TJay Posted June 15, 2011 Share Posted June 15, 2011 I have never done Mr. Stripey before so unfortunately can't answer yield questions. My main garden has a 6-foot deer fence around it, but the other stuff is unprotected though strategically placed. Here is the photo update that I promised, garden moving along nicely, just harvested about 1/4 pound mixed greens and 3 dozen peas for dinner tonight. Today's shots: Tomatoes, mostly beefsteaks and Early Girls (earliest in the season I've had so many fruits on the vines): wow, that is early. I grew some early varieties for a few years and I never had greenies until mid - late June. Keep us updated on Mr Stripey, I am interested to know what you think about it. Interestig article "In the wake of the April 27 tornadoes, veteran television meteorologist James Spann is questioning whether too frequent tornado warnings are causing people to ignore them. ' http://blog.al.com/s...umber_of_f.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Logan11 Posted June 15, 2011 Share Posted June 15, 2011 I posted this in SNE, but I'll re-post here since since we are closer to the front line here in ENY: As long as we are talking trees...look out for the Emerald Ash Borer. It has been spotted in the Mid Hudson Valley now. http://readme.readmedia.com/DEC-Announces-Emerald-Ash-Borer-Awareness-Week/2381467 It's gonna be sad if my one good shade tree is wiped out, but there is a pesticide treatment that can be used for some individual trees. Gotta look into it.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TJay Posted June 16, 2011 Share Posted June 16, 2011 Upton/NWS is taking a survey at a link in the Upton News of the day http://www.erh.noaa.gov/okx/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TJay Posted June 16, 2011 Share Posted June 16, 2011 I posted this in SNE, but I'll re-post here since since we are closer to the front line here in ENY: As long as we are talking trees...look out for the Emerald Ash Borer. It has been spotted in the Mid Hudson Valley now. http://readme.readme...ss-Week/2381467 It's gonna be sad if my one good shade tree is wiped out, but there is a pesticide treatment that can be used for some individual trees. Gotta look into it.... Thanks rick. I had to google ash trees to see if I had any , I might have one. It matches this picture of the leaves. These leaf segments as a whole just fall off the tree in mass at the first frost in the fall . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TJay Posted June 17, 2011 Share Posted June 17, 2011 Story on the hail damage from last weeks storm Hailstorm dings mid-Hudson car dealers http://www.recordonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20110617/BIZ/106170343 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TJay Posted June 17, 2011 Share Posted June 17, 2011 Nasty cell over Goshen, Florida area. Pee sized hail imby Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TJay Posted June 17, 2011 Share Posted June 17, 2011 That was fun to watch develop. The shot below was from a little earier. The main cell was over Otisville and some heavy rain SW of Warwick. Those two pieces redeveloped justto the SW of Goshen village and went bonkers for 15 minutes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hudsonvalley21 Posted June 17, 2011 Share Posted June 17, 2011 Just about on the doorstep here. looks like their falling apart. http://www.wunderground.com/radar/radblast.asp?zoommode=zoom&num=6&delay=15&rbscale=0.125&scale=1.000&noclutter=0&ID=OKX&type=N0R&lat=41.47019958&lon=-74.07006073&label=New%20Windsor,%20NY&showstorms=10&map.x=277.5&map.y=189.5¢erx=400¢ery=240&lightning=0&smooth=0&showlabels=1&rainsnow=0 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IrishRob17 Posted June 18, 2011 Author Share Posted June 18, 2011 I was in a meeting in Middletown and missed this afternoons storms although I did get to see some wild lightning bolts once the meeting was over. My son said the house shook a few times. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xram Posted June 18, 2011 Share Posted June 18, 2011 Picked up 1.40" from the 2 rounds of storms yesterday. Wonder what today has in store for us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TJay Posted June 19, 2011 Share Posted June 19, 2011 Picked up 1.40" from the 2 rounds of storms yesterday. Wonder what today has in store for us. Nothing thank goodness, I painted the front porch today Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TJay Posted June 22, 2011 Share Posted June 22, 2011 looks like hail in the PJ area, watch that part of the cell, looks like the strongest right now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IrishRob17 Posted June 22, 2011 Author Share Posted June 22, 2011 These storms seem to be starting and building fairly quickly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tornadojay Posted June 22, 2011 Share Posted June 22, 2011 nice action up there in Orange county now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IrishRob17 Posted June 22, 2011 Author Share Posted June 22, 2011 nice action up there in Orange county now Yeah, I saw some nice bolts of lightning and loud claps of thunder before the downpour commenced. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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