Been harvesting quite a bit of squash since Hurricane Milton. Varieties Green Griller (matures in 40 days) and white pattypan squash (surprisingly mine has grown super fast 50 days) putting out squash regularly; growing in plant bags. My Helios radishes are very happy growing nicely and plentiful. I’m also growing Southern Mustard greens, they’re out of control, hard to keep up with the growth. Been stir frying a lot of these. My cow horn peppers are going strong and loaded with peppers. My golden beets are depressing, just don’t want to grow. Great video, really enjoyed it. Thanks from Tampa Bay FL.
Sounds like you are having a great winter harvest! My beets have acted like that before and a little nitrogen pushed them through. Give it a shot and let me know if that works for you.
It got down to 23F last night, here in Sylacauga AL. So, how did my garden do? Okay, I recently harvested were Komatsuna, Tatsoi, Swiss Chard, Pak Choy, Yellow Heart Winter Choy, and turnips. The cold didn't phase my Swiss Chard, beets, carrots, parsnips, broccoli, cauliflower, or Meyers Lemon Tree. The Pak Choi took a bit of a beating, but is hanging in there. This is where things turn south. The Napa Cabbage (Experiment) is chicken food. I am going to replace it with All Seasons Cabbage (MIgardener). The red cabbage took it hard. I have two heads doing fantastic, three iffy, and one that is chicken food. Tonight, it is forecasted to drop to 23F again, so I'll have to wait and see how the garden takes the repeated freeze tomorrow after it warms up a bit, and the frost is gone. It is a good thing that I have chickens, hens, to make fertilizer for me, else the dying plants would be composted-fertilizer either way.
That’s a great attitude to have. Nothing wasted. I need to take a page from your book. Temps haven’t dropped that low for me yet so fingers crossed I can get a tomato harvest before it does
Looking forward to trying my first Kewalo tomato. You were right - the plant produces like crazy. It will be a little effort to protect it with our first couple of cold nights coming up this week but with ALL of the fruit on just one plant it should be so worth it.
I'm hoping the early cold snap doesn't take out my tomato and pepper plants. My winter crops are doing great so far, despite the hurricane set backs with my seedlings.
I like turnips for the greens
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Been harvesting quite a bit of squash since Hurricane Milton. Varieties Green Griller (matures in 40 days) and white pattypan squash (surprisingly mine has grown super fast 50 days) putting out squash regularly; growing in plant bags. My Helios radishes are very happy growing nicely and plentiful. I’m also growing Southern Mustard greens, they’re out of control, hard to keep up with the growth. Been stir frying a lot of these. My cow horn peppers are going strong and loaded with peppers. My golden beets are depressing, just don’t want to grow. Great video, really enjoyed it. Thanks from Tampa Bay FL.
Sounds like you are having a great winter harvest! My beets have acted like that before and a little nitrogen pushed them through. Give it a shot and let me know if that works for you.
It got down to 23F last night, here in Sylacauga AL. So, how did my garden do? Okay, I recently harvested were Komatsuna, Tatsoi, Swiss Chard, Pak Choy, Yellow Heart Winter Choy, and turnips. The cold didn't phase my Swiss Chard, beets, carrots, parsnips, broccoli, cauliflower, or Meyers Lemon Tree. The Pak Choi took a bit of a beating, but is hanging in there. This is where things turn south. The Napa Cabbage (Experiment) is chicken food. I am going to replace it with All Seasons Cabbage (MIgardener). The red cabbage took it hard. I have two heads doing fantastic, three iffy, and one that is chicken food. Tonight, it is forecasted to drop to 23F again, so I'll have to wait and see how the garden takes the repeated freeze tomorrow after it warms up a bit, and the frost is gone. It is a good thing that I have chickens, hens, to make fertilizer for me, else the dying plants would be composted-fertilizer either way.
That’s a great attitude to have. Nothing wasted. I need to take a page from your book. Temps haven’t dropped that low for me yet so fingers crossed I can get a tomato harvest before it does
Looking forward to trying my first Kewalo tomato. You were right - the plant produces like crazy. It will be a little effort to protect it with our first couple of cold nights coming up this week but with ALL of the fruit on just one plant it should be so worth it.
I'm glad you're enjoying the Kewalo tomato! If you can keep them warm enough, you could have tomatoes all winter.
It might be a good idea to have a seasonal seed case & leave the big case for longer term storage.
Great idea!
Like in my zone 11b...No pests and less problems to grow but all grows slowly.
10b here, hoping to get some potatoes this year, last year was just too hot!
They do take a lot longer with the shorter days but having no pests and less disease is the best
I'm hoping the early cold snap doesn't take out my tomato and pepper plants. My winter crops are doing great so far, despite the hurricane set backs with my seedlings.
Fingers crossed for you! Hope your tomato and pepper plants make it!