By Beth11
Eartbox Veggies
Submitted on Sun, 2009/05/17 - 10:48am
Hi All,
Not much going on with the aerogardens - I'm still waiting for parts. I thought I'd share my earthbox veggies with you all.
Polefast and New Big Dwarf tomato Cucino cucumber babies next to toms, Polefast has set 8 toms!, Ace bell peppers, and Cherokee Purple tomatoes.
Beth
Sun, 2009/05/17 - 1:29pm
#2
I'm liking the earthboxes so far. We'll see how they compare to my big ol pots of toms. So far the mole count is 4. Still at least one out there, though. Apparently my garden is a mole Mecca. The mole guy thought we'd get 3 tops.
We may have slightly warmer temps, but the wind is downright annoying. I can't see planting my toms in the outside garden in 25 MPH wind gusts! 61 F here today and temps in the 40's tonite. Then it warms up again later in the week.
Oh, and I forgot to mention one of the more irksome bugs we have here. Asian mosquitoes that come out during the DAY and bite multiple times. CT is too cold for these buggers.
Beth
Sun, 2009/05/17 - 1:49pm
#3
Alas, I think I've met some new improved day-biter mosquitoes. 
Not this year yet, though. I assumed they were a side effect of Avian Flu crazed widespread mosquito spraying around NYC, breeding Ever Better Varieties. The wind seems to be calming down from the March-in-May thing around here.
You inspired me. I finally peeled the kozy coat off my biggest tom before the challenge got even worse, and caged it.
Sun, 2009/06/07 - 1:59pm
#4
Hi All,
Just a few pictures of my outdoor potted veggies. Not as exciting as Peat's tomato grow. I can't get the last two pictures to show up rotated here, so I added the direct links.
Ace Peppers, Cucino cucumbers (looking a little sad), Potted toms, Cape Gooseberry, Cape Gooseberry husk, Ichiban eggplant, ornamental peppers and Bucca. Bucca isn't feeling well today, so I'm keeping her company instead of doing real garden work.
Cherokee Purple toms (from saved seed). Polefast, New Big Dwarf toms.
http://i463.photobucket.com/albums/qq355/beth11_album/100_0601.jpg
Beth
Sun, 2009/06/07 - 2:18pm
#5
These all look awesome, Beth! I like your cucumber netting - was just thinking how to add some support to my cukes and cantaloupe. 
Was that leftover net from something, or did you buy it specifically for trellising?
My first try at germinating a cape gooseberry failed. Trying again in an AG mini, but it's awfully late, and these seeds may just not be any good.
Sun, 2009/06/07 - 2:48pm
#6
It's trellis netting. I bought it online from Harris seeds.
Here's the gooseberry insect. I'm going to post a few places and see if I can get an ID.
Sun, 2009/06/07 - 4:16pm
#7
Thanks re the trellis netting - it's very nice! Nice patio, too. 
I want a house next... someday. (Yes, the price of shoreline property within 100 miles of NYC is astronomical. 
)
Icky insect, eh. Good luck ID'ing it!
Sun, 2009/06/07 - 5:17pm
#8
Beautiful garden Beth! You do good work. I like the pic of Bucca best! Absolutely beautiful!
Sun, 2009/06/07 - 6:20pm
#9
You inspired me, Beth - made a macrame net trellis for my cantaloupes with some hemp. Meant to do that last year for the cukes and never got around to it... This year's cukes don't have tendrils yet.
Fri, 2009/07/03 - 10:49am
#10
Hi All,
Updated pictures. Little Lanterns Cape Gooseberry, Ichiban eggplant, wall o' tomatoes, Cucino cucumbers.
Fri, 2009/07/03 - 10:56am
#11
Couple more pix. Ace peppers and salad for dinner - yes, with ag grown romaine lettuce. Finally, home grown lettuce with home grown tomatoes!
Beth
Fri, 2009/07/03 - 11:08am
#12
I forgot the important picture - ripe polefast tomatoes! The New Big Dwarf plant on the left isn't dwarf and has set only three tomatoes. Bad choice for an ag and an earthbox!
Beth
Fri, 2009/07/03 - 11:52am
#13
Oh, Beth, these look so good!!! Especially that salad!
What kind of romaine are you growing in your AG?
Sun, 2009/09/20 - 2:41pm
#14
What NOT to do with an earthbox! Don't stick an insect repellent punk in an earthbox with dry potting mix. This didn't catch on fire- just smoldered all night. Thank goodness it was on the patio and not dry grass. Amazing.
Beth
Sun, 2009/09/20 - 10:47pm
#15
OMG, Beth! All that, from a smoldering punk!?
Fri, 2009/10/02 - 4:35pm
#16
Hi Gisette,
Yup, from an insect repellent punk. I posted the pix over in the earthbox forum as a warning. Now, here's some pix of the reborn eggplant and stull going gung ho bell peppers. And the dog who wanted her picture taken, not the silly eggplant.
Beth
Fri, 2009/10/02 - 4:41pm
#17
Nice, Beth!!! Looks super-lush for early October! And the eggplants grew back really well. How much longer is your season?
Fri, 2009/10/02 - 5:42pm
#18
Not long - couple of weeks. But I think I can nurse these along for awhile. The main garden gets frost first - it is in a low spot in the backyard. But, I've about had it with that spot. I'm tired of feeding the wildlife. The main garden gets an update next year. Less main garden, more earthboxes, maybe a fence. Or, I just buy a shotgun 
Beth
Fri, 2009/10/02 - 10:13pm
#19
Last year I pegged transparent trash bags over my growboxes, cheapo greenhouses, to eek out the greens a few more weeks after frost began. It worked. Of course, when it really freezes, the boxes are the coldest of all. The ground garden thawed long before the growboxes in spring. Giant mud ice cubes. 
I look forward to seeing your next wildlife scheme. 
Oh, speaking of that garden - how did the wedding-cake-stepped strawberry patch work out? That looked really deluxe!
Sun, 2009/10/04 - 10:15am
#20
Well, the strawberry plants are out of control. They've sent out runners and spread out of the pyramid into the pathways - at least three feet! I thought about wacking them back, but I think I'll just let them be and see how many strawberries I get next year. I planted June bearing type, so I'll get one big (hopefully) crop of berries. If I have to, I'll wack them back in the summer. I hope I don't regret this next summer....
Beth
Sun, 2009/10/04 - 10:52am
#21
Strawberry madness and out of control mexican marigolds. Started from seed, now 8 feet tall and just starting to bloom. Planted to control root knot nematodes that invaded the garden bed last year.
Beth
Sun, 2009/10/04 - 12:00pm
#22
Wow, that's a lot of strawberry plants! Should be a big harvest next June! And the marigolds are enormous! How tall were the marigolds supposed to be?
Wow, these look great, Beth!!! Is that four Earthboxes? Liking them so far? And those poles - I think I saw some like that at Walmart, and was wondering how well they'd work. They look good...
I'm glad you said that about the Maryland insects the other week, or I'd be so envying you the earlier spring right now.
53°F right now, at noon... When the sun's out, it's up to the 60's, sometimes 70's now. But when it rains... still pretty cool out.
How's the mole campaign going?