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callistra ([personal profile] callistra) wrote2009-02-05 09:10 pm
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See in the top photo where the pumpkin is a few feet away from the corn? It's now only a foot away. I expect it will reach the corn by Saturday. Every pumpkin vine has a female flower on the end.

[identity profile] caitlen.livejournal.com 2009-02-05 12:17 pm (UTC)(link)
That's a very healthy lookin' garden there :)
ext_54464: Michael as a Lego minifig (minifig-crop)

[identity profile] leahcim.livejournal.com 2009-02-05 12:17 pm (UTC)(link)
Time to nip the pumpkin in the literal bud?

[identity profile] callistra.livejournal.com 2009-02-05 12:30 pm (UTC)(link)
And ruin all the fun? Have I mentioned that it's taking on the jasmine, and winning?

Would you want to go near that thing with fingers pinched and ready?
ext_54464: Michael as a Lego minifig (:P)

[identity profile] leahcim.livejournal.com 2009-02-05 12:31 pm (UTC)(link)
Okay, granted, I'd be wary of it grabbing me and eating me whole...

[identity profile] callistra.livejournal.com 2009-02-05 12:32 pm (UTC)(link)
You might find yourself very suddenly pollinated.
ext_54464: Michael as a Lego minifig (:P)

[identity profile] leahcim.livejournal.com 2009-02-05 12:37 pm (UTC)(link)
Eww. *decides to not mention what just came to mind*

[identity profile] foamiethegreeny.livejournal.com 2009-02-05 11:02 pm (UTC)(link)
That is looking really great, how is your yield on your corn they looked a little close together but if you gave them lots to eat you should still get an ok result. The Eggplants look incredible I've never had much joy with them. Would have loved to come and have a look last weekend but unfortunately had to do the house work. (But I No complain). MMMM preserved eggplant strips.

[identity profile] callistra.livejournal.com 2009-02-05 11:06 pm (UTC)(link)
we're getting between one - two on average, but there is one or two that's putting up a third. I haven't harvested much yet - there's trick to when that I am still learning, and there's lots of different types of corn in there depending on the punnets I bough, and when. My biggest problem is corn aphids. The ants are taking care of it, but they keep flaring up on the same plants. I am thinking of just pulling those two stalks, but I am unsure. Corn aphids can lead to mutated corn cobs (well, misshapen, I think is the word I am looking for)

The eggplants are just awesome. I am enjoying picking them small and using them then rather than letting them get big. Melanzani is probably on the list for next year's crop, but I am very happy right now with the current number of plants and fruit and people. :-)

[identity profile] linstar.livejournal.com 2009-02-06 12:30 am (UTC)(link)
I is stalkings your watermelons :)

[identity profile] valeskah1.livejournal.com 2009-02-07 12:37 am (UTC)(link)
Yum!

If you pinch out the ends of your vines they'll produce more female flowers apparently. My self-seeded butternuts last year responded to it, at least.

My corn and watermelons are almost ready too! :)