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| graciegreeneyes |
Posted - Jul 12 2008 : 7:50:38 PM
So last year we had a hard frost on June 27 and my zucchini died, with everything else we had going on (issues with step-kids) I felt like that was a sign to just get the sentient beings in my household through the summer and worry about the plantlife next year.
Well....two days ago I was thinking, "hmm looks like the zucchini is going to make it this year" and what happens, sure enough a frost on July 10!!!!
Most of the leaves turned black but the little ones still look okay so I won't give up hope quite yet.
I don't know if I should take the dead leaves off or not
Any ideas? Oh and it's not like we live in the mountains or the arctic either. I can't believe this
Amy Grace
Farmgirl #224
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| Carol Sue |
Posted - Aug 09 2008 : 01:24:25 AM
LOL Michelle. I planted several seeds in a pot after we had that snow, I wasn't sure what I would get. They are globe zuchinnis and so far as of today we have had 5 of those wonderful babies with more coming on.
Oh Grace girl, you are just going to have to take a car load or two down to Rosalia for the zuchinni less girls!!!!!!!
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| katmom |
Posted - Aug 08 2008 : 11:14:29 PM
aacckk! I have been hit again but this time w/a container of 'Pickled Zucchini'.....but I know who it was,,,and I have 20+ zucc's that will probably ripen at the same time,and will be paying the culprit a mid-night visit,,(insert sinester laugh)...hee hee hee...
Hey Michelle, hubby & I drove through Rosalia the previous weekend(took a day off(Wed) & played hooky & drove over to Colfax & Pullman then back to the West Plains via Rosalia...if had not been so late in the day I would have called you to meet up.
Next time!
hugz,
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| Huckelberrywine |
Posted - Aug 07 2008 : 09:38:32 AM
Hmmm. Maybe I'd better park my car downtown and hope the zucchini fairies visit it. Although, I think lots of people in our area this year froze out and are also zucchiniless. :) The lambsquarters are persistant, as are the dandelion greens. But I don't think zucchini bread would be the same using those. :) I can just see DH's face. "You used WHAT?"
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| katmom |
Posted - Aug 06 2008 : 9:06:51 PM
"And so it begins".....hahaha, guess what I found on my doorsteps this afternoon when I came home from running errands in town?
Yep, 4 big fat zucc's.....and I have about 24 on the vines.....ah, revenge! lol!
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| Celticheart |
Posted - Aug 03 2008 : 3:13:07 PM
I now have some BIG zukes laying on the table out by the shop. I keep hoping they'll disappear or petrify. ??Garden art?? I think I'll feed them too the chickens tonight.
"Nature always has the last laugh." Mrs. Greenthumbs
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| graciegreeneyes |
Posted - Aug 02 2008 : 9:00:13 PM
And so it begins.....
:)
Amy Grace
Farmgirl #224
"use it up, wear it out, make it do, or do without" |
| katmom |
Posted - Aug 01 2008 : 9:36:59 PM
as of todays count, I have 2 zucc's that are 6" and 4 that are 3" and 16 that are 2",,,,uh oh!!!!!
Attack of Killer Zuccinis..... lol!
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| Celticheart |
Posted - Jul 25 2008 : 2:37:50 PM
Well I got rid of all of the ones I took to work with me. I made a great zucchini casserole the other night for dinner. Now I need to check those things again today. I can feed them to the chickens but they don't like them all that well. Sometimes I really miss the pigs.(Never thought I'd say that!)
"Nature always has the last laugh." Mrs. Greenthumbs
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| Alee |
Posted - Jul 24 2008 : 8:51:35 PM
That is so funny! The first year that I grew a garden I planted like 5 or 6 different things and the only thing that grew was the zucchini! Mom was a trooper and put it in everything- even cookies! Around here people will leave them in the weirdest places- mailboxes, in your car, porches etc etc. I am planting some tomorrow! Wish me luck!
Alee
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| graciegreeneyes |
Posted - Jul 24 2008 : 7:29:42 PM
I'm predicting a rash of drive-by zucchini drops in Eastern Washington this summer
Farmgirl #224
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| katmom |
Posted - Jul 24 2008 : 09:24:25 AM
Marcia,
don't forget to do this in the "dark of night, wearing a black cape" as you stealthly sneak about town leaving zucchini's on peoples door steps, while humming the "Mission Impossible" tune...lol!
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| Celticheart |
Posted - Jul 23 2008 : 9:34:26 PM
Oh...I'm starting to do that. Ya know, leave zucchini on peoples porches or in the back of their cars if the doors aren't locked. I'm taking some to work with me tomorrow....wahahaha.
"Nature always has the last laugh." Mrs. Greenthumbs
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| katmom |
Posted - Jul 23 2008 : 9:21:52 PM
ok, now thats funny!!!!
Attack of the Killer Zucchinis....hahaha!
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| graciegreeneyes |
Posted - Jul 23 2008 : 2:01:05 PM
I had a friend who was a pastor in Chewelah and she used to have to lock her doors, only during zucchini season, because people would come in and leave zucchinis
Amy Grace
Farmgirl #224
"use it up, wear it out, make it do, or do without" |
| katmom |
Posted - Jul 22 2008 : 8:10:38 PM
wowzer! $2 a pound... back in California, they literally grew like weeds! I should know, they nearly took over my garden.
I will be baking zucchini bread & freezing the loafs.....'cuz I am sure my neighbors will be hiding from me if I show up at their doorsteps with yet another basket of zucchinis...LOL!
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| eskimobirdlady |
Posted - Jul 22 2008 : 7:19:24 PM
oh my! 30 zuchinni plants?? you will have them coming out of everywhere! your friends will start hiding when they se you coming with zuchinni! perhpas you can sell them at a road side stand if they all make? i am hoping to get enough to make a zuchinni casserole that hubby loves so much. its not looking promising as we dont get a second planting here and the 2 surviving plants arent even putting out blossoms. buyign them i the store is usually not do-able since they want over $2 a pound when they are on sale!! peace connie in alaska |
| graciegreeneyes |
Posted - Jul 22 2008 : 5:19:45 PM
I hope that works, I think I have resigned myself to buying zucchini at the farmer's market again. After all the zucchini I had two years ago it just feels wrong to pay money for it!!
Amy Grace
Farmgirl #224
"use it up, wear it out, make it do, or do without" |
| katmom |
Posted - Jul 22 2008 : 09:22:44 AM
ok, determined not to let this goofy weather get the best of me, I transplanted 30 zucchini seedlings and am heading out in a few minutes to water them before I head off to work...wish me luck! I figure w/30 plants at least 3 should survive!!! right!?!?
Or,,, I'll have a Wazoo load of zucc's... lol~
Have a great gardening day!
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mjf#72
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| graciegreeneyes |
Posted - Jul 21 2008 : 08:06:51 AM
Marcia,
Actually I was just there for a high-school baseball game this spring, really nice baseball field. I think though, that there have been kids from Pomeroy that come to the church camp that my dad runs, it is on lake Coeur d'Alene.
That is a beautiful area
Amy Grace
Farmgirl #224
"use it up, wear it out, make it do, or do without" |
| Celticheart |
Posted - Jul 18 2008 : 5:36:12 PM
Yes Amy. Do you know somebody here? Everybody does.
"Nature always has the last laugh." Mrs. Greenthumbs
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| graciegreeneyes |
Posted - Jul 17 2008 : 8:30:46 PM
I know, my gardening motto makes me sound like a Brooklyn Dodgers fan, "wait till next year". Our cherry tree has lots on it but the robins have been circling and we are going camping this weekend, sigh...
Marcia, are you in Pomeroy?
Amy Grace
Farmgirl #224
"use it up, wear it out, make it do, or do without" |
| Mountain Girl |
Posted - Jul 16 2008 : 6:21:13 PM
Forgot to mention, Jim is in charge of the vegetable garden. Finally learned after 4 years the secret is to water, water, water and water somemore. JoAnn |
| Mountain Girl |
Posted - Jul 16 2008 : 6:19:54 PM
We should all be thankful that we don't farm for a living. Can you imagine what the poor farmers must be going through. It's been so dry here I'm seriously thinking of only "letting go" of trying to grow flowers that require so much more water than the ones that do great here--thyme, catmint, lavender, wild yarrow and St. John's Wort. JoAnn |
| katmom |
Posted - Jul 16 2008 : 6:14:11 PM
ok, I am thinking it's not just me,,,,not that I am happy your gardens are not doing well either, I was just begining to think my 'green thumb' turned brown!!! lol!
But next year,,,,game on! We'll kick butt or at least we'll kick some dirt around! hahaha!
"Gardeners know all the good Dirt!"
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mjf#72
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| Celticheart |
Posted - Jul 16 2008 : 4:03:42 PM
Amy and Grace,
I'm 120 miles south of Spokane, 30 miles west of Lewiston-Clarkston.
We've planted corn at least twice. I've lost count. The tomatoes are finally starting to come around. The beans look great. Good news is I picked 5 blueberries. I was so excited. We planted cucumbers twice too. Now they look fine.
"Nature always has the last laugh." Mrs. Greenthumbs
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