Reading this makes me want my Gh so bad, but it's still too cold :(.
Ur veggies look amazing! I love the heirlooms as well. :rolleyes:
Grafting is not a necessary process in growing heirlooms, correct?? Sprouting seeds is still the common way still, right?? :sorry:
I should stop reading these when I'm tired...:wacky:
I do spend days in there! I have been working 12+ hours a day to keep things going as well as delivering to stores and one day at the farm market each week. Add starting a new business on top of that and I am pretty worn out at this point. Still a long way to go for this year though. It looks like I may get some help in there today and tomorrow though which will be really nice.I feel *so* disorganized looking at your photos. Totally not your fault. I could spend days in a set-up like that, especially if there were fish in there somewhere.
I completely agree!!I feel *so* disorganized looking at your photos. Totally not your fault. I could spend days in a set-up like that, especially if there were fish in there somewhere.
Hey man, how goes the battle? Beautiful operation!
Aahh I luv a muskmelon What r u growing there?? I am growing Minnesota Midgets this year...4-5" across when ripe thoght those might b it. Have you ever grown MM?
Is your entire setup hydroculture? Pretty damn good behind the lense too... those shots look like PR shots for Pacific Coast fruit!
Thanks! Incredibly busy this time of year. Production has been really good. Picking 1200-1400lbs of tomatoes each week from just under 1000 plants. 200-300 English cukes still coming off the plants each week even with them being so old. I had thought about doing some interplanting on them but they have roared back to life with all the hot weather we are having. Amazingly, even with the really high temps, I am not having any loss of fruit or production. Battling some stink bugs and found a few really strange looking larvae that were eating some tomatoes this week. I have no idea what they were but they are dead and I have not seen any more of them. The damn stink bugs even though only a few of them here and there are really aggravating since they have not developed a predatory insect for them yet. Other than that this has been one of the best years I have had controlling other insects. I went with a new cucumeris product and placed a lot more of smaller bags at more frequent applications(and much lower cost!) and have not seen any thrip issues at all this year. Seeing lots of aphids outside but none have made it inside. Only about 8-9 weeks left before this crop will be pulled and the cleaning will commence.coir you the man!!!! lol this is so amazing i love this thread. how is the business side of things... viable?
WONDERFUL!!! And exciting. :DThanks! Incredibly busy this time of year. Production has been really good. Picking 1200-1400lbs of tomatoes each week from just under 1000 plants. 200-300 English cukes still coming off the plants each week even with them being so old. I had thought about doing some interplanting on them but they have roared back to life with all the hot weather we are having. Amazingly, even with the really high temps, I am not having any loss of fruit or production. Battling some stink bugs and found a few really strange looking larvae that were eating some tomatoes this week. I have no idea what they were but they are dead and I have not seen any more of them. The damn stink bugs even though only a few of them here and there are really aggravating since they have not developed a predatory insect for them yet. Other than that this has been one of the best years I have had controlling other insects. I went with a new cucumeris product and placed a lot more of smaller bags at more frequent applications(and much lower cost!) and have not seen any thrip issues at all this year. Seeing lots of aphids outside but none have made it inside. Only about 8-9 weeks left before this crop will be pulled and the cleaning will commence.
I have been approached by an I-502 tier 2 license holder and asked to be the lead grower for their project so that might take precedence over the tomatoes for a while. They are just waiting for their financing to come through on a building they are buying. If they get the building, it's going to get rather crazy in the next few weeks as they want to start the build out immediately. I would love to take on the project though so it's pretty exciting.
Thanks SupaM. Purple Cherokee is a great one for sure. They also have a chocolate and a green version out now. All three are quite good but the purple is still my favorite. If you ever get a chance to try Copia, it is actually my all time favorite heirloom at this point. A bit more tanginess to it than the Cherokees have but all the sugar.Absolutely amazing Coir! Really admire your greenhouse/grafting, two things I hope to get into some day. Have you tried Purple Cherokees? I've become partial to them over the last couple years. ATB!
Nice! This one's for you! ATB!Thanks SupaM. Purple Cherokee is a great one for sure. They also have a chocolate and a green version out now. All three are quite good but the purple is still my favorite. If you ever get a chance to try Copia, it is actually my all time favorite heirloom at this point. A bit more tanginess to it than the Cherokees have but all the sugar.
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