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May 2, 2014 7:01 AM CST
Name: Marilyn
CT (Zone 5b)
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If my garden ever dries out, I'll be planting more flower seeds.....
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May 5, 2014 1:18 PM CST
Name: Karen
Wayne, NJ (Zone 6b)
Region: New Jersey
Just got in a variety of tomato plants, Early girl, Rutgers, Black Krim, Russian Black, Beefmaster and a Cherry tomato. Broccoli is starting to perk up and the pepper plants I planted are doing well. Heavily mulching each plant with straw. It is amazing how much faster the raised beds dry out. Got the sprinkler running to give them all a nice soaking while it's still in the upper sixties and sunny out. Not my favorite time to water but with working days and the nights getting chilly, I figured I better get it watered.
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May 5, 2014 1:26 PM CST
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Name: Rita
North Shore, Long Island, NY
Zone 6B
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Those sound like a nice batch of tomato plants. But I have never heard of Russian Black before. Have you had that one in the past? How was it?

I bought a Brandywine and a Hillbilly tomato plants today. So that will be it for my tomatoes as I already have lots planted.

Bought peppers. 4 Lady Bell peppers, 8 Italian Frying peppers, one Golden California Wonder and a big plant of pepper Mohawk. I already have a pack of Chocolate Beauty and Yellow Sweet Banana peppers. So I should have great peppers this year. At least I hope so.
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May 5, 2014 2:19 PM CST
Name: Karen
Wayne, NJ (Zone 6b)
Region: New Jersey
Rita I bought the Russian Black tomato Saturday at Well Sweep farms when I was out shopping with Allison. I only bought one plant which was $3.95. I personally never grew them...One of the teachers at work grows them and brought me some tomatoes last year. They are very cold tolerant plants and I love the taste of them. They are very dark almost brown inside but oh so delicious. Hoping to save some of the seeds for next year.
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May 5, 2014 3:18 PM CST
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Name: Rita
North Shore, Long Island, NY
Zone 6B
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PLease be sure and report how they do for you. Am interested in how the black tomatoes do.

I do have a "black" called black cherry. New for me. And I also have a really odd one this year. Potato leaf called Japanese Black Trifle. It has flowers already.

All my peppers are planted. Ones I bought today and ones I had. So makes 28 plants.


9 Italian Frying peppers
4 Lady Bell
4 Chocolate Beauty
6 Yellow Sweet Banana
2 Golden California Wonder
1 Mohawk
1 Jimmy Nardello
1 Felicity
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May 5, 2014 4:41 PM CST
Thread OP
Name: Rita
North Shore, Long Island, NY
Zone 6B
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For seedlings I have two black beauty eggplants and a cellpack of Burpless cuke seedlings too still plant. Then I need to start my own cuke seedlings and beans too from seeds.
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May 10, 2014 5:21 PM CST
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Name: Rita
North Shore, Long Island, NY
Zone 6B
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I just looked really carefully at my tomato plants and I found green tomatoes set on three of them. On Glacier, Japanese Black Trifle and Beaverlodge Slicer.

Hurray! Hurray! Hurray! Hurray! Hurray! Hurray!
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May 11, 2014 10:49 AM CST
Name: Marilyn
CT (Zone 5b)
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Wow.....I won't see tomatoes til July!
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May 11, 2014 11:45 AM CST
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Name: Rita
North Shore, Long Island, NY
Zone 6B
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RobinD said:Wow.....I won't see tomatoes til July!


This has never happened before. I am really very surprised by hey, I like the idea of early tomatoes.

I plant Early Girl each year and I plant 4th of July sometimes and neither one is usually exceptionally early for me. But I like Early Girls, plant some every year.
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May 11, 2014 12:39 PM CST
Name: Karen
Wayne, NJ (Zone 6b)
Region: New Jersey
My Early girls have flowers and one of my Black Krimm that I grew from seed has a few flowers. I could go for an early tomato harvest.
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May 11, 2014 2:13 PM CST
Name: Janice Hurd
Thompsonville Village, Ct. (Zone 6a)
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RobinD said:Wow.....I won't see tomatoes til July!

If you're lucky, Robin! There is an article in today's Hartford Courant that describes how far behind all the crops are d/t cold weather. one well known grower in the state is quoted as saying he has never seen such a cold spring since sometime in the 1950's. Farmers and growers are really taking a hit financially, because the have to maintain their plants/crops in greenhouses, or wait to plant.
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May 11, 2014 2:18 PM CST
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Name: Rita
North Shore, Long Island, NY
Zone 6B
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BlackCat08 said:My Early girls have flowers and one of my Black Krimm that I grew from seed has a few flowers. I could go for an early tomato harvest.


I have flowers on quite a few of my other tomato plants ago. Hoping for more early tomatoes to set.
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May 11, 2014 5:34 PM CST
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Name: Rita
North Shore, Long Island, NY
Zone 6B
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Found little green tomatoes started on another of the tomato plants again today. So that makes 4 plants with tomatoes set already. Such an odd thing to have them set so early but I am hardly complaining.
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May 11, 2014 6:38 PM CST
Name: Terri
Hudson Valley, NY (Zone 5b)
This morning I put in a few tomatoes, peppers, cauliflower (should have done that one a while ago), peas, a few cucumbers, and some lavender. The asparagus is huge. We put 2 plants in when we moved here in 2011, spring 2012 we found some 'wild' asparagus growing. We know it's not actually wild, but actually planted by the previous owners.


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May 11, 2014 6:50 PM CST
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Name: Rita
North Shore, Long Island, NY
Zone 6B
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Terri, you did good!
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May 11, 2014 8:00 PM CST
Name: Karen
Wayne, NJ (Zone 6b)
Region: New Jersey
Successful veggie gardening day. Got All my Mustard green seedlings planted, Cucumber seeds and Zucchini seeds put in under glass domes so the critters don't eat the seeds. Lawn mowed and the grass clippings went to mulching (placed on top of the straw mulch)the Tomatoes, peppers, lettuce, red beet greens, mustard greens, swiss chard, garlic, peas, parsley, cilantro, radishes, chives, herbs, kale, carrots, beets, leek and the onions. Nasturtiums seedings are up in the garden in between all the tomatoes, broccoli and peppers. Got the rest of the herbs planted as well. Put in seeds for more Cinnamon and Red Basil. Planted more Peas , Radishes and Carrots. Built a new Aluminum Trellis for the center of the raised beds which I'll hang my Fish Netting on so the Cucumbers, Tomatoes, and Beans will have a place to climb onto and be secured from high winds.

Tomorrow the Rhubarb & Chives gets picked. Chives need to be divided and some moved to the Rose Bush bud. Heard or Read that Chives deter the aphids. Couldn't hurt to move a few and see if it works. Also need to get a double T trellis built for the Black Raspberry which is growing at an alarming rate. Strawberry runners need to be moved back to the bed and out of the pathway. Hope the rains hod off tomorrow so I can get the rest done.
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May 11, 2014 8:21 PM CST
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Name: Rita
North Shore, Long Island, NY
Zone 6B
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Sounds like a lot was done today and lots still need to be done tomorrow.
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May 12, 2014 6:16 AM CST
Name: Marilyn
CT (Zone 5b)
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I'm breathless just reading all that work! I picked asparagus for yesterday's lunch...mine is the purple variety.....rhubarb isn't ready yet.....My peas look great, but only a few cauliflower & beets are up....no sign of my scallions!
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May 13, 2014 2:38 AM CST
Name: Karen
Wayne, NJ (Zone 6b)
Region: New Jersey
I love Asparagus but sadly none of mine came back this year. Planted 10 last year. Oh well I will have to try again to get an asparagus bed started.
I did pick Rhubarb yesterday, chopped it and froze it for when I have time to make a crisp or Strawberry Rhubarb shakes.

Marilyn you can regrow scallions all year long. I cut the green tops off and leave about an inch and a half of the bottom. Place the root bottom in water and place on a window sill. Every week I'm usually able to cut about 8-9 inches of the tops off. Once I do that I snip them into small rings and place in the freezer for use later. If you change the water every few days they just keep regrowing. If a root gets to soft and stops growing just pull it out and toss into the compost.
I just pulled a ton of wild scallions from my backyard so this weekend I'll be making scallion soup.
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May 13, 2014 3:59 AM CST
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Name: Allison
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you know I don't think I spotted my asparagus either .. earth box or in the ground Thumbs down

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