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Firsts in East TN -- for me at least
Firsts in East TN -- for me at least
Today I found my first squash blossom (crookneck) and the first baby cucumber (straight eight) and the first tomatillo.... wrapper? What do you call the papery part that goes around the fruit-to-be?
Anyway THRILLED. My lettuces are starting to be very strong so I'm eating big salads while I can. My strawberries are going nuts. My potato tower needs to be raised at least another board higher. And my blue lake bush beans have little white flowers (?) on them.
Remember that 80's song, I'm so excited! Well, hum along now, I'm so excited! I just can't hide it!
Anyway THRILLED. My lettuces are starting to be very strong so I'm eating big salads while I can. My strawberries are going nuts. My potato tower needs to be raised at least another board higher. And my blue lake bush beans have little white flowers (?) on them.
Remember that 80's song, I'm so excited! Well, hum along now, I'm so excited! I just can't hide it!
ETNRedClay-
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Location : East Tennessee of course
Re: Firsts in East TN -- for me at least


(by the Pointer Sisters, for those of you who weren't around back then

boffer-
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Re: Firsts in East TN -- for me at least
It's neat to be of retirement age and know what people mean. I'm so excited for you!! I had to chuckle at the dancing chicken (?)
sanderson
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Re: Firsts in East TN -- for me at least
@ETNRedClay wrote:
Remember that 80's song, I'm so excited! Well, hum along now, I'm so excited! I just can't hide it!
I'm about to lose control and I think I like it! Like it!

You're so lucky to have all that already. I need to move.
CC
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Re: Firsts in East TN -- for me at least
AND... a little bitty tomato hiding under a leaf.
Very dissapoiting white icicle radishes did NOTHING for weeks, and today when I checked, holy moly, they were standing above the ground 2 inches and when i pulled them -- I had to pull them -- they were 4 inches under ground. WOW! Taste good, too. I'm replanting!
My first squash blossom was joined by a dozen others overnight.
And my first cuke has a dozen or more neighbors.
My peppers are covered in tee-tiny blossoms, all varieties.
Note to self: Memorial Day thiings are happenin' in the veggie garden!
Very dissapoiting white icicle radishes did NOTHING for weeks, and today when I checked, holy moly, they were standing above the ground 2 inches and when i pulled them -- I had to pull them -- they were 4 inches under ground. WOW! Taste good, too. I'm replanting!
My first squash blossom was joined by a dozen others overnight.
And my first cuke has a dozen or more neighbors.
My peppers are covered in tee-tiny blossoms, all varieties.
Note to self: Memorial Day thiings are happenin' in the veggie garden!
ETNRedClay-
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Join date : 2013-04-12
Location : East Tennessee of course
Re: Firsts in East TN -- for me at least
Sounds like things are going great in your garden
Ps. We love garden progress pictures

Ps. We love garden progress pictures

RoOsTeR
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Ok Rooster...
@RoOsTeR wrote:Ps. We love garden progress pictures![]()
Posted a bunch under East Tennessee SFG pics, but these are the pics of my FIRSTS...

White Icicle Radishes...
And the whole crop on my kneeler, which is one of those foam boogie boards -- so really BIG

And first squash blossom...

First Tomatillo

First Cuke

First Tmato

ETNRedClay-
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Location : East Tennessee of course
Re: Firsts in East TN -- for me at least
I can't believe the size of this eggplant next to the size of the plant itself...

My first itty bitty sweet banana

Crookneck bloosoms become squash

And my first beans -- use a magnifying glass, you can see them!

My first japanese eggplant flower -- gorgeous

NO WAIT, there's a tee-tiny purple eggplant, it's fuzzy, but it's there!


My first itty bitty sweet banana

Crookneck bloosoms become squash

And my first beans -- use a magnifying glass, you can see them!

My first japanese eggplant flower -- gorgeous

NO WAIT, there's a tee-tiny purple eggplant, it's fuzzy, but it's there!

ETNRedClay-
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Location : East Tennessee of course
Re: Firsts in East TN -- for me at least
And wow, check out the Daddy Longlegs at the bottom of the squash fruit. Just noticed. Spiders are a sign of a healthy garden, right?
ETNRedClay-
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Location : East Tennessee of course
OK, yoos guys, I'm the newbie
I got to looking at this EGGPLANT today and realized its leaves looked just like the PEPPER plants and NOT like the eggplant plants. I looked closer, checked the label BLACK BEAUTY EGGPLANT, checked the label on the remainer of the 3-pack it came out of SAME THING, and finally picked the EGGPLANT... and lo and behold it's a PEPPER!
I don't know what kind, sortuv sweet but not hot, and looks like a purple halapeno, but what do I know?
I'm the newbie, guys. Shaking my head at you old timers. Someone shoulda told me.
ETNRedClay-
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Location : East Tennessee of course
Re: Firsts in East TN -- for me at least
Wow your garden is looking AMAZING!!! I have a few jalapenos forming, MANY tomatoes, bunches of blooms, but not much else yet... I live your plastic knife plant markers lol!
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Re: Firsts in East TN -- for me at least
There is a Purple Beauty sweet pepper. I had them last year and they do taste great. And they add so much color to salads.
http://www.rareseeds.com/purple-beauty/
Kay
http://www.rareseeds.com/purple-beauty/
Kay
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walshevak
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Re: Firsts in East TN -- for me at least
@walshevak wrote:There is a Purple Beauty sweet pepper. I had them last year and they do taste great. And they add so much color to salads.
http://www.rareseeds.com/purple-beauty/
Kay
Hey, wait, I bought those. Mmm, why does the label say EGGPLANT? Now I gotta figure out where the eggplant went to....
THANKS! Learn something new every day.
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