Paul's Harvest Gardens

[Paul]

Thank you!  As always much love and thanks!

Corinne I was cruising through some toms threads and came across one discussing trimming or pruning vs not trimming pruning.  I'm wondering if I should continue the occasional trim or just let it grow let it grow (love that album 461 Ocean Blvd) and pinch out the suckers.  What say you?

I always mix up the terms. But I will try and explain what I do.

At 4-5 weeks I pinch off the middle stem as explained and directed by AG.

This allows the plant to grow wide and full rather than tall and lanky. It also brings more fruit.

Sometimes I just plain forget to do it, though.

Sometimes the plant grows over the deck too far for my liking and I just trim off the overhanging branches for shaping. No harm done!

This video is so very helpful and enjoyable to watch.(visual/kinesthetic learner here LOL)!

[Paul]

Hope everyone is doing well and all of your garden projects and experiments are thriving!
Thought I'd share a few photos - been pretty busy with work lately and haven't had chance to check in -- 













Hope everyone has a great weekend!

[Shawn]

Paul, they all look great!  Keep up whatever you are doing.

[Paul]

Thank you kindly!

I'm getting the itch to buy a Bounty Elite so I can grow peppers.  I have to keep tapping my nose and say "NO" to myself every now and then 

[Paul]

Dec 4, 2020 10:25:48 GMT -5 Paul said:

Thank you kindly!

I'm getting the itch to buy a Bounty Elite so I can grow peppers.  I have to keep tapping my nose and say "NO" to myself every now and then 

www.aerogarden.com/new-aerogarden-bounty-elite.html

[Sher]

Paul, you are outdoing yourself on those gorgeous gardens.

I say go for the Bounty! You will love it!

[Paul]

Dec 4, 2020 22:45:07 GMT -5 Sher said:

Paul, you are outdoing yourself on those gorgeous gardens.

I say go for the Bounty! You will love it!

oh boy.  Thanks sher01!  I've already been up all night working on a game plan to pull this off with the least amount of time in the doghouse.  Appreciate your encouragement - thanks for pushing me over the cliff!  

Now's the time! Sales can be found! Go for it!

[Paul]

and now on "As the World Turns" boy am I old - I remember hearing that soap opera opening line when I was a kid.  lest I digress as usual-

On the topic of a new AG.  My wife said she was fine with it, if it was truly what I wanted to do, no guilt no "I'm fine" hidden messages us married folk of about 30 years know so well.  However, she did remind me that I've been saving to buy a new Triumph (I'm a bit of a motorcycle enthusiast shall we say, riding about 50 years lol) and although a new AG would be just fine, perhaps that extra 300+ would be better put into the "new bike fund" envelope.  THAT was, as Corinne's sig says, "all she wrote".

and we now return to our recording already in progress;

Finally took a minute and harvested some of my Heirloom Cherry Tomatoes for a pic before we picked them all off!  Here's a little bowl I just picked;




um, a word on my narratives - I don't get out much these days due to the C19 

those look good for a few salads. Great project.

As for soaps..I remember rushing home to watch Dark Shadows and General Hospital, and I was also a fan of Marcus Welby,MD.  Sat night we watched Lawrence Whelk as a family. I even remember Howdy Doody and Rocky and Bullwinkle...ancient!

[Sher]

Dec 12, 2020 19:42:44 GMT -5 @cornne said:

those look good for a few salads. Great project.

As for soaps..I remember rushing home to watch Dark Shadows and General Hospital, and I was also a fan of Marcus Welby,MD.  Sat night we watched Lawrence Whelk as a family. I even remember Howdy Doody and Rocky and Bullwinkle...ancient!

I loved Marcus Welby, MD. And I remember when The Young znd the Restless first came out. It was such a fun change from As The World Turns and the other run of the mill soaps back then.

Paul, Bounty or no  Bounty, your gardens are second to none.

And I would agree. If a choice brtween the bike and the Bounty, I'd go for the bike, too. Enjoy it while you can. My biking days are long past.

[Paul]

Dec 13, 2020 2:14:48 GMT -5 Sher said:

Dec 12, 2020 19:42:44 GMT -5 @cornne said:

those look good for a few salads. Great project.

As for soaps..I remember rushing home to watch Dark Shadows and General Hospital, and I was also a fan of Marcus Welby,MD.  Sat night we watched Lawrence Whelk as a family. I even remember Howdy Doody and Rocky and Bullwinkle...ancient!

I loved Marcus Welby, MD. And I remember when The Young znd the Restless first came out. It was such a fun change from As The World Turns and the other run of the mill soaps back then.

Paul , Bounty or no  Bounty, your gardens are second to none.

And I would agree. If a choice brtween the bike and the Bounty, I'd go for the bike, too. Enjoy it while you can. My biking days are long past.

Thanks Corinne - they didn't last long!  Actually didn't even make it to the salad - the olive oil, basil, and parmesan cheese came out and it was all over in a flash!

sher01 thanks as always - I try to run a tight ship.  I've had a lot of bikes from Hodakas to Yams, Hondas to Harleys, street, enduro, mx racers.  My last three - 83 Electra Glide, 71 Electra Glide, 55 Servi-car (WAY modified). 
I restored them all - fav though was the 71;

My days should be over at about 60, but my wife still says go for a ride when I'm cranky so I figure why not?

[Paul]

Dec 12, 2020 19:42:44 GMT -5 @cornne said:

those look good for a few salads. Great project.

As for soaps..I remember rushing home to watch Dark Shadows and General Hospital, and I was also a fan of Marcus Welby,MD.  Sat night we watched Lawrence Whelk as a family. I even remember Howdy Doody and Rocky and Bullwinkle...ancient!

I meant to comment on Dark Shadows!  That was one of my favs!!  I probably got my love of monster and horror movies due to that series.  Actually ended up binge watching some of them last night - they're on Prime!

[Paul]

Hello all!  Hope everyone is doing well!!
Got called back to the office on 1-11 :(  I was VERY happy working from home last year so am grateful for the time spent at home.  It's taken a little time to get back into a routine - not a big fan of crowded workplaces.

Soooo- gardens are all well.  One 360 Harvest is cranking out dill, Italian parsley, and Geno basil.  Just planted three salad green and another Geno basil in the Harvest 2019.  My second 360 Harvest is still baking tomatoes.  I had three in it to start and was way overbearing with the pruning.  Got 2 good harvests out of two plants and had to ahem, dispatch them.  I let the third plant just do its thing and am glad I did.  Have new flowers so it seems like it might give us some more lovelies!  couple photos from today-

[Sher]

Welcome back, Paul!

What a nice surprise to see your thriving gardens. They are beautiful!

[Paul]

Thank you Sher!  

More toms on the way! I wish I could get my parsley to grow nicely like that!

[Paul]

Thanks Corinne!  I am really pleased at how well the parsley is doing.  Nice to have fresh on hand.  Finally gotten to where I can vacuum seal and freeze fresh herbs as well as dry and grind.

[Paul]

Garden update - hope everyone is doing well here mid feb.  Happy Valentines AGA fam!

Dill, Parsley, Geno basil


Heirloom cherry toms at work


Salad greens, Geno basil, just planted chives and oregano (still under domes)


Experimenting with North Spore's Lions Mane mushroom grow-in-a-box kit - once this flushes out I'll start the Pink Oyster.  Anyone ever tried these kits?




You can see a Wyze Cam Pan in the photo of the Lions Mane - doing a time lapse of it, I'll post weekly updates with the video as it rolls on.  Hey, I'm doin shrooms man!!