Aussie Summer Harvest - the brag thread - Page 11

cosmicgardener · December 15, 2007

I take the bags off and tie a purple ribbon onto the truss as soon as they set fruit. Unless the bags are big ones, the tomato would fight for space. Mine are 4.5" bags so no room for development. I'm not sure how you could protect individual ones from the worm, but I guess if the tomato is ripe you could still squeeze the seeds out, I can't imagine the worm would harm the seeds except eat them. Maybe someone else would know if the transmit diseases - I doubt it. Do you only have the one tomato? Maybe if you bag other flowers on the plant you'll get more luck.

cosmic

Mantis · December 15, 2007

Some Derris dust on the ones you want for seed will keep the grubs at bay. Have to reaply after rain but eh, thats no biggy nowdays eh.

tessa · December 15, 2007

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Originally Posted by Mantis

Some Derris dust on the ones you want for seed will keep the grubs at bay. Have to reaply after rain but eh, thats no biggy nowdays eh.

no kidding, eh? but we're actually getting some rain this summer...can you believe it???? summer rain...IN PERTH!

yeah...i can bag another tomato...but i reckon since the grub is already going to ruin any chances of actually eating this tomato...may as well just take the seeds from it.

derris dust. hmm. is that organic?

cosmicgardener · December 15, 2007

Tessa, Derris dust has been strongly associated with Parkinson's Disease. Google Derris Dust and Parkinson's Disease and you should find an interesting article by a New Zealand Organic Growers organisation which outlines the scientific associations.

Glad to see you getting some rain

cosmic

tessa · December 15, 2007

yeah...i was worried about that! i'd heard that before too.

got some cukes coming in now.
marketmores.
prickly little guys.

mcsee · December 15, 2007

Monster no more. I had to pick it as it started to ripen and I didn't want it rotting on the bush.

cosmicgardener · December 15, 2007

Thought I do a test in the Dutch Creams that are just about ready to dig. This is the haul from the hand scrabble round one plant. Probably more deeper down but have run out of steam planting 15 Happy Tasmanian Chocolate. These Dutch Creams are from the Tas. dpi potato research farm. Those cuckes are just what I need for my cucumber salad to go with my chili prawns on Christmas day - mine are woeful at present. Do you think they could fly over using the last of my frequent flyer points?

tessa · December 15, 2007

i'll straight trade you for those dutch creams!!!!

Mantis · December 15, 2007

Didnt know that about Derris dust. Thanks for the heads up

Those cucs and spuds look good. I have zuchinis coming in and some small pickling cucs starting to produce.

cosmicgardener · December 15, 2007

It's a deal Tessa.

Next cab off the rank is Nicola. Mantis, you are way ahead with the zukes - I only got mine into the garden three weeks ago so it will be a while and they are not standing up to the salt too well.

Grub · December 16, 2007

Nice cukes and zuke, spuds and fused ones.

Mixed bag today...

http://www.feldoncentral.com/garden/...1/IMGP0185.MOV

tessa · December 16, 2007

just the one egg?

dcarch · December 16, 2007

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Originally Posted by tessa

just the one egg?

From the egg plant?

dcarch

Grub · December 17, 2007

Yes, the old boiler has gone on strike.
Not sure what to do.
*rattling soup spoon on stockpot*

Grub · December 17, 2007

Hey, do you think mov. file tours of the patch would work, with expert commentary, of course, harvesting footage and taste tests?

December 15, 2007	#151
cosmicgardener Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Tasmania, Australia Posts: 407	I take the bags off and tie a purple ribbon onto the truss as soon as they set fruit. Unless the bags are big ones, the tomato would fight for space. Mine are 4.5" bags so no room for development. I'm not sure how you could protect individual ones from the worm, but I guess if the tomato is ripe you could still squeeze the seeds out, I can't imagine the worm would harm the seeds except eat them. Maybe someone else would know if the transmit diseases - I doubt it. Do you only have the one tomato? Maybe if you bag other flowers on the plant you'll get more luck. cosmic __________________ http://cosmicgardening.blogspot.com

December 15, 2007	#154
cosmicgardener Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Tasmania, Australia Posts: 407	Tessa, Derris dust has been strongly associated with Parkinson's Disease. Google Derris Dust and Parkinson's Disease and you should find an interesting article by a New Zealand Organic Growers organisation which outlines the scientific associations. Glad to see you getting some rain cosmic __________________ http://cosmicgardening.blogspot.com

December 15, 2007	#160
cosmicgardener Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Tasmania, Australia Posts: 407	It's a deal Tessa. Next cab off the rank is Nicola. Mantis, you are way ahead with the zukes - I only got mine into the garden three weeks ago so it will be a while and they are not standing up to the salt too well. __________________ http://cosmicgardening.blogspot.com

December 15, 2007	#152
Mantis Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Oz Posts: 1,241	Some Derris dust on the ones you want for seed will keep the grubs at bay. Have to reaply after rain but eh, thats no biggy nowdays eh.

December 15, 2007	#155
tessa Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: perth, western australia Posts: 1,031	yeah...i was worried about that! i'd heard that before too. got some cukes coming in now. marketmores. prickly little guys.

December 15, 2007	#156
mcsee Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Victoria. Australia Posts: 543	Monster no more. I had to pick it as it started to ripen and I didn't want it rotting on the bush.

December 15, 2007	#158
tessa Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: perth, western australia Posts: 1,031	i'll straight trade you for those dutch creams!!!!

December 15, 2007	#159
Mantis Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Oz Posts: 1,241	Didnt know that about Derris dust. Thanks for the heads up Those cucs and spuds look good. I have zuchinis coming in and some small pickling cucs starting to produce.

December 16, 2007	#161
Grub Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 2,722	Nice cukes and zuke, spuds and fused ones. Mixed bag today... http://www.feldoncentral.com/garden/...1/IMGP0185.MOV

December 16, 2007	#162
tessa Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: perth, western australia Posts: 1,031	just the one egg?

December 17, 2007	#164
Grub Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 2,722	Yes, the old boiler has gone on strike. Not sure what to do. rattling soup spoon on stockpot

December 17, 2007	#165
Grub Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 2,722	Hey, do you think mov. file tours of the patch would work, with expert commentary, of course, harvesting footage and taste tests?