tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5539825141890050188.post7949845250905993179..comments2023-05-19T05:23:01.266-05:00Comments on Megan's Messy Garden: Harvest Monday!Meganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08619491019764818646noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5539825141890050188.post-58396594236458049832010-05-31T23:51:18.883-05:002010-05-31T23:51:18.883-05:00We yanked our mutant tomato this week. It was bus...We yanked our mutant tomato this week. It was busted and cracked, and I just wanted to put it out of it's misery! <br /><br />Hope your pollination went well, and you'll be reporting some setting fruit this week! :)This Growing Obsessionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17930280739665850006noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5539825141890050188.post-8557905937623985542010-05-25T07:54:24.549-05:002010-05-25T07:54:24.549-05:00Thomas- thanks! Keep holding out for those strawbe...Thomas- thanks! Keep holding out for those strawberries! :) I think I'd grow squash or zucchini just for how pretty the flowers are! <br /><br />EG- I know!! Most everything else can make it in. I think cherry tomatoes are another thing that I have a hard time with. And if my dog Heidi had her way, NONE of the cherry tomatoes would make it in!<br /><br />Daphne- Thanks! I know that dance all to well! :) Something so pretty about a first pea blossom! They are also so quick to grow, which is nice!<br /><br />Kelly- These megablooms/blossoms, king flowers, (they've got lots of different names I've found) are common on any beefsteak type of tomato, and they are several blossoms joined into one. These are the blossoms that the GIANT tomatoes come from (the record setting kind) but because they are like several conjoined tomatoes, they can apparently look pretty funny. I'll certainly be taking pictures! :)<br /><br />Angela- Thanks! And thanks for the advice with the mega flowers! I've read that they can be more watery and potentially less flavorful, but I'll take your word. I just want to make sure I get a lot of tomatoes (I shouldn't be TOO worried, we have 32 tomato plants)<br /><br />vrtlarica- Thank you, yours are definitely just around the corner then! You won't have any fruit set unless you have a male and female flower open on the same day, and something pollinates it. I don't like to leave it up to the bees. :)Meganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08619491019764818646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5539825141890050188.post-16793554719567858432010-05-25T03:42:47.889-05:002010-05-25T03:42:47.889-05:00Beautiful strawberries. Mine are just turning from...Beautiful strawberries. Mine are just turning from white to red, so its matter of days... <br /><br />I never thought that zucchinis need help with pollination. I have only one plant this year and I don’t see any fruit setting so far. Maybe I should do something about it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5539825141890050188.post-41189852435341903242010-05-25T01:22:10.025-05:002010-05-25T01:22:10.025-05:00Nice strawberries and peas! Strawberries taste bet...Nice strawberries and peas! Strawberries taste better eaten right in the garden. <br /><br />I don't think you should do anything special with the mega flowers. In my experience the tomatoes will be tasty as those from normal flowers.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5539825141890050188.post-31736639668688562762010-05-24T19:11:34.320-05:002010-05-24T19:11:34.320-05:00Your harvests are making me hungry......mega-whats...Your harvests are making me hungry......mega-whats? This is all new to me, I must follow along and witness any strange mutant tomatoes that may come along. :)Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06457953816169352495noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5539825141890050188.post-63395188984156178612010-05-24T14:46:42.201-05:002010-05-24T14:46:42.201-05:00Those are picture perfect peas. I did a little dan...Those are picture perfect peas. I did a little dance this morning when I saw the first pea blossoms open. Now it is only a matter of time.Daphne Gouldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17305049560953735881noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5539825141890050188.post-90088767642220598612010-05-24T13:06:55.091-05:002010-05-24T13:06:55.091-05:00It's hard to keep from eating those first few ...It's hard to keep from eating those first few harvests before they make it into the house. :-)Jeff Vandiverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07200011426236637927noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5539825141890050188.post-64923241416514360102010-05-24T12:32:49.457-05:002010-05-24T12:32:49.457-05:00Nice harvest! I don't think I'll be getti...Nice harvest! I don't think I'll be getting many strawberries this year. <br /><br />I love zucchini blossoms. Great photo!Thomashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09303344546714641616noreply@blogger.com