Hoar_Frost Posted May 5, 2013 Share Posted May 5, 2013 The 12Z GFS from today needs to STFU about 5/13-5/14 Haha, yeah, I just saw that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamieOber Posted May 7, 2013 Share Posted May 7, 2013 Haha, yeah, I just saw that. I'm thinking the following weekend is when I plant stuff out, based on the models. This ain't tomato weather: http://coolwx.com/cgi-bin/getbufr.cgi?region=PA&stn=KSCE&model=gfs&time=current&field=2meter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoar_Frost Posted May 8, 2013 Share Posted May 8, 2013 I'm thinking the following weekend is when I plant stuff out, based on the models. This ain't tomato weather: http://coolwx.com/cgi-bin/getbufr.cgi?region=PA&stn=KSCE&model=gfs&time=current&field=2meter Yep, that's the time frame I'm aiming toward, as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoar_Frost Posted May 8, 2013 Share Posted May 8, 2013 I'm thinking the following weekend is when I plant stuff out, based on the models. This ain't tomato weather: http://coolwx.com/cgi-bin/getbufr.cgi?region=PA&stn=KSCE&model=gfs&time=current&field=2meter Additional note: was just watching Weather World, Penn State Meteorology's daily evening weather magazine program, and they gave their one-month outlook, which calls for more than half of the next 35 days having maximum temperatures below normal and perhaps more precipitation than recently. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eskimo Joe Posted May 15, 2013 Share Posted May 15, 2013 Big weekend for me in the garden. Going to plant about a dozen tomatoes (Mortgage Lifter, Rutgers, Cherokee Purple, Brandywine Gold), sweet basil, chocolate mint, rosemary, another batch of beet seeds (final for the year), summer squash, pumpkins and garden beans. I planted a round of cucumber and water melon seeds inside last night and hope to have them outside within 15 - 20 days.Also, I started a general lawn / garden thread in OT for anyone interested: http://www.americanwx.com/bb/index.php/topic/39991-2013-lawn-garden-thread/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamieOber Posted May 21, 2013 Share Posted May 21, 2013 I really really really really REALLY hope this is BS...I am often 5-10 degrees colder than UNV on clear calm nights: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PennMan Posted May 21, 2013 Share Posted May 21, 2013 I really really really really REALLY hope this is BS...I am often 5-10 degrees colder than UNV on clear calm nights: I think that will be overdone...Barrens might get that low though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamieOber Posted May 21, 2013 Share Posted May 21, 2013 I think that will be overdone...Barrens might get that low though. Sure hope so but I am getting more and more confident I see at least a light frost out in Port Matilda aka Barrens Jr. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djr5001 Posted June 24, 2013 Share Posted June 24, 2013 Looking for advice anyone may have... We have tortoise beetles in the garden this year eating holes in the leaves of our plants... have never seen them before (actually took a bit to find out what they were on google) and wondering if anyone has tips for removal/etc based on their own experiences. I have been using that Sevin Dust stuff elsewhere around the property to slowly kill off the earwig issues we found to have had last year but really don't want to use it in garden if necessary. Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamieOber Posted June 25, 2013 Share Posted June 25, 2013 Looking for advice anyone may have... We have tortoise beetles in the garden this year eating holes in the leaves of our plants... have never seen them before (actually took a bit to find out what they were on google) and wondering if anyone has tips for removal/etc based on their own experiences. I have been using that Sevin Dust stuff elsewhere around the property to slowly kill off the earwig issues we found to have had last year but really don't want to use it in garden if necessary. Thanks! Hey, are they the golden tortoise beetles? The ones that look like a drop of gold and then suddenly move? No matter what they are, if you want to use a non-Sevin pesticide, pyrethrin is a decent organic option. It's an extract of a kind of mum. You can get it online or at a better garden center. You dilute and spray it. It's safer than chemicals but be careful with it, as organic doesn't mean totally safe (hell, ricin's organic). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NeffsvilleWx Posted August 5, 2013 Author Share Posted August 5, 2013 So from my meager container garden (2 cherry tomatoes, 2 hungarian wax peppers, 2 jalepeno peppers, 40 shelling peas, 20 carrots, 4 bell peppers, 15 corn, 2 serrano peppers, and 12 string beans) I've harvested: - 5 lbs of cherry tomatoes - 20 hungarian wax peppers - 30 jalepenos - 2 cups of peas - 20 carrots - 5 bell peppers With a ton of tomatoes, a number of peppers of all kinds, and a bunch of beans setting fruit. I don't have any expectations for the corn as it has started pollinating but there is no silk present. Looks like it'll be a dud. Overall, I'm quite pleased with the performance of these containers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamieOber Posted August 6, 2013 Share Posted August 6, 2013 So from my meager container garden (2 cherry tomatoes, 2 hungarian wax peppers, 2 jalepeno peppers, 40 shelling peas, 20 carrots, 4 bell peppers, 15 corn, 2 serrano peppers, and 12 string beans) I've harvested: - 5 lbs of cherry tomatoes - 20 hungarian wax peppers - 30 jalepenos - 2 cups of peas - 20 carrots - 5 bell peppers With a ton of tomatoes, a number of peppers of all kinds, and a bunch of beans setting fruit. I don't have any expectations for the corn as it has started pollinating but there is no silk present. Looks like it'll be a dud. Overall, I'm quite pleased with the performance of these containers. Silk emergence is about 2-5 days after pollination starts. Don't worry too much. Congrats on the other stuff, that's a nice yield. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NeffsvilleWx Posted January 3, 2014 Author Share Posted January 3, 2014 Jamie, I'm starting to plan my garden for 2014. I'm familiar with Burpee and Gurney's, is there any other seed company that I should be aware of? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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