tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-313396449380749054.post6184489088607049405..comments2024-02-19T10:47:29.706-05:00Comments on Eight Gate Farm - New Hampshire: Harvest Monday - 17 August 2015Eight Gate Farm NHhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15877942009419912353noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-313396449380749054.post-5767067859776444122015-08-19T15:02:36.898-04:002015-08-19T15:02:36.898-04:00I love tall sunflowers too, but I didn't get a...I love tall sunflowers too, but I didn't get around to planting any this year, so I will enjoy looking at yours instead! My beans are in reverse of yours. They started bad, limped along through July, and now are blooming and setting on again in the heat of August. Go figure!Dave @ HappyAcreshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03441364543023807886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-313396449380749054.post-32808863400122707182015-08-18T08:51:12.868-04:002015-08-18T08:51:12.868-04:00Thanks, Phuong. I guess Caspian is as pretty as an...Thanks, Phuong. I guess Caspian is as pretty as any heirloom tomato, which is to say, definitely rustic.Eight Gate Farm NHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15877942009419912353noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-313396449380749054.post-81355131083807801912015-08-18T08:49:52.698-04:002015-08-18T08:49:52.698-04:00Thanks, Lexa. I'll show more pictures of the s...Thanks, Lexa. I'll show more pictures of the sunflowers as they bloom. Actually they're starting now. Sorry you can't grow corn.Eight Gate Farm NHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15877942009419912353noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-313396449380749054.post-58830841709841487852015-08-18T08:48:55.561-04:002015-08-18T08:48:55.561-04:00Thanks, Rachel. Next year I intend to fight the ea...Thanks, Rachel. Next year I intend to fight the earwigs even harder.Eight Gate Farm NHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15877942009419912353noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-313396449380749054.post-86662556547112571072015-08-18T08:48:29.525-04:002015-08-18T08:48:29.525-04:00I'm hoping the spinosad I used on later planti...I'm hoping the spinosad I used on later plantings did the trick--we'll soon see. It's hard to search for the buggers without damaging the stalks.Eight Gate Farm NHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15877942009419912353noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-313396449380749054.post-42632664409512105512015-08-18T08:47:35.528-04:002015-08-18T08:47:35.528-04:00Thanks, Daphne. Do you have space for even a coupl...Thanks, Daphne. Do you have space for even a couple of sunflowers?Eight Gate Farm NHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15877942009419912353noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-313396449380749054.post-69004612114394854082015-08-18T08:46:30.483-04:002015-08-18T08:46:30.483-04:00Thanks, Michelle. As I'm sure you know, Caspia...Thanks, Michelle. As I'm sure you know, Caspian Pinks of any size are great eating.Eight Gate Farm NHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15877942009419912353noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-313396449380749054.post-43304268251404178872015-08-18T08:45:59.045-04:002015-08-18T08:45:59.045-04:00Thanks, Susie. Tall sunflowers are fun!Thanks, Susie. Tall sunflowers are fun!Eight Gate Farm NHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15877942009419912353noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-313396449380749054.post-24135924867125172472015-08-18T08:44:55.956-04:002015-08-18T08:44:55.956-04:00Thanks, Jenny. If the goldfinches leave me any, I ...Thanks, Jenny. If the goldfinches leave me any, I will gladly swap seeds with you.Eight Gate Farm NHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15877942009419912353noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-313396449380749054.post-77625582325489934572015-08-18T08:44:20.320-04:002015-08-18T08:44:20.320-04:00Thanks, Margaret. I'll be sure to give a repor...Thanks, Margaret. I'll be sure to give a report on the sunflower seeds.Eight Gate Farm NHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15877942009419912353noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-313396449380749054.post-46521517676617925492015-08-18T00:25:30.004-04:002015-08-18T00:25:30.004-04:00Your tomatoes and zucchini look great. Caspian Pin...Your tomatoes and zucchini look great. Caspian Pink is such a pretty tomato and you definitely got a whopper of one. I used to hate finding earwigs in corn, they're pretty much the reason I stopped growing turnips out west.Phuonghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07658691564062044986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-313396449380749054.post-9035467715133639282015-08-18T00:02:19.988-04:002015-08-18T00:02:19.988-04:00That's one impressive tomato! I am excited to ...That's one impressive tomato! I am excited to read next year if it produces something as large from the saved seed. Good try on your corn experiment. It is always worth trying to find something non-toxic to keep the pests away. I just can't keep the raccoons out of mine, so I gave up that crop. I am also excited to see what kind of blooms your sunflower makes. I love sunflowers. They will always have a place in my garden too.Lexahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11067337116117320740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-313396449380749054.post-16110484433292873312015-08-17T22:42:51.732-04:002015-08-17T22:42:51.732-04:00That is one impressive tomato! Sorry about the ear...That is one impressive tomato! Sorry about the earwigs in the corn. Ugh!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01129119492962711399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-313396449380749054.post-31714605927787279782015-08-17T20:09:33.241-04:002015-08-17T20:09:33.241-04:00Beautiful harvest, You were smart to bring the tom...Beautiful harvest, You were smart to bring the tomatoes in and ripen them on the counter rather than have them split from the rain. And that is a whopper tomato, don't think I have one that big in years. Too bad about the earwigs, maybe time to use the Spinosad (but may be too late, once they are in the ears). Yuck.David Veltenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07710293718143454000noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-313396449380749054.post-38843488015587101442015-08-17T15:34:14.958-04:002015-08-17T15:34:14.958-04:00I've never heard of a 1" sunflower seed. ...I've never heard of a 1" sunflower seed. I could get into that, but have no place to grow a 14' tall sunflower. Daphne Gouldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17305049560953735881noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-313396449380749054.post-69207679781027163942015-08-17T13:30:07.942-04:002015-08-17T13:30:07.942-04:00Wowsers! That is a huge tomato! I doubt that any o...Wowsers! That is a huge tomato! I doubt that any of my Caspian Pinks will rival that. Earwigs are tenacious pests. Good luck with your battles. Show us some of those huge sunflower seeds, I can't imagine a one-inch long sunflower seed.Michellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07812702328134261533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-313396449380749054.post-42632276655627373462015-08-17T12:39:15.846-04:002015-08-17T12:39:15.846-04:00I'm up for some of those tomato seeds, will fl...I'm up for some of those tomato seeds, will flip you an email. I'm growing Kong sunflowers which are supposed to get to 14 feet but never do. But still, 9 to 10 feet still towers over me! I agree with Margaret, those seeds would be great eating.Susiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10354350096358468967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-313396449380749054.post-3814237642529783742015-08-17T11:11:13.621-04:002015-08-17T11:11:13.621-04:00WOW on tomato - that's huge! and holly cow on ...WOW on tomato - that's huge! and holly cow on sunflowers! Now that's the variety i'd love to have to grow if you have extra seeds this year. I can send you my dark maroon sunflowers - they're not huge, but they are gorgeous. Jenny Rottingerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09559432369642740389noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-313396449380749054.post-72478116361928794262015-08-17T11:03:01.102-04:002015-08-17T11:03:01.102-04:00Wow - that tomato is ridiculously huge - it comple...Wow - that tomato is ridiculously huge - it completely dwarfed the scale!<br /><br />1" sunflower seeds? Those would be some great eating and it would be so much easier for the kids to shell. Can't wait to hear the harvest & munching report on that one.<br /><br />And welcome to my bean year - when it comes to bad performances in the garden, it's always good to know that you are not alone.Margarethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15949946977793864054noreply@blogger.com