The EarthTainer "Farm" Harvest - July 1

[rnewste]

We are now in the best time of the Season here in N. California:



Better Boy and Big Daddy are in full production mode:



Soren's MarNar is also kicking in:



Dona F1 remains my Wife's favorite:



A collage of WBF Beauty King:



And one of my favorites this year - Desters:



As I mentioned - Harvest time:



The WBF Beauty King is clocking in at near 20 ounces:



Sweetcorn is now ready for harvest:





I am comparing On-Deck (2 'Tainers on the left) versus Gurney's Gotta-Have-It (3 'Tainers on the right):



Looks like Gotta-Have-It is the one to beat (both planted May 1)

My tomatoes for early Fall production are on track:



And the late Fall / Christmas sequence were just planted:



And the Celery is smelling wonderful:



The two grafted plants are going up through the deck's lattice:





Raybo

[JamesL]

Raybo,
Your results are continuously awe inspiring!

[Jaysan]

Really nice!

One question if I may, do ever prune or do you just let them have their way?

[rnewste]

Jaysan,

I just prune the lower foliage - not suckers as others do (too much work!)

Raybo

[LDx4]

Raybo,

Your garden is beautiful!! I have a question for you: Do you ever grow squash in an Earthtainer? I have one extra empty 'tainer this year, so I put a pattypan squash plant in it this morning. I've had good luck growing squash in 25 gal regular pots, so this will be a new experiment for me.

Lyn

[Sun City Linda]

Jeeze Ray here in SoCal its still June.

[KarenO]

your tomatoes are gorgeous and your whole container garden looks wonderful. wow.
Karen O

[Deborah]

Absolutely awesome ! It really is !

[rnewste]

Hi all,

Thanks for the comments.

Lyn,

I've never grown squash before but no reason they shouldn't do fine. I have 8 EarthTainers growing cucumbers at the moment.

Raybo

[Rockporter]

Ray, I am always admiring your garden because it always looks so nice. Congrats on your pickings.

Lyn, I grow squash in my earthboxes-2 per because four is just too much foilage. I plant them one each side with the fert strip short side down the middle. Allow lots of room for the foilage to spread out.

[Mark0820]

The garden looks great. Dester looks like a winner. I can't wait until I have a few ripe tomatoes on my Dester plant.

[greyghost]

Your plants and fruits are absolutely beautiful, Ray. Darlene

[matereater]

great pics ray, as always!!

[jerryinfla]

Raybo - Your container garden is amazing -- beautiful and incredibly productive. I'm old school or perhaps it's because I have enough space in my backyard to garden in the soil but your success is is certainly a solid example of how productive container gardening can be.

[BucksCountyGirl]

Wow Raybo, you never fail to impress! Great job!