2026 Gardening Growing Thread

[Mossback]

Amish Paste are one of my favorite tomatoes for sauce...good sized, flavorful, not many seeds.

Everything you want in a sauce tomato.

 

[Salmon123]

I smoked a lot of garlic this weekend here is 1 picture of many

 

[Gary Knowels]

I smoked a lot of garlic this weekend here is 1 picture of many

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That's not something I've heard of. How do you process and use it?

 

[gwb72tii]

Nature's bounty

 

[Salmon123]

That's not something I've heard of. How do you process and use it?

Morning Gary, peel the outer husk off the garlic careful not to expose the raw garlic, I use a smoke tube and do a double smoke on it. It takes about 3-4 hours per smoke cycle

 

[Buzzy]

Morning Gary, peel the outer husk off the garlic careful not to expose the raw garlic, I use a smoke tube and do a double smoke on it. It takes about 3-4 hours per smoke cycle

This is a new one to me; great looking garlic and I bet the taste is AMAZING.

 

[Salmon123]

This is a new one to me; great looking garlic and I bet the taste is AMAZING.

It goes really well with smoked cream cheese. The thing about the smoke tube is its a cold smoke and the cream cheese wont melt. I typically smoke cream cheese when I smoke all my cheese in late fall when the temps are not warm. I have noticed that the smoke flavor and color will adhere to the product better in colder weather instead of warmer weather. Just my thoughts and review but to each their own.

 

[Stonedfish]

Pick some heirlooms before the rain to get ready for BLTfest this week.
SF

 

[Salmo_g]

I picked a half ton of tomatoes yesterday before the rain shower came. I may need to make a Costco run to get some more bacon to have BLT sammiches for the next two weeks.

 

[Draketake]

Okay you Garden Gurus, question for you. I planted Onion Starts this year for the first time. 1/2 of them have made good bulbs, 1/2 of them have no bulbs. All the plants are about the same size ( about 14 inches in height and all of the plants look to be in good health. How come 1/2 of the starts didnt grow any bulbs/onions to pick?

Thank you in advance.

Bob

 

[Salmon123]

Non of my onions did worth a pinch of shi$ this year. I'm going with its my soil in my raised beds because all my neighbors had great onions. Might be worth testing the soil.

 

[Mossback]

Onions that don't bulb up typically for a few different reasons.
Wrong variety ( onions are day length sensitive), and getting the wrong types of sets mixed into an order or bag isn't unheard of
Too much nitrogen causes rampant top growth and limits bulbing. Unequal distribution of fertilizers in usually the cause when some bulb and there don't if this is the issue.
Crowding of plants limits the ability for the bulbs to fully form...so consider that also.

Sometimes if you plant too late,it can also have an effect on the plants.

Other than that, I got nothin'..

 

[Draketake]

Thanks @Mossback and @Salmon123

Ill mull these suggestions over.

 

[Gary Knowels]

Anybody want this book? Free if you pick up in Tacoma

 

[Salmon123]

Onions that don't bulb up typically for a few different reasons.
Wrong variety ( onions are day length sensitive), and getting the wrong types of sets mixed into an order or bag isn't unheard of
Too much nitrogen causes rampant top growth and limits bulbing. Unequal distribution of fertilizers in usually the cause when some bulb and there don't if this is the issue.
Crowding of plants limits the ability for the bulbs to fully form...so consider that also.

Sometimes if you plant too late,it can also have an effect on the plants.

Other than that, I got nothin'..

Spacing was probably my issue then. I shared that same raised bed with herbs and they all did great.

 

[Mossback]

Could be..
I find planting too late is the most common issue. I see folks planting onions here in May and even June..