Re: My first SFGs in 11 years

**trolleydriver** 6/1/2017, 9:18 pm

Scorpio Rising wrote:... For indeterminate, I us a stake, and train to a central leader. Pinch all suckers off (the little shoots that start in the crotch of leaves to stem junctions) and tie up to the stake.
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In my old style SFG beds I use long wooden stakes for indeterminate tomatoes and like SR I take off the suckers although I may leave one or two suckers to grow alongside the main stem just in case one of them breaks off partway through the season. In the ANSFG I use a trellis for indeterminates.

phoeg 6/19/2017, 9:39 pm

I went away for a week and my SFG exploded! I posted in the General Discussion with pics.

Now I'm learning when certain plants are ready for harvesting. Learning fast! :-)

phoeg 7/31/2017, 3:54 pm

To all -

As my season winds down (I go on holiday for two weeks beginning 18 August) I won't be able to do much more gardening. I wanted to say thanks for the feedback and info here. My 1st SFG in 11 years was a whopping success, and I learned much.

Successful crops:

Romaine & leaf lettuce grew like mad. Lots of good salads and burger toppings.
Three ears of corn. Okay for my first time.
Wax beans? Eh. Not so lucky.
Planted some marigolds for color. Planting only 1 seed per square next year! They went mad! LOL
Onions and garlic started great but in our heat their success remains to be determined.
Tomatoes...hooooly, cow! The advice about starting inside first? That didn't work, so I planted seeds. The cherry tomatoes, and the Juliet and Jet star plants I bought have more fruits on them than I can believe! Dozens on the plants. Tomatoes every day now. I'm looking for salsa recipes as I can only eat so many salads at once!
Oh, broccoli and peppers are coming but I'll probably be gone.

One question: what is too late to plant squash and pumpkins? I return from holiday on 2 September.

Thanks again all!

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