Their time had come.
By The Horse
@TheHorse (205792)
Walnut Creek, California
September 22, 2017 10:56pm CST
This morning, before my day officially started, I snipped off my dying balcony corn and sunflowers, and planted some snow peas for the Fall.
My tomatoes are still yielding, so I did not do anything to them except water them. Same with my cucumber squash plants. I don't know if they'll yield or not.
What are you getting rid of now? And what are you planting?
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@thislittlepennyearns (58140)
• Defuniak Springs, Florida
23 Sep 17
Oh snow peas! I should try those. Planting them that is,
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@TheHorse (205792)
• Walnut Creek, California
24 Sep 17
@thislittlepennyearns Let's keep up on our respective weather patters. Here, it's in the 70s and sunny right now. I already planted some.
@thislittlepennyearns (58140)
• Defuniak Springs, Florida
24 Sep 17
@TheHorse I think I'm going to plant some this week and see how they do. It'll be interesting to compare them with you
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@andriaperry (116860)
• Anniston, Alabama
23 Sep 17
Growing kale, collards, mustard and turnip greens with turnips to come. Beets and their tops which is Swiss chard.
Still getting okra bell peppers and jalapeno`s, a few tomatoes.
Mowed down the cucumber patch yesterday. My sunflowers have been gone and I got a pint of seeds for later to eat, I only had two of the type to eat.
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@andriaperry (116860)
• Anniston, Alabama
23 Sep 17
@TheHorse Yes you may since they have bloomed.
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@TheHorse (205792)
• Walnut Creek, California
23 Sep 17
@andriaperry I'll just keep watering them and see what happens.
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@1hopefulman (45123)
• Canada
23 Sep 17
I only have a few plants on my balcony but soon the weather will be too harsh to grow anything outside until April. I will bring the mint plants indoor to see if they will continue to grow inside. The mint did well on the balcony but I have no idea how it will do inside the apartment.
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@1hopefulman (45123)
• Canada
23 Sep 17
@TheHorse Here we will soon have the long winter with freezing weather and snow. I will try growing a few things inside and see what I can get to grow inside just for the fun.
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@TheHorse (205792)
• Walnut Creek, California
23 Sep 17
@1hopefulman I like doing experiments like that too!
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@petatonicsca (7070)
• Japan
23 Sep 17
My two cherry tomato plants in a container have expanded all over the yard. They now have flowers on them and a couple of little green tomatoes, so I'm hoping I'll get another harvest. You reminded me I need to check on the "baby leaf" salad planting I did a few weeks ago-- they may be ready to eat. It's been either dark or raining every day when I get home so I forgot about them.
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@spiderdust (14741)
• San Jose, California
23 Sep 17
I need to pull my tomato plants and wrap the remaining green tomatoes in newspaper to store in the garage/pantry. They'll ripen over time.
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@spiderdust (14741)
• San Jose, California
23 Sep 17
@TheHorse You can if you like (they'll taste better off of the vine instead of picked green), but my plants are getting overgrown and top heavy, and one plant toppled over under the weight of the green tomatoes. I also want to get them in before it gets much colder because that's the signal to the plant that the growing season is over.
They can take either days or several weeks to ripen.
@gnatsmom (2336)
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23 Sep 17
I just harvested my carrots 2 days ago. They were so small, but I was still gonna use them. Then the next day they had wilted. Oh well, so much for my crops this year. Nothing really did well except the peach trees. I have had several people say we didnt have enough rain, but I watered every day, so I don't know. I am gonna do some research today and see what is good to plant now. I know broccoli is a winter crop, but not sure when to plant.
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@toniganzon (72285)
• Philippines
23 Sep 17
We don't have fall season to speak of and I don't have anything planted in my garden other than ornamental plants.
@LadyDuck (458233)
• Switzerland
23 Sep 17
I am getting rid of sunflowers and nothing else yet. There are still many tomatoes on the plants, same for the hot peppers. The potatoes are showing up right now, the lettuces look great. The first to go will be the tomatoes, I think in a couple of weeks.
@just4him (306354)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
24 Sep 17
It's a sure sign the seasons are changing when you get rid of the old and plant the new. I'm still watering my plants. My poinsettia from last year is doing well, and the plant I bought for Mother's Day is still alive. So I'm doing good.
@teamfreak16 (43421)
• Denver, Colorado
23 Sep 17
Reading through the comments, I must be the only one on here that hasn't planted anything.
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