tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7290506567747688131.post1123393718117144398..comments2023-10-09T08:47:15.898-04:00Comments on My Dirt: Plot update and Monday harvest tallySallyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16533917819185792443noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7290506567747688131.post-58989287203328067502009-09-09T15:23:16.784-04:002009-09-09T15:23:16.784-04:00That flower is pretty strange, I have never notice...That flower is pretty strange, I have never noticed one like that before. All your harvests look great. Next year I am leaving my spring broccoli in for side shouts. I took mine out and planted a fall crop, they are now producing tiny little heads smaller then side shouts. Live and learn I guess :-)<br /><br />To answer your question about the stair paint, 3 years is pretty much all you get from a stair/deck finish. Its life can be prolonged by using the best products available though. If you are planning on tackling the job I would use an orbital sander (about $39) and sand as much of the finish off as possible. Then clean with TSP and allow to dry. Once dry prime the whole area with exterior oil based primer. When that dries then apply two coats of a 'Porch & Floor Paint'. This finish should last about 5 years with a touch up here and there.Danhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07743102355360873845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7290506567747688131.post-3563419541616066512009-09-09T08:27:03.720-04:002009-09-09T08:27:03.720-04:00Daphne, I didn't get any broccoli last year un...Daphne, I didn't get any broccoli last year until the fall; yours will probably do fine. A twin Sungold must have looked odd, too.<br /><br />Bryan, I'm glad you got so many tomatoes during this uncertain season. Mine are late bloomers; not enough to make a batch of salsa until last week.Sallyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16533917819185792443noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7290506567747688131.post-90112507134513972902009-09-08T22:26:04.805-04:002009-09-08T22:26:04.805-04:00Great photos. My report is that my tomatoes are a...Great photos. My report is that my tomatoes are all gone, although we had a great harvest, the green beans are still coming at a reasonable rate, the zucchini and yellow squash a bit faster than I can eat them, the chard is in good shape, and I still have potatoes in the ground--lots of them, I think. But I do miss the tomatoes. There are two green ones left on the one vine not destroyed by wilt (or maybe late blight), so I may get those yet, and a few yellow cherry tomatoes continue to appear.Bryan Bunchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05386062947268772223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7290506567747688131.post-69945942410949795682009-09-08T07:32:43.789-04:002009-09-08T07:32:43.789-04:00That is kind of odd. I got a twin Sungold tomato t...That is kind of odd. I got a twin Sungold tomato the other day (and they didn't ripen at the same time), but I've never seen my perennials do that. I envy your broccoli. My spring plants died on me so I didn't get much. Just one little tiny head. My fall broccoli is doing much much better. I can't wait for the first harvest.Daphne Gouldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17305049560953735881noreply@blogger.com