Fall garden is working ... so far
Return to DiscussionsI just noticed my first flower on the Seminole Pumpkin vine. This is a native Florida plant that was cultivated by the Seminole & other tribes of Florida. It's supposed to be hardy, bug resistant & prolific. We'll see; this has been in the ground for about a month with a 90 days to maturity. Maybe this will work!!!
In the mean time we had frost last night and will likely have a hard freeze Tuesday. Its harvest time. We have a few tomatoes and peppers we'll try to protect for a few weeks. The big upcoming chore will be apples. We have a bumper crop this year, and the guy I've borrowed a press from sold his. Anyone have a recommendation for a reasonably priced apple press. The apples we have make a really good hard cider.
I bought a press and crusher on Amazon for about $250 for both that does a pretty good job of making cider.
I did some research, and ended up buying also one off Amazon ($300). It will take a bit more effort and time compared to to the one I previously borrowed with a hydraulic press, but it will get the job done. It's about time to start picking.
I'm trying to help the Seminole pumpkins along; the female flowers came out days before the male ... and all the early veggies are falling off. I'm examining the male flowers and manually pollenating the one remaining female. It was a little droopy but was not completely wilted. We'll see how it goes.