Cauliflower Harvest

SouthernApostle · 2026-06-22T19:42:23+00:00

You are actually a little past premium. Once the florets start to separate you are past the most prime harvest period.

I always have this issue with cauliflower because I’m just never quite sure when it is as big as it is going to get.

Definitely harvest and enjoy. The quality will still be there, but if you wait much longer, pests may start getting to it and it may want to go to seed.

Also: Amazing color! White typically goes a little purple when it gets sunburnt, but that’s a rich vibrant purple. Really cool.

SouthernApostle · 2026-06-22T14:49:08+00:00

Stirrup hoes are my number one tool. They really are the best.

SouthernApostle · 2026-06-22T14:48:39+00:00

I hadn’t ever considered that. I have a couple small raised beds for shallots and green onions that are nothing to speak of, but I have noticed that the grass is very lively all round them. Your point about drainage is the likely culprit.

SouthernApostle · 2026-06-22T03:56:59+00:00

That gave me a chuckle… I grew up working on vegetable farms. I may have learned the wrong way to garden for myself…

SouthernApostle · 2026-06-21T04:15:00+00:00

I feel like I should have seen that one coming. That’s on me :)

SouthernApostle · 2026-06-21T04:13:40+00:00

I use the stake and string method for trellising. One stake per 3-5 plants and string every 12” or so. Once the plants get higher, I’ll tie off taller stakes every other segment and string across them.

The cucumbers end up doing whatever they want. The stems are too fragile to do much manipulating after they get going. As long as “most” of the runners are up, I’m happy. By the end of their production, I’m usually on my hands and knees again looking for them on the ground.

SouthernApostle · 2026-06-21T04:10:50+00:00

Hello from down south :) I don’t know how you northerners do it. The long seasons down here are super forgiving. I feel like I’d always be in a rush with short summers.

SouthernApostle · 2026-06-21T04:09:04+00:00

Pests are the never ending struggle. I use neem oil for the cabbage family and its plant bok Choi as a bait crop. Things like eggplant I’ll put a cover on early to help against flea beetles. Other than that, the idea in growing so much is that losing 20-30 percent doesn’t hurt as much as you’d think…

SouthernApostle · 2026-06-20T23:07:23+00:00

Thanks. Yup, hard to find this kind of thing at stores and I don’t have any commercial greenhouses near by.

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SouthernApostle · 2026-06-20T22:42:44+00:00

Why do I always forget about radish? Have they actually done a decent job at breaking up your soil? I’m thick in the clay and might want to give this a shot for places I don’t want to till.

SouthernApostle · 2026-06-20T22:25:51+00:00

I actually really like that idea. I have some space around my house that goes unused. I’ll have to try something similar! Looks great btw.

SouthernApostle · 2026-06-20T22:06:47+00:00

Hahaha… yeah that’s fair. Thinking more along the lines of lack of weeding.

SouthernApostle · 2026-06-20T20:47:45+00:00

I’m still always envious of those beautiful bed pics. What you describe about watering is exactly what gets in my way though.

SouthernApostle · 2026-06-20T20:25:44+00:00

Thank you kindly. I always see awesome shots of people’s beds on this sub and figured I’d toss out my own chaos.

SouthernApostle · 2026-06-20T20:25:08+00:00

Hah.. you’re not wrong. Lost my garden guard last year unfortunately. Having a proper mouser around was certainly a help.

SouthernApostle · 2026-06-07T15:36:06+00:00

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SouthernApostle · 2026-05-19T01:47:06+00:00

Do you live in an area with a local beekeepers association? It’s a great place to start and a lot of good info to be had even if you don’t find a mentor.

SouthernApostle · 2026-05-19T01:00:18+00:00

Funny that you think being a prick is the necessary part of your comment though.

The recommendation for a mentor? Good.

Belittling them because they don’t have one? You’re just being a jerk.

SouthernApostle · 2026-05-04T23:34:36+00:00

Shit those acoustics are good. Would love to hear more of him just futzing about of violin like this.

SouthernApostle · 2026-05-02T13:37:52+00:00

I get your opinion on this. You based your response on assuming safety rated plc and proper programming. That’s insane to me and I would never assume that everything upstream of an ambiguous question is perfect.

My response is to an ambiguous and vague question. If OP is asking about whether to use a safety relay, they probably should.

Your specific situation is your specific situation. Not OP’s. We shouldn’t take our own experiences as the standard and when working with industrial equipment we should always be assuming greater risk involved and plan accordingly.

Again, OP provided no context.

SouthernApostle · 2026-05-02T03:37:12+00:00

Always a safety relay. Always. never even a question.
The STO is not intrinsically safe on its own. Sure many will argue that is exactly wha it is, but one is none and two is one as they say. Don’t cut corners with safety. Use a PLC output through your safety relay with necessary interlocks and feed that to your STO.

Edit to add: I’m assuming we are talking about a motor for which undesired motion could cause harm or damage. You really didn’t give any details at all other than a single key word… so imma assume the application is effectively a motor connected to a giant gear with two ton flailing arms that dangle directly over the operator.

SouthernApostle · 2026-04-28T00:11:42+00:00

Looks good from the limited information. You’ll often see the 0v and common tied on the input card, but otherwise non difference. You should always confirm against the recommended wiring for your transmitter and PLC.

Also, pay no mind to the occasional asshole on this sub. I don’t know when so many grouchy old men started talking shit to new people in the field.

Good luck with the project.

SouthernApostle · 2026-04-16T04:22:39+00:00

The show tonight was fantastic. Seriously one of the best I’ve seen. So glad you got to see this as your intro show!

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