Thought I'd share his morning's wildlife. A young male Black bear and a pair of juvenile Hairy Woodpeckers and their mom. You can see our latest project in these photos, a new walkway and shade gardens around our pond. I was hoping it would be done for my Mom's surprise party on the 30th...no chance of that.
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He is your friend, your partner, your defender, your dog. You are his life, his love, his leader. He will be yours, faithful and true, to the last beat of his heart. You owe it to him to be worthy of such devotion.
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I am so excited, we are heading out to Lowe's this weekend to pick up gardening supplies. I was so proud of the fact that my brussel sprouts made it through the winter and were still pretty and green. However, I noticed that that rabbits got into them last week. I really do not know a whole lot about them and I am a novice gardener. The stems are still there, will the make a recovery or should we just buy some more plants?
(We are also tightening up our security in the garden,lol.)
The stems are still there, will the make a recovery or should we just buy some more plants?
(We are also tightening up our security in the garden,lol.)
The stem I don't think will do well. It wants leaves to get that sun! and most of the time the leaves come off as you take the sprouts. That being said, if the plants looks good and healthy, leave one or two and try it out. Remember they take up a good amount of space, so for a good harvest I would put fresh plants in. (don't want to waste space on a plant that will yield very little) Just some thoughts..
this year i am having a big ass garden. in years past i had smaller gardens, not now. i will grow many different kinds of veggies like sweet corn, green beans, potatoes, tomatoes, peppers, watermelons, lettuce of some kind, cantaloupe, and i will throw in some flowers, maybe some sunflowers too.
gardening tip... rich dark soil, water, and sunlight.
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Last week I noticed new growth in all my pots in my wee courtyard garden.The sight made me very happy.Today I weeded them all,turned the soil,fed them and gave them a good watering,while the stereo played in the house and the skate kids passed by on their boards on the way down to the beach.Gardening is good for the soul.It makes me feel alive,happy and settled.
“There should be a place where only the things you want to happen, happen”
Oh I've missed this thread so nice to see. I was just thinking of the original pics posted back in the day. Picked the first cukes and a turnip today. Been eating handful of raspberries daily and everything seems to weathering the shithot all right. For the first time I planted some flowers to keep the bees happy- bee balm is one coolass fleur!
got a car...got some gas...oh let's get out of here-get out of here fast...
I hope you get this message but your not home...I will be there in just a minute or so...
I want to go but I want to go with you.
Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry and narrow-mindedness and many of our people need it sorely on these accounts. Broad, wholesome, charitable views of men and things cannot be acquired by vegetating in one little corner of the earth all one's lifetime. -MT
I've had enough, said enough, felt enough. I'm fine, still in it.
For the first time I planted some flowers to keep the bees happy- bee balm is one coolass fleur!
Flowering bee balm...
awesome fucking flower!
got a car...got some gas...oh let's get out of here-get out of here fast...
I hope you get this message but your not home...I will be there in just a minute or so...
I want to go but I want to go with you.
Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry and narrow-mindedness and many of our people need it sorely on these accounts. Broad, wholesome, charitable views of men and things cannot be acquired by vegetating in one little corner of the earth all one's lifetime. -MT
I've had enough, said enough, felt enough. I'm fine, still in it.
I'm entering this thread as a total newbie, but I just moved into a rental that has garden space and a lovely tomato plant already giving plenty of fruit. The pepper plants sitting behind them are looking nice, but only some small growths coming in. I really love coming home from work, having a beer and watering the garden.
I have a pretty, well very amateur question: Once the frost comes and winter soon follows, will I have to replant a tomato plant next year? The peppers too? :oops:
Also, is there anything I can grow in the winter months that might be easy to handle? I'm seriously so new at this. :fp:
7/2/06 - Denver, CO
6/12/08 - Tampa, FL
8/23/09 - Chicago, IL
9/28/09 - Salt Lake City, UT (11 years too long!!!)
9/03/11 - East Troy, WI - PJ20 - Night 1
9/04/11 - East Troy, WI - PJ20 - Night 2
still figuring out potatoes. We heard to plant them mid-season to bypass bugs. It has worked well, but we had to buy potatoes until they're ready :fp:
One of my absolute favorite vegetables, I would love to grow some potatoes.
7/2/06 - Denver, CO
6/12/08 - Tampa, FL
8/23/09 - Chicago, IL
9/28/09 - Salt Lake City, UT (11 years too long!!!)
9/03/11 - East Troy, WI - PJ20 - Night 1
9/04/11 - East Troy, WI - PJ20 - Night 2
I'm entering this thread as a total newbie, but I just moved into a rental that has garden space and a lovely tomato plant already giving plenty of fruit. The pepper plants sitting behind them are looking nice, but only some small growths coming in. I really love coming home from work, having a beer and watering the garden.
I have a pretty, well very amateur question: Once the frost comes and winter soon follows, will I have to replant a tomato plant next year? The peppers too? :oops:
Also, is there anything I can grow in the winter months that might be easy to handle? I'm seriously so new at this. :fp:
Yes, you start fresh every year with vegetables. They put so much of their energy into producing fruit that even if they survived the winter, they'd be unable to do that all over again.
Without knowing your climate, I don't know if you could grow anything in the winter. In Texas I've had good luck with lettuce, which doesn't like our hot summers. Some herbs do OK in the winter, especially parsley.
I'm entering this thread as a total newbie, but I just moved into a rental that has garden space and a lovely tomato plant already giving plenty of fruit. The pepper plants sitting behind them are looking nice, but only some small growths coming in. I really love coming home from work, having a beer and watering the garden.
I have a pretty, well very amateur question: Once the frost comes and winter soon follows, will I have to replant a tomato plant next year? The peppers too? :oops:
Also, is there anything I can grow in the winter months that might be easy to handle? I'm seriously so new at this. :fp:
Yes, you start fresh every year with vegetables. They put so much of their energy into producing fruit that even if they survived the winter, they'd be unable to do that all over again.
Without knowing your climate, I don't know if you could grow anything in the winter. In Texas I've had good luck with lettuce, which doesn't like our hot summers. Some herbs do OK in the winter, especially parsley.
Doing some reading and I think I'd probably have some luck with greens, root vegetables, and peas.
7/2/06 - Denver, CO
6/12/08 - Tampa, FL
8/23/09 - Chicago, IL
9/28/09 - Salt Lake City, UT (11 years too long!!!)
9/03/11 - East Troy, WI - PJ20 - Night 1
9/04/11 - East Troy, WI - PJ20 - Night 2
the Brassica family does well in cold weather. broccoli, cabbage, brussel sprouts and will withstand a frost or two.
True. I remember growing brussel sprouts one year and they did fine during the cold. Another one of those veggies that taste so much better when homegrown.
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*May the Peace of the Wilderness be with YOU*
He is your friend, your partner, your defender, your dog. You are his life, his love, his leader. He will be yours, faithful and true, to the last beat of his heart. You owe it to him to be worthy of such devotion.
— Unknown
and you know how i LOVE your pond!
Let's just breathe...
I am myself like you somehow
My lady took this nice pic today
I like it!
Is that garlic with the sun flowers?
It is
Lets see more pics of your gardens and veggies...
i'll post pics soon!
all the peppers and eggplant going like gangbusters....the tomatoes and cucumbers petering out.....
Let's just breathe...
I am myself like you somehow
I need more.
Nothing seems to satisfy.
I said, I dont want it.
I just need it.
To breathe, to feel, to know Im alive.
Too much work?? to water??
Here's our potato harvest for the year.
(We are also tightening up our security in the garden,lol.)
fade away...
I am at peace with my lust.....for Eddie.
gardening tip... rich dark soil, water, and sunlight.
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"Hear me, my chiefs!
I am tired; my heart is
sick and sad. From where
the sun stands I will fight
no more forever."
Chief Joseph - Nez Perce
I'm a little behind but getting there. We got some chickens and in the process of building a small greenhouse in our garden area.
Hope to see some pictures of what you folks got going on...
glad you dug this thread up
No new pics from me but lord everything has gotten so big in the yard.
I must learn to judge the finished product better ...
we have a jungle out there!
8/08 - Ed solo in DC, 6/09 Ed in B'more,
10/10 - Brad in B'more
I hope you get this message but your not home...I will be there in just a minute or so...
I want to go but I want to go with you.
Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry and narrow-mindedness and many of our people need it sorely on these accounts. Broad, wholesome, charitable views of men and things cannot be acquired by vegetating in one little corner of the earth all one's lifetime. -MT
I've had enough, said enough, felt enough. I'm fine, still in it.
I will walk w/my face blood
I will walk w/my shadow flag
Memories back when she was smooth and strong
and waiting for the world to come along...
Eddie solo Vegas Oct 31,Nov 1 2012
Radish
Beets
Zuchinni (speeling? hehehe)
Beans
Green Peppers
Lettuce
All are doing well...
Till there aint nothing left worth taking away from me.....
Flowering bee balm...
awesome fucking flower!
I hope you get this message but your not home...I will be there in just a minute or so...
I want to go but I want to go with you.
Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry and narrow-mindedness and many of our people need it sorely on these accounts. Broad, wholesome, charitable views of men and things cannot be acquired by vegetating in one little corner of the earth all one's lifetime. -MT
I've had enough, said enough, felt enough. I'm fine, still in it.
I have a pretty, well very amateur question: Once the frost comes and winter soon follows, will I have to replant a tomato plant next year? The peppers too? :oops:
Also, is there anything I can grow in the winter months that might be easy to handle? I'm seriously so new at this.
6/12/08 - Tampa, FL
8/23/09 - Chicago, IL
9/28/09 - Salt Lake City, UT (11 years too long!!!)
9/03/11 - East Troy, WI - PJ20 - Night 1
9/04/11 - East Troy, WI - PJ20 - Night 2
One of my absolute favorite vegetables, I would love to grow some potatoes.
6/12/08 - Tampa, FL
8/23/09 - Chicago, IL
9/28/09 - Salt Lake City, UT (11 years too long!!!)
9/03/11 - East Troy, WI - PJ20 - Night 1
9/04/11 - East Troy, WI - PJ20 - Night 2
Without knowing your climate, I don't know if you could grow anything in the winter. In Texas I've had good luck with lettuce, which doesn't like our hot summers. Some herbs do OK in the winter, especially parsley.
Doing some reading and I think I'd probably have some luck with greens, root vegetables, and peas.
6/12/08 - Tampa, FL
8/23/09 - Chicago, IL
9/28/09 - Salt Lake City, UT (11 years too long!!!)
9/03/11 - East Troy, WI - PJ20 - Night 1
9/04/11 - East Troy, WI - PJ20 - Night 2