let's talk dirt...

embrace wrote:

Let's see if this works...

Everything looks a bit dry but it's just the repurposed tree we had to take down. (non dyed mulch)

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http://i734.photobucket.com/albums/ww34 ... ARDEN3.jpg

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WOW!
:shock:

THAT is some serious garden space!
*envious*
:twisted:

can't wait to see all you've got growing in there later in the season.....let us know how it all goes!

embrace wrote:

Thanks :ugeek: It's our first year in the house/ground and we're trying some new things. This is my first year of heirlooms - I used Seed Savers Exchange and got a few transplants (eager to see how the ground cherry works out).

I'm looking forward to hearing/seeing how everyone is doing in July! I will probably be weeding for the month

and to that i say...

mulch, mulch, mulch!


obviously, it won't get rid of ALL weeds, but it most definitely will repress a LOT of em. besides which, it nourishes the soil...and looks pretty. however, do NOt get cocoa or colored mulch if you have pets! cocoa is always toxic to dogs, and i've read how the colored dyes can cause harm to them as well, tho i also think they look unnatural, and probably none too healthy in general.

i am always pulling little weed starts...i actually find it rather therapeutic. :oops: haha.



and NICE on being your first year on your home/garden! what an ambitious project you took on your first year! impressive! am sure you will reap the bounty of LOTs of fresh produce! sounds like you've been a home-owner/gardenr before.....so know what you're talking about!

pandora wrote:

hey- I'm working on it- you know I posted my doggie pictures last summer( what happened to the doggie thread anyways) but I needed help so I'm waiting on hubby - we'll struggle thru together again- hopefully tonite- i think i need picture book or something??

oh and "please let it rain today" everything is getting dry again- yesterday a big storm comes thru and spits in two going around my neighborhood- geez- lots of good nitrogen in the air though- hope you are fairing better

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i actually gave some 'directions' on this thread earlier to embrace.
so i do hope you post pics!



and the doggie thread is alive and well, probably just a few pages back as no one may've posted anything new in a day or 2.

i would HAPPILY give you all the rain we've been having....and seemingly will continue to have. i cannot recall such a rainy, rather cool, june. overall, i don't mind - not a huge fan of it being HOT, and definitely not the humidity we usually suffer with - but sure...i definitely want more sunny days. that said, we have been lucky in that it's been managing to rain/showers/thunderstorms M-F....and decent weather on the weekends. THAt is the way to get rain.

stuckinline wrote:

i planted:
zucchini, watermelon, broccoli, parsley, green beans, and red bell peppers.

awesome!
take and share some pics as they grow...

WOW!
awesome pics everyone!
soooo glad to see more gardens!

we went away for 4 days last weekend for ed in baltimore, came back tuesday, and could not believe just how much the garden shot up! i am sure it helps that this is probably one of the rainiest junes in our area on record i'd imagine. only back to the office today, thus my absence here. didn't get to spend too much time in the garden b/c of all the rain, but did enjoy a day or two....at least a couple hours, anyway. i'll definitely have to take more pics b/c it has sooo grown, even since my last pics that i still haven't managed to upload. :oops: i took sooooo many pics on vacation, so have a lot of pics to get up, hopefully by the weekend.


haven't gotten any veggies just yet, tho growing like mad...but the herbs are insane, so have been using them quite often. our eggplant this year is growing better than any other year and sooo many buds, sure to get a nice crop. the zucchini and cucmbers are really starting to take off, and our yellow squash that we planted from seed has finally started to grow some, so hopefully we will get some squash. the tomatoes are really going and the pepper plants are looking good. our strawberries have totally taken off, lots of blossoms, so hopefully we will manage to get at least a few berries, as long as the birds don't get to em all first.