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catefrances · May 2010

HeyWayne wrote:

I'd probably add a bit of feed in the pot too - just to help it settle.

Nothing like a good feed to settle you in a place is there?

so true.

nuffingman · May 2010

I shouldn't be on here but will stay to pick up some tips. I am the "Jack the Ripper" of gardening. If it grows I manage to kill it. I've even taken my gardening ineptitude to my neighbours front garden. She sadly lost her husband of 59 years a month ago so i now cut her grass for her. I had the mower set at too low a level and scalped a patch through the middle of her lawn. It looks like it has a mohican.

And she is really proud of her garden. She said it didn't matter but I think her expression said wanker. :oops:

decides2dream · May 2010

nuffingman wrote:

I shouldn't be on here but will stay to pick up some tips. I am the "Jack the Ripper" of gardening. If it grows I manage to kill it. I've even taken my gardening ineptitude to my neighbours front garden. She sadly lost her husband of 59 years a month ago so i now cut her grass for her. I had the mower set at too low a level and scalped a patch through the middle of her lawn. It looks like it has a mohican.

And she is really proud of her garden. She said it didn't matter but I think her expression said wanker. :oops:

OMG...that is so sad and funny at the same time... :oops:
luckily, it's just grass and it will grow back!

justam · May 2010

D2d, where are the pictures of your garden this year?
Have you started getting outside?

decides2dream · May 2010

justam wrote:

D2d, where are the pictures of your garden this year?
Have you started getting outside?

read back a few posts....

garden is DONE, well as "done" as a garden ever is year to year.
i just haven't snapped any pics yet. :oops:

but i will.
and i will upload em too.
honest.

decides2dream · June 2010

jane's veggie thread reminded me, haven't posted here in a while!

firstly, ALL the yellow squash seeds have grown! :shock: yay!
and yes, i DID take pics of everything, but alas....as always...have yet to upload em.
the entire garden is doing soooo well.....veggies, flowers, everything. LOVE this time of year.

so get planting, growing, snapping some pics...and we ALL shall post!

justam · June 2010

These plants are returning after they were frozen in January. I'm so happy they are recovering. I chopped them way back but now they seem healthy again.

stuckinline · July 2010

a few zucchini in my garden.

Who Princess · July 2010

stuckinline wrote:

a few zucchini in my garden.

Looks yummy!

That's what I love about squash, so easy to grow (unless the vine borers show up) and such plentiful rewards!
Unfortunately my prince won't eat zucchini. :(

JzP · April 2011

Just found this thread and am very pleased

Growing is very important to me and nothing feels better in this world than eating what you grow. I have been working on some plots at my house for a couple of years now, we're getting there.

So far I got an herb circle for my wife, a couple of beds for veggies, some trellised beds on a south facing slope for melons, and a bed of asparagus (which I will be able to harvest a lil this year!) as well as a cold frame. And I still want to do so much more. This year because of the surplus of seeds we have we decided to do a ton of starts for friends and to sell... Still too cold to put in the ground yet. Here's a pic of what's going on...

decides2dream · June 2011

JzP wrote:

Just found this thread and am very pleased Growing is very important to me and nothing feels better in this world than eating what you grow. I have been working on some plots at my house for a couple of years now, we're getting there. So far I got an herb circle for my wife, a couple of beds for veggies, some trellised beds on a south facing slope for melons, and a bed of asparagus (which I will be able to harvest a lil this year!) as well as a cold frame. And I still want to do so much more. This year because of the surplus of seeds we have we decided to do a ton of starts for friends and to sell... Still too cold to put in the ground yet. Here's a pic of what's going on...

Wow!!!
Very impressive!
The only thing I have ever grown from seeds, and still do, is yellow squash, simply because none of our local nurseries, for whatever reason, sell plant starters. Did again this year, and happily, they are growing!

I am very pleased to see our little gardening thread has gotten some love in my absence.

My garden suffered some serious damage last year, I'll share some pics at a later date, but I am happy to say, after much anxiety and stress....plus of course a lot of $$$ and effort.....all is well again and to some degree a lot better. So at least my little patch of earth is healed.

As always started our veggie garden and things are going well. I have taken some pics and I WILl post...I will. Hahaha. I just have to upload them to photo bucket. Got some things going on the next few days but within a week I hope to share.

Hope everyone's gardens are happy!

decides2dream · June 2011

Alrighty folks, I'm back and you all know what a demanding bitch I am

...I wanna see some garden pics SOON! Got it?!

And yes, I will post a few of my own hopefully Monday.

JzP · June 2011

a well needed rain in the northeast

and my wife started bees this year!
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decides2dream · June 2011

:shock: :shock: :shock:
Wow!!!
Truly. Your lettuces are beautiful...and, bees?!
Fantastic!
:thumbup:

JzP · June 2011

Let's see some picks of the greens everybody!

Claireack · June 2011

Picked and ate our first strawberries from the allotment.

Also have some lovely chives to go in a salad.

snow_board_rider · June 2011

My wife and I started vegetable gardening when we got our new house 3 years ago. I have been told by many that it has been about the worst year for gardening for 3 years in a row now so I can't wait until we have a normal weather pattern. I might be able to feed the entire neighborhood. We have added to our space every year and we just do it by the seat of our pants. This year we are growing pickling cucumbers, peas, bush beans, broccoli, sweet peas, zucchini, squash, lettuce, carrots, potatoes, tomatoes, corn, spinach, pumpkins, blueberries, raspberries, bell peppers and strawberries. I'm sure I forgot a few things but that's most of it. We don't use any chemicals and this year we started our own compost pile. I will update as the crops come in.

Tomatoes

Corn, some will be knee high by the 4th of July

Cucumbers

Broccoli, Peas, and bush beans

Lettuce, Spinach, Onions, and carrots

Blueberries and Raspberries

Pumpkin patch

Potato barrels

JzP · June 2011

good on ya dude looks good. I like your mini jap. maple.

chadwick · June 2011

i enjoy a healthy green female
she's indoors or out

some folks in western washington
believe that green women do not grow worth a hoot anywhere else but the northwest
i guess nobody anywhere else gets ripped

WARNING TIP: DO NOT SMOKE YOUR KID'S GREEN ARMY SOLDIERS

decides2dream · June 2011

alrighty, as promised...pictures of the dreaming 2011 garden!

i'll start off with the veggie garden, then post some overviews/close-ups of the rest of the spread, and can see some of the changes/improvements we made....and sure, the loss of our big black walnut, all the SUN now, and our new little eastern redbud, hoping to grow as big as his older, 2003 brother....:P

veggies garden:

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