The Official Gardening Thread

Facetious

Moderated
Yes it's a tipi (tee pee is what you get when you drink too much tea - :D)

Yup, it was several hrs past my bedtime... something had to go awry! :D

BTW, Interesting yellow-orange colored tomatos there, mista, the ''early girl tomatoes I grow seem to go from green to red with no yellow-orange in between.

Well, it's time for me to get the ol ladder out and get ready to trim the Potocarpus, the Texas Privet, the sticky gooey Star Jasmine (I hate cutting that thing... it gums up my cutting edges), and maybe the Japanese Maple if I feel so inclined.

-green thumb out.... That's Dr. Greenthumb ;)
 

RichardNailder

Approved Content Owner
We froze last night so time to pull everything and prep for winter.

The large yellow tomatoes are called Lemon Boy and the yellow cherry tomatoes are called Yellow Pear. Both are excellent. - I make a yellow tomato sauce for my shrimp pasta that is awesome and no one can figure out what's in it- LOL
 

Petra

Cult Mother and Simpering Cunt
I have three tomato plants. I try to plant things that will make it through the summers here and that is hard. This winter (if it ever comes) I will be planting watermelon, cucumbers and a peach tree.

If I was in Arizona I'd be planting hot peppers of all varieties. :D
 

jinxypie

Official Checked Star Member
I've been trying to plan for next year's garden too. Thinking about breaking it up into more smaller gardens instead of the one (still kind of small) garden.

One thing I really need to do before the month ends is figure out what to do to "winterize" my pear and apple trees. Time to do some research! :)
 
Shit is going to freeze tonight for the first time since several months. Have to get some of those lovely tomaters that are still haning' off the vine.
Whatever I plant next year - it's not going to require as much water.

The July/August water bill damn near killed me.

You're having sex to pay your bills. :nono:
 

Jane Burgess

Official Checked Star Member
A few pics fro the garden this week!

Start of the week - one of the new sunflowers.
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Sunflowers - If you look close, you can see Gracelynn Moans picking beans in the background.
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Gracelynn Moans with her harvest of purple beans.
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One of my camera guys chilling in the back yard.
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Killer zombie CAT in the corn field.
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Killer zombie CAT plays dead.
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Gracelynn Moans with her mouth full of something other than cock.
Fist bite of home-grown corn this season.
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Guard cats Fat Baby and Leo make sure the front yard is safe.
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Lazy fuckers.
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The rewards of the garden.
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Such adoarable cats, love them.
 

Petra

Cult Mother and Simpering Cunt
I think I am going to do that. My friends love peppers.

I can get a hold of jalepino pepper seeds here, but the NL just doesn't have the climate for it unless you have a green house. ;-\ Hell, the green and yellow sweet peppers were a bust last year.
 

FreeOnes_Anders

Closed Account
I can get a hold of jalepino pepper seeds here, but the NL just doesn't have the climate for it unless you have a green house. ;-\ Hell, the green and yellow sweet peppers were a bust last year.

Dont forget that you're living in a country that cant handle any kind of spicy food.
 
Whatever I plant next year - it's not going to require as much water.

The July/August water bill damn near killed me.
^Drip/soaker hose is what you gotta use 'round these here parts...highest water bill was $60 this summer.

That damn hailstorm we got in mid-July worked over my garden.
Some of the stuff made a bit of a comeback, so fortunately got a few veggies out of it.
 

jinxypie

Official Checked Star Member
I have started some broccoli indoors. :D Of course it'll be a couple weeks before I see anything and a few more until I plant it outside, but I'm still excited! This is my first time growing broccoli. Any advice/tips?

Who else has started their garden prep? I talked with squally a bit - I know he's starting too.
You should show everyone your SCARECROW! ;)
 

jinxypie

Official Checked Star Member
Funny? Why? :)

I need to go back through here and find all the info on keeping rabbits out of the garden. :tongue:
 
Funny? Why? :)

I need to go back through here and find all the info on keeping rabbits out of the garden. :tongue:

I know it sounds disgusting, but you can go to various hunting stores, and buy things like coyote urine, and that will keep all things like rabbits out.
 
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