Gardening anyone?

AimlessWanderer · **Reply #180 on:** May 20, 2015, 11:58:43 PM

Other blossom and early fruit development

ducttapetech · **Reply #181 on:** May 21, 2015, 02:49:58 PM

Nice pics and garden Al.

Nate
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AimlessWanderer · **Reply #182 on:** May 21, 2015, 03:22:56 PM

Thanks Nate

ToolJoe · **Reply #183 on:** May 21, 2015, 05:01:44 PM

Mrs. TJ does the bulk of the gardening. I mow the lawn, lug around and open up bags of mulch and rocks for her and pull weeds when instructed to.

edcgear · **Reply #184 on:** May 31, 2015, 12:15:04 PM

My backyard garden today...

Turkey grow

Frontyard

ducttapetech · **Reply #185 on:** May 31, 2015, 06:18:57 PM

Very nice! That looks beautiful.

Nate
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AimlessWanderer · **Reply #186 on:** May 31, 2015, 08:16:30 PM

Quote from: ducttapetech on May 31, 2015, 06:18:57 PM

Very nice! That looks beautiful.

Nate
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+1 Lovely job

edcgear · **Reply #187 on:** May 31, 2015, 09:15:21 PM

Thanks guys...

edcgear · **Reply #188 on:** June 06, 2015, 04:43:05 PM

Been to my late grandma house... just to check out...

I found this...

My brother showing how high is grass

Bugs be bugs...

Old mug on stick marking border

Cherry

I see some work ahead to bring it back to what it wass...

There are some nice wallnuts, peaches and plum trees...

Aloha · **Reply #189 on:** June 06, 2015, 05:30:05 PM

Lovely gardens guys

David · **Reply #190 on:** June 07, 2015, 09:09:40 AM

EDC you have great looking garden!

edcgear · **Reply #191 on:** June 07, 2015, 12:44:35 PM

Quote from: David on June 07, 2015, 09:09:40 AM

EDC you have great looking garden!

Thanks man. It's mostly thaks to my father... He's master gardener here and I'm just apprentice...

Reinier · **Reply #192 on:** June 07, 2015, 05:34:45 PM

If your father is a Master Gardener then he is quite a rare SAK

edcgear · **Reply #193 on:** June 07, 2015, 08:35:28 PM

Quote from: Reinier on June 07, 2015, 05:34:45 PM

If your father is a Master Gardener then he is quite a rare SAK

LOL

Right...

Kinda unfortunate choice of words...

Though my old man is rather a SAK himself... 79 yrs and kickin hard.

Morning trainings. Healthy living. Handles a lot of chores with only what's in pockets...

Though he never carried pocket knife... He's more old school. Dedicated tool for every job...

I picked up my knife and MT enthusiasm from geandpa...

Lichtbote · **Reply #194 on:** June 07, 2015, 10:08:04 PM

I´m not that big of a gardener, so i stay with what i can - keeping the lawn short and the bushes around green.

AimlessWanderer · **Reply #195 on:** June 07, 2015, 10:10:22 PM

Lovely!

edcgear · **Reply #196 on:** June 07, 2015, 10:20:33 PM

Looks nice!

Lichtbote · **Reply #197 on:** June 07, 2015, 10:21:08 PM

Thanks, it´s a nice place to live - and to chill on a sunny evening.

I never tried to grow my own food. But to be honest already keeping the above halfway clean and tidy takes all my free time. I can´t even imagine to do all the work it takes to have a nice vegetables and fruits growing garden.

hiraethus · **Reply #198 on:** June 07, 2015, 10:24:01 PM

Some very tidy gardens there, Lichtbote and edcgear.

I'm not going to take a picture of mine.

I've written off the first sowing of french beans - dug up the stunted seedlings and re-sown a fresh batch. Hopefully it's not too late in the year and we'll get a late crop for the freezer. The sweetcorn has definitely decided not to play either, which is a shame. Got my tomato plants in the raised beds, three courgette plants next to the beans, what looks like a bumper crop of strawberries on the way, and the potatoes and broad beans are coming on nicely. My little wildflower meadow is coming into full flower too. And I mowed the lawn, trimmed the hedges, re-potted some shrubs and banked up the potatoes over the weekend.

AimlessWanderer · **Reply #199 on:** June 08, 2015, 12:49:40 AM

Sow the sweetcorn again with a dibber. Make the hole, pour in a little bit of chilli powder, add the corn, a little more chilli powder then sprinkle a little seed compost in. Fill the rest of the hole by just watering liberally. The chilli powder stops vermin eating them (if that's what happened before). There's still time for the beans and corn

hiraethus · **Reply #200 on:** June 08, 2015, 10:12:19 AM

Good tip.

None of the seeds germinated, so I guess it might have been mice. The patch is next to the shed, and I have had mice living under there before. I'll get some going in seed trays in the conservatory and see if they'll grow. Be good to get something in the ground, even if I don't get any corn back.

AimlessWanderer · **Reply #201 on:** June 08, 2015, 10:38:28 AM

Not wise to start them in seed pots mate, they really hate root disturbance/being transplanted. Better to sow direct, and start something else off in pots in case they fail again

Aloha · **Reply #202 on:** June 08, 2015, 05:30:03 PM

Very tidy yard Lichtbote

When I lived in a larger home with a large yard I was pooped by weeks end. A garden that produced edibles sounds amazing. I love the idea but with concrete patios and nearly no direct sun on either I'll have to live thru you gents.

ToolJoe · **Reply #203 on:** June 08, 2015, 05:47:31 PM

I like just seeing all the different types and styles of patios/outside living spaces from around the world

AimlessWanderer · **Reply #204 on:** June 08, 2015, 07:53:05 PM

Quote from: ToolJoe on June 08, 2015, 05:47:31 PM

I like just seeing all the different types and styles of patios/outside living spaces from around the world

Agreed!

everyone has a different objective and vision for their gardens, and it's good to see how they make it happen

hiraethus · **Reply #205 on:** May 09, 2016, 02:09:29 PM

How's this year's harvest coming on? Big changes in my garden over the last year - bigger lawn and less room for veg, but still growing stuff. Got broad beans and carrots coming up, and potatoes and dwarf french beans planted but no signs of growth yet. Strawberries overwintered well and have started to perk up nicely - plenty of flowers already. Still need to buy some tomato seedlings, and plant sweetcorn, runner bean seedlings, lettuce and sweet peas.

Stormdrane · **Reply #206 on:** May 09, 2016, 04:21:51 PM

A few potted veggies on our back patio, week four, with three tomato plants, a squash, zucchini, sweet pepper, cucumber, and jalapeño.

Stormdrane · **Reply #207 on:** May 12, 2016, 02:51:15 PM

Some tiny tomatoes(bonnie original variety), mild jalapeños, and sweet bell peppers are starting to show now. Nothing yet with the squash, zucchini, or cucumber plants, although something has taken a liking to eating the leaves on those. Ma applied a canola oil/water mixture that's supposed to keep insects at bay, will have to see how that works out...

sLaughterMed · **Reply #208 on:** May 12, 2016, 05:04:05 PM

Heres my second year gardening. Many of the herbs, and both peppers made it through our latest mild winter.

Succulents

Basil

Jalapeno peppers

Aphid infested Poblano peppers

Rosemary

Mexican Oregano and Chives

Not pictured is a very vigorous Aloe plant, and two Begonia plants.

hiraethus · **Reply #209 on:** May 15, 2016, 07:36:28 AM

Nice pots, Stormdrane and sLaughterMed.

I'm not organised enough for lots of containers - I keep forgetting to water them. I have a couple of large beds and a row of raised beds that do a much better job of keeping the moisture in.

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