jimmie ray Posted February 21, 2008 Share Posted February 21, 2008 Anyone enjoy gardening here? The only thing that gets me out of the house, this time of year, is turning over the soil on days when it isn't frozen. I only use leaves from the yard to fertilize, but seem to get the best tomatoes year after year. It's tough work, but very rewarding, and keeps me out of trouble... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth_Prime Posted February 21, 2008 Share Posted February 21, 2008 yes i do enjoy it mate i dig growing all things, plants to flowers, but most of it is herbs and spices, vegetables and the lot and of course the good ole' herb of wonder mary jane love Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimmie ray Posted February 21, 2008 Author Share Posted February 21, 2008 Tomato plants do make excellent "camoflage"! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimmy-Conway Posted February 21, 2008 Share Posted February 21, 2008 yes i do enjoy it mate i dig growing all things, plants to flowers, but most of it is herbs and spices, vegetables and the lot and of course the good ole' herb of wonder mary jane love Damn, I thought you meant something else..... The Mrs. and I are planning on growing some things this season.Not too much;just some herbs,spices,tomatoes,and cucumbers,things of that nature. There's nothing like home-grown. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peppermint Posted February 21, 2008 Share Posted February 21, 2008 indoor, not outdoor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimmie ray Posted February 21, 2008 Author Share Posted February 21, 2008 If you're preparing an area for a garden for the first time, be ready to discover alot of roots - even if no trees are close by. I found a dog skeleton, a Roy Rogers lunchbox, and hundreds of clam shells on my first dig! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth_Prime Posted February 21, 2008 Share Posted February 21, 2008 Damn, I thought you meant something else..... The Mrs. and I are planning on growing some things this season.Not too much;just some herbs,spices,tomatoes,and cucumbers,things of that nature. There's nothing like home-grown. if that something else your talking about is pot? then you are correct i do grow that... as well as other herbs spices vegetables, and fruits Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimmy-Conway Posted February 21, 2008 Share Posted February 21, 2008 if that something else your talking about is pot? then you are correct i do grow that... as well as other herbs spices vegetables, and fruits No;I read the thread title,and thought of the song "Houses of the Holy". Nothing wrong with growing your own,though....as long as the wrong people don't know about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth_Prime Posted February 21, 2008 Share Posted February 21, 2008 oh right mate, cry your pardon first i thought when i saw the title was house of the holy as well mate cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FuzzyMerkin Posted February 22, 2008 Share Posted February 22, 2008 I used to have my own garden and I hope that we'll move in summer and I can get one again. Really miss growing my own veggies and herbs. All I got now are some potted specimens. Never been too lucky growing those darn tomatoes though - they seem to think that they're entitled to daily watering! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dragster Posted February 22, 2008 Share Posted February 22, 2008 I'll be getting my green thumb as soon as I retire!! :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manderlyh Posted February 22, 2008 Share Posted February 22, 2008 NO. I don't have a garden. I don't grow anything. Not a damned thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kirchzep27 Posted February 22, 2008 Share Posted February 22, 2008 Anyone enjoy gardening here? The only thing that gets me out of the house, this time of year, is turning over the soil on days when it isn't frozen. I only use leaves from the yard to fertilize, but seem to get the best tomatoes year after year. It's tough work, but very rewarding, and keeps me out of trouble... Your turning the soil over already...you must be a serious gardener then. I do that for my father every spring, and he uses leaves mulched up too. We have always put fileted fish carcusses in the garden too, great fertilizer. A couple of summers ago, there was a big peanut bunker die off because of lack of oxygen in the water, due to an algal bloom. Me and my dad, netted up like 8 six gallon buckets full and dug trenches in between the plants and buried them. Otherwise fishing has been so bad the last several years, its just been a striped bass or blue fish here and there, but its guaranteed great fertilizer. We get the best tomatoes too...incomparable to store bought and better than folks who use miracle grow etc. Natural fertilzer and flipping the soil, shovel by shovel, like a pancake is the best way to keep the soil going. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimmie ray Posted February 22, 2008 Author Share Posted February 22, 2008 I think the acidity of the mulched oak leaves makes the tomatoes grow so well, and the worms seem to enjoy it, too. Some plants don't like it - I gave up growing lettuce, it looked nice, but was very bitter tasting. How do you use fish without drawing flies or yellow jackets, and doesn't the smell rise out of it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimmy-Conway Posted February 25, 2008 Share Posted February 25, 2008 NO. I don't have a garden. I don't grow anything. Not a damned thing. So;clean-shaven then? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shootingstar Posted February 25, 2008 Share Posted February 25, 2008 I don't have a garden... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dragster Posted March 3, 2008 Share Posted March 3, 2008 NO. I don't have a garden. I don't grow anything. Not a damned thing. Not even a flower??! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kirchzep27 Posted March 3, 2008 Share Posted March 3, 2008 I think the acidity of the mulched oak leaves makes the tomatoes grow so well, and the worms seem to enjoy it, too. Some plants don't like it - I gave up growing lettuce, it looked nice, but was very bitter tasting. How do you use fish without drawing flies or yellow jackets, and doesn't the smell rise out of it? Sorry, i missed this. you bury the fish in the ground, atleast over a foot, so you dont hit it when turning the ground over. but ofcourse so racoons or other animals dont dig it up either. My brother buried some blue claw crab shells once and they werent deep enough. My dog found them immediately and dug them up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ledzepfvr Posted August 29, 2013 Share Posted August 29, 2013 I was watering my plants this morning and discovered this flower on one of my succulents. Kinda Little Shop of Horrors looking. I can't figure out how to F%&c%i#g load pictures anymore. It's called a orbea variegata. Google it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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