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garden thread 2024

thanks, all the garden reworking was done when i was home from the road.

sons helped, but would not touch anything, cuz i'd always change things.

so basically in a few weekends. started like in late February if i recall....still had time to plant that year!
 
just up the street from me, is a firehouse...

i can be in the garden, and hear the bumble bee's, and ignore the fire trucks racing by my house.

someday, when we sell and go away, maybe a condo, i will miss the garden.

but it's inevitable as we age.

like this year..

1 tomato plant

1 red bell pepper plant

1 eggplant.

then a mess of flowers

weeding is killing me now, and i pull'em, i do not use poison, unless it's the street/sidewalk weeds..
 
mikep said:
the fruit is harvested in "glocktober" and celebrated at "glocktoberfest".
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javbike said:
View attachment 62488View attachment 62489Our first batch of tomatoes man it’s hard to buy store bought tomatoes in the winter
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yeah, i cannot stand those "hot house" 'maters either.

the wife just stopped buying them a long time ago.

she used to preserve what we grew, but even she has stopped or cut back on what she used to do.

one of our daughters tried preserving or "canning" them, but gave up.

"cheaper to buy canned tomatoes than go thru all that work" she says.
 
NMEDGE said:
Very nice looking garden and yard. Can't put a garden like that here--way too hot! Usually have to grow stuff in pots. I use earth boxes and they work ok.
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a long time ago, i had seen a "patio garden" where the home owner had a retractable cover (awning of sorts), to roll over for shade after (about noon time), then rolled back in the early evening for any possible rain.

but yes, "patio gardens" can still provide a bounty of fresh veggies.
 
I’ve had good luck using indoor plant delivery from a place that sends really healthy plants with care guides, which made settling them in way easier. The express 1–2 day shipping helped a lot because everything arrived fresh, and the free delivery over £50 took the sting out of ordering a couple at once. Their pet-safe picks were a win for my nosy cat.
 
like last year...no veggies this year.......just "some" flowers...and even that, we will not buy as many potted hanging plants....

things are just getting out of line price wise..


and noooooo...i ain't about to plant dang seeds

cheaper to eat an entire can of corn, drop trousers and well.....plant seeds differently
 
Old_Me said:
like last year...no veggies this year.......just "some" flowers...and even that, we will not buy as many potted hanging plants....

things are just getting out of line price wise..


and noooooo...i ain't about to plant dang seeds

cheaper to eat an entire can of corn, drop trousers and well.....plant seeds differently
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Deer and ground squirrels eat whatever I plant. Even tried habaneros, but they got et too!
 
3L120 said:
Deer and ground squirrels eat whatever I plant. Even tried habaneros, but they got et too!
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2, maybe 3 years ago, a really neat trick, actually worked...

went to walmart.

bought a big box of plastic forks....

placed them all around each plant close together

squirrels NEVER touched our veggies....>!!!!!

we have no deer here in the city, but we do have raccoons, and an occasional coyote...!!!!!!


What does it mean when someone puts plastic forks in your yard?


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I tried 'lawn forking', the garden hack that makes a lot more ...

Plastic forks in a yard typically serve as a, often, DIY, cost-effective pest control method (a "garden hack") to prevent animals like cats, rabbits, and squirrels from digging in soil and flower beds, often called "lawn forking" or "fortifying a garden". The forks are placed tines-up in the dirt, creating an uncomfortable barrier that discourages animals from squatting.
 
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