William Posted July 10, 2022 Report Share Posted July 10, 2022 I thought it would be fun to have a thread dedicated to this topic! For all types of gardens too I might add! Be it vegetable gardens, rock gardens, etc., Let's see them! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
William Posted July 10, 2022 Author Report Share Posted July 10, 2022 Squash 😊👍 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
William Posted July 10, 2022 Author Report Share Posted July 10, 2022 Tomatoes, with a few sweet peppers in the front, also in the middle yard... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
William Posted July 10, 2022 Author Report Share Posted July 10, 2022 Back garden, Musk melon and Watermelon in the foreground, Pumpkins along the side, more Tomatoes, along with Sweet Banana, Habenero, Cajun Belle, Poblano Ancho, Green Bell and Pretty and Sweet peppers, 2 varieties of Cucumbers climbing the trellis! 😊 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akroorka Posted July 11, 2022 Report Share Posted July 11, 2022 Here is one for the gardeners out there. I plant for Butterflies and still have success. Marsh Milkweed is shown here .(I would love to find a marble with these colors) The second is an image of my small pond with “Comets” a really hardy Goldfish often sold as feeder fish. These are about 8 years old; I keep them in a 100 gallon Rubbermaid tank in the basement over the winter—very tuff fish, very cheap as well. Great pets—really great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
William Posted July 12, 2022 Author Report Share Posted July 12, 2022 4 hours ago, akroorka said: Here is one for the gardeners out there. I plant for Butterflies and still have success. Marsh Milkweed is shown here .(I would love to find a marble with these colors) The second is an image of my small pond with “Comets” a really hardy Goldfish often sold as feeder fish. These are about 8 years old; I keep them in a 100 gallon Rubbermaid tank in the basement over the winter—very tuff fish, very cheap as well. Great pets—really great. Very nice! I have some neighbors down the street who raise milkweed every year along their hillside 😊 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chad G. Posted July 12, 2022 Report Share Posted July 12, 2022 On 7/10/2022 at 7:07 AM, William said: Tomatoes, with a few sweet peppers in the front, also in the middle yard... Looks like yer gonna need a ladder to pick them maters ? And a machete to get to those zucchini ? Nice garden Brother Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
William Posted July 12, 2022 Author Report Share Posted July 12, 2022 9 hours ago, Chad G. said: Looks like yer gonna need a ladder to pick them maters ? And a machete to get to those zucchini ? Nice garden Brother Jumanji Reloaded 🤣🤣🤣 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
William Posted July 12, 2022 Author Report Share Posted July 12, 2022 14 hours ago, akroorka said: Here is one for the gardeners out there. I plant for Butterflies and still have success. Marsh Milkweed is shown here .(I would love to find a marble with these colors) The second is an image of my small pond with “Comets” a really hardy Goldfish often sold as feeder fish. These are about 8 years old; I keep them in a 100 gallon Rubbermaid tank in the basement over the winter—very tuff fish, very cheap as well. Great pets—really great. Before the house next door was sold, about 5 years ago, there was a Koi pond behind it. The former owner is the Mayor of my small town and those crazy fish survived every winter outside. They also survived (for the most part), every incursion by raccoon and cat too. This pond was twice the size of yours, but still that's not overly huge. It is alot of work and maintenance though too put them in and keep them nice. I'll have to talk to Mark and Tonya, the couple who bought the house, too see if I can go behind the house for pics. I know they have done alot of work back there as the back yard is at the base of a hill upon which one of the town's water towers is upon. Stay tuned! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
William Posted July 12, 2022 Author Report Share Posted July 12, 2022 10 hours ago, Chad G. said: Looks like yer gonna need a ladder to pick them maters ? And a machete to get to those zucchini ? Nice garden Brother I posted a picture of the tomatoes alongside a yardstick in another thread before I started this one... They are right at 5 feet high! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
William Posted July 12, 2022 Author Report Share Posted July 12, 2022 Out for a stroll at 7am....these are from the middle yard. Just love how things have taken off since June 19th! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
William Posted July 12, 2022 Author Report Share Posted July 12, 2022 Out front.... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
William Posted July 12, 2022 Author Report Share Posted July 12, 2022 A few more from the front 😊...it was alot of fun putting all these arrangements together one by one! Patty swears were not going to do as much next year but I saw her nose grow a hair with that statement! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
William Posted July 12, 2022 Author Report Share Posted July 12, 2022 With the exception of the first pic, side and back...reaping the rewards of a crazy busy Spring 😊 The sapling I planted 2 years ago, a crab apple, and some of the long flowerbed and hillside flowerbed plants are perennial from last year. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
William Posted July 12, 2022 Author Report Share Posted July 12, 2022 Mutant Sunflower...the little one is growing off the bigger one! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chad G. Posted July 13, 2022 Report Share Posted July 13, 2022 9 hours ago, William said: Mutant Sunflower...the little one is growing off the bigger one! Kuato says to open your mind !!!! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
William Posted August 4, 2022 Author Report Share Posted August 4, 2022 Been picking for over a week now! Some of what were hauling in...Cucumbers, Green Bell, Shishito, Sweet Banana and Poblano peppers...and some cherry tomatoes! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
William Posted August 4, 2022 Author Report Share Posted August 4, 2022 The tomatoes and melons in the middle yard. Better Boys and German Johnson's for the tomatoes. The storms recently coupled with the humidity brought some of the tomatoe stalks down, so I put in these large wooden "T's" for support...still some monster plants! And the melons are on the move. I have about a dozen more that size hidden in there... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
William Posted August 4, 2022 Author Report Share Posted August 4, 2022 The back garden has literally exploded...watermelon, pumpkins, musk melon, Big Boys and cherry tomatoes, cucumbers, a nice variety of sweet and hot peppers (Shishito, Sweet Banana, Habanero, Sweet Bell, Sweet Heat, Cajun Belle, Pretty and Sweet), and Brussel sprouts...thinking next year we will expand out back with a 3rd plot! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chad G. Posted August 4, 2022 Report Share Posted August 4, 2022 3 hours ago, William said: The back garden has literally exploded...watermelon, pumpkins, musk melon, Big Boys and cherry tomatoes, cucumbers, a nice variety of sweet and hot peppers (Shishito, Sweet Banana, Habanero, Sweet Bell, Sweet Heat, Cajun Belle, Pretty and Sweet), and Brussel sprouts...thinking next year we will expand out back with a 3rd plot! Wow !! What a garden (jungle) William. Any sightings of that pesky albino bird while out on your ventures ?? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
William Posted August 4, 2022 Author Report Share Posted August 4, 2022 35 minutes ago, Chad G. said: Wow !! What a garden (jungle) William. Any sightings of that pesky albino bird while out on your ventures ?? Actually haven't seen it myself for a couple weeks now... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tommy Posted August 5, 2022 Report Share Posted August 5, 2022 14 hours ago, William said: The back garden has literally exploded...watermelon, pumpkins, musk melon, Big Boys and cherry tomatoes, cucumbers, a nice variety of sweet and hot peppers (Shishito, Sweet Banana, Habanero, Sweet Bell, Sweet Heat, Cajun Belle, Pretty and Sweet), and Brussel sprouts...thinking next year we will expand out back with a 3rd plot! Awesomeness hard to grow anything but cactus 🌵..here lol Installing artificial turf this weekend....no water needed...lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
William Posted August 5, 2022 Author Report Share Posted August 5, 2022 8 hours ago, Tommy said: Awesomeness hard to grow anything but cactus 🌵..here lol Installing artificial turf this weekend....no water According to "farmers fokelore", corn should be knee high by the 4th of July. During the month after planting, there was some worry that it would achieve that. Not only did area crops achieve it, most went nuts! Some cornfields I saw were chest high at that time, there were even tassels in July! And too top things off, I just bought a bag of fresh picked sweet corn down in Iowa yesterday. Unbelievable. This family has it by the truckloads many weeks ahead of schedule. I want too see the finished results when things are installed, Tommy! Possibly before and after pics? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
William Posted August 5, 2022 Author Report Share Posted August 5, 2022 8 hours ago, Tommy said: Awesomeness hard to grow anything but cactus 🌵..here lol Installing artificial turf this weekend....no water needed...lol. Yeah. I feel for horrible for everyone that's having too deal with these massive shortages of water out West. It sucks. Did I read somewhere that the Hoover Dam could cease operations within 10 years due too lack of water, levels would be too low for it too function? Then I read articles about the Army Corps of Engineers and the rerouting of waters from the Mississippi river. What an undertaking that would be, loaded with both pros and cons! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akroorka Posted August 5, 2022 Report Share Posted August 5, 2022 4 hours ago, William said: According to "farmers fokelore", corn should be knee high by the 4th of July Updated a few weeks ago. A Wisconsin farmer on the local Green Bay news claiming that it should be chest high but the fourth of July. Who Knew? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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