snuffy
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Post by snuffy on Mar 16, 2011 18:42:51 GMT -5
Well,this time of the year,rocks take a backseat to my garden.The tumblers are still turning, but it becomes a chore to tend to them.  Got one row of tomatoes set out. I can cover one row if there is a late season frost  12 days later March 28  March 28  March 28  closeup of one of my babies.Ipush a 5 gal black pot with the bottom cut out a couple inches in the ground. This makes it easy to water the plant and keeps the wind from hurting the plant.The black also warms up good and the plants really grow.  Red Irish potatoes.  Spinach,lettuce,carrots, Swiss Chard,onions,poppies.  Slag glass is the only thing with color other than green Well,thats it for tomato 101 snuffy |
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Post by gr on Mar 16, 2011 18:52:09 GMT -5
Love that raised bed gardening. only way to go! Nice garden Snuffy! and the slag glass adds a nice touch
gary
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Post by tanyafrench on Mar 16, 2011 19:42:52 GMT -5
Wonderful garden Snuffy. I would move south in a heart beat but my husband isn't convinced. We can't start planting until early May. I'm ready now but I will have to wait.
Tanya
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Post by texaswoodie on Mar 16, 2011 19:50:34 GMT -5
Heck of a nice garden Snuff!
Curt
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dbrealityrocks
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Post by dbrealityrocks on Mar 16, 2011 20:20:23 GMT -5
WTG!! I'll start my plants in about a month.
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tgood1969
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Post by tgood1969 on Mar 16, 2011 20:21:10 GMT -5
Very nice garden... I really like the idea of the 5gal pots around the young tomato plants.
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Post by tntmom on Mar 16, 2011 20:52:38 GMT -5
Oooooh, I am starting to catch Spring fever! Can't wait til it warms up here and I can get my tomatoes, beans and squash going!!!
~Krystee
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Post by tkrueger3 on Mar 16, 2011 21:41:21 GMT -5
Dang, Snuffy, I'm green with envy! I don't even have an area to put a garden, and if I did, I'm to stove in to do the work! My garden is called H.E.B. LOL!!!
Tom
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snuffy
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Post by snuffy on Mar 16, 2011 21:45:34 GMT -5
Tom,most of the year mine is HEB too. ;D
snuffy
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chromenut
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Post by chromenut on Mar 17, 2011 7:34:14 GMT -5
I'm coming to eat at your house this summer!
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Post by tandl on Mar 17, 2011 11:58:00 GMT -5
Very nice looking garden Snuff , plants are looking great . Looks like spinach is ready , yummy. i like how you got the poppies in there with the tomatoes  Spinach and asparagas is growing here, i want to get some root crops in , but to wet to till. is 70 today , but more rain tonight |
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Post by drocknut on Mar 17, 2011 13:10:57 GMT -5
I am gardening vicariously through you snuffy, keep those pictures coming so I can see the progress of "our garden" lol. I don't have a spot for a garden right now :-( I do go to the Farmer's Market in the summer here so get some good home grown produce that way. Nice looking garden and nice way to welcome spring.
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Post by krazydiamond on Mar 21, 2011 18:50:46 GMT -5
oh, snuffy, i just hurled myself at my window and left a huge noseprint. i want to go out and dig in the dirt so bad! we were just starting to see some grass and dirt here and then it snowed again today....wah!
your garden looks beautiful!
KD
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rockwizz
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Post by rockwizz on Mar 23, 2011 10:29:34 GMT -5
I bet you those rocks are going to make those tomatoes grow like crAzy:)
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mossyrockhound
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Post by mossyrockhound on Mar 23, 2011 11:50:01 GMT -5
That garden looks great Snuffy! Those pics make me want to get started on my own. In our area, you have to have an eight-foot fence around your garden or the deer will demolish it. They will even kill the small fruit trees. I've got the fence, but have to wait another month or so for most of our plantings because of the cold wet weather.
Garry
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snuffy
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Post by snuffy on Mar 23, 2011 16:59:17 GMT -5
Our couple weeks of spring done turned into summer. Running air conditioners in the house, highs in the mid 80's.,lows in the 60's.Cant get any rain,in a severe drought.Heck, enough weather report.Cut some rocks. ;D
snuffy
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colliel82
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Post by colliel82 on Mar 24, 2011 7:11:22 GMT -5
I'm so jealous. We had snow on Tuesday, and our last frost date is around May 15. You will probably be eating a tomato about the time I'm planting one.
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snuffy
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Post by snuffy on Mar 28, 2011 16:26:08 GMT -5
Bump. Added updated pics for the gardeners.
snuffy
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Post by tandl on Mar 28, 2011 16:50:51 GMT -5
Wow , really has grown ! Looks real good , What do you do to keep the weeds out , Weeds are a huge problem here . Planted twelve 50 foot rows of red and gold potatoes and seeded beets,turnips,radishes,dill,yellow mustard,more spinach and carrots , saturday .  |
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Haleysdream
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Post by Haleysdream on Mar 28, 2011 21:51:57 GMT -5
I am way jealous , first the garden is gorgeous & next we still have frost in the ground (actually snow on the ground too) . Great idea with the black pots around tomatoes, I'm going to try that.
Nancy
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Spinach and asparagas is growing here, i want to get some root crops in , but to wet to till. is 70 today , but more rain tonight
