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Texas Dream garden 2017
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SQWIB
has55
AtlantaMarie
hammock gal
Roxystargazer
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Ksweet
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countrynaturals
Turan
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Re: Texas Dream garden 2017
Thanks for this information!
Ksweet- Posts : 6
Join date : 2017-05-30
Location : Ft. Worth, Texas
Re: Texas Dream garden 2017
Like Country Naturals I have finally got around to reading this thread and I look forward to seeing what you produce this year. I love reading about other's progress.
Re: Texas Dream garden 2017
kamigh wrote:...(and while I'm not huge, no one would ever call me 'tiny' or 'dainty')
Me either! lol
Beautiful garden!
CapeCoddess- Posts : 6824
Join date : 2012-05-20
Age : 68
Location : elbow of the Cape, MA, Zone 6b/7a
Re: Texas Dream garden 2017
wow!!! stunning!!! I aspire to have such a garden!!!
Roxystargazer- Posts : 14
Join date : 2017-05-25
Age : 45
Location : Rochester, NY
New pics for June
Here are some new pics to show how things are moving along. Here's my row of eggplants. They are a little chewed up but producing!
Listada eggplants (I think)
My pepper patch. Way too many mini bells (why did I think I needed all those???) Much nacho jalapenos for stuffed jalapenos and salsa, hots for drying and paprikas for drying.
Some cayenne peppers waiting to get red.
Listada eggplants (I think)
My pepper patch. Way too many mini bells (why did I think I needed all those???) Much nacho jalapenos for stuffed jalapenos and salsa, hots for drying and paprikas for drying.
Some cayenne peppers waiting to get red.
kamigh- Posts : 77
Join date : 2013-10-19
Location : Flower Mound, TX
More June Pics
Above is my out of control tomato area. Two cherries (Sungold and Large red cherry) growing up the trellis and a paste and Juliet laughing at my feeble attempts to cage them. More Texas tomato cages for next year!!!! Next to that is my little spaghetti squash trying to grow under the tomatoes. Below is me showing off my first two eggplants of the season - Traviata. I crazily spent $6.95 for 20 seeds from High Mowing Farms but they have lived up to my expectations and then some. Perfect, beautiful eggplants and I've got about 3 more growing on one plant now.
My much more tamed tomato patch using the Texas tomato cages. Great yields and no problems finding all the tomatoes!
kamigh- Posts : 77
Join date : 2013-10-19
Location : Flower Mound, TX
Re: Texas Dream garden 2017
AMAZING! Not even 4 months from start to this!
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CapeCoddess- Posts : 6824
Join date : 2012-05-20
Age : 68
Location : elbow of the Cape, MA, Zone 6b/7a
Re: Texas Dream garden 2017
What a beautifully designed garden! I envy you such a flat and sunny area for your beds, you've taken good advantage of such a space. And those eggplants are gorgeous! Here in New England, we are way behind you, so I'll live vicariously through your garden for a while.
hammock gal- Posts : 381
Join date : 2016-04-05
Location : Zone 6a- Southwest CT
Re: Texas Dream garden 2017
+1AtlantaMarie wrote:Kamigh, all I can say is "W.O.W."!!! That is AMAZING!
has55- Posts : 2379
Join date : 2012-05-10
Location : Denton, tx
Re: Texas Dream garden 2017
+2has55 wrote:+1AtlantaMarie wrote:Kamigh, all I can say is "W.O.W."!!! That is AMAZING!
Re: Texas Dream garden 2017
kamigh, those eggplants as beautiful, Try and save some seeds; I expect you will have to do some research on the best way to save the,.
Those pictures are worth a thousand words. (I read that somewhere. )
Those pictures are worth a thousand words. (I read that somewhere. )
2018 Update
I've finally found some time to get out in the garden again this year and am sharing some pictures. It's not perfect and there are weeds and some stuff laying around but it's real and hopefully going to give me some nice veggies this year.
Moved the tomato bed and have my 6 Texas Tomato cages set up - they are amazing. Getting ready to order 6 more for this year.
Already have a few tomatoes starting. I put these plants out in the beginning of March in wall-o-waters. They still got a little ragged from the weather but are bouncing back pretty well.
My brassica bed. Already harvested a bit of the kale. Gave up on the high hoops and just have the fabric laying on top of the plants for now. Two days after planting out most plants were nibbled to the stalk by a nasty rabbit (since caught and disposed of by my neighbor who didn't take well to it decimating his pansies). As you can see, the plants have come back nicely.
My sad little onion bed. I've got not quite 2 dozen that are doing okay. Our new rescue puppy is still learning his manners and dug in this bed quite a bit at first.
I moved this trellis myself so that I can put some squash in here. I'm going to try growing some in August but of course I caved and bought a few at the local nursery, so I'll see how they do. I wanted the trellis here in the first place last year and got talked out of it. Now I'm doing it the way I want!
Second trellis is still in it's original place. The bed has some ants in it which I have a terrible reaction to the bites, so I've asked my lawn guy to move it for me when he has some time.
View of the whole garden without any photoshop or cleaning up. Still have some weeding to do and some things to pick up. New puppy loves to be out here with me and knows I love this spot. He brings me things I wish he wouldn't!!!! Next project will be to build some structures to hold up the garden fabric so I don't have to just lay it on the plants. Bed on bottom right has my pepper plants and the middle bed is supposed to be for flowers but right now it's housing some volunteer dill. I've already picked some of that dill and enjoyed it in some homemade Tzatziki with dinner last night! Only things left to go in the garden in the short term will be some cucumbers, the squash I bought, bush beans (direct seed) and some annual flowers.
Moved the tomato bed and have my 6 Texas Tomato cages set up - they are amazing. Getting ready to order 6 more for this year.
Already have a few tomatoes starting. I put these plants out in the beginning of March in wall-o-waters. They still got a little ragged from the weather but are bouncing back pretty well.
My brassica bed. Already harvested a bit of the kale. Gave up on the high hoops and just have the fabric laying on top of the plants for now. Two days after planting out most plants were nibbled to the stalk by a nasty rabbit (since caught and disposed of by my neighbor who didn't take well to it decimating his pansies). As you can see, the plants have come back nicely.
My sad little onion bed. I've got not quite 2 dozen that are doing okay. Our new rescue puppy is still learning his manners and dug in this bed quite a bit at first.
I moved this trellis myself so that I can put some squash in here. I'm going to try growing some in August but of course I caved and bought a few at the local nursery, so I'll see how they do. I wanted the trellis here in the first place last year and got talked out of it. Now I'm doing it the way I want!
Second trellis is still in it's original place. The bed has some ants in it which I have a terrible reaction to the bites, so I've asked my lawn guy to move it for me when he has some time.
View of the whole garden without any photoshop or cleaning up. Still have some weeding to do and some things to pick up. New puppy loves to be out here with me and knows I love this spot. He brings me things I wish he wouldn't!!!! Next project will be to build some structures to hold up the garden fabric so I don't have to just lay it on the plants. Bed on bottom right has my pepper plants and the middle bed is supposed to be for flowers but right now it's housing some volunteer dill. I've already picked some of that dill and enjoyed it in some homemade Tzatziki with dinner last night! Only things left to go in the garden in the short term will be some cucumbers, the squash I bought, bush beans (direct seed) and some annual flowers.
kamigh- Posts : 77
Join date : 2013-10-19
Location : Flower Mound, TX
Re: Texas Dream garden 2017
Kamigh, Your garden is beautiful and fits into your beautiful neighborhood with grace.
Re: Texas Dream garden 2017
Wow, very impressive, keep posting those awesome pics, thanks for sharing.
SQWIB- Posts : 366
Join date : 2016-03-07
Location : Philly 7A
Re: Texas Dream garden 2017
Your garden gives us joy to look at, and I hope it is giving you joy to work in as well.
A few weeds and stuff out of place, ahh well, life. Look at my garden pictures and you will see a lot more mess.
A few weeds and stuff out of place, ahh well, life. Look at my garden pictures and you will see a lot more mess.
Turan- Posts : 2616
Join date : 2012-03-29
Location : Gallatin Valley, Montana, Intermountain zone 4
Re: Texas Dream garden 2017
I actually preparing to readjust for the summer crops. temperature is hitting near 90's. Fought off the harlequin bugs with some dr. Bronner's soap, then later hand vacuum cleaner when they were attacking my turnips, mustards, and kale. They seem to have disappeared. My lettuce and spinach are bolting now. These are some pictures about 2 weeks ago. The peas are putting out a lot of shells. no picture because I ate them all.
My wife from little house on the prairie.
My wife from little house on the prairie.
has55- Posts : 2379
Join date : 2012-05-10
Location : Denton, tx
Re: Texas Dream garden 2017
Kamigh, I have been catching up on this thread. You have a fabulous garden! I hope you don't have fire ants... they're nasty little critters.
has55, how did you create the hoop frames for your garden?
has55, how did you create the hoop frames for your garden?
farmersgranddaughter- Posts : 107
Join date : 2018-01-15
Age : 63
Location : Arkansas Zone 6b
Re: Texas Dream garden 2017
farmersgranddaughter wrote:
has55, how did you create the hoop frames for your garden?
I purchased my hoopbender from this site thanks to GloriaG sharing with me info about this wonderful tool. I used the larger ones to do my portable greenhouse. my poles ends are inserted into 1" PVC pipes. I did not do the bottom as in the picture. This way in the winter if I covered with plastic it won't blow over. you would anchor the bottom down if you built it like the picture. I didn't want to spend the extra money.
MH Series row cover Hoop Benders
has55- Posts : 2379
Join date : 2012-05-10
Location : Denton, tx
Back again in 2020
Hi all. I had a bad year in 2019 - my dad passed away in December 2018 and it took the wind out of my sails. I had no interest in my garden or much of anything last year. But, enough is enough and I needed to start getting back to it this year. Even before Covid-19 hit, I had been working bit by bit to bring my garden back. Once the quarantine started and I began much more work from home, I was able to devote a lot more time to my plants and garden. Some may call it cheating, but I call it supporting my local economy, by hiring some people to clean out the mess and bring me in more mix for my garden. Now my garden is getting ready to get fully planted and I'm happy to spend time in it again. As I get it planted I'll post some pictures, and look through my camera roll to see if I dared to take any "before" pictures. Glad to be back and hearing everyone's garden stories again.
Karla
Karla
kamigh- Posts : 77
Join date : 2013-10-19
Location : Flower Mound, TX
Re: Texas Dream garden 2017
Welcome back, Karla! During some tough times, I've found gardening to be great therapy as I communed with nature! Looking forward to seeing the progress on your restored gardens.
"In short, the soil food web feeds everything you eat and helps keep your favorite planet from getting too hot. Be nice to it." ~ Diane Miessler, "Grow Your Soil"
Re: Texas Dream garden 2017
Welcome back, Karla. So, so sorry about your dad. Garden therapy is the absolute best for all kinds of healing.
Any chance Google Maps would give you an aerial view of your garden? Then, you could take a screen shot and post it here.
Any chance Google Maps would give you an aerial view of your garden? Then, you could take a screen shot and post it here.
Re: Texas Dream garden 2017
Welcome back, Karla.
Life has a way of knocking us over like that. Glad you're back on your feet and getting busy in your beautiful garden again.
And it's totally not cheating to hire help. It helps you and it helps the person helping. Win-Win.
Can't wait to see what you grow this year!
Life has a way of knocking us over like that. Glad you're back on your feet and getting busy in your beautiful garden again.
And it's totally not cheating to hire help. It helps you and it helps the person helping. Win-Win.
Can't wait to see what you grow this year!
mollyhespra- Posts : 1087
Join date : 2012-09-21
Age : 58
Location : Waaaay upstate, NH (zone 4)
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