2011 Veggies

never grown it, but i think i remember some one in here who is growing it i think.

here is a small guide to cauliflower though -> http://www.weekendgardener.net/vegetables/cauliflower.htm

havent gotten a chance to update how the garden is doing lately so here it is. most everything is doing well!

littlegrower2004 said:

havent gotten a chance to update how the garden is doing lately so here it is. most everything is doing well!

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looking really good man, it seems you have a head start on the growing season being where your at eh.
those radishes look nice and fat to man, nice to see they get big even though they are right next to each other, every local gardener i talk to always talks about plant spacing but i dont seem to have a prob with plants in tight situations.

and is that green pepper a cayenne pepper?
are you going to be trying any of the three sisters planting tech with the corn? if you dont know what that is then let me know and ill post the link again, i think you might like it.

and i think i know what the hose in the can is. is it a DIY sprinkler or water spreader?

mcpurple said:

looking really good man, it seems you have a head start on the growing season being where your at eh.
those radishes look nice and fat to man, nice to see they get big even though they are right next to each other, every local gardener i talk to always talks about plant spacing but i dont seem to have a prob with plants in tight situations.

and is that green pepper a cayenne pepper?
are you going to be trying any of the three sisters planting tech with the corn? if you dont know what that is then let me know and ill post the link again, i think you might like it.

and i think i know what the hose in the can is. is it a DIY sprinkler or water spreader?

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thanks MC. yeah the plants have exploded in the last few weeks thanks to the hot weather and lots of sun. the radishes did pretty well especially since i had never grown them before. some of them got pretty fat and there wasnt really any problem with placing those so close together. most other plants i can see the benefit to having more room between them but i wouldnt go to the extend that most packages say unless your planting an entire pack. yeah the pepper is a cayenne, good eye! i dont remember that method for the corn as you mentioned so if you do post a link ill make sure to check it out. the corn is going off the hook and should be pretty tall come harvest. last year the corn was started late and didnt get very large so only got some small husks that dried out quickly on the plant. your right about the DIY water spreader haha!

here you go man.
http://faq.gardenweb.com/faq/lists/teach/2003045238014436.html

much benifets from doing it for plants and soil

thats a neat method but its a bit late for me to do that now. i do have my peas next to the corn and never thought about just letting it climb the corn. if you see in the pics that i made a few strings across to my fencing for the plants to train on over to the fence. i think we got some squash to do as well as some cucumbers and zucinis. im stoked about the cantaloupe though and the watermelon! only got one of each to grow but that should be fine if i get a couple fruits off each.

littlegrower2004 said:

thats a neat method but its a bit late for me to do that now. i do have my peas next to the corn and never thought about just letting it climb the corn. if you see in the pics that i made a few strings across to my fencing for the plants to train on over to the fence. i think we got some squash to do as well as some cucumbers and zucinis. im stoked about the cantaloupe though and the watermelon! only got one of each to grow but that should be fine if i get a couple fruits off each.

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ya i thought it was cool, i would do t again if i was doing corn and had much more room. i did start some pole beans and sugar snap peas to have, i am gonna have my pole beans grow up my sunflower and use them for stalks to climb.

mcpurple said:

i am gonna have my pole beans grow up my sunflower and use them for stalks to climb.

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so nyoinking this idea. <3 thank you.

mellokitty said:

so nyoinking this idea. <3 thank you.

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haha i tried to understand the second word but im stoned and cant make it out. but i think it means you like it

think of a cartoon snatching: *nyoink*

(it means i'm thieving it. mwa ha ha ha)

Ok today i did some planting of the tomatoes and peppers.
the row closest to you is jalapeño, next row is bell pepper, then Abe linclon toms and the last row is the beef steak toms. now i didnt realize till after they were in the ground but i can fit 3 more beef steak toms in but i want them to be where the bell peppers are so tomorrow i am going to dig up and move them and replace them with toms.i will also be planting every thing else tomorrow. i put oregonisms fungi in each hole they were planted in, also every plant i planted already had a nice colony going already. all my plants are doing great. i did find a few bugs on a squash but i neemed every thing again today so its all good, not to mention the lady bugs are showing up more and more every day now, they like my GH. i still need to purchase some though.



also tomorrow i am going to scatter radish and carrot seeds around the peppers and toms cuz its supposed to be good from what the companion planting guide i try to follow.
my sun flower seeds are also popping up.

http://www.ghorganics.com/page2.html

in the link is the guide i am using if any one cares.
my strawberries are gonna produce great this year to. im happy.

theri is also a few pics of some very nice sized pond trout that i caught today.

Today was a good day.

forgot to add i will be trying to start a terrium soon, i dont know if i want it desert themed, or tropical or something else. i like the idea of making a forest that represents what Oregons woods look like.

very nice trout there! didnt those teeth cut you up? i always hold a trout by the gills. i love trout fishing in streams, im sure you got plenty of spots to do that up there. the garden is looking real good as well buddy! is that lettuce in the first pic? i got only one of mine to sprout and it was down the row so i guess it floated down there but it works for me.

no the teeth on trout are not to big or sharp, kinda like rough sand paper. the huge steel head and salmon have some bigger teath but ive never been cut. now ling cod though those have some teeth to fuck some shit up. we got alot of streams and our river is supposed to be one of the best salmon and steel head rivers in the us. i have yet to catch a big salmon or steel head though. the season here is soon to open for them though. so i will start fishing in the river again soon, its just been to high and dirty to fish really. i tried the other day and caught a small cutthroat but thats it. these 2 trout in the pics were from a small pond.

and ya that is lettuce, i got 4 varieties. thats funny you got a lettuce down from where you planted. i planted a few more lettuce seeds the other day cuz i felt more could fit in the space

i've caught a couple ling cod in my life, alien-looking mean fuckers. before that i had no idea fish (other than piranhas) had teeth. haven't trout-fished since my grandpa died when i was wee. maybe gonna try and take the kid to a lake this year for some fishin (the mighty fraser's RIGHT THERE but it's kinda scary and fast and deep).

quick q: if i took the seeds out of a ripe bell pepper, are they gonna sprout? or do they have to be off a further-gone-than-ripe fruit?

mellokitty said:

i've caught a couple ling cod in my life, alien-looking mean fuckers. before that i had no idea fish (other than piranhas) had teeth. haven't trout-fished since my grandpa died when i was wee. maybe gonna try and take the kid to a lake this year for some fishin (the mighty fraser's RIGHT THERE but it's kinda scary and fast and deep).

quick q: if i took the seeds out of a ripe bell pepper, are they gonna sprout? or do they have to be off a further-gone-than-ripe fruit?

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ya they look pretty nasty, they remind me of a pitbull for some reason. and i love trout fishing, fishing is a great stress reducer and peace finder. when i have my kid and he is old enough to fish we will go out all the time, great bonding time to.

as for the pepper seeds, well im really not sure. ive read about people in gardening books and on here who have grown a tomatoes out of a rotting tomato, so the seed germed in side and then sprouted. i would just take a few of them and put them in a shot glass of water and see if they crack if not then maybe dry them

mcpurple said:

ya they look pretty nasty, they remind me of a pitbull for some reason. and i love trout fishing, fishing is a great stress reducer and peace finder. when i have my kid and he is old enough to fish we will go out all the time, great bonding time to.

as for the pepper seeds, well im really not sure. ive read about people in gardening books and on here who have grown a tomatoes out of a rotting tomato, so the seed germed in side and then sprouted. i would just take a few of them and put them in a shot glass of water and see if they crack if not then maybe dry them

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lol yeah, hopefully SEVERAL HOURS of bonding time with DADDY (and mummy can stay home and paint my toenails or something). when are you expecting? what an exciting time! ours is 2 and daddy is excited about all sorts of stuff this year including camping, fishing and kiddy roller coasters.

they're already dry, i actually planted some but i'm still waaaaaiiitiiiinnnnngg.......

my girl friends due date is november 13 and her b-day is nov 11th so i hope she has it on her birth day.

i still got a long time before any fishing gets done but hey im thinking of it. i get to find out the sex here ina few weeks. hoping for a boy

1st pic is of my dog guarding my valuable crops.

2nd pic is of the bed i pulled up 1 row of peppers and moved them forward so i could have another row of toms. i planted 2 more abe Lincolns and 1 more beef steak.

3rd pic is of the squash i planted. i planted 2 squash and 2 zucchini x squash.
i was gonna put more but they get big and im sure these 4 are gonna be enough.
the pot with a few types of plants in it is doing ok i guess, its just for fun for the xtras i had.

and just a few close ups.

last night i went out in my garden with a flash light to look at the slug population and only found tiny babies but i still killed about 50 last night all babies and noen were on my plants just on the ground going towards my beer trap. and while i was doing this i noticed all the worm were out and about and OMG i have never seen worms so fucking big, the 1st one i saw scared me cuz i saw it out the corner of my eye and it was at least 16 inches long and and about as round as a dime. fucking huge and theri was so many. im glad i got worms.

any way heres some pics. im going to plant the rest of my crops today i think besides the sunflowers cuz they just popped in theri pots so they will stay theri for a week or 2

lol, you and every other expecting dad. y'all just KNOW that if it's a girl it'll just be another female to wrap you around their pinky.
(and my old man's been making up a hunting lesson plan since before he was born so i know whatcha mean )

garden's looking good, i cannot wait to have a plot to plant (still waiting on that machine.....)
dagnabbit wet coast, you need to stop raining! between the drownings outside and the pm inside, you're killin me!