theloadeddragon
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Looks Awesome man! I would love to have a garden like that! Keep it up, 
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My Outdoor Garden-2010
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Countryfarmer
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Nice garden!
As to snakes, I almost picked a rattler up by accident one day. I was in officer candidate school and was doing a land navigation exercise when I got hopelessly lost (land nav just wasn't my thing). Anyway, I figured since I didn't have any TAC officers around to yell at me I'd take a little break and screw around until I had to dead reckon my way out of the woods.
I saw a baby armadillo run across in front of me into some heavy vines, so I headed into the vines to see if I could see the armadillo. Well, I see what I thought was the armadillo's tail sticking out of a hole and thought it would be funny to grab hold of it and sling it (I know, now it seems like an asshole thing to do - but this was twenty-something years ago). Anyway, just as I reached down to grab the the "tail" of the armadillo I realized the tail had a head on the end and the eyes on the head were staring at me.
As I backed up I got wrapped up in the vines which started shaking the bush around the rattler's hole and he came most of the way out of the hole while rattling his tail. He was seriously pissed off at me, and I was seriously scared. I was talking to him the entire time I was trying to extricate myself out of the vines .... "Mr. Snake if you don't fuck with me I promise to go on my way. Sorry I came up on your hole." ... and other totally inane things.
Anyway, I got away without getting snake bit. And that is my rattler story.
As to snakes, I almost picked a rattler up by accident one day. I was in officer candidate school and was doing a land navigation exercise when I got hopelessly lost (land nav just wasn't my thing). Anyway, I figured since I didn't have any TAC officers around to yell at me I'd take a little break and screw around until I had to dead reckon my way out of the woods.
I saw a baby armadillo run across in front of me into some heavy vines, so I headed into the vines to see if I could see the armadillo. Well, I see what I thought was the armadillo's tail sticking out of a hole and thought it would be funny to grab hold of it and sling it (I know, now it seems like an asshole thing to do - but this was twenty-something years ago). Anyway, just as I reached down to grab the the "tail" of the armadillo I realized the tail had a head on the end and the eyes on the head were staring at me.
As I backed up I got wrapped up in the vines which started shaking the bush around the rattler's hole and he came most of the way out of the hole while rattling his tail. He was seriously pissed off at me, and I was seriously scared. I was talking to him the entire time I was trying to extricate myself out of the vines .... "Mr. Snake if you don't fuck with me I promise to go on my way. Sorry I came up on your hole." ... and other totally inane things.
Anyway, I got away without getting snake bit. And that is my rattler story.
veggiegardener
Well-Known Member
Those kinds of stories are always much funnier, ten years later.Nice garden!
As to snakes, I almost picked a rattler up by accident one day. I was in officer candidate school and was doing a land navigation exercise when I got hopelessly lost (land nav just wasn't my thing). Anyway, I figured since I didn't have any TAC officers around to yell at me I'd take a little break and screw around until I had to dead reckon my way out of the woods.
I saw a baby armadillo run across in front of me into some heavy vines, so I headed into the vines to see if I could see the armadillo. Well, I see what I thought was the armadillo's tail sticking out of a hole and thought it would be funny to grab hold of it and sling it (I know, now it seems like an asshole thing to do - but this was twenty-something years ago). Anyway, just as I reached down to grab the the "tail" of the armadillo I realized the tail had a head on the end and the eyes on the head were staring at me.
As I backed up I got wrapped up in the vines which started shaking the bush around the rattler's hole and he came most of the way out of the hole while rattling his tail. He was seriously pissed off at me, and I was seriously scared. I was talking to him the entire time I was trying to extricate myself out of the vines .... "Mr. Snake if you don't fuck with me I promise to go on my way. Sorry I came up on your hole." ... and other totally inane things.
Anyway, I got away without getting snake bit. And that is my rattler story.
LOL!
Aaces
Member
Really? That's really cool. May have to look into getting one of those.
veggiegardener
Well-Known Member
I don't know whether multiple blooms are supposed to happen, but this tree is about 25 years old. In our 16 years here, it has never shown a specific schedule.
naloboy808
Member
Hey VG! Do you happen to know what climate zone you live in??? Iʻm looking at the lemons and bird of paradise you have and Iʻve been missing those blessings ever since I moved.
veggiegardener
Well-Known Member
Hardiness zone 9. Some references call my area zone 14. It is a strange micro climate.
veggiegardener
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A few pix from the last few days...
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Growth is steady. I think this greenhouse will end up just about perfect for large kholas.
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Gardening is rewarding on many levels.
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Pix from the cage. It's really beginning to look lush.
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The West greenhouse. Lavender seems to be exploding.
Things are getting a bit exciting!
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Growth is steady. I think this greenhouse will end up just about perfect for large kholas.
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Gardening is rewarding on many levels.
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Pix from the cage. It's really beginning to look lush.
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The West greenhouse. Lavender seems to be exploding.
Things are getting a bit exciting!
Hodgegrown
Well-Known Member
Garden is looking good VF, will have to post some shots of my buddies garden... will blow everybodys mind...lol
smokeweedlikeitsO2
New Member
nice plants bro im originally from 559 living in the Bay Area, i think ive passed by your garden when it was flowering last year haha, good smelln girls
veggiegardener
Well-Known Member
Thanks guys!
My neighbors are mostly retired LEOs. They apparently don't mind the local fragrance.
A few pix of points of interest(at least, to me)!
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I went over a decade without this kind of garden spider in my yard. Somehow, last year they reappeared and this year they are everywhere. One of these will eat an incredible number of white flies in a greenhouse setting.
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East Greenhouse. Coming along!
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Random shots from the cage. I decided to LST the two tall plants. The technique I'm using gives me maximum control of the tension on the main stalk of each. I've suspended water filled containers from the remesh screen, and then strung a string from this weight to the plant's main stem. I loop this line over the stalk and back to the weight, adjusting for the desired bend. I started using this method after a few accidents involving losing my grip on something. It is flexible enough that wind breakage shouldn't be an issue. I'm supercropping the side branches of both plants, as well.
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This Bubbleberry Cross is impressive in it's vigor and density. It sprouted in late January in the greenhouse. I decided to keep it because it was in a perfect spot to maximize size. I pulled about 200 others.I think the father is a White Widow. If so, this plant could be as potent as it is large.
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It's been a very slow summer...
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I spend a lot of time just looking. The more I do, the more I see, and maybe even learn to understand a fraction.
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Always around...
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She continues to grow, but only gets about six hours of direct sunlight per day. If she gets a growth spurt, this could increase as it tops the neighboring tomatoes and cucumbers.
My neighbors are mostly retired LEOs. They apparently don't mind the local fragrance.
A few pix of points of interest(at least, to me)!
View attachment 1052252View attachment 1052253View attachment 1052256View attachment 1052255
I went over a decade without this kind of garden spider in my yard. Somehow, last year they reappeared and this year they are everywhere. One of these will eat an incredible number of white flies in a greenhouse setting.
View attachment 1052267View attachment 1052270View attachment 1052272View attachment 1052274
East Greenhouse. Coming along!
View attachment 1052294View attachment 1052295View attachment 1052296View attachment 1052297View attachment 1052298View attachment 1052299View attachment 1052300
Random shots from the cage. I decided to LST the two tall plants. The technique I'm using gives me maximum control of the tension on the main stalk of each. I've suspended water filled containers from the remesh screen, and then strung a string from this weight to the plant's main stem. I loop this line over the stalk and back to the weight, adjusting for the desired bend. I started using this method after a few accidents involving losing my grip on something. It is flexible enough that wind breakage shouldn't be an issue. I'm supercropping the side branches of both plants, as well.
View attachment 1052379
This Bubbleberry Cross is impressive in it's vigor and density. It sprouted in late January in the greenhouse. I decided to keep it because it was in a perfect spot to maximize size. I pulled about 200 others.I think the father is a White Widow. If so, this plant could be as potent as it is large.
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It's been a very slow summer...
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I spend a lot of time just looking. The more I do, the more I see, and maybe even learn to understand a fraction.
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Always around...
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She continues to grow, but only gets about six hours of direct sunlight per day. If she gets a growth spurt, this could increase as it tops the neighboring tomatoes and cucumbers.
Str8 Smokin
Active Member
Very very nice V.G.
Aaces
Member
Nahh, spiders are awesome! They eat many of those pesky insects like mosquitos.
Aaces
Member
I was wondering veggie, do you find female seedlings on average to be more or less vigorous than males...or does it all vary? I have 4 plants I started from seeds and one is more vigorous by far than the other 3. Then there is another still that has much thinner (skinnier) leaves than the other three
veggiegardener
Well-Known Member
I've been trying to differentiate between males and females early for many years. I've yet to find a technique that works better than 60% of the time.
These days, I just try to be patient, and time things to allow them to sex at a preselected time(mid February, ther last few years, after an early January planting.
VG
These days, I just try to be patient, and time things to allow them to sex at a preselected time(mid February, ther last few years, after an early January planting.
VG
naloboy808
Member
Bummers I was hoping that youʻd say somewhere around zone 7. I might still be able to pull off some tropical plants if I bring them indoors during the winter.
