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Bluffer · Posted: Thu May 01, 2008 9:04 pm Post subject: Any gardeners in here (pics)

After those last rains mine has really took off. Already been picking green beans, leaf-lettuce, Squash & peppers.
Cant wait for the Maters & Sweet corn to be ready!

This also helps reduce those high grocery bills! Post up pics of your spread.

Couple of my pepper plants died.but these made it.

Squash looking good.

Hope to do some Quail & Pheasant hunting this fall in the corn field. (lol)

My way of "going green"

Nutin like eatin off the land. Also lots of fish carcasses buried thoughout the year in the soil.

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marcus1977 · Posted: Thu May 01, 2008 9:17 pm Post subject:

good looking garden. reminds me of when I was a kid on my grandpa's land. He used to have a couple acres that he grew vegetables on. They beat the grocery store hands down to me.
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topdog15 · Posted: Thu May 01, 2008 11:12 pm Post subject:

that is a fine lookin garden. Very Happy

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ironmanstan · Posted: Fri May 02, 2008 3:59 am Post subject:

thats a green thumb right there.......fried green tomatos mmmm..goooood! Now when was the last time that anyone sat down to a garden fresh vegetable plate? Very Happy

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sugarbabe · Pony Mullet Joined: 06 Mar 2006 Posts: 61

great looking garden, I just dont have the backyard room anymore so have gone to tropical gardening in the front yard, and am raising angel trumpets. you have a definite green thumb, congrats!

TXHill · Horse Mullet Joined: 28 Sep 2006 Posts: 216 Location: PINS

It may come as a suprise to a lot of people but, you ought to see Capt. Billy's backyard!! Of course, Joy should get most of the credit.

Bluffer · Posted: Fri May 02, 2008 6:35 am Post subject:

My spot is only 20x20 ft, but youd be surprised how much you can yield of it. just takes a few yrs to get the soil base mix worked up good, Plants love the sandy soil here in the Bluff.
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B-1 83 · Posted: Fri May 02, 2008 6:48 am Post subject:

Not bad. I wish I had that sandy soil instead of the black gumbo of Calallen. I had a big garden in Uvalde, but I am reduced to a couple of tomato plants and some herbs (note the plural) now. My tomatoes are nearly chest tall now, however. I am a believer in the organic fertilizers for tomatoes.

Rebecca of Sunnybrookfarm · Full Grown Flour Bluffian Joined: 01 May 2008 Posts: 3974

Awesome Bluffer.

Bump on the Sandifer's back yard comment.
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landlocked beachbum · Posted: Fri May 02, 2008 8:33 am Post subject:

Nice job Bluffer. Although I don't live down there, I too have a garden of about 40' x 60'. Our normal last frost date is around April 10th so we can't get started as early as you Crying or Very sad

. I do know one thing: if I DID still live in CC my yard would be full of avocado, lime and orange trees to go along with the fresh maters, jalapenos and onions that I would be regularly using to make a fresh batch of ceviche!!! Ah yes grasshopper, I too enjoy some of life's most simple AND delicious eating!

Although I use my own throw together recipe, y'all may enjoy these.
http://www.angelfire.com/tx/CZAngelsSpace/CevicheRecipes.html
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LFAMOSO · Pony Mullet Joined: 06 Mar 2006 Posts: 93

HEY BLUFFER WHERE DO YOU GET YOUR PLANTS/SEEDS FROM. I BOUGHT HEIRLOOM SEEDS ON LINE AND HAD A VERY POOR GARDEN THIS YEAR. ALTHOUGH I HARVESTED ABOUT 30LBS OF RED POTATOES
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Tyler · Site Admin Joined: 06 Mar 2006 Posts: 12865

Great looking garden there Bluffer. I used to be big time into that. Looking at your garden makes me want to get back into it. I think I may have to move to God's Country first as the soil on my side of town is that black gumbo.

ccbobber · Posted: Fri May 02, 2008 10:27 am Post subject: tt

tyler thorson, shame on you. you already live in paradise. calallen is a place you must drive thru to get here from the northern side of? next you'll consider moving to annaville.
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Tyler · Site Admin Joined: 06 Mar 2006 Posts: 12865

Bluffer,
Let's see some pictures of your "upside down maters"

fishmicki · Posted: Fri May 02, 2008 12:00 pm Post subject:

that's a great garden there.....agree that you can grow a lot in 20 x 20.

Square foot gardening is good to do is small places, or companion, like growing giant sunflowers with pole beans, so the stalks become the trellis and both thrive.

Gardening is spiritual to me where the "law of increasing returns" occurs. I mean, you plant (1) tomato plant yet reap (40+) tomatoes throughout the season. We also like to grow more than we need and give to everyone, including some bugs and birds. We are currently feeding monarch butterfly catepillars with our dill and look forward to seeing the butterflies that grow from them.

and isn't the garden a great place to bury and recycle your fish guts?
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