Seriousness What's out in your garden now .... - Page 52

FlorenceArt · 06-06-2010, 04:28 AM

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Originally Posted by GeoffC

We've had about a pound of strawberries over the last 3 days, with more to come ... !
Nothing else due for a while, potatoes looking good, as are the onions, horeseradish and some peas. The tomatoes will be a miss this year, not too sure, yet, about the courgettes/peas/beans - they all appear to have suffered from a cold start and have not yet gathered themselves up.

I hope the strawberries are good? The ones I've bought this year were mostly tasteless

I wonder if you can grow strawberries on a window-sill...

GeoffC · 06-06-2010, 04:32 AM

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Originally Posted by FlorenceArt

I hope the strawberries are good? The ones I've bought this year were mostly tasteless

I wonder if you can grow strawberries on a window-sill...

The strawberries were excellently sweet and tasty! Despite being neglected somewhat over-winter and they are the same plants we have been using for a few years, so this year I may have to propogate some of the youngters.

On the window-sill depends on how big the sill is - if you can fit a plantpot - then no reason why not ?

Greg Anos · 06-06-2010, 10:03 AM

RASPBERRIES!!!

It;s raspberry time in my yard. They're not too sweet (being seedlings of seedlings), but the real raspberry tang! (and they'll GROW in my heavy clay and Texas heat. Most raspberries turn toes up in Texas...)

WT Sharpe · 06-06-2010, 10:08 AM

I need to put something up today for the cucumbers to grow on. The plants are getting huge and threatening to take over the garden. Dummy me didn't know they were climbers! Oh, well. Live and learn...

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Originally Posted by ardeegee

But now he lives with Jesus in an apartment in Tokyo.

http://www.onemanga.com/Saint_Young_Men/

That looks like a hilarious series. Too bad is isn't available in e-book form. It's nice, though, that someone scanned it for online reading. Just have to remember what the grandson said about reading Manga right-to-left.

FlorenceArt · 06-06-2010, 10:09 AM

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Originally Posted by Ralph Sir Edward

RASPBERRIES!!!

It;s raspberry time in my yard. They're not too sweet (being seedlings of seedlings), but the real raspberry tang! (and they'll GROW in my heavy clay and Texas heat. Most raspberries turn toes up in Texas...)

Yum! I love raspberries

kennyc · 06-06-2010, 10:55 AM

Hooray for Raspberries and I didn't know cucumbers were climbing plants either....don't remember them that way from my childhood/family garden.

recluse · 06-06-2010, 11:09 AM

Kenny, stop sniffing the MiracleGro! Climbing cucumbers. Are your tomatoes tap dancing, too?

BearMountainBooks · 06-06-2010, 12:00 PM

I've got one cucumber plant that is determined to take over the yard! I've propped it up in several places...good cucs from it. It's called spacemaster. I thought that meant a bush type not "Master of the Garden."

I've got raspberries too--nice and sweet and...taking over the garden. ARGH. I tried to contain them, but no luck. They pop up everywhere there is water. It's getting weedy back there too...

Tomato and brie for lunch. OMGosh just good.

BTW those of you in full sun states--I'm using a couple of shade umbrellas and burlap curtains and it seem to be helping with "cracking" on tomatoes. Much less of that going on so far this year. But then, we haven't hit 100 yet so take it as still experimental!

kennyc · 06-06-2010, 12:03 PM

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Originally Posted by recluse

Kenny, stop sniffing the MiracleGro! Climbing cucumbers. Are your tomatoes tap dancing, too?

But I love the taste of it!

no, but my potatoes have eyes and the corn has ears.

FlorenceArt · 06-06-2010, 12:28 PM

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Originally Posted by BearMountainBooks

I've got one cucumber plant that is determined to take over the yard! I've propped it up in several places...good cucs from it. It's called spacemaster. I thought that meant a bush type not "Master of the Garden."

I've got raspberries too--nice and sweet and...taking over the garden. ARGH. I tried to contain them, but no luck. They pop up everywhere there is water. It's getting weedy back there too...

Tomato and brie for lunch. OMGosh just good.

BTW those of you in full sun states--I'm using a couple of shade umbrellas and burlap curtains and it seem to be helping with "cracking" on tomatoes. Much less of that going on so far this year. But then, we haven't hit 100 yet so take it as still experimental!

You grow Brie? Interesting. Would you care to share your technique?

poohbear_nc · 06-06-2010, 01:04 PM

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Originally Posted by FlorenceArt

You grow Brie? Interesting. Would you care to share your technique?

First you have to grow the cow.

Helen Smith · 06-06-2010, 02:26 PM

Growing horseradish sounds great - is it just the same as growing any root vegetable? I get through about two jars of horseradish a week, I'm obsessed with the stuff.

Here's a peony that's growing in my garden - I love it.

kindlekitten · 06-06-2010, 03:38 PM

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Originally Posted by Helen Smith

Growing horseradish sounds great - is it just the same as growing any root vegetable? I get through about two jars of horseradish a week, I'm obsessed with the stuff.

Here's a peony that's growing in my garden - I love it.

Dad always knew where wild horseradish was and would go dig it up. he never tried to grow it in our garden. it is a LONG root, like a daikon. if you try to make it at home you need both eye AND breathing protection. seriously! when it is being ground up, it is much worse than tear gas!

BearMountainBooks · 06-06-2010, 04:51 PM

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Originally Posted by poohbear_nc

First you have to grow the cow.

I was gonna say that...

FlorenceArt · 06-06-2010, 04:54 PM

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Originally Posted by poohbear_nc

First you have to grow the cow.

Maybe a bit too big for my window-sill

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Greg Anos Grand Sorcerer Posts: 11,531 Karma: 37057604 Join Date: Jan 2008 Device: Pocketbook	RASPBERRIES!!! It;s raspberry time in my yard. They're not too sweet (being seedlings of seedlings), but the real raspberry tang! (and they'll GROW in my heavy clay and Texas heat. Most raspberries turn toes up in Texas...)

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kennyc The Dank Side of the Moon Posts: 35,904 Karma: 119230421 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Denver, CO Device: Kindle2; Kindle Fire	Hooray for Raspberries and I didn't know cucumbers were climbing plants either....don't remember them that way from my childhood/family garden.

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recluse Banned Posts: 3,724 Karma: 535488 Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: the Mortuary Device: Kindle 2	Kenny, stop sniffing the MiracleGro! Climbing cucumbers. Are your tomatoes tap dancing, too?

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BearMountainBooks Maria Schneider Posts: 3,746 Karma: 26439330 Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Near Austin, Texas Device: 3g Kindle Keyboard	I've got one cucumber plant that is determined to take over the yard! I've propped it up in several places...good cucs from it. It's called spacemaster. I thought that meant a bush type not "Master of the Garden." I've got raspberries too--nice and sweet and...taking over the garden. ARGH. I tried to contain them, but no luck. They pop up everywhere there is water. It's getting weedy back there too... Tomato and brie for lunch. OMGosh just good. BTW those of you in full sun states--I'm using a couple of shade umbrellas and burlap curtains and it seem to be helping with "cracking" on tomatoes. Much less of that going on so far this year. But then, we haven't hit 100 yet so take it as still experimental!

06-06-2010, 02:26 PM	#777
Helen Smith Zealot Posts: 149 Karma: 200000 Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: London Device: kindle	Growing horseradish sounds great - is it just the same as growing any root vegetable? I get through about two jars of horseradish a week, I'm obsessed with the stuff. Here's a peony that's growing in my garden - I love it.

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