so u think u can garden!!

[GXO]

I planted 1 basil plant and a sunflower from my son's school project.

I am the uber gardener!!!

I still have sage, thyme, oregano, parsley, and cilantro from last year sprouting up!

 

[jfz80]

do rock gardens count? 45 ton of stone in 45 days
Up next is 3600 sf patio in NY but taking deposits for July's victim


Raleigh voyeur room with requisite bj bench plants are installed now for privacy

Wake Forest stone terraces and planting; bottom to top shots

and view from the front door/porch

Concrete's new pad
before:

After:

Result: Finally a spot worthy of parking a fleet of cruisers

 

[BillWright]

"do rock gardens count? 45 ton of stone in 45 days"


Yeah Jason, I reckon that counts enough to shut down the thread. Pros trump hoes.

 

[the gimpey one]

Sqash, peppers and strawberries coming in.

 

[the gimpey one]

Do homegrown carrots get any bigger than this or should I harvest now?

 

[89s rule]

Finally got my other trees planted. trying to get the wireless dog fence in the ground now nad then hope to get a few plants of veggies.

I bought a granny smith apple tree and it looks like it has Cedar Apple Rust, from reading it looks like I will just have to spray it every year to prevent it. However, GS are not supposed to be affected by CAR, so maybe I got another kind of apple that was miss tagged? I thought about calling Clemson Ext?

 

[alk747triodad]

Finally, after frost, tiller carb problems, and rain, we were able to get 19 tomato plants in the ground! We planted: parks whoppers, beefsteak, sweet 100's, black cherry, supersonic, celebrity, and pink girl. We've never tried the last four and couldn't find our favorite, mr. stripey's. Gonna try and get the squash, peppers, cucumbers, and green beans in the ground this evening. Maybe sometime in July we can have our first mater sandwich!

 

[Trollhole]

Wow I wish I could have a garden like that.

 

[alk747triodad]

Thanks Marshall!
Come August, when I'm sick of having to pick green beans every other day in the heat, I'm gonna wish it was your garden! But then again, I will just drink lots and lots of

 

[89s rule]

Looks good I've grown celebrity before but do not remember how they did.

All my fruit trees are good except the new peach has me worried. All I know to do is keep it watered but not swamped.

 

[Gundy]

Tater vines are in full swing. Planted 20 mater plants last weekend.
Greasy back beans are climbing the poles now.
Still picking leaf lettuce.
Refurbished the herb garden with the ones which don't come back.
Okra and squash go in this week.

 

[GXO]

I need to hire a gardener...

 

[alk747triodad]

GS are not supposed to be affected by CAR

We have two Granny Smith apple trees that have grown so big that they shade the garden; and they get Cedar Apple Rust! Also, we had a problem with the worms that are in cocoons in the tree. They will strip the leaves off your apple trees. The read somewhere "ashes in the orchard" and has kept the worms at bay by surrounding the trunk with the ashes from the Hardy stove. You might want to try that!

We did find 2 Mr. Stripeys and have them, squash, and peppers in the ground. Too wet to plant the cukes and green beans but soon!

 

[CruisinTiger]

We have two Granny Smith apple trees that have grown so big that they shade the garden; and they get Cedar Apple Rust! Also, we had a problem with the worms that are in cocoons in the tree. They will strip the leaves off your apple trees. The read somewhere "ashes in the orchard" and has kept the worms at bay by surrounding the trunk with the ashes from the Hardy stove. You might want to try that!

We did find 2 Mr. Stripeys and have them, squash, and peppers in the ground. Too wet to plant the cukes and green beans but soon!

Yeah over the last 3 years I've lost both my apple trees to butt rot..the first one was slowly dying mostly from being overshadowed and I was able to push it over with my hands, but the other which just fell over 2 weeks ago was healthy last year and even got apples off it...and then after one of the storms I came outside to see it had been blown over, broke right at ground level, rotten to the core

 

[alk747triodad]

You know you are a redneck when....

The wants to use this broken frame to let the cherry tomatoes climb up. We are gonna see if the maters will hang down from the top for easy pickins. I'm guessing this will end up collapsed from the weight or a bad storm, but what the heck.

The wooden saw horses will be moved to the green bean row, then our redneck garden will be complete!

 

[ClemsonCruiser]

I love it....... nothing better than redneck ingenuity

 

[the gimpey one]

Taking the topsy tervy to the next level...

 

[89s rule]

Finally got around to uploading a few pictures from the last few months:

bringing the trees home 2 Tulip, 2 Pear, 2 plumb, 2 blueberry, 1 apple, and 1 peach.

Rear bumper for the 4runner is good for something other than yard art.

Planting with a little help.

Few lilies blooming:

I'll try to get some current ones up soon.

 

[the gimpey one]

Garden is doing really well this year...

 

[the gimpey one]

Cukes and peppers coming in