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Post by bc on Sept 30, 2008 12:20:08 GMT 1
Kennebec potatoes  kennebec potatoes  Seneca chief corn  Yellow pear tomato seedlings  Sweet bell pepper yolo wonder  Watermelon carolina cross  Early sunglow corn  White half runner beans  White half runners  Eggplant  Cherry tomatoes  Better boy tomatoes  Silver queen corn  Hale's best jumbo cantaloupe  Early flat dutch cabbage  Mammoth sunflowers and golden queen corn  Golden queen corn  Yellow hungarian wax peppers  Black zucchini  Yellow straight neck squash  Straight 8 cucumbers  |
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Post by floweringcherry on Sept 30, 2008 13:40:27 GMT 1
Wow I'm impressed ;D It must be wonderful to have all that space and I imagine it's hard work keeping it all weed free!
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Post by mickthecactus on Sept 30, 2008 22:17:49 GMT 1
Wow! I so envy your growing conditions.
That is fantastic!
( how do 2 of you eaT all that...)
I am totally envious- more pics please.
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Post by bc on Sept 30, 2008 22:41:46 GMT 1
Mick,we freeze and preserve a lot of veggies.We also eat them while in season.We give a lot away also...we have never sold a veggie from our garden.We get great joy from watching it grow and taking care of it.
The witch,we don't own a farm.Whats considered a farm here would be a couple hundred acres or bigger.Our garden area is only about 1 acre in size...looks a lot bigger than it is.
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Post by mickthecactus on Sept 30, 2008 22:48:05 GMT 1
I have nothing like an acre but in UK terms I have a big garden. I manage to give some away too. Very satisfying (I don't just grow cacti). I like the sound of yellow pear tomatoes.
The last 2 summers here have been dreadful. Hopeless for peppers. Tomatoes OK until we got blight.
Still picking spinach, french beans and lettuce.
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Post by 4pygmies on Oct 1, 2008 7:11:16 GMT 1
What sort of soil have you got, bc? It's obviously really fertile but it looks quite dry and lumpy in the photos. You must have to give it loads of fertiliser to grow that lot!  |
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Post by debbiem on Oct 1, 2008 9:29:31 GMT 1
What fantastic produce! I envy you all your space too bc. |
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Post by bc on Oct 1, 2008 9:33:16 GMT 1
4pygmies,the soil is a sand and clay mix...the clay in the soil is what makes it look lumpy.The soil is very rich and takes very little fertilizer.We do how ever use 5-10-10 fertilizer on corn and potatoes.The garden gets new dirt about ever 5 years due to flooding...thats what makes it so rich.
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Post by karenwl on Oct 1, 2008 16:52:08 GMT 1
Wow again all that veg looks wonderfull well done again
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Post by elsie on Oct 1, 2008 19:01:53 GMT 1
Wonderful veggies bc ;D
We have never sold any of our veggies either - it is a pleasure to give some away when we have too much ;D
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Post by cheerypeabrain on Oct 1, 2008 19:12:01 GMT 1
we rarely have surpless veg to give away, altho we do share like all good children should...
Splendid crops BC...the plants look so healthy too!
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