Posted on 11/10/2017 5:32:33 PM PST by greeneyes
I have many big windows facing south and west. That is what I usually use. I have large containers and that is what I plan to use for tomatoes, squash, peppers and eggplant. I got indoor starts around late May this year. I needed to start at least 6 weeks earlier.
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Arctic blast weather in western PA. The Boston fern on my patio is half browned out. I have no room to bring it inside. If I can keep the plants good to the end of October, I’m happy. After that, I don’t take extraordinary measures to save them.
Very much like this picture. Thanks for posting.
Sounds like a good plan.
Howdy.
I have to keep my lemon tree going. Anything else, I don’t get too upset about.
Reminds me of the porch on an old farmhouse that I owned in Beaver Meadow in Upstate New York. Lived there for about a year while married. We were very much like Oliver and Lisa from Green Acres.
Even had a local "Mr Haney" type guy who would occasionally try to sell us stuff.
Also an old-time general store like Sam Drucker's about a mile or so up the road.
LOL. When we first started gardening, a friend of mine was always singing that green acres song whenever I’d show her one of my plants.
Beautiful! Do you mind me asking what your set-up involves to produce such loveliness?
A PC and a working knowledge on how to search Google Images for pretty garden photos? :) As I mentioned in the post, the photos aren't mine. I, unfortunately, live in New York City, and am merely living a much desirable life vicariously through you guys. :)
Now, the issue is doing something productive with what I picked. This morning, the jalapenos will be made into Sweet Jalapeno Relish & canned. The green tomatoes are gradually ripening so we can keep up with eating those. The 24 eggplants are a different story - I have a bunch of recipes to try, but not sure I can use them all up. They'll keep a while so maybe I can get through most of them.
Here's a picture of what came out of the garden Monday and my new "best friend" for helping with the garden - it's a Gorilla Cart. Holds 1,200 lbs (that's a LOT of tomatoes - ha ha), it dumps & the handle can be easily modified so the cart can be pulled behind the lawn tractor. So far, I'm really loving it.
BTW, it was 26 degrees around 8 this morning - I'm sure the overnight low was colder. Last night, the wind was really blowing - the branches moving were making the motion lights come on. I just happened to look out at one point & what did I see scurrying across the front sidewalk? FOUR raccoons ..... I foresee 'trouble' in the future!
We just got a cold snap down here, so the only thing left for me to do is finish harvesting lamb’s quarter seeds before the sparrows beat me to it. October was so mild that I counted northwards of 25 volunteer tomato seedlings in the front yard, where the mockingbirds gather to congratulate themselves on tomato thievery. If there’s more in the spring, the yard guy can just DEAL. :)
I guess I missed the part where you mentioned they weren't your pictures! My bad!
Nothing “bad” about it, friend. I love the idea of owning a beautiful country property with a vegetable garden. Just wish I could somehow manage to make it a reality before my time is up. Hopefully, I still have 30 or more years. :) Just turned 60 last month.
It finally got cool here in SoCal. We need rain. Just a little every week for... six months.
Burned the pumpkin patch Friday evening and put the plow to it on Saturday after we got Mrs. Augie's jumbo buck (a bit over 230lbs according to my 100yo stilyards) out of the woods. I still haven't gotten the kitchen garden cleaned up. Parts to fix the weed whacker should arrive today. Soon as I've got that thing running I'll be able to get rid of the weed mess and plant the garlic.
I like the cart. Several years ago, I bought a sort of wagon on sale for half price. It is metal, but not solid. Has hinges on all sides so that the sides can be let down emptied by just brushing it all off.
I almost never get to use it. Hubby loads it up all the time, but then leaves it till he needs it, so I usually just wind up using something else - like a 5 gallon bucket or a wheelbarrow.
Wish I had bought 2.
Property average here in Washington County Missouri is around $1500/acre.
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