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Garden Gate:  Scenes from my garden. Update on tomatoes!  |
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Fiddlehead Farm
True Blue Farmgirl
4562 Posts
Diane
Waupaca
WI
USA
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 Posted - Aug 05 2012 : 05:57:31 AM
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A corner of my herb garden. I have been harvesting all summer and let it go a little wild and flower for the bees.
A couple of beds of snap beans. I have harvested three times and canned 36 pints so far. Tank and Molly wanted to snack on a couple!
A mixed bed of broccoli, celery, peppers, okra, eggplant and one tomatoe in the center.
My tomatoes happlily growing up strings. This was over a month ago, since then they are loaded with home grown goodness!
http://studiodiphotosite.shutterfly.com/
farmgirl sister #922
I am trying to be the person my dogs think I am.
I get up every morning determined to both change the world and have one hell of a good time. Sometimes this makes planning my day difficult.
- E. B. White.JPG)
More recent photo of tomatoes growing up their strings. |
Edited by - Fiddlehead Farm on Aug 16 2012 06:48:11 AM |
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Ninibini
True Blue Farmgirl
7577 Posts
Nini
Pennsylvania
USA
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Posted - Aug 05 2012 : 06:32:02 AM
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Lovely, lovely, lovely!!! What an awesome garden, Diane! I especially love the tomatoes growing up the strings!
Farmgirl Sister #1974
God gave us two hands... one to help ourselves, and one to help others!
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Killarney
True Blue Farmgirl
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Connie
Arlington
TN
USA
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Posted - Aug 05 2012 : 07:05:02 AM
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Beautiful! Thanks for sharing with us! I adore seeing everyone's pics of their gardens and canning and pets and anything!
Imagine....#3392 |
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Bear5
True Blue Farmgirl
13055 Posts
Louisiana/Texas
USA
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Posted - Aug 05 2012 : 09:08:15 AM
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A very beautiful garden! Happy harvesting!
Marly
"It's only when we truly know and understand that we have a limited time on earth- and that we have no way of knowing when our time is up- that we will begin to live each day to the fullest, as if it was the only one we had." Elisabeth Kurler-Ross |
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wooliespinner
True Blue Farmgirl
1311 Posts
Linda
Manchester
Ohio
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Posted - Aug 05 2012 : 12:57:56 PM
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Diane your raised beds look really nice. Is it hard to get the tomatoes to go up the strings or do you tie them.
Linda
Raspberry Run Farm
Nubian Dairy Goats |
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Fiddlehead Farm
True Blue Farmgirl
4562 Posts
Diane
Waupaca
WI
USA
4562 Posts |
Posted - Aug 05 2012 : 1:43:25 PM
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Linda,
I tie them and prune suckers off as I go. I will post a more recent photo...they are over 6 feet tall now and full of maters!
http://studiodiphotosite.shutterfly.com/
farmgirl sister #922
I am trying to be the person my dogs think I am.
I get up every morning determined to both change the world and have one hell of a good time. Sometimes this makes planning my day difficult.
- E. B. White |
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debbies journey
True Blue Farmgirl
635 Posts
debbie
anchorage
ak
USA
635 Posts |
Posted - Aug 05 2012 : 9:10:27 PM
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Wow, what a nice NEAT garden, beautiful!
Debbie |
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Roe
True Blue Farmgirl
131 Posts
Rosemarie
Tavares
Florida
USA
131 Posts |
Posted - Aug 06 2012 : 03:44:47 AM
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Diane,
What a beautiful garden thanks for posting the pictures.
Hugs,
Roe |
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Moonshines
True Blue Farmgirl
110 Posts
Lorrae
Craig
Co
USA
110 Posts |
Posted - Aug 06 2012 : 12:51:05 PM
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Very beautiful and inspiring great job!!!!!
Lorrae
Purpose in your Heart, Passion in your LIFE. |
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Catherine
True Blue Farmgirl
166 Posts
Catherine Ann
Temple
TX
USA
166 Posts |
Posted - Aug 06 2012 : 3:01:15 PM
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Lovely garden!
Mine is suffering with the August heat, but fall is just around the corner :) .
Thank you for sharing your garden with us.
Blessings,
Catherine
http://stillroomherbs.blogspot.com
http://lovelivingsimply.blogspot.com/
Farmgirl Sister #1801
Judge each day not by the harvest you reap but by the seeds you plant. ~Robert Louis Stevenson
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rough start farmgirl
True Blue Farmgirl
3331 Posts
marianne
The Beautiful Pacific NW
Washington State
USA
3331 Posts |
Posted - Aug 06 2012 : 3:04:27 PM
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Lovely garden! So pretty and grouped nicely. Love your pooches, too. I look forward to seeing the close-up of the tomatoes! I have never seen that before.
Marianne |
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wooliespinner
True Blue Farmgirl
1311 Posts
Linda
Manchester
Ohio
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Posted - Aug 06 2012 : 4:05:17 PM
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Diane I look forward to seeing how they look now. I just harvested some tomatoes that are heirloom. I put some in my Vita mixer and it looked like orange juice because alot of them are yellow and orange. I added some of the red ones in the next batch cause I don't want to have orange spagetti sauce......lol.
Linda
Raspberry Run Farm
Nubian Dairy Goats |
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Fiddlehead Farm
True Blue Farmgirl
4562 Posts
Diane
Waupaca
WI
USA
4562 Posts |
Posted - Aug 06 2012 : 5:00:03 PM
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I grow all heirlooms too! I have a couple of orange and yellow varieties that make interesting colored salsa and sauce! They taste great though. I will post photo soon, I am in the middle of canning corn and tomatoes.
http://studiodiphotosite.shutterfly.com/
farmgirl sister #922
I am trying to be the person my dogs think I am.
I get up every morning determined to both change the world and have one hell of a good time. Sometimes this makes planning my day difficult.
- E. B. White |
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laurentany
True Blue Farmgirl
3259 Posts
Laurie
Patchogue
NY
USA
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Posted - Aug 06 2012 : 6:03:23 PM
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Diane, your garden looks great!!! I too have raised beds and find it so much easier to keep under control as far as weeds/watering etc.
Sounds like you are harvesting lots and lots of goodies! Congratulations!
Hugs,
~Laurie
"Little Hen House on the Island"
Farmgirl Sister#1403
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ddmashayekhi
True Blue Farmgirl
4739 Posts
Dawn
Naperville
Illinois
USA
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Posted - Aug 06 2012 : 6:35:45 PM
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Your garden looks wonderful! Thank you for sharing it with us.
Dawn in IL |
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kristin sherrill
True Blue Farmgirl
11303 Posts
kristin
chickamauga
ga
USA
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Posted - Aug 07 2012 : 08:27:49 AM
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Diane, there is a lot growing in those beds there. They look great. I just planted carrots in my one raised bed.
Kris
Happiness is simple.
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Lorie.Vance
True Blue Farmgirl
200 Posts
Lorie
Tampa
FL
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Posted - Aug 07 2012 : 09:25:12 AM
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This is such an awesome garden!! It's so hot in Tampa that even trying to get my tomatoes to grow is a chore. Our planting season starts in a couple of months, can't wait! Your garden is such an inspiration.
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Emily Anna
True Blue Farmgirl
863 Posts
Emily
Fort Atkinson
WI
USA
863 Posts |
Posted - Aug 09 2012 : 09:37:49 AM
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Wow! What a great garden. It looks very easy to work with with all of the space around the raised beds too! I bet your salsa is beautiful with all of the different colors!
Emily |
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Melina
True Blue Farmgirl
435 Posts
Melina
USA
435 Posts |
Posted - Aug 10 2012 : 08:40:02 AM
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Is that a bulldog? We have 3 of them at our house. Oh, the gardens are gorgeous, too!
The morning breeze has secrets to tell you. Do not go back to sleep.
Rumi |
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Bonnie Ellis
True Blue Farmgirl
2474 Posts
Bonnie
Minneapolis
Minnesota
USA
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Posted - Aug 14 2012 : 7:10:21 PM
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Diane. Your garden is great. You go girl. Hope to see you at April's in Sept for the glamping weekend.
grandmother and orphan farmgirl |
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Bear5
True Blue Farmgirl
13055 Posts
Louisiana/Texas
USA
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Posted - Aug 14 2012 : 8:09:50 PM
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I love the two dogs in the garden. How cute! I didn't notice them the first time I looked at the pictures. A beautiful garden.
Marly
"It's only when we truly know and understand that we have a limited time on earth- and that we have no way of knowing when our time is up- that we will begin to live each day to the fullest, as if it was the only one we had." Elisabeth Kurler-Ross |
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katmom
True Blue Farmgirl
17161 Posts
Grace
WACAL Gal
WashCalif.
USA
17161 Posts |
Posted - Aug 15 2012 : 10:43:34 PM
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I may have to 'borrow' Tank & Molly to patrol my garden from a mauradering mole/gopher who has found his way into my garden!
I would have thought my tortise, 'Scotter' would be a better Garden Watch Dog, but alas, Scooter can't bark! lol!
>^..^<
Happiness is being a katmom.
"Is it time for my Dirt Manicure yet!"
www.katmom4.blogspot.com & http://www.graciesvictorianrose.blogspot.com
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jpbluesky
True Blue Farmgirl
6066 Posts
Jeannie
Florida
USA
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Bella
True Blue Farmgirl
274 Posts
Karen
USA
274 Posts |
Posted - Aug 17 2012 : 6:13:04 PM
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Diane,
Your raised beds are gorgeous! Think I'll try doing the raised beds next year instead of having all those long, hard to maintain rows. Do you use a tiller? Would love to know just how you go about building the beds and filling in with soil, fertilizer, etc. I bought and planted lots of heirloom and organic tomatoes this year which I purchased at Whole Foods and at Old Salem Museums and Gardens, but, as I mentioned in another post, had no luck with them. I've never tried stringing tomatoes, only using cages. Must try that too. And thanks for the reminder about removing suckers. I forgot to do that this year!!! Love your pooches!!!
"Just living is not enough, said the butterfly. One must have freedom, sunshine and a little flower." -Hans Christian Anderson |
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Fiddlehead Farm
True Blue Farmgirl
4562 Posts
Diane
Waupaca
WI
USA
4562 Posts |
Posted - Aug 17 2012 : 8:32:25 PM
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Karen,
The best thing to do is get Mel Bartholomew's book "Square Foot Gardening". I will never go back to the old way, it is so much easier to garden this way. Once you build the beds and make the soil you are set and re-use them year after year. There is almost no weeding and no wasted space between rows. His book has detailed instructions on how to build the beds, make the soil and plant spacing. In the late fall I just cover the beds with leaves and let them rest for the winter. You do not till just mix in some compost every spring. I get so much more production in less space. I have just re-planted three beds for fall with green beans and carrots. I simply pulled the spent plants, added some compost and planted away. I have been really busy canning tomatoes for the last couple of weeks!
http://studiodiphotosite.shutterfly.com/
farmgirl sister #922
I am trying to be the person my dogs think I am.
I get up every morning determined to both change the world and have one hell of a good time. Sometimes this makes planning my day difficult.
- E. B. White |
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delicia
True Blue Farmgirl
917 Posts
delicia
cincinnati
ohio
USA
917 Posts |
Posted - Aug 18 2012 : 07:09:47 AM
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Garden Gate: Scenes from my garden. Update on tomatoes! |
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Scenes from my garden. Update on tomatoes!
