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Post by templeton on Jun 20, 2015 21:31:58 GMT -5
Ok, so social media seems to be here to stay. I've embraced YouTube, and posted a few vids of my vegetable beds. (Jury's still out on Instagram, tho.)
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Post by templeton on Jun 20, 2015 21:33:03 GMT -5
Left hand shady beds
oops, this one lot loading properly, I'l upload it again... this afternoon.
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Post by templeton on Jun 20, 2015 21:35:29 GMT -5
top left beds behind upper tank
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Post by templeton on Jun 20, 2015 21:36:23 GMT -5
lower big beds and greenhouse
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Post by rowan on Jun 20, 2015 22:44:13 GMT -5
I would love to be able to see longer vids but thank you for keeping them short as I can't watch longer ones with my internet. Nice to see your area looking green, lol.
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Post by templeton on Jun 21, 2015 2:57:44 GMT -5
I would love to be able to see longer vids but thank you for keeping them short as I can't watch longer ones with my internet. Nice to see your area looking green, lol. Must be pretty green down your way, Rowan. Keep your eyes open for a package - Aust Post had a special rate on parcels.  T |
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Post by philagardener on Jun 21, 2015 6:52:00 GMT -5
Thanks for the tour, T! Your garden looks really nice!
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Post by templeton on Jun 21, 2015 7:16:22 GMT -5
Thanks P. Next time less shake, better framing. I hope. Oh, and more veges.
Thought i should share what can be done in 25 or 30 square metres of bed. And a vid gives a better sense of scale and layout.
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Post by oldmobie on Jun 21, 2015 12:56:44 GMT -5
I like your videos too, even if they do make me wanna watch Organic Gardening again. Oh well. "That's your bloomin' lot..." In your greenhouse, the Jupiter pea vines are HUGE! Is that genetic, or do they just really like the conditions in there? |
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Post by templeton on Jun 21, 2015 17:34:39 GMT -5
I like your videos too, even if they do make me wanna watch Organic Gardening again. Oh well. "That's your bloomin' lot..." In your greenhouse, the Jupiter pea vines are HUGE! Is that genetic, or do they just really like the conditions in there? Wow, I didn't know Pete Cundall and the crew ever aired in USA. He's a legend. Best known for his gardening, but an ex soldier, communist, union man, and retired from the show (known as Gardening Australia here) to successfully campaign against a woodchip mill. His ultimate replacement Costa is pretty cool too. But no way I sound like him! The Jupiters in the greenhouse do like it - the same peas outside are only half height - in the second video, i think. I was a bit surprised at the marked difference, I thought the genetics would put more of a stamp on the height.Inside they are only 5 feet tall, not huge once you consider the pot they are in. Maybe the video lied  . If you mean the density of foliage, that's a bit down to the close spacing - but there are some nice genetics in there. I like the way the pods are all clustered at the top. And there is lots of branching just starting, too. The problem is going to be the Yellow/purple F1s in the boxes on the left - they usually top out over my 2 metre high trellis ouside in spring, so I've been tip pruning them to exert some control. Dunno if it will work. One year I extended the trellis on some F1s with similar pedigrees and they reached 3 metres - not very useful for picking. Hybrid vigor i suspect. T |
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Post by philagardener on Jun 21, 2015 18:07:31 GMT -5
templeton , any particular reason that you plant the greenhouse peas in styrofoam boxes? Does that keep them insulated from daily temperature swings, or are they just something that was available?
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Post by templeton on Jun 21, 2015 19:12:18 GMT -5
templeton , any particular reason that you plant the greenhouse peas in styrofoam boxes? Does that keep them insulated from daily temperature swings, or are they just something that was available? Just long and skinny so they fit against the wall, and they are really light, and free. There's gravel under, so in the boxes with big drainage holes the plants send roots into the soil. But I didn't want to go the whole indoors in ground bed - I need to be more flexible with my use of space. |
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Post by oldmobie on Jun 21, 2015 20:44:03 GMT -5
Wow, I didn't know Pete Cundall and the crew ever aired in USA. He's a legend. Best known for his gardening, but an ex soldier, communist, union man, and retired from the show (known as Gardening Australia here) to successfully campaign against a woodchip mill. His ultimate replacement Costa is pretty cool too. But no way I sound like him! I found the show on hulu while looking to see if they had "Victory Garden". (It's a similar show we have on PBS, Public Broadcasting Service.) They didn't have VG, but I tried out the Australian counterpart. They only have the first season, but I really enjoyed it. I think my favorite part of watching Pete Cundall was seeing him prune. He did it quite agressively. It was like watching a mower discharge! It would have made my wife cry, but I like agressive pruning. |
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Post by rowan on Jun 21, 2015 22:56:55 GMT -5
Got the parcel, what a lovely present to open on a cold day inside |
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Post by richardw on Jun 22, 2015 22:23:59 GMT -5
Enjoyed your garden tour Gregg,its looking a lot better than mine at the moment as its half covered with snow
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. If you mean the density of foliage, that's a bit down to the close spacing - but there are some nice genetics in there. I like the way the pods are all clustered at the top. And there is lots of branching just starting, too. 