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Post by grunt on Aug 3, 2009 0:16:06 GMT -5
Still haven't had time to get individual attractions photos, but here are a few overall shots of the south and east garden areas. The Mexican June has a single tassel started, so it has about reached as tall as it will go (roughly 9').  This photo is taken standing on the ground.  This is the same area of the garden, but shot from about 8' up on a ladder. Even a 6' ladder can make a striking change in how your garden photographs.    There will be photos of a more specific nature soon, I promise. We're working our butts off trying to get semi caught up, but we're having fun doing it, despite the heat (85F to 95F). Cheers from both of us |
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Post by fulenn on Aug 3, 2009 2:39:36 GMT -5
It's so beautiful! I want to move to Canada now.....
Fulenn
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Kelly
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Post by Kelly on Aug 3, 2009 9:50:01 GMT -5
That looks amazing! I can't wait to see more pictures, and I REALLY can't wait to pop by myself and have a good roam of your garden in September  . |
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Post by grungy on Aug 3, 2009 10:35:36 GMT -5
Why wait for fall, do it now. Lol.
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Post by bunkie on Aug 3, 2009 10:57:55 GMT -5
awesome pics val! i love those tall tall tall teepees you make for the beans!
i noticed too the corn is in small patches and planted very close together...does this help with saving seed?
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Post by mnjrutherford on Aug 3, 2009 11:20:59 GMT -5
OK, so where are the weeds? I have grass that is as tall as some of my plants! It appears that you are using some type of woven wire fencing as a sort of "down the middle" row marker/trellis. True? If so, what size is it? I like the tidy appearance of your rows. Except where we used fabric, that is long gone now. Even with the fabric that tidiness is losing out rapidly.
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Post by grungy on Aug 3, 2009 13:10:21 GMT -5
Bunkie - for seed saving of corn, yes. Should the corns both tassel at the same time we can eclose one or both plotts with a plastic house until after pollen shed and the silks start darkeng and shrivelling.
Jo, weeding isn't one of my favorite chores. That is one of the reasons we use mulch. (water conservation, eventual fertilizing and humusing the soil, and keeping the plants roots cooler are the other three.
The fence is actually baling twine that is attached to arms on each of the posts. If you look at the first picture you can see the "ladder" of arms going up the post. Twine is run from post to post on the outer edge of the arms. A sort of tomato cage without the wire cage. I believe the arms are 16 - 18' wide which means they extend about 6-8" out from the posts and makes an ideal width for your tomato plants. You just go along every day or two and tuck the escaping branches back behind the twine.
As for tidy, well I must admit the pathways are mower tilled. We have grass strips between raised beds, and water them when the garden beds are water. Every week when the lawn is mowed they are mowed also and the grass is added to mulch on the beds.
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Post by grunt on Aug 3, 2009 15:10:10 GMT -5
Jo: You can get a better idea of the way the beds are set up by going through our albums at picasaweb.google.com/TVgrunt. I intend to get a sort of "How to" album set up, to elaborate on what we do here, but that may be some time in coming. ;D |
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mostlypurple
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Post by mostlypurple on Aug 3, 2009 17:36:32 GMT -5
I NEVER even thought of that!!! To isolate a whole stand of corn with a plastic hoop house, low tunnel or whatever you want to call it. Smaller crops are commonly isolated in this way, why not corn??? Perfectly plausible in small blocks of 5x5'. A GREAT idea Val. I'm sure I'll have to try it now. |
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Post by mnjrutherford on Aug 3, 2009 18:41:36 GMT -5
hmmmm... The mulch thing is still out of our reach for the moment due to time and sourcing material. It's improving drastically though. LOVE the corn isolation thing!
I'm picking tomatoes and I'm NOT doing any more HYG seed for you! I don't care what you say or do, how you carry on... (I think you'll be rather pleased though ;o) I've got one Fletcher and a couple Talladegahs. The Nico were the best, but I'll send them on to Afghanistan. Everything has been stung near to death by the stink bugs. Fruit is rotting on the vine without ripening, roots are growing out of the stems... ::sigh:: it's way better than previous years. So, I take heart there. Stink bugs SO make me want to cuss!
I'll be looking for that album Dan! Maybe you'll get to it at the same time I get to mine? ;o)
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Post by grunt on Aug 3, 2009 21:30:32 GMT -5
Jo: The majority of our mulch is just lawn clippings (also known as weeds that didn't get out of the way fast enough).
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Post by Penny on Aug 4, 2009 5:45:28 GMT -5
Those pics are great Val and Dan......well done.
That sure looks like alot of work, but so worth it in the end~~!!
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Post by pattyp on Aug 4, 2009 9:31:16 GMT -5
Wow - what a garden! Those are fantastic photos. I admire how tidy everything looks. Either of you want to visit my garden and whip it into shape?  I must admit that "overgrown" or perhaps even "crowded" is the name of the game in my neck of the woods  Patty |
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Post by Alan on Aug 4, 2009 10:52:47 GMT -5
The garden looks beautiful my friends! Thank you for sharing these pictures with us! I love the way you have everything laid out!
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Post by grungy on Aug 4, 2009 12:11:23 GMT -5
Thank you for the compliments. Muchly appreciated.
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I must admit that "overgrown" or perhaps even "crowded" is the name of the game in my neck of the woods 
