Starting Fresh

*so jealous*

my peas and beans are having a rather one-sided battle with the rabbits..... *sigh*

mellokitty said:

*so jealous*

my peas and beans are having a rather one-sided battle with the rabbits..... *sigh*

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That sucks. The small fence I put up around the garden seems to be doing good of keeping out some of the larger critters but I've been battling with potato bugs this last week.

The little bastards almost ate an entire plant before I was able to pick them off and spray the plants.

damn critters!

i just counted 4 different species of aphid on the same rosebush yesterday....

420God said:

That sucks. The small fence I put up around the garden seems to be doing good of keeping out some of the larger critters but I've been battling with potato bugs this last week.

The little bastards almost ate an entire plant before I was able to pick them off and spray the plants.

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do the potaote bugs just eat potatoes? i see the skins in my garden all the time but no live ones. i have noticed any damage at all though

mcpurple said:

do the potaote bugs just eat potatoes? i see the skins in my garden all the time but no live ones. i have noticed any damage at all though

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As far as I know that's all they eat. I only had the larvae on mine eating the plants, I'm not sure about the adults.

damn.

those things are evil looking.

kinda like this guy....

420God said:

As far as I know that's all they eat. I only had the larvae on mine eating the plants, I'm not sure about the adults.

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man thsoe are nasty looking, i thought the adults were ugly but theri young are by far uglier.

More pics from today. Everything's looking real good and filling out nicely.

Definitely learned this year how far apart my plants need to be next year.

looking good 420, it seems every year i plan on spacing further apart cuz it gets crowded but then every year the plants justget bigger and still get crowded. next year i am spacing every thing a foot more aprt

mcpurple said:

looking good 420, it seems every year i plan on spacing further apart cuz it gets crowded but then every year the plants justget bigger and still get crowded. next year i am spacing every thing a foot more aprt

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I've already decided on doubling the size of the garden next year to give a lot more room and so I can plant more fruits and veggies.

This being my first year gardening I'm really just learning everything as I go.

if you double in size and cant eat all of it, a farmers market would be a nice place to sell them

mcpurple said:

if you double in size and cant eat all of it, a farmers market would be a nice place to sell them

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I was thinking of building a little stand and letting my daughter sell some of the extra and I'm going to be picking up a few pigs for butcher that will get their fill while saving me on feed.

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what the hell is that last post about?

mcpurple said:

what the hell is that last post about?

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No clue, just read it and just as lost as you are.

ever explore your spam folder before you clear it?

buttloads of that kind of shit...... do people get paid to do that???

@jonnymark.....dude you're a sick f
....and he made me forget what I was gonna say. But that's the first time I ever saw that. I get emails like that. I even tried reading every other word to see if it was in code.
My real point was if you have extra space why not donate food to a non profit who will give it to people that need. Ya know, if ya felt like it.

How is the harvest going? You must be pulling tons of tasty goodies out of there by now.

dannyboy602 said:

My real point was if you have extra space why not donate food to a non profit who will give it to people that need. Ya know, if ya felt like it.

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Good idea but most places around only take non-perishable food items like can goods and whatnot, don't know of many that take fresh foods.

Hemp4Victory said:

How is the harvest going? You must be pulling tons of tasty goodies out of there by now.

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I've already started pickling pickles and have pulled some carrots, peas, and radishes. Won't be long for the melons and tomatoes.