milehiiu Posted June 15, 2020 Report Share Posted June 15, 2020 4 hours ago, Leathernecks said: One of my brandywine tomatoes. Oh yeah ! Have gown pumpkins in the past. Put them out front for Halloween. Too tempting, I guess. As they were stolen from my front porch. First and last time for that. LOL 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rico Posted June 16, 2020 Report Share Posted June 16, 2020 Some shots of the garden and flowers before the heat comes.... 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steubenhoosier Posted June 19, 2020 Report Share Posted June 19, 2020 (edited) Someone asked to see my pergola when it was done. No, it was not a DIY. Took 2 guys about 7-8 hours Edited June 19, 2020 by Steubenhoosier 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lostin76 Posted June 19, 2020 Report Share Posted June 19, 2020 9 minutes ago, Steubenhoosier said: Someone asked to see my pergola when it was done. No, it was not a DIY. Took 2 guys about 7-8 hours Man, that looks great. Going to leave it clean or plant some trailing plants to take over? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steubenhoosier Posted June 19, 2020 Report Share Posted June 19, 2020 1 hour ago, Lostin76 said: Man, that looks great. Going to leave it clean or plant some trailing plants to take over? Thanks. We have English Ivy that’s everywhere so it will probably latch on. My wife wants to hang some pots. I am going to research a weather proof tv to watch football 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drroogh Posted June 19, 2020 Report Share Posted June 19, 2020 (edited) 54 minutes ago, Steubenhoosier said: Thanks. We have English Ivy that’s everywhere so it will probably latch on. My wife wants to hang some pots. I am going to research a weather proof tv to watch football Well Done! I forget are you on Lime Lake or Lake Gage? I remember floating around Lime Lake on inner tubes all afternoon with a couple of nice girls and my friend and there weren't any houses that looked anywhere near that nice. Of course it was 45 years ago and I MAY have been more interested in the ladies than the architecture! Edited June 19, 2020 by Drroogh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steubenhoosier Posted June 19, 2020 Report Share Posted June 19, 2020 40 minutes ago, Drroogh said: Well Done! I forget are you on Lime Lake or Lake Gage? I remember floating around Lime Lake on inner tubes all afternoon with a couple of nice girls and my friend and there weren't any houses that looked anywhere near that nice. Of course it was 45 years ago and I MAY have been more interested in the ladies than the architecture! We are on Lime. Peacefulness of the no wake lake with the ability to get onto Gage to take grandkids tubing 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drroogh Posted June 20, 2020 Report Share Posted June 20, 2020 3 hours ago, Steubenhoosier said: We are on Lime. Peacefulness of the no wake lake with the ability to get onto Gage to take grandkids tubing Used to live on Crystal Lake about an hour north of Lansing Michigan, where the sound of jet skis could be heard sun up to sun down!. Would take the kids to the close by Duck lake so we could tube without the excess so to speak! Have a lakeside family cabin of more than 100 years in Northern Wisconsin. Everyone in the family agrees it is the most peaceful place in the world! Completely understand the peacfulness of Lime Lake, you are blessed my friend!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reacher Posted June 20, 2020 Author Report Share Posted June 20, 2020 14 hours ago, Steubenhoosier said: Thanks. We have English Ivy that’s everywhere so it will probably latch on. My wife wants to hang some pots. I am going to research a weather proof tv to watch football My neighbor has one but rarely uses it. I thought about it too, but realized I can just take my indoors one out since I use wifi and not cable. I'm at my lake house in MI now. They have quiet hours until noon and after 7pm. Works good. No noisy boats to wake you up and quiet time for the fishermen and kayakers. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leathernecks Posted June 20, 2020 Report Share Posted June 20, 2020 Just finished weeding and watering my garden. Some good news, some bad news. Fennel Red cabbage Bolting basil My poor beans!!! Everything 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drroogh Posted June 20, 2020 Report Share Posted June 20, 2020 On 6/16/2020 at 4:47 PM, rico said: Some shots of the garden and flowers before the heat comes.... How do you keep the deer out? Around here I think they have the squirrels trained to knock the pears out of the top of the tree. They eat everything! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rico Posted June 20, 2020 Report Share Posted June 20, 2020 51 minutes ago, Drroogh said: On 6/16/2020 at 4:47 PM, rico said: Some shots of the garden and flowers before the heat comes.... How do you keep the deer out? Around here I think they have the squirrels trained to knock the pears out of the top of the tree. They eat everything! You don't. Deer have corn and beans to graze on all summer long from all the farmer's fields here. Now towns around here do have deer bother gardens and flower beds. The town of Winona Lake, IN has hunting for deer within city limits to combat the problem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrflynn03 Posted June 20, 2020 Report Share Posted June 20, 2020 Garden update. So have been able to clear some space by having some early stuff mature. Added a poblano and baby watermelon plant because why not. Also my cucumber fence and herbs. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leathernecks Posted June 22, 2020 Report Share Posted June 22, 2020 Just finished picking some cilantro. Love the smell of cilantro. I left some that was already bolting, going to see if I can get some coriander seeds out of it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe_Hoopsier Posted June 22, 2020 Report Share Posted June 22, 2020 Finally my Tomatoes, pumpkins and cantaloupe WERE doing well. Now I am transitioning this to the hunting, fishing, killing freaking deer thread. They are all going into the freezer.. 😀 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluegrassIU Posted June 22, 2020 Report Share Posted June 22, 2020 7 minutes ago, Joe_Hoopsier said: Finally my Tomatoes, pumpkins and cantaloupe WERE doing well. Now I am transitioning this to the hunting, fishing, killing freaking deer thread. They are all going into the freezer.. 😀 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrflynn03 Posted June 23, 2020 Report Share Posted June 23, 2020 My garden needs skywater. It's free, city water is not. Loogootee is a storm resistant. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rico Posted June 23, 2020 Report Share Posted June 23, 2020 I have 5, count them 5, baby green tomatoes on one plant. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leathernecks Posted June 24, 2020 Report Share Posted June 24, 2020 Pepperoncini pepper going strong. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lostin76 Posted June 24, 2020 Report Share Posted June 24, 2020 My cherry tomatoes (Super Sweet 100s) are going like gangbusters here on the terrace. Pepper plants are kind of odd - a few are doing very little and the other half are going crazy. I had to get them from Burpee and I had never ordered from them before. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leathernecks Posted June 24, 2020 Report Share Posted June 24, 2020 8 minutes ago, Lostin76 said: My cherry tomatoes (Super Sweet 100s) are going like gangbusters here on the terrace. Pepper plants are kind of odd - a few are doing very little and the other half are going crazy. I had to get them from Burpee and I had never ordered from them before. So I know I have a good starting plant, I'm going to try to harvest seeds from my veggies this year and use them next year. Never done it before, but seed costs can add up, and some companies seem hit or miss on seed quality. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lostin76 Posted June 24, 2020 Report Share Posted June 24, 2020 9 hours ago, Leathernecks said: So I know I have a good starting plant, I'm going to try to harvest seeds from my veggies this year and use them next year. Never done it before, but seed costs can add up, and some companies seem hit or miss on seed quality. Yeah, if you have a good performer save those seeds. No reason to pay someone else when you have the right there. I've seen people save seeds from a grocery store tomato to plant and I'm like "Why would you want to recreate such a sad experience?" 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe_Hoopsier Posted June 25, 2020 Report Share Posted June 25, 2020 1 hour ago, Lostin76 said: Yeah, if you have a good performer save those seeds. No reason to pay someone else when you have the right there. I've seen people save seeds from a grocery store tomato to plant and I'm like "Why would you want to recreate such a sad experience?" Honestly, I used saved seeds from a grocery store tomato in my hydroponic system and it was phenomenal. all the defects were breed out of it, just as a skilled farmer from 100 yrs ago would do. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seeking6 Posted June 25, 2020 Report Share Posted June 25, 2020 Any Tipton county residents or farmers in this thread? Kind of a gardening question. Curious what the corn fields look like there? There's a corn grower there that says they can start shipping fresh sweet corn to your door by July 7th. Fields here in central Indiana are coming along but don't see anything yielding fresh corn in 12 days. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
milehiiu Posted June 25, 2020 Report Share Posted June 25, 2020 1 hour ago, Seeking6 said: Any Tipton county residents or farmers in this thread? Kind of a gardening question. Curious what the corn fields look like there? There's a corn grower there that says they can start shipping fresh sweet corn to your door by July 7th. Fields here in central Indiana are coming along but don't see anything yielding fresh corn in 12 days. Growing up in Indiana, we had a saying : "knee high by the Fourth of July." However, with the advances in modern agriculture, I understand that saying is no longer applicable. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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