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Edited Date/Time 1/26/2012 6:25am
How are the farmers here doing?



That's a radish with a granny smith apple in the backround. It's my first garden in this house. There must be something in the dirt.



Maters and corn.



Bell peppers, romain, green oinions, brussel sprouts, eggplant, squash, radish and sunflower in back.
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brent26wood 5/3/2009 5:23pm
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I'm doing great. I had kokouya(sp) grass take over my yard last year. So a month ago I Tilled up my entire front yard and mixed in Lime and Peat Moss and reseeded. Now my yard is looking like a golf course. Still waiting for my vegatables to come up though.
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Looking Good Ivan. I can't plant mine till after mothers day. I tilled up a 15'X40' this year. I am going to do some lettuce and radishes as soon as the sun comes out probably wednesday. I have the tomatoes and peppers and some watermelons started in the indoor garden. It should be a good year.
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Ivan 5/3/2009 5:29pm
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We've had a really warm spring this year so the stuff is taking off. I'm using drip this time. Water is getting to be a real issue here in Long Beach. There are a lot of restrictions. You can only water on Thursday and Saturday unless you are using drip then there are no restrictions.
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I used to do about a 15x40 for well over 10 years but just cant use up that much even when canning, so I cut back in recent years. Used to put up over 500 ears of roasting ears alone. (Funks G large flat) Heck we have fenceline with grapes and get more grapes that I can stand for jelly and wine.

Nice lookin' garden there.

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Void Main 5/3/2009 6:44pm
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Bring back Ivan's radish!
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We have a huge grasshopper problem every year destroying ( the free load'n bastards) our tomato plants. We've tried every type of legal chemical on them to deter them. Nothing has worked. An old redneck told me to use tobacco juice in a spray bottle. Now I have to start dip'n again I guess. Anybody heard of this remedy?
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slowvet wrote:
We have a huge grasshopper problem every year destroying ( the free load'n bastards) our tomato plants. We've tried every type of legal chemical on them...
We have a huge grasshopper problem every year destroying ( the free load'n bastards) our tomato plants. We've tried every type of legal chemical on them to deter them. Nothing has worked. An old redneck told me to use tobacco juice in a spray bottle. Now I have to start dip'n again I guess. Anybody heard of this remedy?
I have heard of it. Have you tried really hot peppers. Jabanero, isn't that a way that is of keeping bugs off. I had a friend that used all organic gardening back in the day and they were pretty successful. He made a sray out of it.
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fcr 5/3/2009 8:42pm
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Just got the word from my wife, she is from the land of granola and sprouts, Leucadia. Garlic planted with it at the same time also Onions. Red pepper spray but you have to apply it often. Make it by boiling on the stove top.
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Ivan 5/3/2009 8:56pm
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fcr wrote:
Just got the word from my wife, she is from the land of granola and sprouts, Leucadia. Garlic planted with it at the same time also...
Just got the word from my wife, she is from the land of granola and sprouts, Leucadia. Garlic planted with it at the same time also Onions. Red pepper spray but you have to apply it often. Make it by boiling on the stove top.
I've heard of the onions and garlic remedy but the pepper spray sounds like it would work better. Grasshoppers land and feed like crazy. Poison wouldn't work because by the time they die your plants are gone. A deterent like pepper sounds better for hoppers. Make em sweat.
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kdx man 5/3/2009 9:20pm
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Wow that is a big ass radish. I tried growing them last year but I got nothing.

On the other hand, we have toooooo many damn tomatoes. They seriously grow like weeds around here. I wind up feeding them to all my coworkers and I still have tons left over.

We freeze them and then make sauce throughout the year....

Green beans and corn take up the rest of my garden. I might try some hot peppers of some sort this year if I get around to it.
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fcr 5/3/2009 9:27pm
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fcr wrote:
Just got the word from my wife, she is from the land of granola and sprouts, Leucadia. Garlic planted with it at the same time also...
Just got the word from my wife, she is from the land of granola and sprouts, Leucadia. Garlic planted with it at the same time also Onions. Red pepper spray but you have to apply it often. Make it by boiling on the stove top.
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I've heard of the onions and garlic remedy but the pepper spray sounds like it would work better. Grasshoppers land and feed like crazy. Poison wouldn't...
I've heard of the onions and garlic remedy but the pepper spray sounds like it would work better. Grasshoppers land and feed like crazy. Poison wouldn't work because by the time they die your plants are gone. A deterent like pepper sounds better for hoppers. Make em sweat.
You can probably find some recipes for it easily. My wife just said you have to check often as it will wash off easily.
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oldx 5/3/2009 10:52pm
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Maybe trap the grass hoppers and deep fat fry them with a side of mustard greens.
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Larry 5/4/2009 6:54am
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I have been working up a 16 x 30 plot this year , my first garden in about ten years.
We have had a very cool spring so I am a little behind in planting but should have everything in the ground by tomorrow.
love those radishes since they are ready to harvest in about 30 days.
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88sdad 5/4/2009 7:01am
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Garlic works. You can plant it next to your tomatoes.

But one of the best ways to keep bugs out of your garden is to
use a spray bottle on the end of your hose with a dishsoap/water mixture.
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slowvet 5/4/2009 7:05am
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Very cool thanks for the advice all.
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88sdad wrote:
Garlic works. You can plant it next to your tomatoes. But one of the best ways to keep bugs out of your garden is to use...
Garlic works. You can plant it next to your tomatoes.

But one of the best ways to keep bugs out of your garden is to
use a spray bottle on the end of your hose with a dishsoap/water mixture.
That is another way I have heard of that works. Use biodegradable though. Phosphates and all....... insert big grinning smiley guy here with a thumbs up and smoking a fatty.
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09450f 5/4/2009 8:37am
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cool Ivan..i had some radishes that were even bigger than an apple..but i live in maui and its easy

i'm still juicing chard ,beets and carrots../

for salads i have manoa and romain lettuce..chard leaves and beet leaves

i would have to be a goat to eat it all..i always give more than i eat away
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Void Main 5/4/2009 9:26am
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I remember one Gilligan's Island episode where they planted these radioactive vegetables that grew quickly into huge and powerful vegetables. I think there were some giant radishes in there. Smile The carrots gave them the ability to see great distances. Gilligan liked the spinach:

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Breeeez 5/4/2009 10:29am
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I put out a topsy turvy upside down tomato planter yesterday. I'm curious to see how it does.
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Mom, her dog and her garden. Things are just beginning to pop. She plants in rasied beds. This year I talked her into buying 7 yds of ammended top soil and boy what a difference. Everything looks great. BUT we do have problems every year. Those rasied beds are lined with chicken wire under the soil to keep out gophers. Some have bird netting on top to keep out birds and squirells and pack rats and and and. Also she grows in tires. You can see in some of the pictures old car tires and old steet bike tires. Off the top of my head I saw a few kinds of lettuce out there today, beets, potatos, radishes, tomatos, kolarabi, snap peas, green onions, garlic, cucumbers, peppers, strawberrys, carrots, spinach. Also there are lots of Rasberry and bosenberry plants around the garden and on other fences. Two apple trees, two lemon trees, one pear tree and always some flowers. She has another garden the same size but this year its lying fallow. We are on a well but that doesnt mean we use all the water we want. We still use drip system primarily, soaker hoses and a sprinkler in just a few places." />" />" />" />" /> hmmm wonder what happened to those pics?
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motogeezer 5/4/2009 11:35am
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I noticed your neighbor put an extension on top the wall:


I wonder what he's growing?

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Ivan 5/4/2009 12:49pm
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Void Main wrote:
I'm thinking about doing a couple of upside down tomatoes myself using 5 gallon buckets:

http://www.minifarmhomestead.com/gardening/tomato.htm
http://www.oklahomahistory.net/tomatos.html
You would have to have a spot that gets enough sun like a south facing eave or patio beam. It would have to be at least 5 or 6 feet off the ground to the bottom of the bucket or you will have your crop on the ground anyway. The cages I use are made from concrete re-enforcing wire. You can get em at Depot for about $7. They come in a 4' x 7' sheet. Just roll it into a cylinder and wire it together. It works way better than store bought cages at 4 times the price. Plus the store bought ones are never big enough. Those plants will go all the way to the top and back down a couple feet.
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Void Main 5/4/2009 12:55pm
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I've used the cages before but I have a problem with rot (bugs/disease, etc) that I think hanging might solve. I think I have a prime spot to hang them.
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Here's my mater thief from a few years ago. BUSTED!
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dougie wrote:
Mom, her dog and her garden. Things are just beginning to pop. She plants in rasied beds. This year I talked her into buying 7 yds...
Mom, her dog and her garden. Things are just beginning to pop. She plants in rasied beds. This year I talked her into buying 7 yds of ammended top soil and boy what a difference. Everything looks great. BUT we do have problems every year. Those rasied beds are lined with chicken wire under the soil to keep out gophers. Some have bird netting on top to keep out birds and squirells and pack rats and and and. Also she grows in tires. You can see in some of the pictures old car tires and old steet bike tires. Off the top of my head I saw a few kinds of lettuce out there today, beets, potatos, radishes, tomatos, kolarabi, snap peas, green onions, garlic, cucumbers, peppers, strawberrys, carrots, spinach. Also there are lots of Rasberry and bosenberry plants around the garden and on other fences. Two apple trees, two lemon trees, one pear tree and always some flowers. She has another garden the same size but this year its lying fallow. We are on a well but that doesnt mean we use all the water we want. We still use drip system primarily, soaker hoses and a sprinkler in just a few places." />" />" />" />" /> hmmm wonder what happened to those pics?
I have some friends in Nor-Cal that used to grow pot in tires. They said, the tires collected the heat during the day and held it long into the night, producing bigger yields.
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I tried to grow tomatoes the first three years I was in Vegas. Didn't do anything. About all I can grow here is roses. Pretty, but not much flavor.
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Have you tried rolling them in flower and frying them in butter?

dougie: That's one of the coolest looking gardens I have ever seen!
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Ivan 5/4/2009 6:17pm
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Void Main wrote:
Have you tried rolling them in flower and frying them in butter?

dougie: That's one of the coolest looking gardens I have ever seen!
No shit. That woman has some energy. That's a lot of shit to take care of. What's the point of the raised beds?

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