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2017 Garden Thread
« on: March 27, 2017, 12:22:41 PM »
Started some veggies early. Fruit trees looking good. Rain has done wonders! Lots of weeding to do.

Tomatoes


Eggplants


Sweet Potato


Strawberries



Mango tree is flowering! Didn't do jack last year. Had lots of fruit the year prior.


Peach tree is in full bloom


Apples coming along nicely


Loquat tree is totally loaded! Grew this guy from a seed.


I used to like growing veggies, but it got to be too much work weeding, watering, and pest control after the kids were born. Now I just stick to the veggies I'll eat daily. If I had the space and free water, I'd have nothing but fruit trees.
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Re: 2017 Garden Thread
« Reply #1 on: March 27, 2017, 12:31:39 PM »
I had 250 orange trees, down to about 100 now, water is expensive  >:(  Weeds are a pain too but Roundup is my friend  :D  Mike, your trees are doing very well and I forgot to bring you some oranges, I owe you some  :-[

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Re: 2017 Garden Thread
« Reply #2 on: March 27, 2017, 12:35:26 PM »
I had 250 orange trees, down to about 100 now, water is expensive  >:(  Weeds are a pain too but Roundup is my friend  :D  Mike, your trees are doing very well and I forgot to bring you some oranges, I owe you some  :-[

LOL!! No worries Tim, gives us a reason to get together to do some fishing!!
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Re: 2017 Garden Thread
« Reply #3 on: March 28, 2017, 06:04:53 AM »
Looks good Mike.  I have to throw up some of my garden pictures since I just finally got it up and running last weekend.
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Re: 2017 Garden Thread
« Reply #4 on: March 28, 2017, 11:58:24 AM »
Keep them coming.  I love seeing posts like this!

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Re: 2017 Garden Thread
« Reply #5 on: April 01, 2017, 08:05:55 PM »
Got my first papaya off of my little 3' tree! Was pretty sweet and flavorful.

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Re: 2017 Garden Thread
« Reply #6 on: April 01, 2017, 10:03:18 PM »
Dang that looks nice.

At the Outrigger Canoe club in Hawaii, a popular dish for mornings is half papaya with cottage cheese in the middle.

I can't do either of these alone (bleh!) - but together - it's somehow magic ...

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Re: 2017 Garden Thread
« Reply #7 on: April 01, 2017, 10:06:19 PM »
Dang that looks nice.

At the Outrigger Canoe club in Hawaii, a popular dish for mornings is half papaya with cottage cheese in the middle.

I can't do either of these alone (bleh!) - but together - it's somehow magic ...

You either love or hate papaya, it's not for everybody.
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Re: 2017 Garden Thread
« Reply #8 on: April 03, 2017, 04:38:14 PM »
Just planted some but still need more. Anyone seen Rutgers tomato plants anywhere? Those tasted best last year.

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« Reply #9 on: June 05, 2017, 05:37:39 PM »
First tomato harvest.

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Re: 2017 Garden Thread
« Reply #10 on: June 05, 2017, 08:40:10 PM »
Nice haul. I have 2 locations in the yard last years and a new one. The new one the tomato plants are monstrous and are just budding.

The old ones have fruit in process.

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Re: 2017 Garden Thread
« Reply #11 on: June 05, 2017, 08:48:48 PM »


I've been having a fair harvest of tomatoes, zucchini and squash so far.  Not a fan of zucchini, so I dressed it up into pizza boats on the grill. Surprisingly very yummy!  Tomato slices inside from the garden also.  Making healthy food unhealthy!!!  lol
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Re: 2017 Garden Thread
« Reply #12 on: June 05, 2017, 08:50:04 PM »
Looks damn good!
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Re: 2017 Garden Thread
« Reply #13 on: June 30, 2017, 08:20:19 AM »
Tomato plants, 2 of them, growing completely out of control. Somewhere in there are cages they ate.  :o

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Re: 2017 Garden Thread
« Reply #14 on: June 30, 2017, 10:32:03 AM »
That's a healthy looking mater plant!!
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