2013 Lawn, Garden & Orchard thread

[kirk1701®]

14 quarts of Bloody Mary mix for this winter

That's a lot of mixed drinks guys :thumbsup:

and won't cost $2 a glass

Then there's the Cardinal in my tomato's and she don't want me no where near my garden. :whistling:
Too bad
She can stay, Turpin has to go

Couple days later

Stay tuned, I'll have children next :lol:

 

[kirk1701®]

I guess I'll let the tarpon be.
Just when you think its bad, we'll I guess it could be worse.

I could have a shot gun standing by killing sewer rats :hmmm:

This comes from the small town up north where I grew up, Hazleton, Pa.

http://lattimerarchaeology.wordpress.com/2013/07/26/91-years-ago-this-week-starving-mine-rats-terrorizing-lattimer/

 

[nevyn68]

Bait, Bait and more Bait.
Then all you need is a shovel.

 

[kirk1701®]

Bait, Bait and more Bait.
Then all you need is a shovel.

I'm sure there are plenty of bait in my garden, worms do a great job on fertilizing the soil :mrgreen:

I've caught some of my best bass on a nightcrawler

They also helped produce these, there's more where they came from I had to quit before I was done. Got dark and I couldn't see what I was picking so I'll pick again tomorrow night and hoping for 1 canner tomorrow and 2 canners sunday for a total of 21 quarts of tomato's this weekend.

By the way Nev, all this started from that small tray remember? The top tray in the pic actually.

 

[nevyn68]

No Kirk I meant Bait for the rats then bury them.

I have started a new project but you can't see it till I'm done.
It's rained for 2 days so I haven't been able to finish the roof or door.
But I have lots of pics as I have gone along.
Again I needed the power tools. Sorry bmark240 but the Mrs made me use them.

 

[SHALLY]

looks amazing pal

 

[kirk1701®]

No Kirk I meant Bait for the rats then bury them.

I have started a new project but you can't see it till I'm done.
It's rained for 2 days so I haven't been able to finish the roof or door.
But I have lots of pics as I have gone along.
Again I needed the power tools. Sorry bmark240 but the Mrs made me use them.

Sounds like something worth looking forward too
As you can see I like seeing progress from one point to another and how something changes into something finished.

Be nice if we were closer so we could share power tools :thumbsup:

As for today:
7 quarts put up

Deseeded tomato's

Scraps
Now if it were up to me I'd run this through the juicer but the boss says this is nothing but water :whistling:

Picked again this evening

Going to skip a day, no picking tomorrow evening then pick the next night for Salsa. :thumbsup:

 

[kirk1701®]

Ok this isn't funny no more :lol:
I need a break and there's more to pick tomorrow, I only picked the ripest of the ripe and left the rest.

A little tomato art

Cut all the leaves off the Okra, it should start coming in soon enough.

Okra bloom, counted 14 today.

 

[kirk1701®]

A little tomato art

Missing the 2nd horn to seems like an evil smile.

Oh you missed last years art work, I couldn't top this one from 2012 :thumbsup:

But as for today, 2 canners of tomato's (14 quarts) and tonight 3 more buckets. I shouldn't have any to pick till about this weekend "I HOPE"

However, with this weather and overnight lows in the Mid 70's boy they get ripe fast
All I know is I need a break.

 

[kirk1701®]

cool stuff kirk! the tank is for watering the crops?

You must be referring to the gas tank, the thing with the red cap in the middle?

LP gas, heating for the winter

 

[nevyn68]

Kirk has a green thumb that lots of people would love to have.
I don't grow crops but I also do like to garden.

 

[kirk1701®]

Here yu go guys, some pics for August to compare to July
As promised, quoted last months post, removed Junes pics, left July's and added August.

Here yu go guys

Next month I'll take out June so you only see July and Aug.

Dam this shit grew :lol:
Keep in mind this is one month apart.

Okra Bloom

Okra Pod

And a few extra's
My Sweet Million Cherry tomato's, almost up to the roof of the garage so I hung two tomato basket stands on the outside of the fence for them to grow down and don't break due to the weight.