2013 Lawn, Garden & Orchard thread

[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.

 

[kirk1701®]

21 more quarts of juice on the wall 21 quarts of juice. Take one down pass it around...

Now, need to stock up on vodka for the winter :whistling:

 

[nevyn68]

Then grow some potatoes and build a still.
As long as you only make it for your consumption then what can they do?
You seem to be self sufficient with the rest of what you do.

 

[kirk1701®]

Then grow some potatoes and build a still.
As long as you only make it for your consumption then what can they do?
You seem to be self sufficient with the rest of what you do.

LOL
Not here we can't not even for our own consumption

More came in tonight

I'm getting tired now.

Anyone wants some matters? :lol:

 

[jackie4]

Looking awesome kirk , still having issues with that damn neighbour ??

BTW where is that letterbox you where building last time I you posted back in the day ?

 

[nevyn68]

No jackie that was my letter box.
And if everyone wants I can repost the letter box, fence, seat, the welcome board and coat rack all into one post.

 

[chrasna]

Your hard work sure has paid off... with more work!

Amazing garden, Kirk! Every time I try to build one, stupid wildlife eats everything!

-Chris

 

[kirk1701®]

Your hard work sure has paid off... with more work!

Amazing garden, Kirk! Every time I try to build one, stupid wildlife eats everything!

-Chris

Which wildlife seems to be the problem? Big wildlife like deer or the small critters like squirrels & Rabbits?

See Page 1 post half way down Posted: Wed Jun 26, 2013 9:10 pm

Rabbit know better to come around I turn into elmer fudd with a .22 :mrgreen:

Deer now I don't have a problem with but there are tricks, go the barber and ask for a bag of hair clippings, spread that around the edge all the way around the garden, deer won't come around; they smell a human scent.

Tomato's are coming to an end thank god :lol:
Getting small so going to make juice with that and more salsa with the rest and that should take care of the 140 quarts in jars we got. Shelves are full so tomato's will probably get pulled up in the next week and get the fall garden planted.

My birdie's in the tomato vine have hatched. I bet they don't need a green card, nor are they illegal and not on food stamps or welfare . :lol:

About the last of the tomato's. Might get one more picking

 

[kirk1701®]

OH ME!!!
I know what I'll be doing tomorrow.

Then this is it, up come the matter vines and get the turnip greens planted. :mrgreen:

 

[nevyn68]

All those tomatoes and no one to throw them at.

I can't do anything at the moment as the wind has been blowing no slower than 40km/h for over a week.
I just want it to stop for a couple of days to finish my latest project and then I can post it online.

 

[kirk1701®]

All those tomatoes and no one to throw them at.

I can't do anything at the moment as the wind has been blowing no slower than 40km/h for over a week.
I just want it to stop for a couple of days to finish my latest project and then I can post it online.

Just got done canning the above
Still got some left and got two of our doctors we've promised we'd bring some so, I should have that this week and then the vines get pulled up.

 

[Ch3vr0n]

hope you get somethin in return from those doctors for free tomatos. Free exams or viagra or somethin

 

[EMS]

So is this the thread for talking about "grass" and "weed"?? :lol:

 

[kirk1701®]

So is this the thread for talking about "grass" and "weed"?? :lol:

Sure why not, LSD too :whistling:

hope you get somethin in return from those doctors for free tomatos. Free exams or viagra or somethin

Yea, I do actually
No wait time when I go in for an appointment :lol:

 

[EMS]

would have to be shroooooooooms LSD isn't a naturally growing vegetation although, it can send you into a veggy state lol

 

[kirk1701®]

September photo's are in guys
Just got the fall crop planted last night, anyone care to take a guess?

When geobucks is getting hit with snowballs I'll be picking snowballs :lol:

Doing it a little different guys, which do you prefer last months photo in the same thread like I did last month or like this with just present month?

Have a few fall tomato's planted just for eating and my hot pepper is still making.

Okra is just starting to make and produce, going to do the okra a bit different next year.

Still have a few squash producing and the tomato cages are stacked and clean just waiting for a cool day to take to the attic for the winter.
I don't like going to that attic when it's 90 outside its 140 up there.

 

[Dr Pickles]

Kirk, is your last name Monsanto?

 

[kirk1701®]

Kirk, is your last name Monsanto?

No, why would you ask?
Monsanto makes round-up

 

[kirk1701®]

Deer found my tomato's I fed them :thumbsup:

Now this is my type of shooting; my camera has a zoom scope :lol:

And Okra is making and should have enough for a forum okra fry anyone game :whistling:

Turnip greens are just breaking through the ground. :thumbsup:
Planted last Thursday and up on Sunday.

 

[EMS]

the amount of wire fencing you've got....might have to call your home colditz :lol:

 

[kirk1701®]

the amount of wire fencing you've got....might have to call your home colditz :lol:

I think what your seeing is three things

First, I took the pic from inside so your seeing the screen on the window
Second, have the tomato cages still in the garden with late tomato's
Third, our chain link fence right against the garden/ driveway.

But yea, pic does look deceiving based off where its took.