Gardening
Related: About this forumGarden pics please, I need a pick-me-up. This DU gardening thread this morning was very uplifting:
https://www.democraticunderground.com/115914078 - "gardening is fun"I didn't want to highjack it w/my request for gardening pics, but I sure could use some. I've seen some of the best here on DU - all those heirloom tomatoes and gorgeous fruits and veggies.
I've just got 4 tomato plants w/lots of green tomatoes on them - 2 early girls & 2 cherries. AND one tomato worm that I've been trying to catch for the past couple of days & from the look of it's poop, it's getting bigger everyday.
I'll have to look back at how I uploaded pics in the past, because I've forgotten how.
I think the tomatoes will be it for me this year, because I plan on doing some close to home trips (staycations) and don't want to worry about watering (supposed to be hot this summer).
dem in texas
(2,681 posts)dig aROUDI inthedirtatthebaseofmtheplatthatiswherethydhideitgeday
AnotherMother4Peace
(4,701 posts)MiHale
(10,687 posts)A special showing for you. Im getting another garden post ready not for a little though.
Story behind the picture
our greenhouse collapsed this winter under 18 inches of snow guess it was tired from the season of growing. Rebuilding the house I fortified the structure with a couple welded wire panels to distribute the weight across a larger area. We also had to replace all the metal tubes that made the structure.
With the leftover remains of the house I concocted tomato cubicles with everything but telephones and desks.
Mostly Romas with a Heinz classic and a couple volunteers.
The other side all Romas but not in a day
they take a while.
AnotherMother4Peace
(4,701 posts)MiHale
(10,687 posts)Had a rather bothersome business I had to deal with for a while but in the spare time my hands were in the ground. My grandfather was a farmer in Poland before he came here bringing all that old world knowledge to pass on.
His mantra was You dont have to farm your plants if you farm your soil first. His was largely permaculture knowledge with techniques not knowing the why it worked, only that it did for generations. I endeavored to learn as much as I could about the why while employing those techniques.
Soil remediation is a fascinating subject.
AnotherMother4Peace
(4,701 posts)that sixth sense - that innate ability to understand their undertaking. I knew a "cook" (more like a world class chef) here in town. He had the "gift". People who had sampled some of the finest foods in the world would say his was some of the best. My family had the great privilege of knowing his family.
Anyway I really feel gardening and growing things is a gift.