Gardens, everyone has one, whats yours look like???

The second pic is something I harvested last week..  shoulda taken a pic before but I fergot.. anybody hazzard a guess as to what it is?   

Cascade? Hard to tell the variety from the pic. 

The second pic is something I harvested last week..  shoulda taken a pic before but I fergot.. anybody hazzard a guess as to what it is?   

Cascade? Hard to tell the variety from the pic. 

You are Good!   Thats exactly right.      

The second pic is something I harvested last week..  shoulda taken a pic before but I fergot.. anybody hazzard a guess as to what it is?   

Cascade? Hard to tell the variety from the pic. 

You are Good!   Thats exactly right.      

Explain, pls. Tried looking it up but didn't get anywhere...

The second pic is something I harvested last week..  shoulda taken a pic before but I fergot.. anybody hazzard a guess as to what it is?   

Cascade? Hard to tell the variety from the pic. 

You are Good!   Thats exactly right.      

Explain, pls. Tried looking it up but didn't get anywhere...

Hops.  If you want to try to imitate Sierra Nevada Pale Ale, you need Cascade hops.  Fresh is the best, and the price of hops went crazy last year so lots of guys are growing their own.

also kind of fun growing them.. they seem to grow about half a foot a day and climb nicely up an arbor or anything else they can attach to.

Ahhh nice! I thought they looked like hops but it just didn't gel. Sounds like kind of a fun thing to grow. 

I have 35 tomato plants, about 40 peppers, 15 basil, 3 cucumbers, 3okra, 8 piracicabba broccoli and a bunch of other assorted things.




okra:

Here's what I harvested yesterday:

and our main thing here is strawberries -

My mom loves strawberries they have another garden (small) back @ thier hm...mainly some herbs and flowers...

I miss having a garden I grew up with one also 2 acres in Citrus hights. I have 5 7ft tall tomatoes and 3 3ft bell peppers its all I could fit in my planter boxes.

Nice, if I could only have one thing,  it would be  tomatoes...well two things...onions...

We plant tomatoes, corn, and cucumbers only.
Jedmo

I know what u mean about having to much... Keeps my mother busy, and my dad loves to give it away!!!   I've got a pic of same garden last yr, I need to scan than upload...12' corn grown in rubber tracks from our excavotor, turned on edge
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I haven't done a garden for years but used to grow the biggest, baddest beefsteak tomatoes back in the suburbs. Had a couple beehives, too. I'd love to do that again. Think anyone would mind if I put one on the roof of the apartment...?
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Beefsteak toematoes rule...ummmm fresh honey...

I get everything I need from my garden in the pic below.

When I'm not around my parents, thats what i do...but its like cooking up the fish on the beach or back @ camp...not quite the same...

Heres one of my garden..  getting a bit long in the tooth atm but its been going gangbusters this year.  Just picked a bunch of tomatoes to can this morning.  

The second pic is something I harvested last week..  shoulda taken a pic before but I fergot.. anybody hazzard a guess as to what it is?  

Man that garden is NICE looks vry healthy...and to make some homegrown brew... I hate u man...

I have 35 tomato plants, about 40 peppers, 15 basil, 3 cucumbers, 3okra, 8 piracicabba broccoli and a bunch of other assorted things.




okra:

Here's what I harvested yesterday:

Another Kick ass garden, it's amazing to watch things grow from day to day... Thanks for sharing everyone...

Man that garden is NICE looks vry healthy...and to make some homegrown brew... I hate u man...


  Actually homebrewing is kind of like kayaking.   A bit of upfront expense to start.. (not much actually) and then you keep finding things you *need*.     Pretty easy once you get going on it.

Promethean.. that is a helluva garden!  I would love to have that much room.

Man that garden is NICE looks vry healthy...and to make some homegrown brew... I hate u man...


  Actually homebrewing is kind of like kayaking.   A bit of upfront expense to start.. (not much actually) and then you keep finding things you *need*.     Pretty easy once you get going on it.

Promethean.. that is a helluva garden!  I would love to have that much room.

Man I love Micro Brews and have thought bout doing what u do!!! Going to have to ad Cascade hops to the garden... maybe @ a NCKA meet you will let me sample some...

I've got half a dozen hop plants, but they aren't doing all that great.  There's construction going on in the area of the yard where perennial plantings will go (like hops and asparagus), so they're in large pots (~5g bucket sized), maybe that's a bit cramped for them.

I know what you mean about hombrewing gear.  I've got 2 carboys of Oktoberfest in a chest freezer with a thermostat for lagering...       

I've got half a dozen hop plants, but they aren't doing all that great.  There's construction going on in the area of the yard where perennial plantings will go (like hops and asparagus), so they're in large pots (~5g bucket sized), maybe that's a bit cramped for them.

I know what you mean about hombrewing gear.  I've got 2 carboys of Oktoberfest in a chest freezer with a thermostat for lagering...       

:smt003I was going along nicely and inexpensively until I decided to start brewing all grain and trying recipes from some of the brewing forums that I read.   Then I discovered that kegging was easier than bottling and so I scoured craigs for a chest freezer to make a keggerator out of.   That took some WAF.   Acutally, much of the waf is made up if one of the kegs is a stout or porter.   

Okay, so I don't have a victory garden, but can I play too with my landscaping?

It's a work in progress, but looking better every year!

Gingko, Birch, Chinese Pistachio, flowering plum, and a few weeds between them.

My only edibles are lemons, rosemary, and basil...but I'll work on it.

Best,

Paul

Okay, so I don't have a victory garden, but can I play too with my landscaping?

It's a work in progress, but looking better every year!

Gingko, Birch, Chinese Pistachio, flowering plum, and a few weeds between them.

My only edibles are lemons, rosemary, and basil...but I'll work on it.

Best,

Paul

Man that is absolutely Beautiful...impressive  thanks for sharing...

That looks great!  I esp like the rock walls.. did the rock come from your property while landscaping?