The 2011 O/R Gardening Thread!

**IMGreat101** · 05-29-11, 01:48 PM

Did the same with the peppers. The holes are a little bit smaller and we use funnel style cages to protect the plant while it is producing.

Potatoes starting to pop up a few weeks ago.

Potatoes the other day.

**IMGreat101** · 05-29-11, 01:51 PM

Radishes and lettuce

Onions, radishes, squash and zucchini

Picked a few radishes

**IMGreat101** · 05-29-11, 01:56 PM

Pole beans are coming along nicely. The garlic got transplanted last week over to the orphan area. More beans were planted in their place.

Oregano is happy. I need to start harvesting that and the thyme.

Strawberries are coming on strong!

**IMGreat101** · 05-29-11, 02:03 PM

Some random landscape shots.

The only Iris to survive the borer attack of 2008.

Clematis

**IMGreat101** · 05-29-11, 02:12 PM

The marble stack family. Chives at the bottom of the picture.

**IMGreat101** · 05-29-11, 03:32 PM

Lovage

Lovage - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

If you look closely at the leaves, they look like celery tops. They are similar but have a much stronger flavor.

Dill next to the pole beans. Once you plant dill, you will always have dill. This has reseeded the last 10 years.

The tendrils on the snap peas are grabbing the fence.

Grapes are coming on.

**IMGreat101** · 05-29-11, 03:37 PM

Violas

Picked a few more radishes for dinner tonight.

**IMGreat101** · 05-29-11, 04:34 PM

Had to pick a few more radishes.

Cleaned and ready for a little kosher salt. yummm

**IMGreat101** · 05-29-11, 05:37 PM

I growed you a strawberry, but I eated it.

This was one of the sweetest strawberries I have ever eaten.

**Jenna** · 05-29-11, 07:27 PM

Originally Posted by IMGreat101

This was one of the sweetest strawberries I have ever eaten.

Must be pretty sweet, given how many strawberries you've eaten!

**IMGreat101** · 05-30-11, 05:37 PM

This Wednesday is when I will be top dressing the garden with newspaper and composted horse manure. Today, to prep for this, I weeded both of the areas.

Main Plot before

Main Plot after

Orphan Garden before

Orphan Garden after

**IMGreat101** · 05-30-11, 05:42 PM

The scrap marble path from the roof

Gazania

**Jenna** · 05-30-11, 07:17 PM

Very nice!

**Pinki** · 06-01-11, 09:52 PM

It all looks really very nice!

**IMGreat101** · 06-01-11, 10:08 PM

Off to Stillwater Stables, Bondurant Iowa Specializing in Hunter / Jumper, Dressage and English Riding to pick up the first load of three.

Sally has a great operation going there. She has a show this weekend that I might go to.

The Composted Horse Manure storage.

How 'bout them apples?

Loading

Loaded and ready for transport.

First things first. I had to have lunch before starting work.

Smokey D's BBQ | Des Moines, Iowa

Ribs and Burnt Ends with mac n chz and cole slaw

**IMGreat101** · 06-01-11, 10:18 PM

First load in progress

Main plot done. (2nd load)

**IMGreat101** · 06-01-11, 10:26 PM

Orphan Garden covered

Some more flowers

Amarillas

This plant needs meds. It is supposed to flower at Christmas.

Phantom Petunia

**Odd** · 06-02-11, 09:18 AM

I've been passing on this thread. "Potatoes? Seen them." "Gardening? Too much bother."

Have you ever seen so many lovely round lush radishes in your life? The woody little things that turn up in the store send me looking for Corn Nuts® as they're not nearly so hard to chew. I used to love radishes, and seeing these I remember why.

**Pinki** · 06-02-11, 09:30 PM

Originally Posted by Odd

I've been passing on this thread. "Potatoes? Seen them." "Gardening? Too much bother."

Have you ever seen so many lovely round lush radishes in your life? The woody little things that turn up in the store send me looking for Corn Nuts® as they're not nearly so hard to chew. I used to love radishes, and seeing these I remember why.

It's no bother at all -- we get to enjoy his garden and don't have to pick up the first shovel (but then again we don't get to taste

)