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  • jgibv
    jgibv Posts: 9,245 ✭✭✭✭✭
    @Bigshizza , NICE!  Nothing beats fresh beans from the garden. 

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  • 90+_Irishman
    90+_Irishman Posts: 12,409 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Okra is getting pretty big lol


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    "When walking in open territory bother no one. If someone bothers you, ask them to stop. If they do not stop, destroy them."
  • jlmarta
    jlmarta Posts: 7,880 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Here ya go:

    http://biggeekdad.com/2016/08/growing-giant-vegetables/
  • dirtdude
    dirtdude Posts: 6,203 ✭✭✭✭✭
    time to start thinking about a fall garden, kale and romaine are in the seed beds, onions and garlic that I cut off at ground level when the heat set in are kicking up shoots, a couple of tomato plants continued to grow thru the summer though they havent had fruit in a couple month they will start producing again if I can win the annual battle with hornworms that show up this time of year, bagged a few of the buggers this morning the size of a healthy corona
    A little dirt never hurt
  • jlmarta
    jlmarta Posts: 7,880 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Coronas are healthy??  
  • dirtdude
    dirtdude Posts: 6,203 ✭✭✭✭✭
    nice haul Jim
    A little dirt never hurt
  • silvermouse
    silvermouse Posts: 23,530 ✭✭✭✭✭
    been a great vegetable growing season here, no rain to spread plant diseases, the downside is having to water more often. 
  • First_Warrior
    First_Warrior Posts: 3,655 ✭✭✭✭✭
    We have kale, collards, and nappa cabbage started in flats and it's been to dry to set them out. Supposed to rain day after tomorrow I hope. I need to get those plants into the ground.
  • Yakster
    Yakster Posts: 31,462 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Bumper crop this year, jk I'm having my driveway redone and had to empty the garage. image
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  • dirtdude
    dirtdude Posts: 6,203 ✭✭✭✭✭
    that kayak bush is loaded this year
    A little dirt never hurt
  • First_Warrior
    First_Warrior Posts: 3,655 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited August 2016
    Yakster, here is my kayak. 
  • Yakster
    Yakster Posts: 31,462 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited August 2016
    Nice, looks like a serious kayak, not just a fun paddle in the sun kind like mine.
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  • Guitarded
    Guitarded Posts: 4,720 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited August 2016
    https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10154330206078632&set=a.51413488631.61084.649888631&type=3 
    Grace, my wife's best friend in Canada made this and two more.Hope I find pics of the others.
    Sorry link not working.
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  • Guitarded
    Guitarded Posts: 4,720 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited September 2016
    Guitarded said:
    https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10154330206078632&set=a.51413488631.61084.649888631&type=3 
    Grace, my wife's best friend in Canada made this and two more.Hope I find pics of the others.
    Sorry link not working.
    I apologize for thread jacking but finally found some pics for @Yakster.

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  • Bigshizza
    Bigshizza Posts: 15,659 ✭✭✭✭✭
  • peter4jc
    peter4jc Posts: 18,116 ✭✭✭✭✭
    You got Clover in your garden!
    "I could've had a Mi Querida!"   Nick Bardis
  • jlmarta
    jlmarta Posts: 7,880 ✭✭✭✭✭
    A PURPLE mantis??  Who knew??

    Only ones I've ever seen were green....   :o
  • jgibv
    jgibv Posts: 9,245 ✭✭✭✭✭
    jlmarta said:
    A PURPLE mantis??  Who knew??

    Only ones I've ever seen were green....   :o
    agree. 
    i have only seen green mantises before too.

    the plant has purple flowers, and the stems have a purple hue.....
    so the only thing i can figure is that it's this type of mantis..... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flower_mantis ..... and adapted it's color to match the plant.



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  • jlmarta
    jlmarta Posts: 7,880 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Well, I'll be d amned. How about that?  

    My day is made already. I try to learn at least one new thing per day and this is today's. Now anything else will be gravy, so to speak...  :#
  • Yakster
    Yakster Posts: 31,462 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Popular as pets.
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  • silvermouse
    silvermouse Posts: 23,530 ✭✭✭✭✭
    guess you don't have chipmunks and catbirds^
  • WaterNerd
    WaterNerd Posts: 3,376 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Found this little guy on my grapefruit tree


    Better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to speak out and remove all doubt
    — Abraham Lincoln


  • RBeckom
    RBeckom Posts: 2,191 ✭✭✭
    Great year for tomatoes here in Georgia.
    Brandywine, Betterboy Hybrid and Beef Steaks were my primary varieties along with Gardeners Delight and Cherokee Purple as experiments.
    If anyone likes plum tomatoes might I suggest Gardeners Delight.
    These things ran between12 to 16 feet and were loaded, and still are, to the point that the ground is now covered around the plants.
    They have a mild flavor with a good acid content. Overall a good small tomatoe.
    After mid August I could not give tomatoes away.
    Now for the Winter garden...
  • RBeckom
    RBeckom Posts: 2,191 ✭✭✭
    Jerusalem Artichoke.
    Has anyone here tried them?
    I find them great for Stir frying or simply snacking on fresh. 
  • silvermouse
    silvermouse Posts: 23,530 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I used to grow jerusalem artichokes but the sugar (inulin) disagreed with me, loved the crunch and earthy flavor though. Good survival plant to have growing on your land.

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