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Tomatovillian™
Join Date: May 2009
Location: Floyd VA
Posts: 769
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Here are a few photos of my 50'x50' veggie garden in the Blue Ridge Mountains of southwest Virginia (Floyd). All is progressing well so far. Next up will be garlic harvest starting in a couple of weeks. The heavy grass clipping mulch is doing a great job of suppressing weeds and retaining moisture.
Plantings are tomatoes (24), garlic (475), onions (450), sweet peppers (7), hot peppers (7), eggplant (6), basil (10), oregano (15'), corn (132), potatoes (22'), beets (11'), parsnips (11'), green beans (11'), plus a spattering of squash, lettuce, spinach, pea pods, cucumbers, and asparagus. A groundhog got the broccoli and cauliflower (and I got the groundhog!). |
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Tomatovillian™
Join Date: May 2014
Location: Zone 6 Northern Kentucky
Posts: 1,094
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Awesome garden Tom. You have quite a view there. How thick does the grass clippings need to be to suppress the weeds?
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Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Feb 2012
Location: Newfoundland, Canada
Posts: 6,794
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Tom, I love to see pics of your place, it is stunningly beautiful. Between the smokin mountain view and the bountiful garden, a treat for the eyes.
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Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Aug 2014
Location: U.K
Posts: 21
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What a beautiful place. Your garden looks wonderful too.
Do you ever have problems with wind up there? |
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Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Jun 2008
Location: Medbury, New Zealand
Posts: 1,881
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Stunning view. If I were to use grass clippings the black birds would flick it every where.
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Tomatovillian™
Join Date: May 2009
Location: Floyd VA
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I lay down about 2-3" of fresh grass clippings, which then compact to about 1-2". Some weeds get through but most don't. When the garden is done I rototill to remaining grass clippings under.
Being on a ridge facing south at 2,600 feet we do get some wind but not enough to do damage to the garden. It is a little cooler and drier up here than down mountain, and no mosquitos! ![]() Then of course there is the view on those misty mornings from the front porch! |
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Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Jun 2015
Location: NewYork 5a
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Gorgeous. We are at 1,900 ft and what a difference it makes in wind and less bugs. Same
misty mornings. Heavenly. Your posts always give a true sense of contentment deserved. |
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Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Aug 2014
Location: U.K
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Absolutely stunning!
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Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Apr 2014
Location: Indialantic, Florida
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Beautiful pictures and garden too.
Do you have to water it or just rely on rain? |
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Tomatovillian™
Join Date: May 2014
Location: Zone 6 Northern Kentucky
Posts: 1,094
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Beautiful...
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Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Feb 2012
Location: Newfoundland, Canada
Posts: 6,794
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Misty mornings are amazing!!
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Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Den of Drunken Fools
Posts: 38,539
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Speechless as usual with your place Tom.
Fantastic job and place. I miss the mountains so much. ![]() |
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Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Jun 2012
Location: North Carolina
Posts: 159
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Tom,
We love your home and garden. Floyd is a great little town. We come up and camp almost every year and go to the Floyd Country Store on Friday and Saturday nights for some great traditional mountain music. Deborah |
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Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Dec 2017
Location: Corinth, texas
Posts: 1,784
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It was hard for me to notice your garden. All I can see is the perfect place to park a rocking chair and enjoy the view.
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Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Feb 2018
Location: Augusta area, Georgia, 8a/7b
Posts: 1,685
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So beautiful, Ted. A wonderful garden and a stunning mountain view from a perfectly positioned porch. And they sing about W VA being "almost heaven". They've got nothing on your place!
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