My 2014 garden, from start to finish. - Page 2

madddawg · March 17, 2014

Only 30ish in the ground in there. The rest will have to wait till warmer weather. For Now. Gears are turning on a way to "greenhouse" the left side...hmmm. I am thinking 3 post on each end spaced apart appropriately (thank god for spell check) and run a cable, which i happen to have, in between the ends. and put plastic over it. the only problem I think i have is weighing down the ends...In the planning stages...

madddawg · April 19, 2014

Some Pictures I took yesterday
About Half of my plants

The other Half, I still have 30 or so smaller ones I garage yet

Red Rockets in the ground

Chargers

Eve Purple ball

Big Cherry with a little frostbite

My crossbred Orange tomato with frostbite

First prize

Big beef

Heidi

Ace

Homestead

I got more but I am out of time.

Doug9345 · April 19, 2014

Looking nice. I'm late this year, but I can't wait to actually get tomatoes in the ground.

madddawg · May 25, 2014

I have been extremely busy the last month and a half and haven't logged in here for a while. But here is how i am progressing so far

I am somewhere around 340 tomato plants, some zucchini, green and yellow. Some bell peppers cucumbers and green beans. I am planting more cucumbers today and some cantaloupe.

This what I did yesterday, that was a 16' trailer full of wood chips. I am guessing I need 3 to 4 more

More plants

And even More Plants!

Tilled this up yesterday for the cantaloupe

And here they come!

That was a Charger, but I am also seeing some on my Rutgers.

I took the greenhouse down and burnt it. It was starting to get week after 4 years of being put up and taking down and sitting out in the weather all year. This winter I will build me a new, bigger one, out of treated lumber and leave it up.

LMinAL · May 25, 2014

Wow! This is so impressive. Really nice setup and beautiful plants.

Worth1 · May 25, 2014

Wonderful.

Worth

lexusnexus · May 25, 2014

I concur with Lisa, plus an additional comment. Documenting the process and productivity will help with next year's crop plan.

I'm with you, Worth. Additionally, what the heck do you do with all those tomatoes? It's not a smart *%% question. Seriously, what do you do with the large quantities? Do you sell them at a farmer's market? I'd thought of doing that myself next year.

By the way, you have a wonderful garden!

Dan

newatthiskat · May 25, 2014

What a really nice garden! Keep sending pics so we can see where you are in all this. You have put in so much work! it will be great when you can see the fruits of your labors

jmhammRN · May 25, 2014

Wish I had a spot like that to grow

I can't wait to see what bounties you get to harvest

jmhammRN · May 25, 2014

And I can't wait to see the new greenhouse you will build for next year

MissS · May 25, 2014

Your garden looks great! It looks to be even larger than last years. You sure have been busy and it shows. Your August harvest should be amazing.
How much are you charging this year for your tomatoes?

Patti

madddawg · May 26, 2014

Hi my name is Tim, and I am a workaholic. ( lol AA meeting joke)
after I get home from work and on my days off i spend all my time in the garden improving. It is a problem for me cause my mind and body just are not getting along anymore. Mind says work but body says else-wise. but i figure it out.
Anyway....Lexus, I sell them at a stand at the end of my driveway. flip thru this and you can see last year.
http://tomatoville.com/showthread.php?t=28974

JmhmmRn Ohh its going to be great!

MissS I start out at $2.00/lb but as supply and demand falls so do the prices.

Worth, thanks for the Red Rocket Suggestion. And the seeds! I will send you picts of the off spring when I can.

To everyone else.. Thanks... I do what I can, If only I didn't need 6 to 8 hours of sleep a nite...

madddawg · May 31, 2014

I thought I may share this here also. ( I put this on a different thread also) I went to the local newspaper and picked the but end of the rolls of paper for $5 a piece. A heck of a lot easier and faster then putting down a few sheets at a time!

MissS · June 1, 2014

What a great idea to get those rolls. Sure beats trying to hold down each page as you go along. This way you can just roll it on.

madddawg · June 3, 2014

Quote:

Originally Posted by MissS

What a great idea to get those rolls. Sure beats trying to hold down each page as you go along. This way you can just roll it on.

OMG! it makes it so much easier and faster!, Cant believe I spent the last 3 or 4 years bent over putting down newspaper.. I unroll two rolls and pull them up against the plants on each side of the rows. then unroll 2 more down the middle, overlapping the other 2. So for the most part its 4 layers thick for 2 ft of the 5 ft between rows.,

March 17, 2014	#16
madddawg Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: Missouri Posts: 407	Only 30ish in the ground in there. The rest will have to wait till warmer weather. For Now. Gears are turning on a way to "greenhouse" the left side...hmmm. I am thinking 3 post on each end spaced apart appropriately (thank god for spell check) and run a cable, which i happen to have, in between the ends. and put plastic over it. the only problem I think i have is weighing down the ends...In the planning stages... __________________ I grow a garden not just for the food I harvest, but for the creation of life itself. Johnny Cash

April 19, 2014	#17
madddawg Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: Missouri Posts: 407	Some Pictures I took yesterday About Half of my plants The other Half, I still have 30 or so smaller ones I garage yet Red Rockets in the ground Chargers Eve Purple ball Big Cherry with a little frostbite My crossbred Orange tomato with frostbite First prize Big beef Heidi Ace Homestead I got more but I am out of time. __________________ I grow a garden not just for the food I harvest, but for the creation of life itself. Johnny Cash

May 25, 2014	#19
madddawg Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: Missouri Posts: 407	I have been extremely busy the last month and a half and haven't logged in here for a while. But here is how i am progressing so far I am somewhere around 340 tomato plants, some zucchini, green and yellow. Some bell peppers cucumbers and green beans. I am planting more cucumbers today and some cantaloupe. This what I did yesterday, that was a 16' trailer full of wood chips. I am guessing I need 3 to 4 more More plants More plants And even More Plants! Tilled this up yesterday for the cantaloupe And here they come! That was a Charger, but I am also seeing some on my Rutgers. I took the greenhouse down and burnt it. It was starting to get week after 4 years of being put up and taking down and sitting out in the weather all year. This winter I will build me a new, bigger one, out of treated lumber and leave it up. __________________ I grow a garden not just for the food I harvest, but for the creation of life itself. Johnny Cash Last edited by madddawg; May 25, 2014 at 10:07 AM.

May 25, 2014	#22
lexusnexus Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: MD Suburbs of DC, Zone 7a Posts: 500	I concur with Lisa, plus an additional comment. Documenting the process and productivity will help with next year's crop plan. I'm with you, Worth. Additionally, what the heck do you do with all those tomatoes? It's not a smart *%% question. Seriously, what do you do with the large quantities? Do you sell them at a farmer's market? I'd thought of doing that myself next year. By the way, you have a wonderful garden! Dan __________________ Dan

May 25, 2014	#24
jmhammRN Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: Edmond,OK Posts: 100	Wish I had a spot like that to grow I can't wait to see what bounties you get to harvest __________________ Justin

April 19, 2014	#18
Doug9345 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Durhamville,NY Posts: 2,706	Looking nice. I'm late this year, but I can't wait to actually get tomatoes in the ground.

May 25, 2014	#20
LMinAL Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: Alabama Posts: 46	Wow! This is so impressive. Really nice setup and beautiful plants.

May 25, 2014	#21
Worth1 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Den of Drunken Fools Posts: 38,539	Wonderful. Worth

May 25, 2014	#23
newatthiskat Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: texas Posts: 1,451	What a really nice garden! Keep sending pics so we can see where you are in all this. You have put in so much work! it will be great when you can see the fruits of your labors

May 25, 2014	#26
MissS Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Pewaukee, Wisconsin Posts: 3,146	Your garden looks great! It looks to be even larger than last years. You sure have been busy and it shows. Your August harvest should be amazing. How much are you charging this year for your tomatoes? Patti __________________ ~ Patti ~

May 26, 2014	#27
madddawg Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: Missouri Posts: 407	Hi my name is Tim, and I am a workaholic. ( lol AA meeting joke) after I get home from work and on my days off i spend all my time in the garden improving. It is a problem for me cause my mind and body just are not getting along anymore. Mind says work but body says else-wise. but i figure it out. Anyway....Lexus, I sell them at a stand at the end of my driveway. flip thru this and you can see last year. http://tomatoville.com/showthread.php?t=28974 JmhmmRn Ohh its going to be great! MissS I start out at $2.00/lb but as supply and demand falls so do the prices. Worth, thanks for the Red Rocket Suggestion. And the seeds! I will send you picts of the off spring when I can. To everyone else.. Thanks... I do what I can, If only I didn't need 6 to 8 hours of sleep a nite... __________________ I grow a garden not just for the food I harvest, but for the creation of life itself. Johnny Cash

May 31, 2014	#28
madddawg Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: Missouri Posts: 407	I thought I may share this here also. ( I put this on a different thread also) I went to the local newspaper and picked the but end of the rolls of paper for $5 a piece. A heck of a lot easier and faster then putting down a few sheets at a time! __________________ I grow a garden not just for the food I harvest, but for the creation of life itself. Johnny Cash

June 1, 2014	#29
MissS Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Pewaukee, Wisconsin Posts: 3,146	What a great idea to get those rolls. Sure beats trying to hold down each page as you go along. This way you can just roll it on. __________________ ~ Patti ~