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To: greeneyes
Weather's been spiking up pretty good here, but it's been good for gardening. We had a horrific windstorm on Monday and thought we were going to lose our tomatoes and squash, but everything came out of it OK. We got a little rain afterwards that was nice, except that I had a little planter of seedlings right under a roof eave and it got drowned. I think most of them will survive, but I was getting ready to thin them out anyway.

Here's some pictures of the garden last week before the storm. It's a lot more bushy than this already, and we got some fruiting going on-- tomatillos, tomatoes, cucumbers, sweet peas and squash. My marigolds are doing good, and my zinnas are just about to bust out, I think.

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15 posted on 04/12/2013 2:05:29 PM PDT by fidelis (Zonie and USAF Cold Warrior)
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To: fidelis

hey fid-— do you start everything by seeds planted where they currently are or do you transplant any seedlings later on? I’m so jealous, ehehehe !


18 posted on 04/12/2013 2:10:56 PM PDT by tflabo (Truth or Tyranny)
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To: fidelis
Couple of questions... Is that PEX tubing on the dome thingy? Or just PVC?

On the tomatillos.. I don't use them a lot because I don't think of them unless they are in front of me but they make a great green salsa. How are they different from growing tomatoes? If I was growing them, I would use them.

/johnny

19 posted on 04/12/2013 2:12:22 PM PDT by JRandomFreeper (Gone Galt)
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To: fidelis

Thanks so much for all the pictures. I love the way your gardens look. So nice and tidy and pretty.


23 posted on 04/12/2013 2:18:03 PM PDT by greeneyes (Moderation in defense of your country is NO virtue. Let Freedom Ring.)
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To: fidelis

Wow! Wonderful pics!


37 posted on 04/12/2013 2:58:13 PM PDT by trisham (Zen is not easy. It takes effort to attain nothingness. And then what do you have? Bupkis.)
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To: fidelis

Great photos; thanks for posting.

What gives with the Topsy-Turvy having stuff top & bottom?

Ours (indeterminate tomatoes) had so much root in them from just a single bottom plant, I don’t see how you can do both. Have you done it before?


92 posted on 04/13/2013 1:01:24 AM PDT by ApplegateRanch (Love me, love my guns!©)
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To: fidelis

So beautiful! Thanks for posting.


99 posted on 04/13/2013 9:11:03 AM PDT by Silentgypsy (I must b e all here, because everyone keeps telling me I'm not all there.)
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To: fidelis
A few more recent pics from the garden:

Tomato Tomato, 03-12-13>

Zuchinni Squash Squash, 03-12-13>

Tomatillo Tomatillo 1, 03-12-13>

Another tomatillo Tomatillo 2, 03-12-13>

134 posted on 04/16/2013 12:01:48 PM PDT by fidelis (Zonie and USAF Cold Warrior)
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