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Garden 2021

Discussion in 'Member Hobbies' started by Nautical Gator, Jan 3, 2021.


  1. bogman102

    bogman102 Petty Officer

    Very ambitious garden but it looks great! I only planted a few Tomato plants! Not too strenuous.
    I was up in the Virginia mountains many years ago doing field studies for rare/endangered species. One of the landowners had a kitchen garden behind the house. I asked what he was growing. His rely was "Venison"!
     
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  2. Nautical Gator

    Nautical Gator Forum Captain, Moderator, Peacekeeper Staff Member
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    The Garden is exploding with crops. Everything is extremely healthy.

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    Yesterdays supper, today's lunch lol

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    Tons of tomatoes.

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    Melons

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    have a toe of Squash

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    What can I say, colerful lol

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    colorful salad.

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    grape vines are producing blossoms followed by grapes.

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  3. 311sarge

    311sarge Deckhand

    You must be getting some goodies to eat by now.
     
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  4. Saltgasm

    Saltgasm Seadog

    That’s some great looking veggies! You’ve outdone yourself with the great garden this year. I got a late start but hoping to get some nice crops before it gets too hot.
     
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  5. Nautical Gator

    Nautical Gator Forum Captain, Moderator, Peacekeeper Staff Member
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    Gardening Sucks lol
    but I love the rewards :)

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  6. Nautical Gator

    Nautical Gator Forum Captain, Moderator, Peacekeeper Staff Member
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    Did someone say eggplants?

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  7. mak

    mak Moderator on Deck Staff Member

    All those veggies have to be good for getting/keeping the weight off. Not to mention all that toiling in the garden. Thumbsup1:::1
     
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  8. Nautical Gator

    Nautical Gator Forum Captain, Moderator, Peacekeeper Staff Member
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    You need to drive down and pick some up some time soon
     
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  9. duffy

    duffy Powder Monkey

    Looking good. Nothing beats a tomato and mayo sandwich.
     
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  10. George Buck

    George Buck Powder Monkey

    Spectacular is all I can say. It is even more impressive than I imagined it would be. Congratulations.
    My first Ct. planting in mid-May is still struggling with cold and rain. Memorial Day weekend saw a high in my town of 48 degrees F. But this coming weekend it may hit 90 on Sunday. A ground hog got in last night and had a feast on my zucchini. I don't think these pests live as far south as Florida. I am surprised any ground hogs survive the hawks, eagles, fishers, bobcat and coyote but some do and they find my garden which has all kinds of fencing.
    You should send a pictorial article to one of the gardening magazines, it is worthy of publishing.
     
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  11. Nautical Gator

    Nautical Gator Forum Captain, Moderator, Peacekeeper Staff Member
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  12. Rich M

    Rich M Sailing Master

    Sam - I just found this. That is one heck of a garden.
     
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  13. shrimpmansteve

    shrimpmansteve Seaworthy

    I have no words for the work you have done. Very impressive. How were the eggplants.
     
  14. Nautical Gator

    Nautical Gator Forum Captain, Moderator, Peacekeeper Staff Member
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    Did someone say eggplants lol
    They are the gift that keeps on giving and still good


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  15. Nautical Gator

    Nautical Gator Forum Captain, Moderator, Peacekeeper Staff Member
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    Holy Tomato Batman.

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  16. George Buck

    George Buck Powder Monkey

    I have never seen a 2lb. + tomato. That is unreal.
     
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  17. Alec Guito

    Alec Guito Cabin Boy

    sweet garden ya got there
     
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  18. George Buck

    George Buck Powder Monkey

    Mid September here in Ct. and the winds are blowing more North-West now with colder nights. My garden is coming to an end. The tomatoes peaked back in August, same with squash and beans. Some peppers still. Pumpkins were decimated by animals. The old orchards are producing a good apple crop for pies. It will be a good wild grape crop and the wild black-berries in August were very good. My flowers were nice especially the zinnias which are easy to grow.
    Southern species don't have enough growing time with the cold rainy spring weather so I don't bother with plants that require more than a few months to maturity. First killing frost could come late September but normally it is around mid October though we have had snow storms in early October. I tried okra this year but the plants did not thrive. They have flowers now but they need another month or more with a high sun to really come through and that is not going to happen. I make a seafood cioppino which requires a lot of okra along with whole peeled Italian tomatoes plus a ton of other things. Wonderful meal with some great French bread with garlic oil and a salad with cold smoked salmon and herring.
     
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