May Day, Plant out time and yard shots

amideutch · May 1, 2009

May Day has turned out to be a beautiful day in the mid 20's c. Moved my tomato seedlings from the house to my new green house in preparation for planting them out. As today is a holiday in Germany planting out will have to wait till tomorrow. Anyway gave the seedlings a foliar spray of Actinovate, Sea-Plus and Spray-n-grow plus a soil drench of Actinovate, MycoGrow soluble mycorrhizae and BioBizz "Bio-Grow in preperation for the big event.
Took some pictures of the yard and it's inhabitants as the weather demanded I do so. First pictures of the green house and seedlings and the rest just putzin around the yard. Ami

newatthiskat · May 2, 2009

I just love your place Ami! The pics are great. Hope you don't mind that I shamlessly stole your pic of the flower and bee and put it on my computer background

I could almost smell those flowers. It is so nice to see pretty scenery while at work in an institutional setting and dark outside
Kat

amideutch · May 2, 2009

No problem Kat. Any pictures I post feel welcome to use. Ami

veggie babe · May 3, 2009

wow, Ami I can't believe your tomatoes are that big, they grew fast. Well, I guess it could be the experience.

As always your property is beautiful, so well groomed.

We try but we live in the country with 20 acres to keep mowed and we both work full time (thank goodness). oh yeah, I like the dog.

neva

amideutch · May 3, 2009

Spent the whole day yesterday grooming the yard and today will begin the great tomato plant out. A lot of work but the end result makes it worth it. My property is only 1200 square meters but enough to keep me busy and grow tomatoes.

Ami

Andrey_BY · May 3, 2009

Very nice pictures, Ami!

You dog looks like a very big fox

This is my third day of tranplanting my tomato and pepper seedlings in two recently built greenhouses/coldframes. Will post my picture gallery soon

amideutch · May 5, 2009

A few shots from my Sunday plant out with more to come this weekend. Ami

clara · May 5, 2009

Really good looking, Ami! I'm still afraid of getting some late frost here, that's why I'm still waiting till mid/end of may - I would be very frustrated loosing my babies...
clara

zinnia11 · May 10, 2009

I just went outside to check on my garden and take some new pics. This is my first garden and I got a little carried away. When I get into something, I tend to get obsessed for a while. My pain management doctor suggested that it would be good for me to "play in the dirt.". She said that there have been studies that show that playing in the dirt and being in the sunshine will help raise seratonin levels. So, I played in the dirt, big time. I can't wait until next growing season to start all over again!
Pictures starting from the top left are as follows: ichiban eggplant, pineapple plant, baby pineapple, baby dixie queen watermelon, baby watermelon, baby watermelon, dwarf cavendish red banana with nasturtiums and oregano, a beefsteak ripening on the vine, more beefsteak, betterboy (i think), eggplant, herbs, hypertufa man that I recently made, nasturtiums and lettuce, a little tendersweet cucumber, my labradoodle named Lilly, beans and broccoli, tomatoes in containers, a garden path that i have been making using concrete and a mold, topsy turvy tomato with patio cherry tomatoes, close-up of cherry tomatoes, and nicotina for the butterflies and bees

amideutch · May 10, 2009

Zinnia, good stuff and a roger on the therapeutic benefits of playing in the dirt, especially if your growing something in it. Getting carried away is easy to do and every year it just gets worse.

Enjoy your sessions and thanks for sharing. Ami

mike5953 · May 11, 2009

You have a beautiful garden Ami, and I have greenhouse envy!
Is your dog a Belgian Tervuren?

amideutch · May 12, 2009

Mike, don't know what her breed is. During my stay in Crete we lived in a small villiage called Stavros and a neighbor's dog had two puppies and we ended up with Sena. Before we left Crete to come back to Germany we adopted another mutt as well. There was a German lady there who started up an animal shelter there and had over 600 dogs and 200 cats. Sorry to say but alot of Greeks do not take care of their pets and many times abandon them. She actively solicited tourists to adopt a dog or cat and had a deal with the airlines who would fly the pets back with the adopter free of charge. She was quite a lady and received no help from the Greek government. Ami

veggie babe · May 12, 2009

Zinnia what a great garden,

I can't believe it is your 1st year. Digging in the dirt and being in the sunshine is good for both physical and mental health. Keep up the good work.

neva

mike5953 · May 12, 2009

Quote:

Originally Posted by amideutch

There was a German lady there who started up an animal shelter there and had over 600 dogs and 200 cats. Sorry to say but alot of Greeks do not take care of their pets and many times abandon them. She actively solicited tourists to adopt a dog or cat and had a deal with the airlines who would fly the pets back with the adopter free of charge. She was quite a lady and received no help from the Greek government. Ami

The world needs more people like her!

May 2, 2009	#2
newatthiskat Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: texas Posts: 1,451	reply I just love your place Ami! The pics are great. Hope you don't mind that I shamlessly stole your pic of the flower and bee and put it on my computer background I could almost smell those flowers. It is so nice to see pretty scenery while at work in an institutional setting and dark outside Kat

May 2, 2009	#3
amideutch Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Germany 49°26"N 07°36"E Posts: 5,041	No problem Kat. Any pictures I post feel welcome to use. Ami __________________ Life's journey is not to arrive at the grave safely in a well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, totally worn out, shouting ‘...Holy Crap .....What a ride!'

May 3, 2009	#5
amideutch Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Germany 49°26"N 07°36"E Posts: 5,041	Spent the whole day yesterday grooming the yard and today will begin the great tomato plant out. A lot of work but the end result makes it worth it. My property is only 1200 square meters but enough to keep me busy and grow tomatoes. Ami __________________ Life's journey is not to arrive at the grave safely in a well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, totally worn out, shouting ‘...Holy Crap .....What a ride!'

May 3, 2009	#6
Andrey_BY Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Minsk, Belarus, Eastern Europe (Zone 4a) Posts: 2,278	Very nice pictures, Ami! You dog looks like a very big fox This is my third day of tranplanting my tomato and pepper seedlings in two recently built greenhouses/coldframes. Will post my picture gallery soon __________________ 1 kg=2.2 lb , 1 m=39,37 in , 1 oz=28.35 g , 1 ft=30.48 cm , 1 lb= 0,4536 kg , 1 in=2.54 cm , 1 l = 0.26 gallon , 0 C=32 F Andrey a.k.a. TOMATODOR

May 10, 2009	#10
amideutch Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Germany 49°26"N 07°36"E Posts: 5,041	Zinnia, good stuff and a roger on the therapeutic benefits of playing in the dirt, especially if your growing something in it. Getting carried away is easy to do and every year it just gets worse. Enjoy your sessions and thanks for sharing. Ami __________________ Life's journey is not to arrive at the grave safely in a well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, totally worn out, shouting ‘...Holy Crap .....What a ride!'

May 3, 2009	#4
veggie babe Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: east texas Posts: 686	wow, Ami I can't believe your tomatoes are that big, they grew fast. Well, I guess it could be the experience. As always your property is beautiful, so well groomed. We try but we live in the country with 20 acres to keep mowed and we both work full time (thank goodness). oh yeah, I like the dog. neva

May 5, 2009	#8
clara Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Germany Posts: 1,351	Really good looking, Ami! I'm still afraid of getting some late frost here, that's why I'm still waiting till mid/end of may - I would be very frustrated loosing my babies... clara

May 11, 2009	#11
mike5953 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Raleigh, NC Posts: 97	You have a beautiful garden Ami, and I have greenhouse envy! Is your dog a Belgian Tervuren?

May 12, 2009	#12
amideutch Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Germany 49°26"N 07°36"E Posts: 5,041	Mike, don't know what her breed is. During my stay in Crete we lived in a small villiage called Stavros and a neighbor's dog had two puppies and we ended up with Sena. Before we left Crete to come back to Germany we adopted another mutt as well. There was a German lady there who started up an animal shelter there and had over 600 dogs and 200 cats. Sorry to say but alot of Greeks do not take care of their pets and many times abandon them. She actively solicited tourists to adopt a dog or cat and had a deal with the airlines who would fly the pets back with the adopter free of charge. She was quite a lady and received no help from the Greek government. Ami __________________ Life's journey is not to arrive at the grave safely in a well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, totally worn out, shouting ‘...Holy Crap .....What a ride!'

May 12, 2009	#13
veggie babe Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: east texas Posts: 686	Zinnia what a great garden, I can't believe it is your 1st year. Digging in the dirt and being in the sunshine is good for both physical and mental health. Keep up the good work. neva