My "extra" garden

tam91 · June 9, 2012

I am just so excited to be growing in the ground. And the nice man seems to have done a terrific job preparing it for me with all the compost and tilling, because I sure have some happy tomatoes.

The close-up is Indian Stripe PL I think - that sure is a pretty sight.

jennifer28 · June 9, 2012

Lovely!

I put in two gardens this weekend. One was an edible garden at an elementary school and another was a flower garden in around our town clock tower.

RayR · June 9, 2012

Congrats, looks like you got a nice healthy plot of land there. Looks great!

kath · June 10, 2012

Beautiful, Tam! You are very fortunate to have found that friend- hope they produce like crazy for you.

kath

lakelady · June 10, 2012

What a great garden space! I hope you get lots and lots of tomatoes.

What are you using for stakes? lol .... they look like spears to my poor eyes

tam91 · June 10, 2012

Thanks all. This nice man never met before - he just did all that out of kindness. That and he is curious to try heirloom tomatoes. Those two monsters in the back are his, and I tend them. An early girl and a sweet 100. He bought huge ones, and they already have a bunch of fruit set. I will certainly try to turn him into a friend, he seems like the type of friend I'd like to have. Fresh strawberry pies are in his near future

It's every year for many here, but after my years of struggling with pots and insufficient sun, to have a wonderful sunny fertile plot of land just has me so excited, and grateful.

The stakes are just old metal T-posts. I am doing a Florida weave.

lakelady · June 11, 2012

Tracy, I struggle with sun issues myself which is why I have 4 separate garden plots because I just don't get enough sun for one large area, so I feel your pain.

There are only 2 "farms" left in my town, and the whole area is mostly a state forest here, so even folks who have houses have smaller plots. My yard is considered big at 1/3 acre, but it's different levels, lots of rocks and boulders which makes gardening difficult, so I can just imagine how wonderful it must be to have that lovely plot to use!

greyghost · June 11, 2012

Very nice garden-beautiful plants! You both deserve a terrific harvest!!!
Darlne

remy · June 11, 2012

Good looking garden!
Remy

Crandrew · June 11, 2012

Thats great. Its nice to see the cooperation for a common goal and sharing in the harvest

June 10, 2012	#5
lakelady Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: northern NJ zone 6b Posts: 1,862	What a great garden space! I hope you get lots and lots of tomatoes. What are you using for stakes? lol .... they look like spears to my poor eyes __________________ Antoniette

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tam91 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Crystal Lake IL Posts: 2,484	Thanks all. This nice man never met before - he just did all that out of kindness. That and he is curious to try heirloom tomatoes. Those two monsters in the back are his, and I tend them. An early girl and a sweet 100. He bought huge ones, and they already have a bunch of fruit set. I will certainly try to turn him into a friend, he seems like the type of friend I'd like to have. Fresh strawberry pies are in his near future It's every year for many here, but after my years of struggling with pots and insufficient sun, to have a wonderful sunny fertile plot of land just has me so excited, and grateful. The stakes are just old metal T-posts. I am doing a Florida weave. __________________ Tracy

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lakelady Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: northern NJ zone 6b Posts: 1,862	Tracy, I struggle with sun issues myself which is why I have 4 separate garden plots because I just don't get enough sun for one large area, so I feel your pain. There are only 2 "farms" left in my town, and the whole area is mostly a state forest here, so even folks who have houses have smaller plots. My yard is considered big at 1/3 acre, but it's different levels, lots of rocks and boulders which makes gardening difficult, so I can just imagine how wonderful it must be to have that lovely plot to use! __________________ Antoniette

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remy Buffalo-Niagara Tomato TasteFest™ Coordinator Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Z6 WNY Posts: 2,354	Good looking garden! Remy __________________ "I wake to sleep and take my waking slow" -Theodore Roethke Yes, we have a great party for WNY/Ontario tomato growers every year on Grand Island! Owner of The Sample Seed Shop

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jennifer28 Two-faced Drama Queen Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Bellevue Psychiatric Hospital Posts: 955	Lovely! I put in two gardens this weekend. One was an edible garden at an elementary school and another was a flower garden in around our town clock tower.

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RayR Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Cheektowaga, NY Posts: 2,468	Congrats, looks like you got a nice healthy plot of land there. Looks great!

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kath Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: zone 6b, PA Posts: 5,664	Beautiful, Tam! You are very fortunate to have found that friend- hope they produce like crazy for you. kath

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greyghost Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: southeastern PA Posts: 760	Very nice garden-beautiful plants! You both deserve a terrific harvest!!! Darlne

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Crandrew Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: asdf Posts: 1,202	Thats great. Its nice to see the cooperation for a common goal and sharing in the harvest