My dacha :-)

Andrey_BY · February 3, 2006

Hi to everyone! Glad to meet Tomato-souls

Some photoes from my dacha:

http://foto.rambler.ru/users/andreycho/1/

**Mischka** · February 3, 2006

I saw flowers, peppers and a cute puppy; where did you hide the tomato plants?

Nice looking gardens, too :wink:

Andrey_BY · February 3, 2006

Seems to me you missed one photo with my tomatoes inside small greenhouse

But these photoes has been made in June 2005 right before I buried my old Minolta and can't get any pictures of ripe tomatoes

**Mischka** · February 3, 2006

I didn't turn the page LOL!

My mistake; beautiful pictures by the way!

It looks like you have a real green thumb with everything you grow. :wink:

Andrey_BY · February 3, 2006

600 square meters: dacha-house + summer kitchen+sauna (Russian banya)+2 sheds+2 greenhouses (tomato)+1 small greenhouse (peppers) and all the rest for open soil tomatoes, cabbage, carrot, radish, potatoes, pumpkins, gourds, red and black currants, apples, pears, cherry, grapes, actinidias and some flowers... :wink:

Gimme3 · February 4, 2006

Andrey....i looked at your complete album. Ty very much for sharing those pics with us.

I pondered my feelins, possible response...aside from the normal congratulations, naturally felt joy,... in seein the the Beauty of yo toils...

I wanna tell ya this.

I grew up in the 60's. I was born...in 1960. I remember , distinctly, pondering, as a child....WHY ?

WHY ?...HOW ? why an how, can anyone hate or fear another, to the point of nuclear extinction. I told people, as a youngster, they were wrong. I told them....i said....try this...take any Russian youth, and let us be placed together, in a common environment....an there would be no hatred, no fear, no animosity. An i challenged those, and i still do, that believe somehow...superiority of weapons, ensure survival.

Your pictures...vividly bring me Happiness, not only in seeing the Beauty of your handiwork, there, but also in affirming....some things you probly understand, too, an that i have believed since childhood....)))

The soils shown across the pics, catch my eye....and im curious. Could you describe the manner of soil maintenance/improvements you engage in, there, please ? lol...i think i know one of em, an thats cool by me...)))

Andrey_BY · February 6, 2006

Gimme, thanks for your great reply even if it could be identified as off-topic here :wink:

I know for sure all common people from over the world have much more in common than our politicians can imagine

We all adore values like family, peace and human rights. But I know that there are still a lot of foreign people who believe in such fairytales like bears walking in our streets

Regarding your question about our soil maintaince I can say the same. We use 4 years change of vegetable groups method and add fire-fang manure in spring and autumn plus minimum chemicals :wink:

But without my mother-in-law and wife's grannie we will never have such a green place

They are living at our dacha which is located 65 km from Minsk from mid April till the end of October.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Gimme3

Andrey....i looked at your complete album. Ty very much for sharing those pics with us.

I pondered my feelins, possible response...aside from the normal congratulations, naturally felt joy,... in seein the the Beauty of yo toils...

I wanna tell ya this.

I grew up in the 60's. I was born...in 1960. I remember , distinctly, pondering, as a child....WHY ?

WHY ?...HOW ? why an how, can anyone hate or fear another, to the point of nuclear extinction. I told people, as a youngster, they were wrong. I told them....i said....try this...take any Russian youth, and let us be placed together, in a common environment....an there would be no hatred, no fear, no animosity. An i challenged those, and i still do, that believe somehow...superiority of weapons, ensure survival.

Your pictures...vividly bring me Happiness, not only in seeing the Beauty of your handiwork, there, but also in affirming....some things you probly understand, too, an that i have believed since childhood....)))

The soils shown across the pics, catch my eye....and im curious. Could you describe the manner of soil maintenance/improvements you engage in, there, please ? lol...i think i know one of em, an thats cool by me...)))

Mantis · February 6, 2006

Fantastic pics Andrey. You really have a green thumb.

Star · February 6, 2006

Hello, Andrey

I enjoyed your photo album very much.

Your garden is lovely.

Best wishes,

Star

sweetwm007 · February 6, 2006

andrey- good pics.
haven't seen a posting from you in over a yr at gw but see you are alive and well. does my heart good.

hope the seeds we traded a while back have come to fruition for you.

since we have traded, i have moved from philadelphia to yongkang, china. will be here for 2 yrs. wonder what the postage rates are from here to your location? that ought to be a trick.

if you are interested, send me your email address and i will fwd you some pic's of the "worlds only", i think, marble top seed starting table. hopefully in the next 2-3 weeks will be starting some tomatoes, peppers, eggplants and a few flowers.

the very best
william may

Gimme3 · February 7, 2006

Andrey, lol...forgive me for not knowin....What in the world is...."firefang manure " ?
Sounds like you got 3 Great Ladies in yo life....love em All, tenderly...)))

Tania · February 7, 2006

Beautiful dacha Andrey - great pictures! Reminds me of my grandma's little dacha near Cheliabinsk, South Urals... She no longer has it - she is too old now... But she was there all spring/summer when I was a kid...

Lucky you, you don't have deer out there I suppose :wink:

Andrey_BY · February 7, 2006

Hi William!

Nice to hear from you... even if you are in China

What are you doing there? They have no problems with population

Now China is one of our big friends for Belarus

I even afraid my daugther will has to learn Chinese language when she will be at school because our goverment likes this idea very much

As for Chinese postage rates I think they must be rather democratic for you :wink:
You can see my e-mail in my profile

Have a nice green tea, bad-smelled cheese and a big plate with rice and spices

I'm really Jelous

Quote:

Originally Posted by sweetwm007

andrey- good pics.
haven't seen a posting from you in over a yr at gw but see you are alive and well. does my heart good.

hope the seeds we traded a while back have come to fruition for you.

since we have traded, i have moved from philadelphia to yongkang, china. will be here for 2 yrs. wonder what the postage rates are from here to your location? that ought to be a trick.

if you are interested, send me your email address and i will fwd you some pic's of the "worlds only", i think, marble top seed starting table. hopefully in the next 2-3 weeks will be starting some tomatoes, peppers, eggplants and a few flowers.

the very best
william may

Andrey_BY · February 7, 2006

Gimme, it's a direct traslation of stale (left for at least a half a year) manure from Russian to English

5 Ladies (+my little daugther and Mom) :wink:

Tania, at least deers have no habit to be drunk when they steek something from your garden

Quote:

Originally Posted by Gimme3

Andrey, lol...forgive me for not knowin....What in the world is...."firefang manure " ?
Sounds like you got 3 Great Ladies in yo life....love em All, tenderly...)))

MsCowpea · February 15, 2006

Beautiful garden and cute dog too.

February 3, 2006	#1
Andrey_BY Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Minsk, Belarus, Eastern Europe (Zone 4a) Posts: 2,278	My dacha :-) Hi to everyone! Glad to meet Tomato-souls Some photoes from my dacha: http://foto.rambler.ru/users/andreycho/1/ __________________ 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

February 3, 2006	#2
Mischka Tomatoville® Administrator Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: The Bay State Posts: 3,207	I saw flowers, peppers and a cute puppy; where did you hide the tomato plants? Nice looking gardens, too :wink: __________________ Mischka One last word of farewell, Dear Master and Mistress. Whenever you visit my grave, say to yourselves with regret but also with happiness in your hearts at the remembrance of my long happy life with you: "Here lies one who loved us and whom we loved." No matter how deep my sleep I shall hear you, and not all the power of death can keep my spirit from wagging a grateful tail.

February 3, 2006	#3
Andrey_BY Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Minsk, Belarus, Eastern Europe (Zone 4a) Posts: 2,278	Seems to me you missed one photo with my tomatoes inside small greenhouse But these photoes has been made in June 2005 right before I buried my old Minolta and can't get any pictures of ripe tomatoes __________________ 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

February 3, 2006	#4
Mischka Tomatoville® Administrator Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: The Bay State Posts: 3,207	I didn't turn the page LOL! My mistake; beautiful pictures by the way! It looks like you have a real green thumb with everything you grow. :wink: __________________ Mischka One last word of farewell, Dear Master and Mistress. Whenever you visit my grave, say to yourselves with regret but also with happiness in your hearts at the remembrance of my long happy life with you: "Here lies one who loved us and whom we loved." No matter how deep my sleep I shall hear you, and not all the power of death can keep my spirit from wagging a grateful tail.

February 3, 2006	#5
Andrey_BY Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Minsk, Belarus, Eastern Europe (Zone 4a) Posts: 2,278	600 square meters: dacha-house + summer kitchen+sauna (Russian banya)+2 sheds+2 greenhouses (tomato)+1 small greenhouse (peppers) and all the rest for open soil tomatoes, cabbage, carrot, radish, potatoes, pumpkins, gourds, red and black currants, apples, pears, cherry, grapes, actinidias and some flowers... :wink: __________________ 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

February 4, 2006	#6
Gimme3 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Northeast Georgia, USA Posts: 348	Andrey....i looked at your complete album. Ty very much for sharing those pics with us. I pondered my feelins, possible response...aside from the normal congratulations, naturally felt joy,... in seein the the Beauty of yo toils... I wanna tell ya this. I grew up in the 60's. I was born...in 1960. I remember , distinctly, pondering, as a child....WHY ? WHY ?...HOW ? why an how, can anyone hate or fear another, to the point of nuclear extinction. I told people, as a youngster, they were wrong. I told them....i said....try this...take any Russian youth, and let us be placed together, in a common environment....an there would be no hatred, no fear, no animosity. An i challenged those, and i still do, that believe somehow...superiority of weapons, ensure survival. Your pictures...vividly bring me Happiness, not only in seeing the Beauty of your handiwork, there, but also in affirming....some things you probly understand, too, an that i have believed since childhood....))) The soils shown across the pics, catch my eye....and im curious. Could you describe the manner of soil maintenance/improvements you engage in, there, please ? lol...i think i know one of em, an thats cool by me...)))

February 6, 2006	#8
Mantis Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Oz Posts: 1,241	Fantastic pics Andrey. You really have a green thumb.

February 6, 2006	#9
Star Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 49	Hello, Andrey I enjoyed your photo album very much. Your garden is lovely. Best wishes, Star

February 6, 2006	#10
sweetwm007 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: yellville, arkansas Posts: 29	informative pictures andrey- good pics. haven't seen a posting from you in over a yr at gw but see you are alive and well. does my heart good. hope the seeds we traded a while back have come to fruition for you. since we have traded, i have moved from philadelphia to yongkang, china. will be here for 2 yrs. wonder what the postage rates are from here to your location? that ought to be a trick. if you are interested, send me your email address and i will fwd you some pic's of the "worlds only", i think, marble top seed starting table. hopefully in the next 2-3 weeks will be starting some tomatoes, peppers, eggplants and a few flowers. the very best william may

February 7, 2006	#11
Gimme3 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Northeast Georgia, USA Posts: 348	Andrey, lol...forgive me for not knowin....What in the world is...."firefang manure " ? Sounds like you got 3 Great Ladies in yo life....love em All, tenderly...)))

February 7, 2006	#12
Tania Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Anmore, BC, Canada Posts: 3,970	Beautiful dacha Andrey - great pictures! Reminds me of my grandma's little dacha near Cheliabinsk, South Urals... She no longer has it - she is too old now... But she was there all spring/summer when I was a kid... Lucky you, you don't have deer out there I suppose :wink: __________________ Tatiana's TOMATObase

February 15, 2006	#15
MsCowpea Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: S. FLorida / Zone 10 Posts: 369	Beautiful garden and cute dog too. __________________ "When we kill off the natural enemies of a pest we inherit their work." Carl Huffaker