Mid-June 2015 Muddy Bucket Farm Tour

ContainerTed · June 16, 2015

Here's the state of the garden so far. It's been so dry and I've had to do a light watering every couple days. The straw I put at the base of the Tomato plants has worked very well in helping to maintain moisture.

So, enjoy the pixs. I didn't write down which plant had which fruit shown in which picture, but am trying to show the overall state of the growing plants. I could have taken picture of other plants (I planted 163) and got the same results.

I attribute a lack of pests to the extremely dry conditions so far this year. This is the one bug I've had to deal with consistently. It's one of the stages of the Colorado Potato Beetle.

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The Cabbages have a good start on making heads.

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The Okra (on the left) is finally taller than the weeds.

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The beans are well into blooming.

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It doesn't look like a whole lot of bean blooms until you move a few leaves and look down to where the bees are going.

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The pickle cucumbers are coming on now.

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Look at the blooms in the top of this determinate Dwarf Plant. It's from the Loopy Family and is not yet named.

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This is Angora Orange and its remarkable foliage has all the neighbors stopping by to ask about its "odd fuzzy" color. One neighbor said he couldn't figure out why I would put "Sevin Dust" on just the one plant. After I explained it, I took him up to the house and showed him my container with Stick Tomato in it. He left shaking his head. I think bot are beautiful.

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The cherrys are doing great. The first one is Campari.

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And these are from a few of the "non Cherry" plants. I think I'll get lots of Tomato Juice this year.

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Worth1 · June 16, 2015

Looking great Ted.
What a beautiful place.

Worth

heirloomtomaguy · June 16, 2015

They are looking amazing Ted. Keep up the good work.

brooksville · June 16, 2015

NICE!

Salsacharley · June 17, 2015

Very very nice!

ricman · June 17, 2015

Very nice indeed!!

Rick

salix · June 17, 2015

A treat to see, hopefully mine will look like that in about a month.

amideutch · June 17, 2015

Muddy Bucket looking good! Can't think of a better way to pass the time than taken care of the farm!

Ami

ContainerTed · June 17, 2015

Thanks, folks. Hearing good comments makes this open air sauna we are going thru worth it. I just came back from hand watering and tying up and I'll have to cool out before I get my shower.

Ami, there are two Belmonte plants in that patch that come from seed you sent me a few years ago. There's also African Queen which I've grown every year since getting the seed back in 2009.

This year, there's been so little rain right here that hand watering has been essential to the survival of the plants. The plants are so vibrant and so large this early, that I'm wondering if mother nature has been raining on them too much over the past few years. Even the stalks are thicker and stronger.

Again, thanks for your kind comments.

Now, for that shower and then a BLT for my late breakfast/brunch.

**Lee** · June 17, 2015

Looking good Ted! Now, before you shower... go back and emasculate a few Angora Orange flowers and collect some of that stick pollen, and get to making an Angora Orange Stick! That will totally weird out your neighbors!

Lee

Kikaida · June 17, 2015

One word...Inspirational!

BigVanVader · June 17, 2015

Beautiful garden Ted! Your layout is similar to mine.

RobinB · June 17, 2015

Wow! I hope mine will look half that good when they grow up. Most of my garden has only been in the ground a few weeks!

Great job!

ginger2778 · June 17, 2015

Ted, you have a gorgeous place.

AlittleSalt · June 17, 2015

Looks very nice Ted.

June 16, 2015	#1
ContainerTed Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: 6a - NE Tennessee Posts: 4,538	Mid-June 2015 Muddy Bucket Farm Tour Here's the state of the garden so far. It's been so dry and I've had to do a light watering every couple days. The straw I put at the base of the Tomato plants has worked very well in helping to maintain moisture. So, enjoy the pixs. I didn't write down which plant had which fruit shown in which picture, but am trying to show the overall state of the growing plants. I could have taken picture of other plants (I planted 163) and got the same results. I attribute a lack of pests to the extremely dry conditions so far this year. This is the one bug I've had to deal with consistently. It's one of the stages of the Colorado Potato Beetle. Bug.JPG The Cabbages have a good start on making heads. Cabbages.JPG The Okra (on the left) is finally taller than the weeds. Okra.JPG The beans are well into blooming. BlueLakes1.JPG It doesn't look like a whole lot of bean blooms until you move a few leaves and look down to where the bees are going. BlueLakes2.JPG The pickle cucumbers are coming on now. Pickles.JPG Look at the blooms in the top of this determinate Dwarf Plant. It's from the Loopy Family and is not yet named. 12InchDwarf.JPG This is Angora Orange and its remarkable foliage has all the neighbors stopping by to ask about its "odd fuzzy" color. One neighbor said he couldn't figure out why I would put "Sevin Dust" on just the one plant. After I explained it, I took him up to the house and showed him my container with Stick Tomato in it. He left shaking his head. I think bot are beautiful. AngoraOrange6-7.JPG The cherrys are doing great. The first one is Campari. Campari8-2.JPG Cherry1.JPG Cherry2.JPG Cherry3.JPG Cherry4.JPG And these are from a few of the "non Cherry" plants. I think I'll get lots of Tomato Juice this year. BigToms1.JPG BigToms2.JPG BigToms3.JPG BigToms4.JPG BigToms5.JPG BigToms6.JPG BigToms7.JPG BigToms8.JPG BigToms9.JPG BigToms10.JPG BigToms11.JPG BigToms12.JPG BigToms13.JPG __________________ Ted ________________________ Owner & Sole Operator Of The Muddy Bucket Farm and Tomato Ranch Last edited by ContainerTed; June 16, 2015 at 02:16 PM.

June 16, 2015	#3
heirloomtomaguy Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2013 Location: glendora ca Posts: 2,560	They are looking amazing Ted. Keep up the good work. __________________ “Enter by the narrow gate; for wide is the gate and broad is the way that leads to destruction, and there are many who go in by it. Because narrow is the gate and difficult is the way which leads to life, and there are few who find it."

June 17, 2015	#7
salix Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: north central B.C. Posts: 2,310	A treat to see, hopefully mine will look like that in about a month. __________________ "He who has a library and a garden wants for nothing." -Cicero

June 17, 2015	#8
amideutch Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Germany 49°26"N 07°36"E Posts: 5,041	Muddy Bucket looking good! Can't think of a better way to pass the time than taken care of the farm! 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!'

June 17, 2015	#9
ContainerTed Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: 6a - NE Tennessee Posts: 4,538	Thanks, folks. Hearing good comments makes this open air sauna we are going thru worth it. I just came back from hand watering and tying up and I'll have to cool out before I get my shower. Ami, there are two Belmonte plants in that patch that come from seed you sent me a few years ago. There's also African Queen which I've grown every year since getting the seed back in 2009. This year, there's been so little rain right here that hand watering has been essential to the survival of the plants. The plants are so vibrant and so large this early, that I'm wondering if mother nature has been raining on them too much over the past few years. Even the stalks are thicker and stronger. Again, thanks for your kind comments. Now, for that shower and then a BLT for my late breakfast/brunch. __________________ Ted ________________________ Owner & Sole Operator Of The Muddy Bucket Farm and Tomato Ranch Last edited by ContainerTed; June 17, 2015 at 10:35 PM.

June 16, 2015	#2
Worth1 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Den of Drunken Fools Posts: 38,539	Looking great Ted. What a beautiful place. Worth

June 16, 2015	#4
brooksville Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2014 Location: South Georgia Zone 8a Posts: 179	NICE!

June 17, 2015	#5
Salsacharley Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2013 Location: New Mexico Posts: 2,052	Very very nice!

June 17, 2015	#6
ricman Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Ardmore,Oklahoma Posts: 172	Very nice indeed!! Rick

June 17, 2015	#10
Lee Tomatopalooza™ Moderator Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: NC-Zone 7 Posts: 2,188	Looking good Ted! Now, before you shower... go back and emasculate a few Angora Orange flowers and collect some of that stick pollen, and get to making an Angora Orange Stick! That will totally weird out your neighbors! Lee __________________ Intelligence is knowing a tomato is a fruit. Wisdom is knowing not to put one in a fruit salad. Cuostralee - The best thing on sliced bread.

June 17, 2015	#11
Kikaida Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Apr 2015 Location: Valencia, CA Posts: 258	One word...Inspirational!

June 17, 2015	#12
BigVanVader Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: Greenville, South Carolina Posts: 3,099	Beautiful garden Ted! Your layout is similar to mine.

June 17, 2015	#13
RobinB Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Near Reno, NV Posts: 1,621	Wow! I hope mine will look half that good when they grow up. Most of my garden has only been in the ground a few weeks! Great job!

June 17, 2015	#14
ginger2778 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Plantation, Florida zone 10 Posts: 9,283	Ted, you have a gorgeous place.

June 17, 2015	#15
AlittleSalt BANNED FOR LIFE Join Date: May 2014 Posts: 13,333	Looks very nice Ted.