2015 Garden Journal - Page 11

efisakov · February 9, 2017

How is your little beauty doing? You have not posted her picture for a while.

BigVanVader · February 9, 2017

She is doing great. Walking and talking, just a few words and lots of gibber jabber. Still happy and sweet so far

here is a pic of my sugar booger.

heirloomtomaguy · February 9, 2017

Dude she is awesome. You are certainly Blessed! Anymore kids in the future?

BigVanVader · February 9, 2017

Thanks HTG! Yeah, gardening is going to be fun this year for sure. Im hoping to get the back fenced in asap so I can just let her run around in the garden without much worry. My wife is demanding a rabbit hutch and rabbits by Easter so she can take pics

And not planning on anymore. We have 2 hounds so basically 4 kids.

efisakov · February 9, 2017

She is so cute!

MissS · February 9, 2017

If you just can not get the fence in for the little one in time, put some bells on her shoe laces so that you can find her.
My daughter brought home an "Easter Bunny" two years ago. He has made a great pet for her and even uses a cardboard litter box. I love this, as I can just pick it up and add it to the gardens.

BigVanVader · February 9, 2017

Great idea! I'm going to get that dam fence up though. I have been wanting rabbits for awhile. My mom had several for years and I would collect the poop for the garden, but since they died I have missed my free fertilizer. I mentioned it to my wife and she immediately thought about bunny pics with Cora. So it's a win-win.

AKmark · February 11, 2017

Looks like your on your way. How many plants are you growing this year? Nice pics of your market table too, it seems like your having fun, and that sure makes it all worth it.

BigVanVader · February 11, 2017

1200 plants is the goal, so double what we sold last year. Oh sorry answered before coffee, I'm growing around 2k plants but that includes everything like flowers and other veggi starts.

Ricky Shaw · February 11, 2017

That Carhartt gear runs big on me too, the large fits like other brands X-Large. I can remember the thread where you announced your daughter's arrival, I dubbed her 'Mini-Van'. Time flies in Tomatoville too.

BigVanVader · February 11, 2017

Lol yeah, my son is LittleVanVader so Mini-Van is hilarious

Seems like time gets faster the longer your alive. The past few years i have felt this sense of a "quickening" like a voice in my head saying "get it done time is short" I will be 40 this year so I guess I'm just having a mid-life crisis

jpop · February 11, 2017

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Originally Posted by BigVanVader

Lol yeah, my son is LittleVanVader so Mini-Van is hilarious

Seems like time gets faster the longer your alive. The past few years i have felt this sense of a "quickening" like a voice in my head saying "get it done time is short" I will be 40 this year so I guess I'm just having a mid-life crisis

Could not agree more, just turned 42 this January w/ 3 young kids and the past 7 years have been a blur.

BigVanVader · February 22, 2017

So I had mentioned my carrot bed experiment in a different thread. I started on it this past weekend. It is 3.3 ft wide and 4.3 feet long and 20 inches deep. Going to put hardware cloth in the bottom, then weed fabric, then some large stones, then more cloth, then sand/peat/potting soil mix. The goal is to grow perfect beautiful carrots.

bower · February 22, 2017

I'm thinkin you will grow perfect, beautiful carrots!

BTW congratulations on the LittleVanVader !! I have two coming this year in my extended friend- family, little boy born 13 days ago and a girl expected in July. I feel rich!!

ibraash · February 23, 2017

Dear BigVanVader,

I spent about 2 hours yesterday, looking at your great progress and pictures. Well done, dear friend.

I have a question about your greenhouse veggies in June if you do not mind. . What did you do regarding the excessive heat? Was it very hot? My greenhouse now is unheated and the temps are about 110 during day hours. Did you have to cool it down?

Please advise.

Best,

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Originally Posted by BigVanVader

Well fingers crossed so far all is going well. I feel like I need to accomplish more but I don't want to be to overwhelmed. The weather here is now settled into the typical hot/humid/evening thunderstorms which is when things get a lot tougher. I have a few minor disease issues and found a few caterpillars eating my bell peppers so the spraying regiment has started and has been exhausting. Can't keep Surround WP on the plants and gave up till the forecast changes. Cukes are doing great in the GH and I think it's something I will continue in the future.

My project last weekend was a new trellis for my tomatoes. I based it off Bill's (B54Red) design and conversation with him. I plan to add more bracing later but for now it works and I think I may even have room to plant some basil and more tomatoes between the existing tomatoes. Here are some pics.

February 9, 2017	#151
efisakov Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: NJ, zone 7 Posts: 3,162	How is your little beauty doing? You have not posted her picture for a while. __________________ Ella God comes along and says, "I think I'm going to create THE tomato!”

February 9, 2017	#153
heirloomtomaguy Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2013 Location: glendora ca Posts: 2,560	Dude she is awesome. You are certainly Blessed! Anymore kids in the future? __________________ “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."

February 9, 2017	#154
BigVanVader Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: Greenville, South Carolina Posts: 3,099	Thanks HTG! Yeah, gardening is going to be fun this year for sure. Im hoping to get the back fenced in asap so I can just let her run around in the garden without much worry. My wife is demanding a rabbit hutch and rabbits by Easter so she can take pics And not planning on anymore. We have 2 hounds so basically 4 kids. Last edited by BigVanVader; February 9, 2017 at 01:43 PM.

February 9, 2017	#155
efisakov Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: NJ, zone 7 Posts: 3,162	She is so cute! __________________ Ella God comes along and says, "I think I'm going to create THE tomato!”

February 9, 2017	#156
MissS Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Pewaukee, Wisconsin Posts: 3,150	If you just can not get the fence in for the little one in time, put some bells on her shoe laces so that you can find her. My daughter brought home an "Easter Bunny" two years ago. He has made a great pet for her and even uses a cardboard litter box. I love this, as I can just pick it up and add it to the gardens. __________________ ~ Patti ~

February 9, 2017	#157
BigVanVader Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: Greenville, South Carolina Posts: 3,099	Great idea! I'm going to get that dam fence up though. I have been wanting rabbits for awhile. My mom had several for years and I would collect the poop for the garden, but since they died I have missed my free fertilizer. I mentioned it to my wife and she immediately thought about bunny pics with Cora. So it's a win-win.

February 11, 2017	#158
AKmark Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: Wasilla Alaska Posts: 2,010	Looks like your on your way. How many plants are you growing this year? Nice pics of your market table too, it seems like your having fun, and that sure makes it all worth it.

February 11, 2017	#159
BigVanVader Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: Greenville, South Carolina Posts: 3,099	1200 plants is the goal, so double what we sold last year. Oh sorry answered before coffee, I'm growing around 2k plants but that includes everything like flowers and other veggi starts. Last edited by BigVanVader; February 11, 2017 at 09:59 AM.

February 11, 2017	#160
Ricky Shaw Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Aug 2015 Location: Zone 6a Denver North Metro Posts: 1,910	That Carhartt gear runs big on me too, the large fits like other brands X-Large. I can remember the thread where you announced your daughter's arrival, I dubbed her 'Mini-Van'. Time flies in Tomatoville too.

February 11, 2017	#161
BigVanVader Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: Greenville, South Carolina Posts: 3,099	Lol yeah, my son is LittleVanVader so Mini-Van is hilarious Seems like time gets faster the longer your alive. The past few years i have felt this sense of a "quickening" like a voice in my head saying "get it done time is short" I will be 40 this year so I guess I'm just having a mid-life crisis

February 22, 2017	#164
bower Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Newfoundland, Canada Posts: 6,794	I'm thinkin you will grow perfect, beautiful carrots! BTW congratulations on the LittleVanVader !! I have two coming this year in my extended friend- family, little boy born 13 days ago and a girl expected in July. I feel rich!! Last edited by bower; February 22, 2017 at 08:50 PM. Reason: add