2015 Garden Journal

[Salsacharley]

I second that...BIG TIME!

Originally Posted by Ricky Shaw

A fiesta of color and life, you got it going Van!

[BigVanVader]

Thanks y'all. I can't recommend weed barrier strongly enough. It has saved me a ton of trouble this year and is probably the best garden decision I've made in a loooong time. Weeding? What's that?

[Spartanburg123]

Awesome garden!!! Are those GGWT, or PBTD?

[BigVanVader]

Those are LBB & chocolate stripe. I grew them to compare to GGWT. Next year I'll be going back to GGWT. LBB is a much shorter plant, but so far GGWT was way more productive. CS is a overall great variety, but GGWT is the best IMO.

[My Foot Smells]

STUPENDOUS !!

Everything looks wonderful.

[Hunt-Grow-Cook]

Originally Posted by BigVanVader

Those are LBB & chocolate stripe. I grew them to compare to GGWT. Next year I'll be going back to GGWT. LBB is a much shorter plant, but so far GGWT was way more productive. CS is a overall great variety, but GGWT is the best IMO.

Have you grown Pink Berkley? Compact plant, very similar to LBB, but in my experience, much more productive. That compact stature (and taste) is what brings me back to Pink Berkley year after year.

Things looks great Vader, dig the flowers and pollinator attractors. trying to incorporate more of that this year myself.

[BigVanVader]

Thanks HGC, I haven't but will try it next year. Have seeds and working my way down the list.

[efisakov]

Excellent setup, BVV. Everything looking good, clean and professionally done. There is always much to learn, but you are doing that impressively quick. I can see great improvement since last year. You and your family deserves all the thanks from your costumers. They will come back for many years to come. Wish you the best. Your kid is growing pretty fast as well. What are you feeding her?

[Spartanburg123]

Efisakov- ditto on what you said. And I'll also say that he's a heck of a nice guy in person, and kind enough to grow out a variety for me this fall!!

[BigVanVader]

That is a really a nice compliment & I appreciate it very much. Always more to learn ofc, but luckily I found Tomatoville®. The knowledge shared here & online has helped me tremendously.

I love looking back through this thread to see how far our garden has come since starting. It is great motivation to keep pushing forward and commit to improving yearly. I'm reading 3 books right now on small scale farming and have big plans for winter growing, which will be new for me.

I finally know what I want to do and if I fail it won't be for lack of trying. Making money farming is hard, really hard here, but we will get there...and Cora eats the good stuff ofc. She actually loves Kale smoothies tomatoes not so much

[efisakov]

Kale smoothies! O, girl. That is were she gets all her energy.
Just keep on doing what you are doing. We are rooting for you.

[Kazedwards]

Great pics BBV. You a definitely something to inspire too.


-Zach

[wildcat62]

Great pics Jeremy, love the table of variety. Makes me wonder which one I would cut into first.

[Randall]

Looks great!

[BigVanVader]

Some market pics. Sold out 2 weeks in a row & found 2 wholesale revenue streams if needed. One even let's me set the price (it's a non profit) so I'm feeling blessed. Already doubled gross sales from last year and now that I have other revenue streams I'm going to really focus on maximizing production this winter & next year.