When the wife

DeerMadness · May 11, 2023

Asks me to dig holes for the Tomato plants :

2lumpy · May 11, 2023

Thinking outside the box……

eelgrass · May 11, 2023

I planted 1 tomato plant this year. A Sunglow cherry tomato. I'm hoping for 1 tomato. I figure about a 45% chance.

feddoc · May 11, 2023

How many wild lettuce plants at your place?

jester · May 11, 2023

eelgrass said:
I planted 1 tomato plant this year. A Sunglow cherry tomato. I'm hoping for 1 tomato. I figure about a 45% chance.

Have you ever seen a Deer eat a whole tomato?

2lumpy · May 11, 2023

jester said:
Have you ever seen a Deer eat a whole tomato?

No, but, I’ll see your bet and and raise you a……..

eelgrass · May 11, 2023

jester said:
Have you ever seen a Deer eat a whole tomato?

I've seen them eat leaves and blossoms but not the actual tomato. If a deer eats my tomato this year, I'm putting the deer in the freezer.

eelgrass · May 11, 2023

feddoc said:
How many wild lettuce plants at your place?

No wild lettuce this year. My wife says it smells like skunk.

nfh · May 12, 2023

Need to be like this guy

DeerMadness · May 12, 2023

nfh said:
Need to be like this guy

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If I planted Tom seeds I would be unlikely to get anything before fall frost. We have to start indoors with grow lamps.

eelgrass · May 12, 2023

Here's my tomato plant. I used Fox Farms Ocean Forest potting soil, the choice of serious growers in the Emerald Triangle. It's made locally.

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It's in God's hands now.

2lumpy · May 12, 2023

To hell with the Ocean Forest…… I can see the growth expectations from the height of that metal support gizmo.

BLooDTRaCKeR · May 12, 2023

If only my garden grew like the Californian immigrants to Utah have over the past few years…

DeerMadness · May 12, 2023

Peat Moss can cause soil to be too acidic for some plants but tomatoes love it. I added Peat Moss for 2 years to my garden and then some raised bed soil the 3rd year. This year I added all my accumulated Compost from 2 years of lawn clippings, leaves and such. The rototilling was a breeze so the soil doesn't have a clay problem.
We used Chicken Manure to fertilize also. If the weather stays warm enough I may have abundant Green Peppers and Jalapeños.
The raised bed soil I bought last year had forest products. I forgot to add that we save our egg shells and after pulverized them in the Ninja Blender we add that too.

eelgrass · May 12, 2023

2lumpy said:
To hell with the Ocean Forest…… I can see the growth expectations from the height of that metal support gizmo.

If...a big if...the sun comes out this summer it will make it to the top. I planted it 4 days ago and no visible sun yet. Hense the 45% chance I'll get a tomato.

eelgrass · Jun 4, 2023

I had a real nice strawberry patch growing great. We just started picking a few strawberries....until last night.

At least the deer didn't get my zucchini plant in the top right.

2lumpy · Jun 4, 2023

eelgrass said:
I had a real nice strawberry patch growing great. We just started picking a few strawberries....until last night.

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At least the deer didn't get my zucchini plant in the top right.

Not sure if you’ll get strawberries that taste like garlic or garlic that tastes like strawberry……..

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eelgrass · Jun 4, 2023

2lumpy said:
Not sure if you’ll get strawberries that taste like garlic or garlic that tastes like strawberry……..

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I've heard that it works. Maybe next year if all goes well.

I should have built a deer proof fence around the yard when I first moved here. The bears and raccoons would just climb over it though, or tear it down.

elkassassin · Jun 4, 2023

Hey eel?

Is There Fresh Venison Cooking Yet?

eelgrass · Jun 4, 2023

elkassassin said:
Hey eel?

Is There Fresh Venison Cooking Yet?

They're too sneaky. They only come in the front yard at night. Now, the side yard, they think they own that. I always tell them I'm going to put them in the freezer but they don't believe me.

elkassassin · Jun 4, 2023

You Have A Spot-Light Right Eel?

2lumpy · Jun 4, 2023

elkassassin said:
You Have A Spot-Light Right Eel?

Old school BC.

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eelgrass · Jun 4, 2023

No, I do not have a spot light. I do have a solar powered motion sensor light. The deer run over and set it off so they can see the roses better.

elkassassin · Jun 4, 2023

Well Lumpy!

I Was trying To Keep The Venison for Eel Reasonable!

2lumpy · Jun 4, 2023

elkassassin said:
Well Lumpy!

I Was trying To Keep The Venison for Eel Reasonable!

If we take the cost out of hunting……… what’s Kuiu and Butt Outs gonna do?

elkassassin · Jun 4, 2023

They Ain't Getting Rich From Me!

notdonhunting · Jun 4, 2023

elkassassin said:
They Ain't Getting Rich From Me!

That is because you don't hunt.

DeerMadness · Jun 5, 2023

nfh said:
Need to be like this guy

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So he has to shake his pipe to get the hole unplugged and spread his seed ?

rmanwill · Jun 5, 2023

Garden in 2 weeks ago and flower beds and shrubs in this last week. Hopefully done. See what comes out of it in a few months.

Bluehair · Jun 5, 2023

My girls are looking gooood…

DeerMadness · Jun 5, 2023

Nice Greenhouse Blue

Bluehair said:
My girls are looking gooood…
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, very nice !

DeerMadness · Jun 5, 2023

rmanwill said:
Garden in 2 weeks ago and flower beds and shrubs in this last week. Hopefully done. See what comes out of it in a few months.

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Mine is taking off. She should have removed the Milk Jugs.