My Outdoor Garden-2010

dirrtyd said:

VG they looking good . Mine are looking great also will take some pics tomorrow. dirrtyd

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Thanks! I'll be taking a look, ASAP.

Recent pix:

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These were originally planted as Red, White asnd Blue Morning Glories. They volunteer each year, and show new color variations. I just like a lot of color in my garden.

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This peach is nearly the size of a softball. It was perfectly ripe. Anybody know how to graft fruit trees? This is the best strain of Yellow Freestone peach I've ever tasted. I'll trade grafting stock for skills. These peaches are truly the best.

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We had fried Okra, sliced cucumbers and peaches for dinner last night. Food worthy of the gods!

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Fun stuff!

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The East Greenhouse. The Trainwrecks are exploding!

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The Cage is filling out, nicely. Yield should be at least 90% of last year.

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Ever had the munchies and a tree full of ripe figs? Life is good! The Morning Glories are scattered around the yard, providing beauty. Our greatest talent is the ability to appreciate it.

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The West Greenhouse is dominated by the Bubbleberry Cross in the last picture. It now occupies slightly more than half of the available area. Incredible vigor!

VG looking good yeah I see we have alot of the same things growing. Thanks for coming through as usual things are looking good. dirrtyd

Beautiful Garden.... Great produce.

I do know how to graft fruit trees. I haven't done it for almost 4 years. Might be able to have some fun with that..... but for me, it would have to wait until early spring .

theloadeddragon said:

Beautiful Garden.... Great produce.

I do know how to graft fruit trees. I haven't done it for almost 4 years. Might be able to have some fun with that..... but for me, it would have to wait until early spring .

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I'd really like to get a few young trees going. My tree is about 23 years old. I've heard a lot of stone fruit get old fairly quickly.

Any idea where I'd get root stock? I seem to recall that grafting is best done very early in the Spring?

I prune in late December or January. That tree fills a dumpster with trimmings. I'll just save some healthy shoots. Any idea of what is desirable wood for a graft would be appreciated.

Thanks!

Hey VG. Super nice garden. We have a fig tree as well. This is the first one we have had and wondering how do you tell they are ripe? One more question. I'm losing my large outdoor area due to a move and I wil have neighboors much closer next summer. What plant could I plant now to mask the smell of my weed next summer? -Thanks!

Most of the smell produced by Cannabis is caused by motion. Plant trees like Firs and Citrus up wind to break up your Fall breezes. Both produce sweet odors when blown in the wind. If you find a better idea, I'd like to hear it. I don't think the odor can be hidden from someone who knows the smell, but if people don't know the odor, and don't suspect it's being grown, they'll never notice it. JMHO

Figs are hard to the touch until they begin to ripen. Once they swell and feel softer to the touch, they can be picked. After doing this with a few, you'll find out how you like them. I prefer to eat them slightly ripe, when their texture isn't too mushy. If your figs are the same kind as mine, you'll see them change from green, to yellowish green, and double in size. The purple kind turn from green to purple as they ripen. I learned to climb trees in my Grandmother's purple fig tree when I was five.

smokinguns said:

Hey VG. Super nice garden. We have a fig tree as well. This is the first one we have had and wondering how do you tell they are ripe? One more question. I'm losing my large outdoor area due to a move and I wil have neighboors much closer next summer. What plant could I plant now to mask the smell of my weed next summer? -Thanks!

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Saw your question and thought Iʻd get my input in. Gardenias can fill up the house when the windows are open and the breeze blows through. Like VG said though citrus plants like lemons, oranges, limes, grapefruit, the list goes on. Maybe a weeping willow beside your property they grow pretty dense and quickly too.

Thanks for all input. So right about the breeze. I think I'll keep a small garden in between a fence and my smelly plants. We have a brown turkey fig and the fruit is still green so, we have a ways to go yet. Probably slowed due to a transplant.

So VG getting a little sentimental on us eh! Bet you never thought one day you would have a fig tree next to a mj tree.

younger lower shoots, a little more than 1/3 up the shoot. Where the wood is still greener in texture (yes generally fresh strait shoots lower on the tree) and fibrous. Scraping both the rooted shoot and the cutting, wetting (with mist preferably), and then sealing together with rooting hormone and tieing it all together with supports ...... there are some good videos on youtube about it too Im sure

Very nice garden!!You grow some beautiful flowers.

smokinguns said:

Thanks for all input. So right about the breeze. I think I'll keep a small garden in between a fence and my smelly plants. We have a brown turkey fig and the fruit is still green so, we have a ways to go yet. Probably slowed due to a transplant.

So VG getting a little sentimental on us eh! Bet you never thought one day you would have a fig tree next to a mj tree.

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Sentimental? Yeah, I guess. When I was a small child, my Grandparents had a large home on twelve acres completely covered with Fruit orchards and gardens. I was pulling weeds with some success by age three, and started my own garden when I was eight. I had a great childhood. I thank my Grandparents every day for giving me the opportunity to learn to garden.

It's a beautiful evening. Shortly after sunset. I think I'll go see what the spiders are building...

Very nice garden. You have a nice collection of psychedelics too. Small pond maybe?

" In Greek mythology, the lotus-eaters (Greek λωτοφάγοι, lōtophagoi), also referred to as the lotophagi or lotophaguses (singular lotophagus, pronounced /ləˈtɒfəɡəs/) or lotophages (singular lotophage, pronounced /ˈloʊtəfeɪdʒ/), were a race of people from an island near North Africa dominated by lotus plants. The lotus fruits and flowers were the primary food of the island and were narcotic and addictive, causing the people to sleep in peaceful apathy." - wiki

lowryder666 said:

Very nice garden. You have a nice collection of psychedelics too. Small pond maybe?

" In Greek mythology, the lotus-eaters (Greek λωτοφάγοι, lōtophagoi), also referred to as the lotophagi or lotophaguses (singular lotophagus, pronounced /ləˈtɒfəɡəs/) or lotophages (singular lotophage, pronounced /ˈloʊtəfeɪdʒ/), were a race of people from an island near North Africa dominated by lotus plants. The lotus fruits and flowers were the primary food of the island and were narcotic and addictive, causing the people to sleep in peaceful apathy." - wiki

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Thank you!

No, I'm not really into psychedelics. A friend gave me a small San Pedro Cactus, and I've been propagating it. All my friends each have one, and I have 4, at the moment.

Nice bit on the lotus eaters. I've heard the term all my life, but wasn't aware that the Lotus was psychoactive, until a few years ago, when a friend gave me a book on psychoactive plants.

Hi Veggiegardener,

After reading the comment you left on my journal I checked to see if you had one in your sig and here I am.
Great journal man. Pics, Stories, Fuzzy the warrior cat, the works. You are a hell of a gardener man.

Yea snakes, About 20 years ago I was out fishing with a buddy drinking beers and I saw a small snake. He freaked out, Big guy too. I thought it was harmless and reached for it turned out to be a baby rattle snake. Got me on the finger and I grabbed his head and tossed him in empty container. So we had to leave, pack the cooler back up the hill. By the time we got to the hospital I had a metallic taste in my mouth and my tongue was numb. The doctor smelled the beer and didnt think I was bit by a rattle snake. I told my bud to go get it. The doctor said "you have the snake?" I said yes, I kept him, if I die he dies. The doctor didnt want the snake in the hospital so he believed me and we went from there, three injections of horse serum was all they had on hand and they were afraid I would need more. I didnt have insurance at the time and wouldnt go in an ambulance so my buddy drove me to another hospital. Turns out I didnt need any more and was released the next day. I tried to keep the snake too. Didnt force feed him a frog, tried insects but he wouldnt eat. Didnt make it.

So, now I stay away from the things

I see your blueberry/widow cross is close to the ceiling. I am having a similar problem with my girls and have been tying them back. Unfortunately I didnt put a screen in there so I dont have many tie points. They are starting to stack up now and I was wondering if you had any experiences with supercropping this late in the growing season. Maybe you can take another look and give me your opinion?

Thanks for the post!

Great story. It seems to support something I was told repeatedly as a kid. Baby rattlers are more dangerous than adults because they haven't learned to limit the amount of venom released in a bite. You probably got the whole load.

A statistic that has stuck in my head from Boy Scouts(50 years ago! LOL!) is that less than 1% of untreated Rattler bites result in a fatality. Treated, the percentage drops much further.

That's actually a Bubbleberry x White Widow. We're still smoking the mother plant, which is excellent.

I'll stop in your thread, but what I'm doing with the big BB X is I'm going to pull a fine net over it to pull everything away from the greenhouse ceiling. I'll do it some time this week. The nets sold to keep birds out of fruit trees is what I'm using. Check it out.

I've Supercropped half way into blooming for both stealth, outdoors and to control height in the greenhouses. It seems to do no harm, except the buds are a bit more difficult to trim.

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A lot of LST has been done to keep the canopy low.

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Delicious!

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We picked the last of these, yesterday. We hate to lose even one. The best peaches we've ever eaten.

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Sylvester. He's walking alongside the vent that is located on the East, South and West sides of each greenhouse. Exhaust vents are at the top of the North side, along with the door.

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Ive watched this Bird of Paradise produce thousands of blooms. This is the first double I've ever seen. Hopefully it isn't the last!

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This Summer has flown by. Harvest is coming!

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The plant that's visible is the Bubbleberry x White Widow. Incredible hybrid vigor. The monster volunteer in the West greenhouse is probably her sister. both are rapidly budding.

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The first pic is of a rapidly growing five foot tall Trainwreck clone. The rest are of two of her sister clones which are being forced to produce male flowers. The balls are finally appearing but are difficult to see. I should have pollen in about a week. Learning this technique opens up a world of possibilities. Stay tuned.

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Under the canopy in the West Greenhouse. The stalk os of the Bubbleberry X. The stalk is over 3.5 inches at ground level.

Wow dude! I love the pics in this thread glad I stumbled upon it. Your garden looks amazing.

I just wanted to know one question. Does that Bubbleberry X keep coming back? It looks to thick to only be one harvest old.

as always, super nice photos man, its a pleasure following your journal...

Great idea, I think I will give a net a shot. I found one with 3/4" holes on ebay and its on its way.
I'll let you know how it goes. Thanks man.

baddfrog0221 said:

Wow dude! I love the pics in this thread glad I stumbled upon it. Your garden looks amazing.

I just wanted to know one question. Does that Bubbleberry X keep coming back? It looks to thick to only be one harvest old.

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No, the BB X is a volunteer that dropped from a Bubbleberry, last Fall.

It, and about 200 others germinated in January. It has vegged for about seven months. Agreed, it's very dense.

veggiegardener said:

No, the BB X is a volunteer that dropped from a Bubbleberry, last Fall.

It, and about 200 others germinated in January. It has vegged for about seven months. Agreed, it's very dense.

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Wow that's amazing that in that short amount of time a plant can get that dense. Amazing what the sun can do. Just got my medical card in the mail today but unfortunately I still can't grow outside. Too close to neighbors and the heat and humidity have been out of control. Gotta get myself a greenhouse!