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Post by Deleted on Aug 17, 2015 19:01:26 GMT
I took my Camera and my DH into the garden yesterday. This is my first year growing polebeans. We just used 3 tree branches to form the teepees.. They have grown like crazy and are just starting to produce.I like them. Nice long straight beans without being close to the ground and getting dirty.  |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 17, 2015 19:06:07 GMT
I had some extra space..or so I thought.. i had some Okra seeds from 1998. They did good.. My eggplants in front of them on the other hand are not doing well. I think it was just the plants I bought..  |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 17, 2015 19:07:26 GMT
And of course who can resist this photo op? Not me!!  |
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Post by Shirley U Geste on Aug 17, 2015 19:13:42 GMT
WOW Wonderful garden, those beans look fantastic. Love the melon pic.  |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 17, 2015 19:52:24 GMT
We had a great pole bean harvest this year until the Japanese beetles got them. Just about done now. We grew them in containers. Put a tomato cage in the ground & another one upside down on top. Worked really well & no bending over. My melons are just starting now. I almost pulled them out because I didn't think they were going to grow. Beautiful garden, Wildflowers
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Post by kritter on Aug 17, 2015 20:33:34 GMT
Great garden. I am impressed with your growing skills.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 17, 2015 21:28:36 GMT
Nice melons!
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Post by val2525 on Aug 17, 2015 22:28:48 GMT
I'm jealous. Of the garden, not the melons.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 18, 2015 1:17:44 GMT
LOL. Nice melons.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 18, 2015 1:42:46 GMT
I know nothing about gardens, but I can sure spot nice melons when I see them.
Thanks for sharing the pics. It's fun to see you! You really do look like your avatar.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 18, 2015 3:24:54 GMT
Thanks Ladies. It was about 90 degrees that day so I was a little on the sweaty side. But those polebeans are really something. I wanted to get a picture of them. I saw on pinterest where you can build a pole type building and let the beans grow all over it and have it be a playhouse for kids. In the up coming years when I have grandchildren I am wanting to do that. I think that would be fun thing in the garden for kids.. We are having a really good year in Iowa so far, for the garden and the field crops. I have a patch of squash that is huge. But it is way too unsightly for pictures. I have spaghetti squash, acorn and butternut.. The spaghetti squash is just about ripe. A great year for peppers also. I planted fall radishs, lettuce and snowpeas today. And this winter I hope to put a hoophouse over a small raised bed and grow lettuces and root crops way into the winter months.
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Post by Shirley U Geste on Aug 18, 2015 4:50:33 GMT
Just don't post any zucchini pics, people here revolt over zucchini pics. How big a base area did your pole beans take up? About 4' x 4'? I think I want to try some next year. |
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Post by titus730 on Aug 18, 2015 10:58:30 GMT
Just don't post any zucchini pics, people here revolt over zucchini pics. How big a base area did your pole beans take up? About 4' x 4'? I think I want to try some next year.  |
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Post by Shirley U Geste on Aug 18, 2015 13:28:08 GMT
Sheesh, who knew that zucchini could raise such a ruckus.  |
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Post by jellybeanscloset412 on Aug 18, 2015 14:39:55 GMT
Awesome garden! I never could grow anything that high.
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Post by SA on Aug 18, 2015 14:50:32 GMT
Great job! The garden, and you, look great!
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Post by Deleted on Aug 18, 2015 16:24:22 GMT
BEWARE THE ZUCCHINI MONSTER!!!!!!!!  |
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Post by titus730 on Aug 18, 2015 18:26:13 GMT
BEWARE THE ZUCCHINI MONSTER!!!!!!!!  |
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Post by RetroMonde on Aug 19, 2015 16:44:46 GMT
saw on pinterest where you can build a pole type building and let the beans grow all over it and have it be a playhouse for kids. In the up coming years when I have grandchildren I am wanting to do that. I think that would be fun thing in the garden for kids.. Great pictures- I have veggie garden envy in a BIG way this summer. Mine didn't happen- too many trees have grown to shade the garden area AND crazy neighbors reaching over the fence to spray poison in our chicken yard/garden area. It will be relocated to the front of our house next year. When our kids were little I found plans for a bean tunnel. It looked simple- just roll a section of chicken or other fence wire into a large tunnel shape and plant climbing veggies around it. Then the kiddos could crawl thru it or have a fort in your garden. |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 20, 2015 15:44:36 GMT
What a wonderful garden. I've never done veggies just flowers.
Oh and Shirley if you are reading this - my morning glory grew like crazy but never bloomed. Is that an annual?
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Post by Shirley U Geste on Aug 20, 2015 17:47:36 GMT
Morning glory will usually self seed and come up again year after year. I put in seeds about 4-5 years ago and haven't had to put in any seeds since.
It can really take over wherever it's at. I had to pull out about half of what came up this year so there would be room for the other flowers and plants to grow.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 22, 2015 3:45:58 GMT
Just don't post any zucchini pics, people here revolt over zucchini pics. How big a base area did your pole beans take up? About 4' x 4'? I think I want to try some next year. Shirley I was going to say my teepees are 3x3 at best but I went out the other morning and the biggest one had toppled over.. I was able to stand it back up, unharmed and pound some fenceposts in around and I think that will do it.. Start as wide as possible I am thinking..4 x 4 would be good  |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 22, 2015 3:49:49 GMT
Is this zuchinni picture considered obscene? I fried them in bacon  bacon grease that is  |
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Post by Shirley U Geste on Aug 22, 2015 3:54:42 GMT
Just don't post any zucchini pics, people here revolt over zucchini pics. How big a base area did your pole beans take up? About 4' x 4'? I think I want to try some next year. Shirley I was going to say my teepees are 3x3 at best but I went out the other morning and the biggest one had toppled over.. I was able to stand it back up, unharmed and pound some fenceposts in around and I think that will do it.. Start as wide as possible I am thinking..4 x 4 would be good Thanks, I have an area that is about 4x4 that I could put some next year so I think I will try that. I do love them fresh or for making refrigerator pickles. And it's one veg I wouldn't mind getting bushels of. |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 24, 2015 13:48:48 GMT
saw on pinterest where you can build a pole type building and let the beans grow all over it and have it be a playhouse for kids. In the up coming years when I have grandchildren I am wanting to do that. I think that would be fun thing in the garden for kids.. Great pictures- I have veggie garden envy in a BIG way this summer. Mine didn't happen- too many trees have grown to shade the garden area AND crazy neighbors reaching over the fence to spray poison in our chicken yard/garden area. It will be relocated to the front of our house next year. When our kids were little I found plans for a bean tunnel. It looked simple- just roll a section of chicken or other fence wire into a large tunnel shape and plant climbing veggies around it. Then the kiddos could crawl thru it or have a fort in your garden. Your neighbors are spraying poison in your garden area? |
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bacon grease that is