I’m over in the Middle East and a little homesick. Isn’t it about time to start posting photos of this year’s gardens?
If you’re lucky enough to be fishing, you’re lucky enough.
the two little home gardens plus a wild azalea and my prize Hybrid yellow wild azalea that dad gave me. The only one of a dozen that lived.
Had to re-plant some potatoes and bush beans that rotted. Was just able to plow a 60 acre field that will be deer corn. Been real wet this spring.
I also predict the fresh water fishing will be really good this year! Or it has been so far.
Nice place you have there!
If you’re lucky enough to be fishing, you’re lucky enough.
homesick for angry swarms of gnats and tons of pollen, too? 
I have a pitiful 4 tomatoes, dill, basil, oregano, chives, and cilantro so far. the little hill outside the kitchen window did well last year though, and I’m thinking about putting cukes around the edges before the tomatoes get tall.
Fred, you sure do it right… 60 acres of corn, bream pond for the young’uns… and I’ve been itching to get the metal boat down to the Combahee, did you fish the moon a few days ago? Edisto is still coming down after being way past flood stage twice.
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Originally posted by barbawanghomesick for angry swarms of gnats and tons of pollen, too?
I have a pitiful 4 tomatoes, dill, basil, oregano, chives, and cilantro so far. the little hill outside the kitchen window did well last year though, and I’m thinking about putting cukes around the edges before the tomatoes get tall.
Fred, you sure do it right… 60 acres of corn, bream pond for the young’uns… and I’ve been itching to get the metal boat down to the Combahee, did you fish the moon a few days ago? Edisto is still coming down after being way past flood stage twice.
Did great Sunday in a Friends pond. River is still a bit hi for my taste. I’m Hoping to get in the river or creeks the first couple of weekends in May. First time in a long while that I’ve actually seen Red Fin Pike in a small feeder creek/ditch that runs through my property. Then again it’s been a long time since we’ve had some steady rain.
Have not tried oregano or cilantro, but the fresh basil goes great with some stewed tomatoes and the wife has her Grandma’s polish pickle recipe that needs a ton of dill. I also love the fresh dill on fish.
Barbawang, you forgot mosquitoes. Wife and I got eat up on our afternoon walk and we just had the county come through and spray!
My wife is the queen of herbs. She has oregano, parsley, dill, cilantro, 5 varieties of basil, sage, thyme, rosemary, garlic chives and others I don’t remember. Marigolds all in between them to keep the bugs out.
She also has about 12 tomatoes, 12 crookneck squash, 12 zucchinis, 4 varieties of peppers and I don’t know what else. Add to that 50 blueberry bushes, a couple of fig trees, couple of pear trees, couple of peach trees and some grape vines.
We’ve had more rain this year than in the last 15, good for the gardens, and the mosquitoes. They are getting rough!
Edit: I haven’t taken any pictures of the garden yet this spring, but I did take this one of a young GA peach tree, if it will help with your home sickness.
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Broccoli, onions and chard planted first Sunday in February. Just planted the banana in the background over the weekend.
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Some got to win, some got to lose…
Wrap that banana plant with some insulation and blankets this winter and you may get some banana’s next year. They like lots of water. Good luck!
Looking good, guys. Here in Jericho, there are tons of farms and orchards. I asked about growing gardens, but the produce is so cheap and so fresh that it doesn’t make a lot of sense to grow your own veggies. If I had a spot of land (I’m in an apartment), I’d grow a little garden anyway.
As for the pollen and gnats, we don’t have that but we have dust and mosquitoes. According to my friends that have been here for a few years, we get swarms of flies during our 120 degree summer days. So I have that to look forward to
If you’re lucky enough to be fishing, you’re lucky enough.
Hope your stay in the Middle East is still going good, or as good as can be!
Should have some squash in a week and snap beans in another two.
Tonight’s supper will be all home grown. Not sure if you like freshwater fishing but May full moon has always been my favorite for red breast. Only problem this year is the rain has the rivers too high. caught a couple out of the pond. Hope next weekend the water level will drop a bit.
Man, that looks delicious. Haven’t had fresh-dug new potatoes in a long time. If and when we move back to the states, you can bet that I’ll have a garden spot.
If you’re lucky enough to be fishing, you’re lucky enough.
Fred- what do you fertilize your potatoes with?
Fish fed maters:
Pioneer 222 Sportfish
Yamaha 250
After the fish do their job:
Pioneer 222 Sportfish
Yamaha 250
that’s what my pops always did with burying the fish. I tried that a couple of years ago, but my dog had other ideas…
the wife was not pleased!
“mr keys”
Get a large container…55 gal drum. Water, fish racks,composted horse stuff and let sit. Compost tea for the garden
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Originally posted by flyinghighFred- what do you fertilize your potatoes with?
I dig a furrow and put in pot ash, horse dookie, and 10-10-10 then run the tiller over it and bed it up. When I see the first blossom I side dress with a little more 10-10-10-
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Originally posted by Long EnuffFish fed maters:
Pioneer 222 Sportfish
Yamaha 250
That’s cool! That’s some of the best tomatoes I’ve seen! What you staking them with?
What NorthChucky said about the dogs. Buried a couple of shark carcasses that the dog brought to the back porch. I remember Grandma doing that, she said that’s what the Native Americans used. All my fish left overs go in the pond.