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Re: garden

Post by orin stepanek » Tue Jul 16, 2019 5:46 pm

Some oh my Sweet 100's have ripened! They are so sweet; that they don't make it to the house! Of course they just started ripening; so I'm expecting that I won't keep up with them! :lol2:
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Re: garden

Post by Ann » Tue Jul 16, 2019 7:43 pm

orin stepanek wrote: Tue Jul 16, 2019 5:46 pm Some oh my Sweet 100's have ripened! They are so sweet; that they don't make it to the house! Of course they just started ripening; so I'm expecting that I won't keep up with them!
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Re: garden

Post by orin stepanek » Wed Jul 17, 2019 11:26 am

Ann wrote: Tue Jul 16, 2019 7:43 pm
orin stepanek wrote: Tue Jul 16, 2019 5:46 pm Some oh my Sweet 100's have ripened! They are so sweet; that they don't make it to the house! Of course they just started ripening; so I'm expecting that I won't keep up with them!
:lol2: :thumb_up: :chomp:

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Thanks Ann; some of my favorite snacks are fresh out of the garden!
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Re: garden

Post by orin stepanek » Tue Jul 23, 2019 11:21 am

finding black spots on the bottom of the Roma tomatoes! Not on the others! :shock:
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Re: garden

Post by orin stepanek » Tue Aug 06, 2019 2:54 am

Blackberry heaven! This year turns out to be my best year with my Blackberries! They are lush, plump and very sweet! 8-) Of course the birds aren't beating me to them! :lol2:
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Re: garden

Post by Ann » Tue Aug 06, 2019 5:00 am

Oh yum, blackberries! :D

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Re: garden

Post by Illono » Wed Aug 14, 2019 11:48 am

Good luck with it! Is it really big?

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Re: garden

Post by orin stepanek » Wed Aug 14, 2019 2:35 pm

Illono wrote: Wed Aug 14, 2019 11:48 am Good luck with it! Is it really big?
Small garden: 18 tomato plants; 13 jalapenos; 1 bell; 4 dill; 4 burpless; 1 parsley! 2 blackberry shrubs 8-) !
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Re: garden

Post by orin stepanek » Fri Sep 27, 2019 10:43 am

Probably won't be long and i'll have to start pulling up the garden! With the tomatoes and the cucumbers its been an OK year in the garden! No whopper tomatoes; but a plentiful harvest! :D
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Re: garden

Post by orin stepanek » Sun Sep 29, 2019 12:31 pm

It's hard to get around much anymore; so I suggested that next year we would only put in a couple of cucumber plants and let some volunteer tomatoes sprout up! She thought we could at least have a cherry and a large tomato plant! She knows how much I love cherry tomatoes! Well I guess I have been overruled! 8-) Gotta love her! :lol2:
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Re: garden

Post by Ann » Sun Sep 29, 2019 7:21 pm

Orin!!!! Hooray!!! 5,000 posts!!!!

You did it!!! Woo-hooo!!!

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Re: garden

Post by neufer » Sun Sep 29, 2019 8:02 pm

Ann wrote: Sun Sep 29, 2019 7:21 pm Orin!!!! Hooray!!! 5,000 posts!!!!

You did it!!! Woo-hooo!!!

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Re: garden

Post by orin stepanek » Mon Sep 30, 2019 3:43 am

Thanks Ann; Art! Hey I'm above the dotted line now! :mrgreen:
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Re: garden

Post by Ann » Mon Sep 30, 2019 3:48 am

orin stepanek wrote: Mon Sep 30, 2019 3:43 am Thanks Ann; Art! Hey I'm above the dotted line now! :mrgreen:
Don't give up now, you hear, Orin? 6,000 posts may seem far off, but I like your posts!!! Keep making them!!!

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Re: garden

Post by orin stepanek » Mon Sep 30, 2019 11:46 am

Ann wrote: Mon Sep 30, 2019 3:48 am
orin stepanek wrote: Mon Sep 30, 2019 3:43 am Thanks Ann; Art! Hey I'm above the dotted line now! :mrgreen:
Don't give up now, you hear, Orin? 6,000 posts may seem far off, but I like your posts!!! Keep making them!!!

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And I see where you're pushing toward that coveted 10,000 posts 8-) mark!
Say; what did they do with that discussion quorum anyway? It seems to have disappeared!
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Re: garden

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orin stepanek wrote: Mon Sep 30, 2019 11:46 am And I see where you're pushing toward that coveted 10,000 posts 8-) mark!
Say; what did they do with that discussion quorum anyway? It seems to have disappeared!
Do you mean The thousand post club?
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Re: garden

Post by orin stepanek » Mon Sep 30, 2019 7:31 pm

bystander wrote: Mon Sep 30, 2019 5:07 pm
orin stepanek wrote: Mon Sep 30, 2019 11:46 am And I see where you're pushing toward that coveted 10,000 posts 8-) mark!
Say; what did they do with that discussion quorum anyway? It seems to have disappeared!
Do you mean The thousand post club?
Yep!
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Re: garden

Post by orin stepanek » Wed Oct 07, 2020 1:01 am

Wow; just about time to pull up my harvest! this of course will be the last year! Just too much much work for an 80 year old! Of course I will leave any volunteers that may sproute! Wasn't much of a crop this year! :mrgreen:
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Re: garden

Post by Ann » Wed Oct 07, 2020 5:07 am

orin stepanek wrote: Wed Oct 07, 2020 1:01 am Wow; just about time to pull up my harvest! this of course will be the last year! Just too much much work for an 80 year old! Of course I will leave any volunteers that may sproute! Wasn't much of a crop this year! :mrgreen:
It's a little sad and sentimental that you will give up your garden after this year. Of course, as an octogenarian, you have earned your rest. 👨‍🌾 Please keep growing a few flowers, OK? 💐 And post a few more pictures of your flowers, and do keep making posts here at Starship Asterisk*!

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Re: garden

Post by orin stepanek » Wed Oct 07, 2020 11:06 am

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Ann wrote: Wed Oct 07, 2020 5:07 am
orin stepanek wrote: Wed Oct 07, 2020 1:01 am Wow; just about time to pull up my harvest! this of course will be the last year! Just too much much work for an 80 year old! Of course I will leave any volunteers that may sproute! Wasn't much of a crop this year! :mrgreen:
It's a little sad and sentimental that you will give up your garden after this year. Of course, as an octogenarian, you have earned your rest. 👨‍🌾 Please keep growing a few flowers, OK? 💐 And post a few more pictures of your flowers, and do keep making posts here at Starship Asterisk*!

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Re: garden

Post by orin stepanek » Wed Dec 23, 2020 9:16 pm

Ann wrote: Wed Oct 07, 2020 5:07 am
orin stepanek wrote: Wed Oct 07, 2020 1:01 am Wow; just about time to pull up my harvest! this of course will be the last year! Just too much much work for an 80 year old! Of course I will leave any volunteers that may sproute! Wasn't much of a crop this year! :mrgreen:
It's a little sad and sentimental that you will give up your garden after this year. Of course, as an octogenarian, you have earned your rest. 👨‍🌾 Please keep growing a few flowers, OK? 💐 And post a few more pictures of your flowers, and do keep making posts here at Starship Asterisk*!

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You know Ann, It's a little early to be thinking about Spring; but, I have been thinking about planting Morning Glories around My whole garden area! Just for fun! I hope my seeds are good! :mrgreen:

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Re: garden

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orin stepanek wrote: Wed Dec 23, 2020 9:16 pm
Ann wrote: Wed Oct 07, 2020 5:07 am
orin stepanek wrote: Wed Oct 07, 2020 1:01 am Wow; just about time to pull up my harvest! this of course will be the last year! Just too much much work for an 80 year old! Of course I will leave any volunteers that may sproute! Wasn't much of a crop this year! :mrgreen:
It's a little sad and sentimental that you will give up your garden after this year. Of course, as an octogenarian, you have earned your rest. 👨‍🌾 Please keep growing a few flowers, OK? 💐 And post a few more pictures of your flowers, and do keep making posts here at Starship Asterisk*!

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You know Ann, It's a little early to be thinking about Spring; but, I have been thinking about planting Morning Glories around My whole garden area! Just for fun! I hope my seeds are good! :mrgreen:


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Orin, how lovely! I suspect you posted those beautiful flowers just for me, didn't you? Thank you! ❤️ Whether or not you plant them (and I hope you do, of course) you made me happy by showing me a picture of them! :D ❤️

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Re: garden

Post by KayBur » Mon Jan 04, 2021 1:15 pm

Ann wrote: Thu Dec 24, 2020 4:57 am
orin stepanek wrote: Wed Dec 23, 2020 9:16 pm
Ann wrote: Wed Oct 07, 2020 5:07 am

It's a little sad and sentimental that you will give up your garden after this year. Of course, as an octogenarian, you have earned your rest. 👨‍🌾 Please keep growing a few flowers, OK? 💐 And post a few more pictures of your flowers, and do keep making posts here at Starship Asterisk*!

Ann

You know Ann, It's a little early to be thinking about Spring; but, I have been thinking about planting Morning Glories around My whole garden area! Just for fun! I hope my seeds are good! :mrgreen:


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Orin, how lovely! I suspect you posted those beautiful flowers just for me, didn't you? Thank you! ❤️ Whether or not you plant them (and I hope you do, of course) you made me happy by showing me a picture of them! :D ❤️

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I tried to grow Morning Glory a couple of years ago, but this plant did not grow very well. True, then I used synthetic fertilizers. But I am a person who is interested in gardening, looking for options and would like to share my experience with others. Summer 2020 I have luxurious azaleas and hydrangeas. I think organic fertilizers, which I make myself on my site, also helped a lot. No, this is not what anyone would think. I just bought myself a composting device. I use the Goplus Compost Tumbler, but in my review I picked up a few options that gardeners might find useful.

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Re: garden

Post by orin stepanek » Tue Mar 02, 2021 10:21 pm

No garden this year; too much work for me! My son wants one; but if he does; he has to do it on his own! 😢
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Re: garden

Post by KayBur » Wed Mar 03, 2021 10:40 am

orin stepanek wrote: Tue Mar 02, 2021 10:21 pm No garden this year; too much work for me! My son wants one; but if he does; he has to do it on his own! 😢 260899831.jpg
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Well, if you want to get a harvest, you need to make an effort. If you do not have the time and desire to do this, then there is even no point in starting to do it.