Gardening tomatoes, herbs, and some veggies for 2012

[Chicago Bob]

Craig,

You are so lucky to live in a area that has much warmer weather than we have.  I sure wish it was warm enough to start growing stuff again, but I will have to wait.  What types of tomatoes did plant?

Norma

+1.....lucky 'lil gardner person. 

[norma427]

Some grape, little pears, a couple different heirlooms, and a yellow variety I forget the name of.

Craig,

The tomatoes you chose sure sound good.  Keep us updated with photos if you can.

Norma

[SquirrelFlight]

I'll have much more opportunity to grow things "in the ground" after I get moved to OR. Even if I end up in an apartment where gardening is difficult (although, at the least I should be able to do something along the line of a window box), my parents are up that way, as well as my sister.  I'm sure I could talk at least one of them into a little bit of space in their gardens. Of course, I'll still keep up the hydroponics stuff... cuz, you know, I'm  kind of a nerd that that way.   

[norma427]

I'll have much more opportunity to grow things "in the ground" after I get moved to OR. Even if I end up in an apartment where gardening is difficult (although, at the least I should be able to do something along the line of a window box), my parents are up that way, as well as my sister.  I'm sure I could talk at least one of them into a little bit of space in their gardens. Of course, I'll still keep up the hydroponics stuff... cuz, you know, I'm  kind of a nerd that that way.   

John,

Best of luck to you in your gardening adventures this year, no matter how you do it.    Fresh is always better.

Post some photo too if you can.

Norma

[TXCraig1]

Craig,

The tomatoes you chose sure sound good.  Keep us updated with photos if you can.

Norma

Will do when I get home from Arkansas.

I put in 6 orange, tangelo, tangerine, and satsuma trees, and a Meyer lemon and a Persian lime as well.

[norma427]

Will do when I get home from Arkansas.

I put in 6 orange, tangelo, tangerine, and satsuma trees, and a Meyer lemon and a Persian lime as well.

Craig,

Wow, you are in Arkansas now!  That is sure cool.     Your trees sound interesting too. 

Norma

[TXCraig1]

Craig,

The tomatoes you chose sure sound good.  Keep us updated with photos if you can.

Norma

Here are the tomatoes after about three weeks in the ground.

CL

[Chicago Bob]

Looking good...
Funny, I have just about that exact same size and set up you have. I was shocked at how much dirt that raised bed took to fill.

[TXCraig1]

Looking good...
Funny, I have just about that exact same size and set up you have. I was shocked at how much dirt that raised bed took to fill.

1.8 yards in mine.

[norma427]

Here are the tomatoes after about three weeks in the ground.

CL

Craig,

Your tomato plants look great!    I will be watching to see how fast your tomato plants grow.

I have a friend that started his garden early in my area. He planted a few things so far.  He is really a great gardener and he used I think pine bark last year to cover his whole gardens.  I forget what he paid to do that, but it sure was expensive.  My friend does have really big gardens though.

It will be awhile until I can think of planting tomatoes.  It is supposed to snow in our area tonight and tomorrow. 

Norma

[TXCraig1]

Getting bigger. A few roma tomatoes on the vine.

[norma427]

Getting bigger. A few roma tomatoes on the vine.

Craig,

Wow, your tomatoes are growing fast!  I am officially jealous.  I won't be able to plant any tomatoes outside until later in May.     All that is coming up in my garden in the chives.  They are hardy.

Norma

[TXCraig1]

All that is coming up in my garden in the chives.  They are hardy.

They were growing everywhere along the river we canoed on in NW Arkansas.

[norma427]

They were growing everywhere along the river we canoed on in NW Arkansas.

Craig,

I bet that looked cool!  Your canoeing sounds great too!

Norma

[norma427]

Well, the spring season is finally starting to arrive in our area and the grass is turning a beautiful shade of green.  The possum (he or she) thinks it is a cat now and eats with the outside cats and also goes to the bathroom with them.  I sure do have a lot of work to do outside, but at least the chives are coming up and so are the dandelions.  I love young dandelion before the flowers are on the dandelion plants.   

Norma

[Chicago Bob]

This is the first time I've ever seen a person spoil a possum 
You know what Granny on The Beverly Hillbillies would have already done with that 'ol possum Norma.... 

[TXCraig1]

This is the first time I've ever seen a person spoil a possum 
You know what Granny on The Beverly Hillbillies would have already done with that 'ol possum Norma.... 

I feed the possums here cornbread.


Makes the meat taste sweet. 

[Chicago Bob]

I feed the possums here cornbread.


Makes the meat taste sweet. 

You learn that from Granny....
If those possums ate my NC sugar laden cornbread they would soon be needing insulin injections...talk about spoiled rotten....
Pretty little critters though. 

[norma427]

This is the first time I've ever seen a person spoil a possum 
You know what Granny on The Beverly Hillbillies would have already done with that 'ol possum Norma.... 

Bob,

I don't spoil those darn possums.  They just come up on the back deck to eat all of the outside cats food.  The possums eat right besides the cats.

Maybe I should be old Granny on the Beverly Hillibillies.  At least I am old.   

Norma

[norma427]

I feed the possums here cornbread.


Makes the meat taste sweet. 

Craig,

Do you have many possums in your neck of the woods?  Do you also eat possum?

Norma