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Monday, October 26, 2015
thanks Facebook...
...for reminding me about my greenhouse. 68,73,51,0,B
Tried my hand at growing something this year for the first time. Tomatoes, watermelon and cucumbers. Got4 cucumbers (expensive little suckers) got 2 watermelons (each about 8 inches in diameter) LOL. Got tons of tomatoes, however most didn't arrive until early fall. Just brought in a huge box of green tomatoes (trying to beat the freeze) hope some of them ripen. Was an expensive test, but I did discover I don't have a very good green thumb. Going to try again next spring.
Need to use some of that stored water and maybe critter proof the growing area.
ReplyDeletenever quite got the details how that quite sustain itself. Was it insects or disease or lack of water or critters getting in?
ReplyDeleteis it no longer feasible or you're going to get back into it?
thanks.
correction .. how that did NOT quite sustain....
ReplyDeleteI didn't put all that work into the building to just give up...even though I am a much better builder than a farmer.
ReplyDeleteI saw this on faircompanies video, https://youtu.be/H4gsnFJRAB0
ReplyDeleteTried my hand at growing something this year for the first time. Tomatoes, watermelon and cucumbers. Got4 cucumbers (expensive little suckers) got 2 watermelons (each about 8 inches in diameter) LOL. Got tons of tomatoes, however most didn't arrive until early fall. Just brought in a huge box of green tomatoes (trying to beat the freeze) hope some of them ripen. Was an expensive test, but I did discover I don't have a very good green thumb. Going to try again next spring.
ReplyDeleteLet's not forget about the container project. :)
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