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**LoP Guest** lop guest User ID: 89720 04-20-2012 03:33 AM

I have 2000 plants on a hydroponic drip system.

For profit only.

**Vegas** · (This post was last modified: 04-20-2012 03:38 AM by Vegas.)

Omega Wrote:

czygyny Wrote:
Looking good! It's still a bit too early to get the tender veggies in the ground, here, but I have garlic, asparagus, onions and potatoes coming up!

I'll take some pictures later. Hope you get enough water this summer. We're still below our yearly rainfall, but it has been a wet spring and everything is green.

Lookin' forward to the picts you smoke me every year, lol....

Looks like the drought here in Central Texas may finally be over, we'll see....

Definitely better luck on the water this year... You had a lot of hard work go up in smoke last year... Have a brother in northern Texas on Lake Texoma... Even that far north he has lost a lot of natural vegetation because of the drought...

**Faydra**

I have a lot of peaches on my trees, and my apple tree is doing better than all prior years.

I might grow at least a few tomatoes, watermelons and cucumbers.

**LoP Guest** lop guest User ID: 90143 04-20-2012 03:46 AM

GREAT THREAD... Heartflowers

**Omega** · **Omega**Ex-Moderator User ID: 74729 04-20-2012 04:15 AM **Posts: 21,040**

ButtonsArentToys Wrote:

Tomatoes, peppers, broccoli, squash, snap peas, beans, and cucumbers in the ground. Pics tomorrow. Oh, and all my herbs, and raspberries, grapes, and peaches. Pear tree looks like it's taking a season off this year.

Cheers to your friend Omega. That's awesome. This one knows what a bad back is all about!

Nice post up picts thats what this annual thread is about! Cheer

You have trees and grapes??? Wish I did....

I did manage to get a blackberry bush rockin'....

**Betty F. Crocker**

Glad to see this thread! Cheer

The garden looks great, Omega!

Just wanted to say that this is my third year front-yard gardening in urban Austin, TX. Three years ago, our garden was the only visible veggie garden in the neighborhood. This year, I've counted 6 visible gardens within about 2 blocks of my house.

The gardening meme seems to be catching on! I also have a lot of neighbors who come by and ask questions, expressing interest in growing their own gardens. Very exciting!

It's really amazing to me to discover the social aspects of front yard gardening. I've had so many people stop and talk to me about my tomato plants - people I might not have ever had occasion to talk to before. I've made friends with a lot of the elderly neighbors this way, which is really nice.

We also planted 26 basil plants along the street this year (we don't have a fence, btw) with the intention of sharing with the neighborhood. Once the basil plants get a bit bigger, we're going to put out a sign inviting the neighbors to pick their own basil to take home.

I can't seem to upload pictures right now, but I'll try again later. Happy gardening, everyone!

**LoP Guest** lop guest User ID: 78057 04-20-2012 05:36 AM

Vegetable gardening can be made pretty easy. My early mistakes were to try and plant every inch in order to boost production for the given area, so I thought. Now I have plowed a wide area and have wide rows to cultivate the weeds with the tiller. You can get as picky as you want between weed pullings.
Last year I put news paper down around my tomatoes with straw on top of that before skewering the whole thing with the basket stakes. No weeds and more importantly, holds moisture in on a dry year like last year. Will be using the paper/straw thing on all that I can this year.
One more tip is grass clippings and wood ashes from your fireplace in the fall and winter. Puts nitrogen and minerals back in.

**Omega** · (This post was last modified: 04-20-2012 07:16 AM by Omega.)

Betty F. Crocker Wrote:

Glad to see this thread! The garden looks great, Omega!

Just wanted to say that this is my third year front-yard gardening in urban Austin, TX. Three years ago, our garden was the only visible veggie garden in the neighborhood. This year, I've counted 6 visible gardens within about 2 blocks of my house.

The gardening meme seems to be catching on! I also have a lot of neighbors who come by and ask questions, expressing interest in growing their own gardens. Very exciting!

It's really amazing to me to discover the social aspects of front yard gardening. I've had so many people stop and talk to me about my tomato plants - people I might not have ever had occasion to talk to before. I've made friends with a lot of the elderly neighbors this way, which is really nice.

We also planted 26 basil plants along the street this year (we don't have a fence, btw) with the intention of sharing with the neighborhood. Once the basil plants get a bit bigger, we're going to put out a sign inviting the neighbors to pick their own basil to take home.

I can't seem to upload pictures right now, but I'll try again later. Happy gardening, everyone!

Thanks-it was your motivating pm that caused me to post it. ;>)

I like to hear from people that urban garden, and see the progression year to year in these bad times.

If you need help uploading picts pm me and if I am around I'll help ya out.

Last years garden thread had some real winners...lookin' forward to more.....

**LoP Guest** lop guest User ID: 91350 04-20-2012 07:15 AM

Vegas Wrote:

Need to plant a smaller garden this year... Still trying to use up canned goods from last year...

link to image: http://imgupld.lunaticoutpost.com/graphi...90B756.jpg

grow some girl scout cookies you might be able to turn a profit.
chuckle

**The Martini Maven**

is that mud in the chair?

and yes hope the drought is over and you guys have a bounty

**Omega** · **Omega**Ex-Moderator User ID: 74729 04-20-2012 07:25 AM **Posts: 21,040**

The Martini Maven Wrote:

is that mud in the chair?

and yes hope the drought is over and you guys have a bounty

Yup that's Mud.

Drought seems to be over this place was a desert this time last year.

**EndTheFed**

To early yet up here in MN, dropping to 34 degrees tonight. Will have one 4x12 raised bed this year and 4 round planters(cut in half 55 gallon plastic drums). All will go into veggies of some sort. Need to buy seeds next time I get to town.

**Betty F. Crocker**

Omega Wrote:

The Martini Maven Wrote:
is that mud in the chair?

and yes hope the drought is over and you guys have a bounty

Yup that's Mud.

Drought seems to be over this place was a desert this time last year.

Omega, what's your soil like out in Bastrop? Did you have to amend it a lot before planting?

I've heard that the soil differs in Austin depending on what part of town a person is in, ranging from very thin, sandy soil over solid limestone to thick, heavy clay soil. (I have the thick, heavy clay type.) I'm constantly trying to amend with organic matter. I can't make compost fast enough!

**LoP Guest** lop guest User ID: 87604 04-20-2012 08:12 AM

Very cool.

**LoP Guest** lop guest User ID: 87032 04-20-2012 08:37 AM

Nice. I have my small one going here in Vegas. I do mine in large built ups as I don't have much room. Plus soon I start covering during the hot part of the day, when temps hit over 100. I have spuds, carrots, peas, beans, and corn, broccoli. Plus tomatoes which will be ripe in a month. Berries already have been harvested here. Some may get a second harvest.