how does your garden grow?

[God]

you need a gun that works - it's no good fucking cold, you know.

[Lady Cop]

i would never hurt my pet squirrels and chipmunks! you cruel heartless bastards!

[Lady Cop]

now this little fat mousie is funny! he deserves his lunch.



This sneaky mouse has shown an amazing talent for sneaking into a backyard bird feeder to gorge on nuts and oats.

The brazen rodent has made several raids on the hanging feeder in the backyard of keen gardener Noel Blundell's Merseyside home.

On more than one occasion, the three-inch-long field mouse has eaten so much while inside that he became to fat to escape, and Mr Blundell had to free him. ::lol::

Mr Blundell said: 'He is incredible little creature. I'm sure he thinks he's a squirrel.

'I thought I was hallucinating the first time I saw him scurry up the tree trunk and then scamper out on the branch and swing down to get at the bird feeder.

'A couple of times he has gone right inside the feeder, when the level of seed inside has been lower than the feeder hole. Once inside he has gorged himself so much on the bird seeds and got so fat that he could not squeeze back out through the hole.

'I've had to free it a couple of times now, but it keeps coming back. He's even started bringing a friend with him.

[Lady Cop]

I really enjoy the pix you all are posting. It's fun to see that you Mockers have such normal lives. Hahaha!

LC, did the flowers you posted come from a vine? If so, it's called trumpet vine, it comes with yellow flowers too, both have tremendous growth and would easily take over an arbor and any surrounding fence.

you were right about vine Duchess! i emailed an expert. it's considered an invasive nuisance.
their reply:


Linda – That looks like trumpet vine or Campsis radicans. Here is a Google link to check out: http://www.google.com/images?rlz=1T4DMUS...=en&tab=wi

This vine is, to some, considered a thug, so be sure to read an article on it.

Thank you for contacting the Society!

[thekid65]

Wifey's lilly (I think that's what it is) just went into bloom couple days ago, purdy, eh?

[God]

That is a phenomenal specimen - amazing!

[Lady Cop]

an aerial view of the giant mutant pumpkin plant.
from my upstairs bathroom.


click pic. i wish i could show scale, need to get my giant mutant son in the photos!

these repulsive vine borers are inside the vines and have to be picked out. blech.

but plants seem very healthy.

[Lady Cop]

FINALLY! i've been getting ripe tomatoes, they are sooooo yummy right off the vine and warm from the sun. a little salt and that's heaven! :B


Kid, those are day lilies, and come in many colors, oranges and yellows....they are very prolific and will come back in nice big clumps every year! pretty color you have~~

[Duchess]

Wow..There's a huge difference in our growing season. We've had tomatoes & corn for a month now {from the local produce stands}. I don't think our first frost comes until late Oct. - early Nov.

[Lady Cop]

cukes are ready too, i like to slice them up with the ripe tomatoes and some red onion, a few fresh basil leaves, then chill in red wine vinegar. a bit of feta if you have it. simple and summery :B

[Lady Cop]

from today august 7. my 6'4" son next to sunflowers that have no flowers yet! but they are tall...i want the seeds for the birds over winter.
nice big cukes today too.
but i am really happy about my pumpkin patch! last year deer ate all the baby pumpkins, right now i have at least a dozen at different stages. YAY! ::bandance::

[God]

How Cool Is That? Wow! You did really well!

[Lady Cop]

YUMMY! my favorite August dinner, it's time for the sweetest sweet corn anywhere and tomatoes from the garden, to me that's a fabulous supper~
i don't grow corn, but i bought some fresh-picked local butter & sugar corn today~ it's yellow and white and i have never had sweeter...oh boy! :B THAT's dinner!
have to get shucking! ::bandance::

[Maggot]

I like soaking corn shuck and all in water for a few hours then putting them on the grill for about ¹⁄₂ hour. they sell 13 for 4.00 around here. a market dozen is 13. Good stuff!

[Maggot]

This year I have 3 gardens they surround the house and are a ton of work there will not be a fourth!

[Lady Cop]

your garden looks GREAT Maggy!

is that your green thumb or a zucchini?

[Duchess]

I don't get trick or treaters at my house. :sad:

The pumpkins made me think of that.

[Maggot]

your garden looks GREAT Maggy!

is that your green thumb or a zucchini?

Zucchini .......I love dat chit w/butter and salt & pepper. I am sick of weeding really though. Tomatoes are everywhere compared to last year when I got none. But I have learned to rotate crops and plant winter rye. My Broccoli is slow this year and so are my peppers but they have finally learned to grow after a bit of pinching and fertilizing. I have a big pile of compost that will be going in next year. I have learned over the years, and will probably go to my grave gardening now. But I must say that my old rototiller was a good investment. My advise.....buy an old one with plenty of tork. I learn every year.

[Maggot]

I don't get trick or treaters at my house. :sad:

The pumpkins made me think of that.

I like carving "special" pumpkins and usually just buy them, they take up alot of room, by Jezus. LC has more big room than I do. My garden is small patches around the house.

[sally]

I didn't think people even eat vegetables anymore. Everytime I go to the grocery store the cashier asks me "whats this?", it's a green onion for Gods sake. I'm surprised he recognized the carrots.

I've tried growing tomatoes, herbs, and a variety of peppers, but I don't have a green thumb. They produce a lot of fruit for a few months and then they just die.