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	Terrapin Trudges On 5-28

Posted by: aquak9, 11:16 PM GMT on May 19, 2009

5-28 Good evening everyone, from an oddly damp yet reminiscent Northeast Florida. A word on the weather- WOW! it seems like decades since we've had dependable afternoon thunderstorms. I remember most of the past fifteen years, only wishing for the thunderstorms on a daily basis. Now, it's how it used to be when I was little. Darkening on the horizon, the excitement of thunder as it got closer and louder, how beautiful everything was after a rainstorm, holding my tongue under the magnolia leaves, tasting the drops.

So, not much has changed, but a few comparison pics might be in order. Scroll on down, scan the pics, and we all did this together.

A QUESTION!

5-24 Good Sunday to everyone. Now I have a question for everyone, even you shy lurkers. Reading about, remembering years past, gardening and growing, so many folks planting this year. (Surfmom, you inspired me to ask) So here's the inquiry: What do you have, that's growing like crazy? This is a multi-faceted question, as I'm curious about where you are, what you've done differently this year (or what's remained the same), what you've noticed in your flowers, veggies, or fruit-producing trees, that is catching your eye. Mostly, like Surfmom's macadamia tree, what seems to make you say, "Wow, I've never seen this grow like THAT before." It might even be in a neighbor's yard, or on your work commute.

Thanks in advance for your input.

5-23 Finally added up the numbers; since last Sunday, 9pm, to today at 5pm, we've had 12.2 inches of rain. But the garden, most of it, survived. With a moist environment left behind, and partial clearing to bring on afternoon heat, I expect the afternoon thunderstorms to bring more rain in the coming weeks. I don't remember this area being feeling this wet, except in '04, and decades ago, as a child.

Pulled most of the pics; it's a different garden now. Memories are all the I have left of what I had. I miss the lettuce already.

Well, ya'll, we're just a few days away now. The garden seems to run in chapters, truly definable endings and beginnings. Sometimes I wish I could turn back the clock, and watch everything grow with joy all over again. These past six months sure went by quickly. Thank you everyone for sharing it all with me- posters and lurkers alike.

This is the tomato patch before I trimmed it, about a week ago.

They always look ragged after I trim them, and a little beat, too, from me leaning over them, and trying to untangle the stems. But in two or three days, they look very happy again.

After trimming.

And here's where they are today, 5-28. Still looking a little raggedy, they seem to have stopped blooming, so I guess we're on the downside.

The cherry heirlooms were a mixed pack, too- some I have been very happy with, like the plum cherries, above. The little yellow cherries are doing good, too.

Here's the same spot, starting to ripen, 5-28.

Same spot from a different view, I love the different colors and sizes, 5-28.

The hybrid pole beans found the sunflower stems. Between those and the trellis, I think it will provide good support.

I wish I knew when I planted these; I really need to start dating my pics when I posted them. Anyway, here's the heirloom pole beans, right when I planted them.

Here they are today, 5-28. Growing slowly.

Family Pic! BigBrother on the right, LilSister on the left. She needs to take a clue from her brother, as she has no fruit.

Remember these fine ladies?

Here they are today, 5-28. Heavy from the rain, and ripening seeds. We'll leave them there as long as the stalks can hold them.

Blueberries still attached. Wish the bushes were bigger.

The cukes, soon after I planted them, next to the trellis.

The cuke-less cukes today, 5-28.

There might be come cucumbers in there some where, MicroCukes I guess. Plenty of blooms but not the fruit-producing kind.

Of course, Rainman's dahlias are gorgeous.

One more pic of the squatters, they come when I call'm.

Oh yeah, this is a line from Code last year. Almost forgot about it, but believe me, we'll need it!

"REST BETWEEN INVESTS!"

Here's the happiest two pictures of all- if this doesn't encourage everyone to get a rainbarrel, I don't know what will!

Peace and love, ya'll!

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	Slow Terrapin 5-16

Posted by: aquak9, 11:12 PM GMT on May 06, 2009

5-16 Welcome to Saturday, ya'll. Pulled a few pics, added a couple. Things are kinda in stasis, no real excitement, except some of the tomatoes are starting to turn a little.5-14 A gorgeous Thursday evening, overcast with the scent of rain to the west...squirrels, ducks, sunflowers and The Joint on XM. Can it get any better?Our pair of ducks scoot in under the fence by the pond, and chase off any other ducks that wander in. Even the LazyWhiteCat (we call her Kizzy, ...

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	But there never seems...

Posted by: aquak9, 11:11 PM GMT on May 06, 2009

...to be enough time, to do the things we want to do, once we find them.. --Jim Croce

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	Terrapin Station 5-4

Posted by: aquak9, 1:16 AM GMT on May 05, 2009

Hi everyone. Figured I was way overdue for posting some new pics. Pretty bad when you get bored with your own blog, eh? I hadn't realized it had been almost six months since I started this gardening experiment. So at this point, I'm ready to look back, yet continue looking forward.Just planted, back in February?:And today, 5-4, is the same garden. To the right, on the ground, you can see the beginnings of the cucumbers. We just added the trellis yesterday. (Note to ...

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	Terrapin Station 4-19

Posted by: aquak9, 10:00 PM GMT on April 19, 2009

Hi Everyone! Great to have a few minutes to put up some new pics. I'm not around much during the week to blog, so I hope everyone enjoys these pics. As usual, feel free to add whatever ideas and pics you'd like, or discussions about problems and solutions. We went away for about a week, up to the Blue Ridge Parkway area. The first day was pretty nice, and we saw some deer, and wild turkeys.We also saw a few very old homesteads. Here's Rainman testing water quality.O...

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Updated: 10:05 PM GMT on April 23, 2009

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