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Gardening

Diamond_Dog

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11. We have clay soil.

Reply to walkingman (Reply #5)

Sat May 25, 2024, 04:10 PM

May 2024

Mr. Diamond tills it and mixes in manure. He also plants a cover crop over the winter to add nutrients.

We like Better Boy tomatoes, too! (In “Ohiya” we say “Tamaytas”)

Awesome on the beans. My favorites are black beans. Never thought of growing them!

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Anybody does vegetable gardening? [View all] walkingman May 2024 OP

Your garden is beautiful. Diamond_Dog May 2024 #1

Cow peas in NC codfisherman May 2024 #2

Cool, I love limas also. Never heard of the papago or python beans. walkingman May 2024 #5

We have clay soil. Diamond_Dog May 2024 #11

Black beans codfisherman May 2024 #15

😂 We say "Tamaytas" also in Texas 🤣 walkingman May 2024 #18

Holy cow! No pun intended! Diamond_Dog May 2024 #21

Never seen eggplant like that, my wife makes good baba ganoush. walkingman May 2024 #24

heart the longhornasarus. AllaN01Bear May 2024 #26

Papagos and Pythons codfisherman May 2024 #14

Interesting....where do you get the seed? I like to try new stuff. walkingman May 2024 #19

Bakers and SESE codfisherman May 2024 #42

Thanks - I'm gonna order one! walkingman May 2024 #44

Thank you for the kind words. walkingman May 2024 #3

I think my post #11 was meant for you, Oops! Diamond_Dog May 2024 #12

Your garden is lovely Laurelin May 2024 #4

Wow? Where do you live? Texas has been getting a lot of bad weather walkingman May 2024 #6

I used to live in Pflugerville Laurelin May 2024 #47

I'm putting in plants tomorrow Siwsan May 2024 #7

Using the bulb planter sounds like a cool idea. We have sandy soil walkingman May 2024 #23

We use bulb planters Laurelin May 2024 #48

That's a nice looking garden Bayard May 2024 #8

I know what you mean.... walkingman May 2024 #10

Wow! Gorgeous garden! Diamond_Dog May 2024 #13

Very nice! Bayard May 2024 #43

Thanks, it becomes an obsession. Too old to handle a big one these days. walkingman May 2024 #45

Wow, Great looking garden. Beachnutt May 2024 #9

Could it be a Horn worm? They are notorious for getting on tomatoes. walkingman May 2024 #16

Yes it had a horn Beachnutt May 2024 #17

Be sure and keep an eye out - if you had one you very well could have more. walkingman May 2024 #20

Thanks Beachnutt May 2024 #22

Nice tip on the blacklight flashlite...I'll remember this...thanks! SWBTATTReg May 2024 #25

If it's a hornworm dweller May 2024 #30

Thanks - gross but a good tip. 😂 walkingman May 2024 #34

. mahina May 2024 #27

I try. mahina May 2024 #28

I love bok choy and have never even heard of apple bananas. walkingman May 2024 #32

True! mahina May 2024 #35

No, but thanks, I'll put on my watch list. ☮ walkingman May 2024 #38

It's a good one mahina May 2024 #40

wow. AllaN01Bear May 2024 #29

I use coconut coir to help retain moisture GreenWave May 2024 #31

Cool! So like a mulch? How does it come, in bales? walkingman May 2024 #36

To answer all three of your questions... GreenWave May 2024 #46

I am so jealous wryter2000 May 2024 #33

Seems like they wouldn't care about something on the roof. I've seen walkingman May 2024 #37

I keep trying but... The Blue Flower May 2024 #39

I hear ya, I have to put up an electric fence around my garden to stop walkingman May 2024 #41