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Post by Garden Happy on Jan 13, 2013 18:58:27 GMT -6
Thanks Compost Pharmer. Yes,we were 86 today at five o'clock to night we were still 80* so much for a fire and hot coco as we build the pallet shed!!!! We need ice tea and bug spray!LOL,we're breaking records on temps down here!  My son is down here working for a bee company for 12 weeks here then back up to Michigan and he's dieing of heat in his bee suit! Say's we're crazy living here,he just came in from 14*.Poor baby! |
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Post by Pharmer Phil on Jan 19, 2013 4:16:24 GMT -6
Is he moving bee's to different farms ??
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Post by Garden Happy on Jan 19, 2013 20:02:24 GMT -6
Currently he's making trip to the E.R. for some rash they can't seem to get rid of on his whole body.they think he's alergic to pine pollen which makes not sence to me cause he use to be a tree man for YEARS?  Anyway,they have bee's in California Michigan and Florida and fly all around to bee tend each farm area but have tons of hives in different places in all 3 states.' The pallet shed goes up at the community garden Feb,2nd 2013. today we piled all the pallets in same size piles and decided on a 8x8 pallet shed with a shingle roof(shingles were donated today). all we ahve to buy is 4 4x4 post and screws. we have hinges,door handle we are going to make,and roofing nails. We fertilized all the plants with fish emulsion and weeded again and pruned all the potted tomato's and harvested several varities of lettuce,chards and spinach. The place is looking good. Tomatoville Florida Tag called today and asked if we would host the March tomato tasting!!!  I'm hopeing to get this approved tomorrow .the only thing that would stop it is the church kitchen already booked,fingers crossed! |
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Post by Garden Happy on Jan 29, 2013 6:47:44 GMT -6
pharmerYes pharmer phil 3 semi's are leaving Florida full of bee's for California thumb2 The church got new plastic picnic tables so they are donating the wood ones to ANTIOCH ORGANIC COMMUNITY GARDENS!!! I got 9 childrens set watering growing systems at Lowes store on clearence for .25 cents!!! Great project for the childrens area garden . We are going to have the children put in a square foot garden 12x12 and make a succulent sphere for mother day!  Saturday Feb 2nd we are building our Pallet Shed 8x8 2 story with homemade rafters and a 4foot door.All we had to buy from the store was 6-10ft post 1 box of screws and 2 bags of cement Eveything else the hinges,door handle,shingles,are all repurposed. thumb2 Yesturday we watered and harvested chards,lettuce and panseys. Planted viola's and fetilized and weeded while my hubby set the post and cemeted them in prep for Saturday. The gardens are looking great and we have tomato's on the vines!!! thumb2 |
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Post by Garden Happy on Feb 17, 2013 7:01:30 GMT -6
If the gardens survive this last cold spell we are well and going full steam about 4 weeks ahead of our normal season plantings.
We ahve over 100 staked tomato plants 4 to 6 ft tall full of blooms and fruits!
Our purple podded peas are just beautiful and full of lavender/purple pods and purple pea pods! these would make great contanier plants!Just stuuning!
If something is spelled wrong more than my normal goof's i can't see the print here to type since the change so sorry!
Got to p.m. pharmer phili on how to get int larger.
We have harvested from our winter gardens well over 30's pounds of chards this yeas and 30 pounds of lettuce so far.Onions and herbs,spinach is now comming and radishes,brussel sprouts,cabbage,edible flowers(pansey's,violas,dianthus,marigolds,signet,and nasturtuims) 5pounds.
We are now just about to harvest cabbage,brussel sprouts,peas,kales,spinach,herbs,chards,tomato's(please dont's freeze) and tons of peppers are comming on.
Still need a sponsor really bad! Going to add 3 new 4x80 long beds just as soon as our funr raiser going on right now is over.that will march 30th,2013. We are selling :OLD FARMERS ALMANAC ,PRODUCTS. iF YOUR A PRAYING SOUL PLEASE PRAY FOR GOD TO RICHLY BLESS THIS FUND RAISER.!!!!!!!!!!!!
I taught waterbath canning this month at the monthly meeting and next month is pickling,brining,and smoking .
We are having the children put in a square foot garden and a pallet garden.Making the sphere balls and seed bombs comming up.
We are in need of seeds always,seeding soil,friuts,childrens gloves,adult gloves,used garden books on organic gardening for a library we are starting,labler,lable tape,rhubarb roots,horsradish,garlic bulbs,onion sets,flower seeds,and herbs and always of course warm weather seeds.
It a great time in the God's Gardens Folk's Let's enjoy all he created us to be!!!!!!
NOW TO GO P.M. PHARMER PHIL ABOUT THE PRINT SIZE!!!!!!!!!!!
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Post by Penny on Feb 17, 2013 7:30:39 GMT -6
Can you take some pictures, i would LOVE to see it. |
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Post by Garden Happy on Mar 2, 2013 15:01:16 GMT -6
Penny look back a few there are some pictures of the gardens in past post. Current pictures comming very soon. tomatoville.com/florida tag group asked us to host the TOMATOVILLE TOMATAO TASTING EVENT AND WE ARE DOING THAT MARCH 9TH1013. IF ANYONE WANT MORE INFORMATION GO TO: WWW.TOMATOVILLE.COM THEN SCROLL DOWN TO GROUPS -FLORIDA TAG |
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