Let's see those '09 gardens

[HK3-]

Garden updates-

The frost only ended up killing one butternut squash plant.

Today I added a "big bomb" pepper plant? I've never heard of these before.
It was 1 1/2 feet tall and the lady gave it to me for .90 cents. It grows 2 inch diameter round peppers? Tag says gourmet peppers.... We shall see.

Sweet corn is up to about 4 inches tall now.

[LasciviousXXX]

The pictures in this thread are GREAT!

Keep 'em coming bro's!

Originally Posted by LasciviousXXX

The pictures in this thread are GREAT!

Keep 'em coming bro's!

Well all righty then…

Starting off, the red Amaryllis have bloomed.



The carnations smell like cinnamon.



Coriander AKA cilantro seed is coming along.



The Holy Basil AKA Tulsi, an adaptogenic medicinal/culinary basil is coming along nicely.



My mojito spearmint is ready for action.



Dang this 5 photos per post limit means onto the next post.

Figs are filling in.



Strawberries



The olive trees I started from cutting almost a year ago are heading towards treedom. That little fellow in the foreground is a little volunteer tobacco plant I caught growing in another planter so now it has it's own little pot.



Speaking of tobacco, my three year old plant is making another good showing.



Rounding out this post are a few good looking leaves from that tobacco plant.

In all of it's glory.





Another volunteer tobacco plant. Once you have grown tobacco they start showing up on there own after a while.



That's Leonotis leonurus growing center frame, to the left of the fig tree.

I have been busy building a new Actively Aerated Compost Tea Brewer.












I am still tweaking the air lift pumps trying to get the most out of the 38 watt pump and air diffusers. Nothing like combining, Microbiology, plumbing, gardening and general fun.

If you want to see the progressive construction & testing photo gallery for this project go to this link.

http://gallery.me.com/tzaddi#100576&view=mosaic&sel=0

Here is a link to a little movie I had fun making the other day, showing the brewer in action… before I added the nutrients and compost.

http://homepage.mac.com/tzaddi/iMovieTheater137.html

I think you will need a QT plug-in for your browser to view it.

That's it for the garden today!

[HK3-]

Love the wonderful vibrant colors in your photos. The bright color of the amaryllis makes me think of a sexy broad with that color lipstick and heels on. Man I'm a sicko.

Figs! Nothing like fresh figs.

+ I fed all of my plants the other weekend. What a difference that makes. Everything is starting to take off with the warm weather and constant watering. I will take some pictures this weekend.

Asparagus has grown up and out into a little trees. Maybe next year I will be able to eat some.

Originally Posted by HK3-

Love the wonderful vibrant colors in your photos. The bright color of the amaryllis makes me think of a sexy broad with that color lipstick and heels on. Man I'm a sicko.

I hear you loud and clear and that is what nature has in mind 2B sure. You would have been hypnotized by the perfume that the Angel's Trumpets (Brugmansia) gave off in the atrium in the evening last October. If you ever get a chance to take in it's fragrance on a fall evening I highly recommend it.






Good to hear that your plants are eating well.

Looking forward to seeing that update when you get around to it.