-
Urban_wombat
- Full Member
- Posts: 29
- Joined: Fri Jan 08, 2010 1:48 am
- Location: Albany WA
-
applestar
- Mod
- Posts: 30540
- Joined: Thu May 01, 2008 7:21 pm
- Location: Zone 6, NJ (3/M)4/E ~ 10/M(11/B)
Latest Front Yard Fence Row --
Atlantic Giant Pumpkin side:
[img]https://i290.photobucket.com/albums/ll272/applesbucket/Image7421.jpg[/img]
Bushel Gourd side:
[img]https://i290.photobucket.com/albums/ll272/applesbucket/Image7422.jpg[/img]
Further to the right -- California #5 buckeye peas ends at this fence post and Azuki beans are planted to the right. Sweet potatoes are taking off and have met the Bushel Gourd.... Well, there's always the lawn for them to spread out to.
[img]https://i290.photobucket.com/albums/ll272/applesbucket/Image7423.jpg[/img]
It sort of tell you something that the popcorn is growing the best here out of the 3 corn locations I planted this year. Didn't I say at some point that my sunniest spot is out in the front lawn? I'm eye'ing up the area in front of the Fence Row for next year's expansion...
BTW, another reason the corn might be doing so well is because I planted them IN what was originally a small swale for the PawPaw tree, which drains the overflow out of the Native Bog Garden (former Carolina Gold Rice paddy). Despite the current drought conditions, the popcorn is always getting moisture. I planted the Atlantic Giant here because I had the notion that pumpkins need more water than gourds.
Atlantic Giant Pumpkin side:
[img]https://i290.photobucket.com/albums/ll272/applesbucket/Image7421.jpg[/img]
Bushel Gourd side:
[img]https://i290.photobucket.com/albums/ll272/applesbucket/Image7422.jpg[/img]
Further to the right -- California #5 buckeye peas ends at this fence post and Azuki beans are planted to the right. Sweet potatoes are taking off and have met the Bushel Gourd.... Well, there's always the lawn for them to spread out to.
[img]https://i290.photobucket.com/albums/ll272/applesbucket/Image7423.jpg[/img]
It sort of tell you something that the popcorn is growing the best here out of the 3 corn locations I planted this year. Didn't I say at some point that my sunniest spot is out in the front lawn? I'm eye'ing up the area in front of the Fence Row for next year's expansion...
BTW, another reason the corn might be doing so well is because I planted them IN what was originally a small swale for the PawPaw tree, which drains the overflow out of the Native Bog Garden (former Carolina Gold Rice paddy). Despite the current drought conditions, the popcorn is always getting moisture. I planted the Atlantic Giant here because I had the notion that pumpkins need more water than gourds.
was just talking to my husband about your tomato trellis on your house (he said your house looked like ours, ours is grey siding too)..anyway..I'm thinking in future summers I'll plant trellises on the front of our house..I'm tired of having to draw the shades in the summer to keep the house cool..plan is going in my brain
-
applestar
- Mod
- Posts: 30540
- Joined: Thu May 01, 2008 7:21 pm
- Location: Zone 6, NJ (3/M)4/E ~ 10/M(11/B)
Latest Front Yard Fencerow Photos:
Atlantic Giant has succumbed to SVB, but some leading vines are still crawling along the front of the popcorn. Potato Silos have been harvested and the chickenwire towers removed. The California #5 Blackeyed peas turned out to be super vigorous. They love to sneak in between the fence to tangle up in the espalier fruit trees.
[img]https://i290.photobucket.com/albums/ll272/applesbucket/Image7783.jpg[/img]
Bushel Gourd is taking over the fence row, and are fruiting:
[img]https://i290.photobucket.com/albums/ll272/applesbucket/Image7779.jpg[/img]
[img]https://i290.photobucket.com/albums/ll272/applesbucket/Image7781.jpg[/img]
[img]https://i290.photobucket.com/albums/ll272/applesbucket/Image7780.jpg[/img]
[img]https://i290.photobucket.com/albums/ll272/applesbucket/Image7785.jpg[/img]
Atlantic Giant has succumbed to SVB, but some leading vines are still crawling along the front of the popcorn. Potato Silos have been harvested and the chickenwire towers removed. The California #5 Blackeyed peas turned out to be super vigorous. They love to sneak in between the fence to tangle up in the espalier fruit trees.
[img]https://i290.photobucket.com/albums/ll272/applesbucket/Image7783.jpg[/img]
Bushel Gourd is taking over the fence row, and are fruiting:
[img]https://i290.photobucket.com/albums/ll272/applesbucket/Image7779.jpg[/img]
[img]https://i290.photobucket.com/albums/ll272/applesbucket/Image7781.jpg[/img]
[img]https://i290.photobucket.com/albums/ll272/applesbucket/Image7780.jpg[/img]
[img]https://i290.photobucket.com/albums/ll272/applesbucket/Image7785.jpg[/img]
-
applestar
- Mod
- Posts: 30540
- Joined: Thu May 01, 2008 7:21 pm
- Location: Zone 6, NJ (3/M)4/E ~ 10/M(11/B)
This is an old thread, but I realized These pictures I posted in another thread would be a great way to complete it 
We painted the bushel gourds and had colorful popcorn for fall decoration that year:
We painted the bushel gourds and had colorful popcorn for fall decoration that year:
The gourds dried out well over the winter with occasional alcohol rub to keep down the mold.applestar wrote:[img]https://i290.photobucket.com/albums/ll272/applesbucket/Image8243.jpg[/img]
[img]https://i290.photobucket.com/albums/ll272/applesbucket/Image8244.jpg[/img]
-
GardenGnome
- Greener Thumb
- Posts: 755
- Joined: Sun Jan 29, 2012 6:26 pm
- Location: paradise,ca
-
GardenGnome
- Greener Thumb
- Posts: 755
- Joined: Sun Jan 29, 2012 6:26 pm
- Location: paradise,ca
Pretty cute those quack me up.applestar wrote:The Yellow Crookneck has been producing despite the drought, and I finally got the chance to make my Squash Duckies
[img]https://i290.photobucket.com/albums/ll272/applesbucket/Image7463.jpg[/img]
https://www.helpfulgardener.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=148727#148727
-
GardenGnome
- Greener Thumb
- Posts: 755
- Joined: Sun Jan 29, 2012 6:26 pm
- Location: paradise,ca
Pretty cute those quack me up.applestar wrote:The Yellow Crookneck has been producing despite the drought, and I finally got the chance to make my Squash Duckies
[img]https://i290.photobucket.com/albums/ll272/applesbucket/Image7463.jpg[/img]
https://www.helpfulgardener.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=148727#148727