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wilbeer
Mountain climber
honeoye falls,ny.greeneck alleghenys
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Jun 12, 2014 - 06:49pm PT
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Pretty cool set up you have there.
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wilbeer
Mountain climber
honeoye falls,ny.greeneck alleghenys
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Jun 12, 2014 - 07:35pm PT
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Dr.F ,That is amazing.
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Lollie
Social climber
I'm Lolli.
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Jun 13, 2014 - 02:25am PT
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Dr. F
Only one word:
WOW!!!!!
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Ghost
climber
A long way from where I started
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Jun 25, 2014 - 10:15pm PT
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I don't want to jinx myself by counting my peppers and tomatoes before they ripen, but things are looking mighty good here in the PNW this year. Of course, it could all go to sh#t tomorrow and rain for the next two months, but it's not looking that way.
Fingers crossed.
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survival
Big Wall climber
Terrapin Station
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Topic Author's Reply - Jun 26, 2014 - 07:07am PT
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Fingers crossed.
I'm crossing my fingers for you too Ghost.
I've got a good showing from a wide variety out here, but not a big production yet....
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Lollie
Social climber
I'm Lolli.
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Jul 19, 2014 - 06:07am PT
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Fritz
Trad climber
Choss Creek, ID
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Jul 19, 2014 - 06:38am PT
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Apriot harvest at our "Ranchette" last week.
Yummmmy! No chemicals. Picked ripe or mostly ripe.
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survival
Big Wall climber
Terrapin Station
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Topic Author's Reply - Jul 19, 2014 - 07:20am PT
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Good stuff guys!
I'm psyching up for Ghosts next batch of Doom Sauce!
These are partially roasted Serranos and garlic, because the Habaneros aren't ready yet.
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mouse from merced
Trad climber
The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
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Is this you, BooDawg? It's your van. I passed by on the YARTS bus. This is at Cookie Cliff pull-out.
Mouse
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Wayno
Big Wall climber
Seattle, WA
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The only thing new that I have is a nettle plant that I stole from Seward Park here in Seattle. It's in a pot but I can't control the seeds. These things spread well with the right conditions. Nettles? Yeah, I rub it on my feet and eat it too.
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mouse from merced
Trad climber
The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
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According to Euell Gibbons, many parts are pedible.
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survival
Big Wall climber
Terrapin Station
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Topic Author's Reply - Aug 10, 2014 - 07:37am PT
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For my good friend Ghost, possibly the only guy that really cares.... :0)
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bob
climber
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Aug 10, 2014 - 08:31am PT
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Survival and Ghost, I appreciate your peppers! Cool shots.
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BooDawg
Social climber
Butterfly Town
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Yes, Mouse, that was my van, but I wasn't driving that day.
Thanks Locker. Here are some later pictures...
Since the ST website doesn't seem to be accepting vertically formatted pictures from me, more pictures in portrait format can be found here:
http://www.yosemitecloseup.com/stories/sierra-sustainability/
Since the cool weather has arrived, both the tour season and Lisa’s and my garden are slowing down. In our garden, we’ve been taking out tomato and other plants that are no longer producing. We’re retaining those that still have ripening fruit on them, even though most of the tomato plants appear to be dying at their bottoms, many of their tops are green and flowering and continue to hold ripening fruit.
The chicken-wire top of what was a cat’s protective cage has become an arbor for the ripening tomatoes, and the holes in the chicken-wire are the perfect size for bringing the cherry and yellow pear tomatoes down through the chicken wire to pick them.
Where we’ve removed, unproductive plants, we’ve replaced them with a variety of autumn and winter vegetables, kale, arugula, Brussel sprouts, broccoli, mustard greens, lettuce, spinach, celery, and more.
Some we’ve planted in individual containers, though all are watered with our very efficient watering system described earlier. However, we’ve found that these recent planting are visited each morning by a lovely, but hungry variety of migrating birds, Rufus-sided and brown towhees, white- and golden-crowned sparrows, goldfinches, plain titmouses, and more. They nibble at the leaves of these delicate, young plants, so we’ve fashioned some simple cages to protect the most susceptible plants, leaving others at the mercy of these winged friends.
Today’s harvest: Zucchini, cucumber, several varieties of tomatoes, calendula, peppers, parseley, lettuce, onions, carrots.
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TGT
Social climber
So Cal
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Waiting for the frost kill then I'll have to go dig up sweet potatoes.
(Satsumas)
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Fritz
Trad climber
Choss Creek, ID
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WOW TO ALL! ------and a special WOW OH WOW! to EKAT in the mountains of North Montana.
We had our first hard freeze last week, with little warning.
A quick panic harvest got the remaining peppers, many of the tomatoes, substantial hanks of basil, and the cabbage. We covered the fall lettuce and let the rest fend for itself on what turned out to be a 28 f. night.
The lettuce, arugula, carrots, onions, parsly, & chives shrugged off that frost and are still growing. The potatoes are safe too, but the tops are dead.
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Ghost
climber
A long way from where I started
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What is this "freeze" thing you speak of? Some kind of soil amendment gardeners in Montana & Idaho use? Whatever it is, it must work, as you seem to be getting good crops.
The only thing I amend my soil with is compost, but it seems to work well, too. Here's today's vegetables.
With cooler temps and less sun, I brought some of the peppers inside...
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survival
Big Wall climber
Terrapin Station
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Topic Author's Reply - Dec 10, 2014 - 01:50pm PT
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Sweet stuff there Ghost!!
Over here, middle of December, are you freeking kidding me?
No wonder I love it in California.....
Represent: A couple baby Bell, Poblanos, Serranos, Fresno, Cowhorn, unripe Habanero. Thank you to all the spirits that control chile production!!
Bonus photo: The label I made for the Mandarin Festival sauce I made for a retired Army Ranger friend.
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Chaz
Trad climber
greater Boss Angeles area
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May 31, 2015 - 05:21pm PT
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OK people, it's June ( practically ). Someone besides me has to have something going this year.
I got peppers and tomatoes. Zucchinis are sprouting.
I'm tired of paying a buck for a bell pepper with a wooden stem in season, or a buck for a shriveled-up little zucchini that's not even as big as my d...
well, not very big.
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