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Does anyone know what this is??
It looks like a Bilbergia nutans.
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Does anyone know what this is??
It looks like a Bilbergia nutans.
Does anyone know what this is??
It looks like a Bilbergia nutans.
I was just about to say that but couldn't decide if it was a nutans or an oldtans. :mrgreen:
Great! You couldn't really have two more different gardens to watch on this thread. What are you planting?
it is a common vegetable grown in black sea region in turkeyThis is a collard:
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There about 12"-16" across. Planted last October, photo today.
Lettuce
Cabbage
Broccoli
Brussel Sprouts
Onions
Potatoes
Bell Peppers
Tomatoes - slicing and canning
Okra
Green Beans
Lima Beans
Purple hulled peas
Sweet corn
Watermelons
Cantalopes
Strawberries
Just things we like to eat.
Will you do all the work yourself? That's a big plot and a lot of different crops.
I've got limited space so I'll be sticking to toms, lettuces, peppers, onions, garlic and soft fruit: brambles, blueberries, rasps, strawbs, melon. That'll keep me busy enough.
Yes, by myself. Not a big deal. By local standards this garden plot is about average size.
You might reconsider the melon choice. Being a creaping vine they typically take more space than the yeild justifies. You might consider cucumbers. They are creaping but can be grown vertically on a trellis as they are typically harvested prior to getting to large. There are some varieties of cantalopes that are about the size of a softball at maturity and COULD be tried vertically. Melons also require copious amounts of water.
You could be right about the melons. I'll see if the seeds germinate and then maybe replant on my friend's plot, just below his huge water deposit. I could use the space I've put them in for cukes.
Does anyone know what this is??
It looks like a Bilbergia nutans.
How the HELL did you know THAT?? Holey Moley.
I have already planted my melons. They are known here as Piel de Sapo melons (Toad skin). I don't know if that means anything to you. They are really delicious. I absolutely adore them eaten straight or used to make ice cream, gazpacho or as an accompaniment to the local dish, migas.If you haven’t got the seeds yet might I suggest Crimson Sweet for watermelons and Ambrosia for cantaloupes if you prefer. We have gone through MANY varieties and found these to be both consistently flavorful and productive but you will find vegetable varieties are one of the most debated topics in the ‘gardening world’.
Thank you. Things generally kick off here much earlier in the year than I was used to in the UK. We're about 6 weeks ahead here, so things are really starting to sprout.Good pix. Your space is developing beautifully. Ours will progress MUCH more slowly.
She's meant to be a ratter but I had mice in the house last summer and she just sat and watched them. Useless!ps. I need one of your helpers to keep the damn deer out during the summer.
How the HELL did you know THAT?? Holey Moley.
He does exactly what he says in his username. :shrug:
i will take the photos of the garden of our house in the tableland this summer and post here,it is full of green and red peppers ,cucumbers,tomatos ,bean,mint ,dill ,basil ,lettuce ,okra ,eggplant and lots of different green herbs.i missed picking up fresh herbs from that garden..
I'd love to see those, Medusa. Whereabouts in the tableland is it?
it is on the taurus (toros ) mountain plateaus in antalya ,western anatolia and it takes 2 hours by car to go there.my parents usuallly moves there in summer when the weather is suitable and warm
I was just about to say that but couldn't decide if it was a nutans or an oldtans. :mrgreen:
I'm a notans, myself.
My albido has been known to blind the unwary.
I'm a notans, myself.
My albido has been known to blind the unwary.
As a teenager my libido almost sent me blind. :shrug:
As a teenager my libido almost sent me blind. :shrug:
I don't understand that one. Is palm shaving a euphemism for masturbation? If so, I think we may need a mod to flush the thread.The daily shaving of the palms must have been a drag, too.
On one side of the pond are trees intercropped with pineapple, cow-grass, cassava, yams, a couple macademia trees and other things (going uphill to the terrace and then bananas), and the other side is a stream. I'm not sure what's going on the terrace yet, but probably coffee and pumpkin primarily. See file names for description, I'll put them in my album at left column/profile.
When late enough this afternoon, Ima go water (via bucket and pond) the mound of the pond (cow-grass, sugar cane and maize).
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Who is Ima?On one side of the pond are trees intercropped with pineapple, cow-grass, cassava, yams, a couple macademia trees and other things (going uphill to the terrace and then bananas), and the other side is a stream. I'm not sure what's going on the terrace yet, but probably coffee and pumpkin primarily. See file names for description, I'll put them in my album at left column/profile.
When late enough this afternoon, Ima go water (via bucket and pond) the mound of the pond (cow-grass, sugar cane and maize).