Originally Posted by thomez you don't have to tell me.... almost no guy wants to date a gal that is taller than her, few gals want to date guys that are shorter ... plus they often want to be shorter than you even with heels on, so that puts me ...
07-13-2007, 12:53 PM
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| Master Debator Election Moderator  Democrat Omaha, NE 
| Originally Posted by thomez Then if you get a family going you can just get clothes for everyone in the kids section. So much cheaper. 
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07-14-2007, 07:42 PM
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| Dirty Liberal  Democrat South Jersey
| So I took some new pictures For some scale, the garden is 12 feet long and 4 feet wide. Here you can see the cucumbers taking over growing down the side of the garden.  Tomatoes like woah. There are lots more coming too.  Basil  My lone pepper plant. There is some Greek Oregano growing next to it on the ground.  You can't really tell but these are carrots  | ||||
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07-14-2007, 09:13 PM
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| Banned  Conservative Government is another way to say Better Than You
| Originally Posted by Linzyhop Yeah man, you're a big bitch.
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07-15-2007, 05:51 AM
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| Member  Liberal
| Looks like a decent ammount of tomatoes. I use to have them, jalapeno peppers and cilentro planted so that I could make salsa when there were too many tomatoes to just eat. Also, with all of that basil you have you could bake a lot of those tomatoes with some basil and sharp cheese. Yum. I use to have a large garden when I lived in Seattle with my father. lots of herbs (my favorite being rosemary), zucchini, yellow squash, potatoes, green beans, tomatoes, eggplant, watermelon, bell peppers, jalapeno peppers, onions, broccoli, some fruit trees (one plum and two green gage trees) Also had a few carrots, but not many. Aside from the salsa, I think the zucchini and the potatoes were my favorite. I really miss that garden, it was a great place to sit and relax in, we also had a lot of flowers and a wall of roses so that it smelled rather nice mixed with all of the herbs and vegies. Good times. | ||||
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07-15-2007, 07:13 AM
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| interwebberus professionalus  Independent
| real men farm their land. there is nothing better about summer than fresh veggies. i can make whole meals of them, something i'd never dream of doing in the winter, and my carnivorous tendencies are quite strong. epicurious.com is great site for those who enjoy cooking, and their list of cucumber recipes is extensive. | ||||
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07-15-2007, 03:25 PM
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| no es mi culpa  Independent Beantown
| Originally Posted by ballz2wallz and you're a small bitch. point being?
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07-15-2007, 08:22 PM
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| Friend to all.  Socialist Maryland
| I like having sex with women...therefore, gardening is out. | ||||
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07-16-2007, 06:43 AM
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| Dirty Liberal Democrat South Jersey
| Originally Posted by Donkey® I'm married. I can do whatever I want and still have sex with a woman.
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07-16-2007, 08:43 AM
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| Dissapointed American  Realist Michigan
| Why would anyone think gardening excludes sex with women? It's a hobby after all not like farming which consumes your entire day. I find gardening relaxing myself though I wish we had a bit longer growing season here in northern Michigan. I see WickedLou9 has already picked cucumbers while mine are just now blossoming. We have had peas, some small beets we steamed and radishes. But everything else will have to wait a while. The whole family loves the fresh vegetables although when it comes to weeding it's usually "dad's garden". | ||||
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07-16-2007, 09:12 AM
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| Dirty Liberal Democrat South Jersey
| Originally Posted by northhunter Yeah we can start planting usually in Mid April around here. The median date of last frost is April 6th. I usualy wait till like May 1st, as the 30 year record for late frost is april 21st. Where I am in NJ is a strange area though. The southwest corner of the state is a sort of micro-climate, and it's different than the entire rest of the state. I am actually in Zone 7a, where as the rest of the state is zone 6. We can plant 3 or 4 weeks earlier and the first frost occurs 3 or 4 weeks later than it does just 150 miles north in the northern portion of the state. You guys are way up there in Zone 4.
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07-16-2007, 09:53 AM
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| Hamiltonian > Jeffersonian  Libertarian Party DFW
| Originally Posted by WickedLou9 link to info on zones? i want to get into gardening when we get our own place with a yard rather than just an apartment ... i love having fresh veggies.
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07-16-2007, 10:24 AM
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| Dirty Liberal Democrat South Jersey
| Originally Posted by Publius
National Arboretum - USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map Also. Index of /us_analysis/us_analysis Click on the folder for your state then on the "grow" link and it will tell you average dates of last frost in spring and first frost in fall. Stuff like that. If you are growing vegetables, you can probably plant any day after the last frost. This year I just went to home depot and bought a bunch of seedlings and planted those. It's easier than starting from seeds. | ||||
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07-16-2007, 10:26 AM
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| Hamiltonian > Jeffersonian Libertarian Party DFW
| Originally Posted by WickedLou9 lol @ northerners ... we usually don't get our first frost until around Christmas, at least the last few years.
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07-16-2007, 10:27 AM
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| Hamiltonian > Jeffersonian Libertarian Party DFW
| looks like I'm in 8a. edit: i say looks like ... Dallas is one of the listed examples for 8a. | ||||
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07-16-2007, 10:27 AM
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| Pinko Commie Bastard  Communist Moscow
| looks like we are 5a to 5b... like on the line | ||||
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07-16-2007, 01:31 PM
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| Mission Accomplished NOT!  Independent MN
| cool garden. We just installed one. It is too late to plant it now though even for pumpkins. I was hoping to become a garden planting fiend but it didn't happen. I am just trying to keep our grass alive right now as it has been one hot summer so far. | ||||
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07-16-2007, 04:35 PM
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| Dirty Liberal Democrat South Jersey
| Originally Posted by Roonie Grass is harder than you think! My front yard has bare spots all over the place. Seed doesn't want to take. most of it is dry and crispy and I am watering it every day.
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07-16-2007, 04:45 PM
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| Pinko Commie Bastard Communist Moscow
| I haven't mowed my grass in over a month, I'm loving it. | ||||
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07-18-2007, 03:52 AM
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| One American Family at a Time.  Idealist The OC, California
| Your Basil looks fantastic Lou! | ||||
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07-19-2007, 12:24 PM
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| One American Family at a Time. Idealist The OC, California
| Mine isn't as big as yours Lou, but I thought I'd share my pics anyways... I took some pictures of my garden and I thought I would post some to share: These are my strawberries.   These are 5 tomato plants, they are kinda close together, but they are making some tomatoes.  Carrots in the front yard:  My bigger tomato plant in the front yard, it's bigger since it has more room:  My Morning Glory is just taking off and vining up my stakes! I can't wait for the first flower!  Artichoke PLant:  Oregano  Basil  Beets  My Green Bean that is stunted.  Last edited by IminWonderland; 07-20-2007 at 11:46 AM. | ||||
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