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In reply to the discussion: Just in case you want a chuckle....me on the local news! (NOT about politics!) [View all]greiner3
(5,214 posts)That's a great looking driveway. You are a very meticulous person.
I, on the other hand, went for quantity. In my 'starter home' backyard, I devoted nearly all my 1500 ft2 to my garden this year. I have 27 Roma, 7 Better Boy and 8 Big Girl. I also LOVE hot foods. I planted 36 jalapeno plants.
Last year I harvested enough jalapeños, after gorging on them for late summer to October, to cut and freeze 20 gallon bags. I am on the last one and this crop is just turning red.
I also cooked up enough spaghetti sauce to fill 45 qt freezer bags.
I have already cooked up 20 quarts of sauce and probably have enough ripe ones for another batch.
I also have Peas, huge zucchini, Brussel Sprouts, squash, green pepper and some veggie I can't remember what it is because I threw away the seed container.
On a whim I purchased 3 watermelon plants and they are going great. I have a feeling my yard will be taken over by the vines.
My goal prior to the watermelon purchase was to get a ton of produce. Each melon is supposed to weigh 30 pounds and I've counted over 30 melon buds.
Looks like I'll have to double my original estimate.
BTW, are any of the seeds you produce for sale? I was going to start my plants from seed purchased from the Heirloom Seed Company, of some sort, but time got away from me and I went with plants.
Have you ever heard of the 'Tomato Festival' they throw every fall in Reynoldsburg? That's a suburb of Columbus OH. The town and story, if you haven't heard of it is the man who defied death and publicly ate a tomato way back when. Being related to the nightshade it was 'common knowledge' that to eat a tomato was a death sentence. Some way this is a tall tale but the festival still has a pretty good turnout.
Sorry to ramble.