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Gardening

Curmudgeoness

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8. I have a very shady backyard too.

Reply to libodem (Reply #3)

Tue Jul 2, 2013, 07:20 PM

Jul 2013

But my front yard gets all the sun, all day. I just plop pots down in my flower garden with peppers and tomatoes. They don't really take away from the rest of the garden and it does not look like a veggie garden (but it is).

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Had my first tomato from the garden today [View all] maddezmom Jul 2013 OP

Yummm. I can almost taste it. We have little green ones but weeks away before ripe. Zucchinis Purveyor Jul 2013 #1

I only have a few green ones maddezmom Jul 2013 #6

We always celebrate our first ones with BLT sandwiches. Mr.Bill Jul 2013 #2

I was so excited I just threw some salt on it and ate it!! maddezmom Jul 2013 #4

Amazing libodem Jul 2013 #3

I put this container bed where I can't grow grass because it always burns out. maddezmom Jul 2013 #5

I have a very shady backyard too. Curmudgeoness Jul 2013 #8

And you didn't invite all of us over to share? brer cat Jul 2013 #7

YAY!! You give me hope! intheflow Jul 2013 #9

I'm drooling. Lugnut Jul 2013 #10

My Cherokee Purples are starting to turn color stopwastingmymoney Jul 2013 #11

I had my first, a big beef, last weekend. NutmegYankee Jul 2013 #12

You need to take a pic next time maddezmom Jul 2013 #13

Yeah, never thought about that. Darn! NutmegYankee Jul 2013 #14