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DarkAngela Fights LightAngela for World Domination (changed by MaggotHex)
Joined: Sep 02, 2005 Posts: 1765 Location: Palm Beach, Florida
Posted: Sat May 31, 2008 1:29 am Post subject:
I have a small patio out back, between our house and a wall. It's...maybe...8'x10'? I'm thinking of going to Goodwill to see if they have any planters. I've got stuff to drop off anyway, so it wouldn't even be a wasted trip if not. Otherwise there's always Old Time Pottery. I want to grow tomatoes, lettuce, and maybe some bell peppers and strawberries.
Damn those evil elves/mice! Why doesn't my cat catch them? Unless it's her that's unleashing the cuts... _________________ "A government big enough to give you everything you want is strong enough to take everything you have." -Pres. Ford
I have a small patio out back, between our house and a wall. It's...maybe...8'x10'? I'm thinking of going to Goodwill to see if they have any planters. I've got stuff to drop off anyway, so it wouldn't even be a wasted trip if not. Otherwise there's always Old Time Pottery. I want to grow tomatoes, lettuce, and maybe some bell peppers and strawberries.
As long as the area gets full sun for a good portion of the day, you should be fine with those things. Lettuce will easily deal with shady spots too, anything that's just leafy greens is a major no fuss type of thing to grow.
Early on after we'd bought this house, I tried strawberries in one of those clay strawberry jar planter things with the holes in the sides and top, but it was rather disappointing harvest wise. I only got a few strawberries off each plant so there wasn't enough to make anything, just enough to eat one or two as they'd come ripe.
I've had awesome results with yellow tomato plants (the variety has the word "sun" in it...) done in planters. Just three plants grown in a big rectangular planter gave me a yield of about 20 pounds of really sweet and tasty tomatoes last summer.
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Damn those evil elves/mice! Why doesn't my cat catch them? Unless it's her that's unleashing the cuts...
Ah, so the cat's trying to protect you from the elves/mice and has really bad aim. Maybe kitty needs glasses?
DarkAngela Fights LightAngela for World Domination (changed by MaggotHex)
Joined: Sep 02, 2005 Posts: 1765 Location: Palm Beach, Florida
Posted: Mon Jun 02, 2008 10:09 pm Post subject:
*goes to buy kitty glasses for Max*
The patio we have gets full sun from about 7:30am to 1pm, so hopefully that'll be enough for the strawberries... I actually went outside and measured the patio this weekend, and I have a bit more space than I thought I did. It's kinda weird-shaped; there's a little 2'x3' bit of brick that goes around the AC that I thought would be perfect for a planter. There's also an 8' long part that is kind of a bump-back from the door that I thought would be good for a planter. I guess I underestimated the area because of all the rusty patio furniture out there that the hubby has been trying to get me to trash.
So today I visit Old Time Pottery to look for planters.
EDIT: Cherry Passion tic tacs = yum. _________________ "A government big enough to give you everything you want is strong enough to take everything you have." -Pres. Ford
maggot_hex Dug through LoDT and found an old thread with usercodes and XBox Live names of MI users so that people would have this information readily available. This makes Maggot_Hex a true hero in every sense of the word. Be sure to let him know how much you appreciate his digging through LoTD to find that thread so that you could post into it and read the names of other MI users who have handles on gaming networks, because he deserves the praise and accolades.
Joined: Feb 11, 2006 Posts: 6670 Location: Federal Way, WA
Posted: Thu Jun 05, 2008 9:43 am Post subject:
That ain't one of them. _________________ This post brought to you by Petty Revenge: When not being a jerk just won't do.
Joined: Mar 01, 2004 Posts: 1864 Location: Ohio is for lovers
Posted: Fri Jun 06, 2008 12:30 am Post subject:
it's a new easter egg, silly goose, somebody knocked up the easter bunny. _________________
I want to see people like me, rising up with hate-filled eyes and smoking genetalia--posessed by ancient volcano gods, waving vast breasts and improbable penises at the secret masters of the world-- brown-trousering the naughty twenty-four hours a day"SJ
maggot_hex Dug through LoDT and found an old thread with usercodes and XBox Live names of MI users so that people would have this information readily available. This makes Maggot_Hex a true hero in every sense of the word. Be sure to let him know how much you appreciate his digging through LoTD to find that thread so that you could post into it and read the names of other MI users who have handles on gaming networks, because he deserves the praise and accolades.
Joined: Feb 11, 2006 Posts: 6670 Location: Federal Way, WA
Posted: Fri Jun 06, 2008 3:41 am Post subject:
Makes sense, Easter is a pagan fertility holiday that the Christians hijacked. _________________ This post brought to you by Petty Revenge: When not being a jerk just won't do.
DarkAngela Fights LightAngela for World Domination (changed by MaggotHex)
Joined: Sep 02, 2005 Posts: 1765 Location: Palm Beach, Florida
Posted: Mon Jun 09, 2008 10:18 pm Post subject:
Heheh. 1969. Heheh. _________________ "A government big enough to give you everything you want is strong enough to take everything you have." -Pres. Ford
maggot_hex Dug through LoDT and found an old thread with usercodes and XBox Live names of MI users so that people would have this information readily available. This makes Maggot_Hex a true hero in every sense of the word. Be sure to let him know how much you appreciate his digging through LoTD to find that thread so that you could post into it and read the names of other MI users who have handles on gaming networks, because he deserves the praise and accolades.
Joined: Feb 11, 2006 Posts: 6670 Location: Federal Way, WA
Posted: Wed Jun 11, 2008 8:19 pm Post subject:
Good, I need someone to feed me plenty of orange tags _________________ This post brought to you by Petty Revenge: When not being a jerk just won't do.
kublaikhan Provider of Magical Potatoes and Mindflayer Tavern Wenches
Joined: Dec 21, 2004 Posts: 380
Posted: Mon Jun 16, 2008 10:39 pm Post subject: It's been a while
It's been a while since I've commented on here, so let's get up to date.
I'm in California now--I left Maine to take care of my sick grandparents for a while. Shortly after, I met this really amazing girl whom I'm now engaged to. I've been through a couple jobs, and was just laid off* from the most recent one. I'm trying to find a new job now, because being unemployed in LA county sucks donkey balls. As is de rigeur for California, I have started one sect for a splinter religion, and have started my own cult. I also have begun to wear hawaiian shirts from time to time.
I think that's most of the high points. PM for any clarification. _________________ In Xanadu did Kubla Khan
A stately pleasure dome decree
Where Alph, the sacred river, ran
Through caverns measureless to man,
Unto a soundless sea
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I want to grow tomatoes, lettuce, and maybe some bell peppers and strawberries.
