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[hecatesknickers]

My net was down all weekend, which turned out to be not as annoying as usual. I had a really great weekend, and even have a sunburn to prove it.

1.) Got our garden started. Man. It's going to be HUGE. We usually have 4 seperate plots for fruit/veg, but we've decided to become serious farmers this year, and have one gigantic main plot. We're

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[mrsdrjackson]

Your garden sounds fantastic. I now have serious envy, my little herb garden does not match up at all! lol I hope the weather cooperates for you orchard. :D

[hecatesknickers]

Hee, thanks! It's a lot of work, but definitely worth it.

Have you tried doing potted vegetables? Like tomatoes/peppers? They do great in pots.

[mrsdrjackson]

I may have to try that! My hubby loves tomatoes (I refer to them as the "vile red fruit of the devil" but he loves them) and fresh ones are really better than the store bought variety. Since our town's farmers market is made of fail that would be an excellent alternative.

Mind if I pick your brain? I'm going to ask even if you do mind... :P
Do tomatoes need a lot of direct sunlight? We have only western facing windows in our apartment and they are somewhat blocked by the garage, so my plants don't often get a huge amount of sun, even though I keep the shades open as much as possible during the day.

[hecatesknickers]

Oh yeah, fresh tomatoes are 100x better than greenhouse/store bought. I spend all winter wailing about tasteless tomatoes, lol.

They do need full sun, but you can get by with less if you plant a variety with smaller fruits like cherry or grape. Those do the best in pots, too...there are several varieties that are more bushy than vine and that's what you would want. Probably 4 hours of sun a day would be fine for those. Anything bigger is going to need at least 6 hours a day.

[mrsdrjackson]

Most excellent! Next payday will be a seed-buying extravaganza.

I am totally giggling over your icons - too cute!

Thanks!

[hecatesknickers]

I'd start with seedlings, rather than seeds, for tomatoes. Faster harvest and much easier!

Hee! I need more non-fandomy ones...i'm stalking stock photo sites today. :D

[mrsdrjackson]

Ah, gotcha. Hmmm...do they sell tomato plants at box stores?

Good luck with the stalking!

[hecatesknickers]

Wal Mart, places like Lowe's, Home Depot, or any home and garden store will have them. :)

[mrsdrjackson]

I'll have to look at the ShopKo once they have their plants out.

Thanks!