Container gardening and more!

in steemit •  7 years ago 

I think it is about time to give an update on my garden. First up are our Shasta Daisies:

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For those with small spaces that might use containers for gardening I wanted to show the amount of space I have been using, excluding some container growing I do in my small greenhouse: (as you can see I have placed my containers on an old trailer)

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We harvested some cauliflower from containers:

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Here we have some more cauliflower for closer to Fall. I also have a similar container with broccoli.

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This photograph gives a good idea of the size of the container I planted 3 cucumber plants. I set a 5 gallon pail next to it for contrast. I have 3 2 gallon pots in the small greenhouse and even in this heat they continue to produce. For the smaller container I set the whole pot in a tray and fill the tray with water twice a day.

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Then to finalize this post, I keep seeing this little guy watering my plants:

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I plan on posting another with more of an update of my garden and how it is progressing. It should be posted today.

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Hey man,
i see you are not blogging? regularly
why is that. you have good followers.
and account value. pursue it.

I regret that I cannot blog all the time. I work 3 jobs, 7 days a week and have little spare time. I am working on some future posts, and I am hoping by late August I will have closed most of my business and have more time to spend on Steemit.

all the best.

Thanks for your interest and input. I have been pulli n g together photos and ideas for more posts. I also have a very nice shop that i have not had time to gdt back i to my woodworking. Befor August is over i should start having more time. I really have enjoyed it here and just ask followers to be patient as i finish out making changes in my work load.

that little boy in the middle hahah creative you are

Thank you! ;o)

Beutiful garden sir @r2cornell

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Beautiful flowers. Thank you

Beautiful!

Thanks for your kindness replay @r2cornell

Ha very good ones :)

As always great too see you garden, keep it green!

like your vegetables ;)

Thank you.

@r2cornell...wow really a nice flowers...loiking very beautiful..within a small plant..there is a lot of beautiful flowers..the container gardening also awesome bro..nice work..thank you for sharing with us...

Thank you. I need to gear up and start seeding a few things under lights. Sometime in February I will be turning the heat on in my small greenhouse.

Ho ok..which plants you grows up under the lights...bro...with out sunrise the plants is not grow health i think...can you tell me underthe lights in a closed areas also plants grows good

I grow many salad greens under lights this time of the year. I also start outdoor flowers and vegetables under lights indoors and then move to my greenhouse. We have cool to cold nights all Spring and Summer so I have to start things ahead indoors. If the weather does not warm early in Summer I can hold the plants for a couple extra weeks if need be. Hope this answers your inquiry.

Ho really nice..i think the next season is watermelons..these are grown up in a under the lights and outside also...whats the next plant to you bro..which type of fruits and vegitables want to cultivate..

Its a very good to see...how in a small space even we can organize beautiful things, and not it is benefical for our health but also it gives positive energy around it.....Thanks

Very true! Thanks for viewing.

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Beautiful. Thank you for sharing

you are welcome sir. @r2cornell

i see you are not blogging? regularly
why is that. you have good followers.
and account value. pursue it.Thank you sir for sharing

Thank you! I am trying to slow my life down so I can enjoy this modality. I have worked 7 days a week for so long it has been difficult cutting back. I am making progress and have more posts I am working on. That is in my spare time. Thank you for your kind words.

yummie cauliflower, I love it. The green version is also veri good: BROCOLLI hmmm

Thank you!

Great work! It looks great. Keep working like this 👍

Thank you!

Nice flower photography..good luck succes always..beautiful natural scenery,
with a very beautiful color.
thank you friends have shared

Nicely managed and used the space in a very creative way very nice.

Thank you. I appreciate your comment.

my pleasure :)

i like this flower sir..

very beautiful scenery.

Thank for sharing sir

Thank you.

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welcome boss...@r2cornell
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Excellent photographic work

Thank You!

Your garden looks fantastic @r2cornell keep up the good work.

Thank You!

Beautiful pics, you have a lovely garden

Thank you!

nice garden, for how long have you been into gardening? :))

I have been gardening on my own for over 40 years. I was raised on a farm, so at a very early age the whole family worked in the garden.

Excellent photos my friend! Your garden is amazing :D

Congratulations. Upvoted.

Thank you!

awesome camera work
by the looks of your pictures the garden is amazing
the last picture is hilarious. I want that statue too
anyway thanks for sharing and keep up the hard work

Thank You! Yea the little guys stays busy! ;o)

cauliflower look v healthy, germinate your seedlings in eggshells, they can be planted directly into the pot!

I like that idea of the egg shells. Will give it a try.

I and my wife like eated brocoli, my wife usually Cook broccoli soup mixed with carrots and potatoes

Sounds delicious!

Wow very nicely Done !!

Must say you have done amazing work in your Garden lovely garden i loved it.

Thank you!

lovely and beautiful garden and hatts off to ur hard work....

Thank you!

Shasta Daisies and those little containers add more Beauty to your Garden i enjoyed the post very nice work.

Thank you.

@r2cornell you motivated me to do gardening this is so realaxing to watch

must be a satisfaction to see it in real :)

Thanks. Yes I love to watch the garden grow an advance through until harvesting.

the harvesting time will be the happy time ahead :)

:o)

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Thank you for sharing

Fresh Follower of your garden @r2cornell

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love this photo very much ..in your garden
so funny

important content in your garden..
i love gardening also
..
keep it up

well wishes for your gardening..

god bless you...

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Nice flower photography..good luck succes always..beautiful natural scenery,
with a very beautiful color.
thank you friends have shared.

This nice house and nice garden given for you @r2cornell.

You have a nice post.my hobby is garden. So thanks for sharing this post

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i see you are not blogging? regularly
why is that. you have good followers.
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Leucanthemum × superbum (or Shasta daisy) is a commonly grown flowering herbaceous perennial plant with the classic daisy appearance of white petals (ray florets) around a yellow disc, similar to the oxeye daisy Leucanthemum vulgare Lam. but larger. Shasta daisies are characterized by a distinct odour which some find unpleasant.

It originated as a hybrid produced in 1890 by the American horticulturist Luther Burbank from a number of daisies. First, he crossed Leucanthemum vulgare with Leucanthemum maximum (Ramond) DC.; this double hybrid was itself crossed with Leucanthemum lacustre (Brot.) Samp.[1][2] The resulting Leucanthemum triple hybrid was crossed with Nipponanthemum nipponicum (Franch. ex Maxim.) Kitam., creating an intergeneric cross of species from three continents.[1][2] It was named after Mount Shasta, because its petals were the color of the snow. Some members of the genus are considered noxious weeds, but the Shasta daisy remains a favorite garden plant and groundcover.

Many cultivars are suitable for cut flowers, such as 'Becky', 'Esther Read', 'Silberprinzesschen' (Silver Princess), 'Snow Lady', 'Tinkerbell', 'Wirral Pride', 'Wirral Supreme'. The cultivar 'T.E. Killin'[3] has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.

collected.

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