2011 Veggies

mellokitty

mellokitty

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they are so cool looking with the "speedbumpy" leaves!! they sell them at the coffee roaster we go to, but they're indoor plants here and i can't have stuff inside. (except in The Room, but there are no interlopers allowed in there; mr. mello's rules.)

keep us posted how it does, i've wanted one for a couple years now.
 
whodatnation

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mcpurple said:
just picked up a arabica coffee plant, it is about 2 inches tall.
the funny thing is to last night i was talking to a buddy while drinking and was thinking we wanted to grow some of our own coffee and today at farmers market theri were coffee plants. the lady told me this type kinda grows similar to cannibus
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lol you shouldn't have a problem growing it then :lol:

I want some coffee plants, grape would be nice too so I can make sum wine. I need to grow my own tobacco too, modern cig has thousands of different chemicals added to em.
 
mcpurple

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i was told by the seller it will start to produce in the second year of life ( mines in the first 4 months) and by year 5 if every thing goes right it can produce up to 20 pounds, the growing directions say not fo it to be in a sunny location from 60-90 degrees so it will be an indoor or GH plant in the winter, but i will get beans eventually.

grapes are also on my list of what i want to grow but i want to be in a place where i can plant them in the ground and not move a few years later. my aunt runs bridge view winery out here in oregon so if i need i can always have her help me, she has been growing grapes and making wine for 20 or more years now
 
whodatnation

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So much to like lol
I'll do it some day. I tell ya, I will!
Foundation is being set for the veg farm btw ;-) You guys are coming allong like it or not lol
 
billcollector99

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mcpurple said:
i was told by the seller it will start to produce in the second year of life ( mines in the first 4 months) and by year 5 if every thing goes right it can produce up to 20 pounds, the growing directions say not fo it to be in a sunny location from 60-90 degrees so it will be an indoor or GH plant in the winter, but i will get beans eventually.

grapes are also on my list of what i want to grow but i want to be in a place where i can plant them in the ground and not move a few years later. my aunt runs bridge view winery out here in oregon so if i need i can always have her help me, she has been growing grapes and making wine for 20 or more years now
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Imma order a 6pack as a gift for my mom. What would you recommend from there?
 
mcpurple

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billcollector99 said:
Imma order a 6pack as a gift for my mom. What would you recommend from there?
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a 6 pack of wine or a 6 pack of grape seeds? if you mean either then i would try to get a vareity pack of the wines, they are not a huge vineyard but defenitaly a bigger one in southern oregon, i think they run 3-4 different vineyards.

here is theri link, they do have a 6 pack sample pack

http://www.bridgeviewwine.com/

you might be able to find it localy, ive seen as far north as Spokane before but not very often
 
mcpurple

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also my beef steaks are being harvested by the day, and i got to say they are so dam tasty, i was not a huge tom fan until just a few weeks ago ( i just like to grow them) but since i have been on this new farm ive been eating them cuz they are the best ive ever tasted, i ate one of mine last night plain and i got to say the ones i have grown are very tasty they are not the best im sure but i like them the best as for now, im sure il come across some better ones in the future
 
DST

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Men should def eat a lot of tomatoes, good for you lad. Also helps against skin cancer and such like.
 
mcpurple

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DST said:
Men should def eat a lot of tomatoes, good for you lad. Also helps against skin cancer and such like.
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ive heard that if if woman eat to many it can raise theri testosterone levels and same with guys as well, not sure if its true as it was just here say
 
DST

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I eat tomatoes like they are going out of style and my hair growth is not above normal, lol.....
 
mcpurple

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1st pic is a harvest of last night, its like this every other night so i am stocked on them for awhile. i am making home made salsa tonight:-o
my tallest sunflower has now hit 10'7 so i did end up hitting my mark, i should be able to harvest the older heads in about a week for the seeds. my toms are coming on very strong now thanks to my new tech of dry farming.


on another note i dont think i told you guys i am on a new farm, its called runnymede farm. i moved cuz the other farm was going under and it was to much work to be the farmer/landscaper on 10 plus acres and have only one other worker who worked less then a 10 year old. so now i am loving this new farm, more my style.
we do all our own composts, we raise chickens for eggs (250 of them) we just got pigs to be butchered in january, we have cows and goats for milk, and i am the new Official goat milker every day, it was odd at first but now i like it. im learning a bunch of new use full stuff there. plu every one theri smokes,grows pot and doesnt care at all about pot, even the bosses and owners.
ah i love my job, its just to bad theri is a close down for 2 months of the year but all well i will survive in those months doing odd jobs most likely.

oh and the green plant is a red cardinal climber, it needs a stake it should bloom soon i hope
 
420God

420God

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Congrats on the job switch, glad you like it, and everything looks awesome!

Hope your salsa turns out good, I'll be trying some recipes pretty soon myself.
 
mcpurple

mcpurple

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some toms from tonight.
i pick them on the under ripe side because i have a constant supply of them. i then place them in the dark until ready to use i usually am ready to use them in 2 days and they come out perfect.

i made salsa for the 1st time today. it turned out good, i had bell pepper, jalapeno, tomato, cilantro from my garden and then an onion form the farm. i used a processor to save time and it turned out on the smoothie side but still good. next time i might spend the xtra time and cut it all up and mix to have chunky salsa.:bigjoint:
 
fumble

fumble

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Looking good McPurp. I can't wait to eat one of my own tomatoes. I've had a lot of my sungolds, but nothing else yet. Shouldn't be too long. The sunflowers look beautiful and congratulations on the new farm. It makes such a difference when you like your job.
 
DST

DST

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Congrats on the move McP, is it not just great when your boss also smokes, sometimes I can't keep up with my boss he smokes so much......oh yeh, I am the boss, hahahaha.

Hope the salsa was nice.

Peace, DST

mcpurple said:
1st pic is a harvest of last night, its like this every other night so i am stocked on them for awhile. i am making home made salsa tonight:-o
my tallest sunflower has now hit 10'7 so i did end up hitting my mark, i should be able to harvest the older heads in about a week for the seeds. my toms are coming on very strong now thanks to my new tech of dry farming.


on another note i dont think i told you guys i am on a new farm, its called runnymede farm. i moved cuz the other farm was going under and it was to much work to be the farmer/landscaper on 10 plus acres and have only one other worker who worked less then a 10 year old. so now i am loving this new farm, more my style.
we do all our own composts, we raise chickens for eggs (250 of them) we just got pigs to be butchered in january, we have cows and goats for milk, and i am the new Official goat milker every day, it was odd at first but now i like it. im learning a bunch of new use full stuff there. plu every one theri smokes,grows pot and doesnt care at all about pot, even the bosses and owners.
ah i love my job, its just to bad theri is a close down for 2 months of the year but all well i will survive in those months doing odd jobs most likely.

oh and the green plant is a red cardinal climber, it needs a stake it should bloom soon i hope
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mcpurple

mcpurple

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yes i love to have a boss with the same interests, they dont know that i know the smoke, but they do just about every night to help them sleep.
and the salsa was very good for my 1st attempt
 
DST

DST

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So what all went into it then? Recipe please???

mcpurple said:
yes i love to have a boss with the same interests, they dont know that i know the smoke, but they do just about every night to help them sleep.
and the salsa was very good for my 1st attempt
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mcpurple

mcpurple

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bell pepper, jalapeno, tomato, cilantro all from my garden, and then some onion from the farm.
it was much easier then i thought to make. but again next time i will take some extra time to cut it all with a knife so i can get the chunky stuff, mine is still good but i like mine super chunky
 
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