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Gardeners of NS

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GORILLA.
Posts: 1112 - Karma: 70
is anyone else on here an avid gardener?

-GORILLA, OUT.
Jul 3 2012 6:40PM
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Flying~Squirrel
Posts: 6494 - Karma: 192
inb4 weeeeeeeeeeeeed
Jul 3 2012 6:41PM
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HamFaceGirl
Posts: 5242 - Karma: 2,676
no

-GORILLA, OUT.
Jul 3 2012 6:41PM
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Poop_nugget
Posts: 534 - Karma: -15
no.
Jul 3 2012 6:41PM
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Anathema
Posts: 21048 - Karma: 5,061
i water the shit out of the grass, man. does that count?
Jul 3 2012 6:41PM
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Troy.
Posts: 5070 - Karma: 12,549
I landscape the shit out of my
Jul 3 2012 6:51PM
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Jahburn
Posts: 257 - Karma: 32
Currently in my back yard I am growing, potatoes, rhubarb, strawberries, blueberries, and we have a cherry tree. I'm going to try and grow a lot of saffron in my green house. My friend also built a greenhouse for a school project so I getting him to grow saffron too. Saffron costs about $20 a gram if it is good so its profitable as hell but a lot of work to pick.
Jul 3 2012 6:59PM
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corona
Posts: 12795 - Karma: 32,747
good luck with that. it takes about 150,000 stigmas for 1 pound. That'd be 50,000 plants if everything went perfectly. Assuming you don't have 10 generations of saffron growing experience to work off in your family, you'll no doubt be growing lower grade product. So that pound might get you $800. so 625 plants would pay for your seeds. assuming no expenses you'd be making $1/sq foot with 1 plant taking 1.5 x 1.5 inches. there's a reason it's mostly grown in counties where you can pay a child or woman $1.50 for 10 hours of labour.

but that sound like it would be a lot of fun and I totally support the idea. just don't get your hopes up for any real profit.
Jul 3 2012 7:33PM
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cornholio
Posts: 3952 - Karma: 3,057
ive been reading up on container gardening and am planning a setup for my balcony. so far I plan to do tomatoes, basil, cilantro, peppers, maybe some greens and other spices. maybe ill post pictures if I actually get motivated and make some progress
Jul 3 2012 8:13PM
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e_strapp
Posts: 1116 - Karma: 212
To
Jul 3 2012 8:23PM
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Jahburn
Posts: 257 - Karma: 32
Im not planning on yielding anything close to a pound of saffron. I wish I could though. With my friends green house and mine we will have 600 square feet of space. I think it will be a fun project. My family has a saffron hook up because of my grandpa. They get 3 onces for about $80 which is an extremely good deal and its really good saffron So I most likely will be selling the saffron I get.
Jul 3 2012 8:24PM
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edai
Posts: 4987 - Karma: 4,653
I watered my mom's plants the other day when it was 100 degrees.

She didn't even ask and I felt really good about it.
Jul 3 2012 8:26PM
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SKI.ING
Posts: 2695 - Karma: 2,535
Yessir one of the best hobbies out there and I won't let it be ruined by NS vagabonds.

Good Day
Jul 3 2012 9:11PM
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TZA.
Posts: 1462 - Karma: 181
love it worked in a garden centre the last few years
Jul 3 2012 9:13PM
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penguin_steeze
Posts: 2311 - Karma: 241
I cultivate herbs on a daily basis

and also GORILLA, gardening is for pussys

PENGUIN_STEEZE, OUT.
Jul 3 2012 9:13PM
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_Jeffrey_
Posts: 1651 - Karma: 572
I landscape, it might be cause i'm mexican though
Jul 3 2012 9:26PM
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CheddarJack
Posts: 5203 - Karma: 7,380
Does manscaping count?
Jul 3 2012 9:31PM
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rareison
Posts: 10263 - Karma: 219
No, but my mom does.
Jul 3 2012 9:31PM
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EricaMN.
Posts: 2704 - Karma: 347
i have a spider plant in my room, if that counts

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Jul 3 2012 9:34PM
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bibs_skibum
Posts: 4462 - Karma: 449
i work landscaping during the summer.

but anyways, the ladyfriend has a garden at her place that i pretty much took over where i'm growing butter lettuce, broccoli, brussels sprouts, green beans, 3 varieties of tomatoes, zucchini, chamomile, jalopenos, watermelon, rhubarb, carrots, beets, and some other shit i forgot. jazzed for harvesting
Jul 3 2012 9:40PM
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EmperorKuzco
Posts: 6660 - Karma: 254
Currently in my raised bed garden I have sugar peas, beans, arugala, red and green lettuce, Strawberries, and tomatoes, and potatoes.
Jul 8 2012 6:22PM
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SwitchMisty540
Posts: 1862 - Karma: 629
arugula, kale, basil, oregano, tomatoes, okra, Hawaiian peppers, jalapeno peppers, parsley, honeydew, watermelon, green onion, yellow squash, etc, etc, etc.
Jul 8 2012 6:36PM
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asfdfads
Posts: 1010 - Karma: 279
raspberries, strawberries and chives growing in the back yard. def worth it
Jul 8 2012 6:49PM
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JayDope
Posts: 6842 - Karma: 408
my garden is pretty sweet, about 20 ft long by 5 feet or so wide, cucumbers, carrots, radishes, cauliflower,broc raub, egg plant, kale, swiss chard, celery, peppers, corn, lots of other herbs, i am probably missing a few, my sister and dad r really into it, and my sister has been on a farm in new hampshire for about a week now and staying there unitl september just living and farming for the summer
Jul 8 2012 6:59PM
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EmperorKuzco
Posts: 6660 - Karma: 254
I used to not like vegetables too. You can really tell the difference between sustainable pseed saving vegetables and then the ones you get at the supermarket.
Jul 8 2012 7:34PM
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Lt-Aldo-Raine
Posts: 2309 - Karma: 120
Im going to brag and say yeah i know a lot about gardening.
Jul 8 2012 7:39PM
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Daph
Posts: 5978 - Karma: 5,006
I work garden crew at the same company this fool landscapes at. So I'm sort of a professional gardener. Plus my mom is one of the most renowned horticulturists in the US /claim
Jul 8 2012 8:31PM
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FuckAllOfYou
Posts: 3864 - Karma: 2,518
pretty cool! I really think it's cool when someone creates a huge garden, because it just makes their whole property even better. I don't garden, but I totally respect it
Jul 8 2012 8:37PM
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Spinoza
Posts: 12763 - Karma: 3,846
I think I'm gonna grow some carrots. I don't really
Jul 8 2012 8:38PM
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Spinoza
Posts: 12763 - Karma: 3,846
Like carrots, but if I grew if I probably wouls
Jul 8 2012 8:38PM
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lands11
Posts: 1818 - Karma: 1,677
I planted about 4 acres of corn at at the end of may

Jul 8 2012 8:46PM
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corona
Posts: 12795 - Karma: 32,747
anyone who lives in the city ever make a potato box to have on a balcony or porch? basically where you start growing a potato plant in a wooden box and as it grown you keep adding sections onto the box and add soil to make it higher. the stem that was above ground will turn to root so you can have a massive root base to your potato plant so you have a shit load of potato production in a small area since it's vertical.
Jul 9 2012 12:37AM
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steezyjibber
Posts: 15967 - Karma: 11,026
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Jul 9 2012 1:07AM
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corona
Posts: 12795 - Karma: 32,747
I would love to delete this pointless post in an otherwise decent thread. this contributes nothing and only ruins the thread with stupid pictures. gtfo.
Jul 9 2012 1:09AM
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Gods_Father
Posts: 1466 - Karma: -284
http://backtoedenfilm.com/

cheers:)

Jul 9 2012 1:21AM
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scratchproteen
Posts: 5173 - Karma: 286
corn, tomatoes, peas, squash, jalapenos and watermelons in the garden this year.
Jul 9 2012 1:27AM
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Puzzled
Posts: 4267 - Karma: 4,448
I work at the gardner department at Canadian Tire, watering flowers in the morning sooo hangover friendly and later helping clients put earth bags in their car... mad $$
Jul 9 2012 1:37AM
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Jordan
Posts: 4079 - Karma: 2,122
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Jul 9 2012 1:39AM
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steezyjibber
Posts: 15967 - Karma: 11,026
cool story bro, i care a lot, hahahah
Jul 9 2012 1:49AM
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bdarb207
Posts: 3057 - Karma: 438
man takes his gardening seriously.
Jul 9 2012 5:09PM
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PopsicleStand
Posts: 6890 - Karma: 147
I do, just the basics though. Bell peppers, Jalapenos, tomatoes, basil, a lettuce pot that got killed by the heat, and I think thats it. One of my tomato plants died in that god forsaken derecho storm though. I was not stoked on that one.
Jul 9 2012 6:12PM
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skiskate
Posts: 787 - Karma: 823
I have an herb garden this year, but dont have the space to grow any real veggies this summer. Garlic, basil, thyme, and coriander. And I got some sweet lil cactus in my room. They are my homies.
Jul 9 2012 6:16PM
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cornholio
Posts: 3952 - Karma: 3,057
thread bump, finally have done some planning for my garden- here's a rough model (minus supporting structure) of what i hope to have

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(1) 14x14x16 deep
(3) 14x14x12 deep
(3) window box approx 3'-4" long x7" deep

hope to get it built this week
Sep 18 2012 1:24AM
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Mr_Mackey
Posts: 591 - Karma: 22
Well I trim my bush from time too time but thats about it.
Sep 18 2012 2:37AM
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EricaMN.
Posts: 2704 - Karma: 347
Well this thing started to shoot out baby plants. I now have a lot
Sep 18 2012 9:59AM
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cornholio
Posts: 3952 - Karma: 3,057
finished product on my balcony:

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6 months later than i wanted to have it done, but at least it's ready to go
Sep 28 2012 6:58PM
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El_Barto.
Posts: 11661 - Karma: 24,364
^thats pretty badass.
Sep 28 2012 7:01PM
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Clark_Griswold
Posts: 1283 - Karma: 49
I have a plastic fern in my room if that counts. If that doesn't I grew my girlfriend tulips last spring because they are her favorite
Sep 28 2012 7:13PM
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