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JP
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Posted: Tue Aug 4th, 2009 12:17 pm |
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A view from my balcony here in The Netherlands..
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ringotuna
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Posted: Wed Aug 5th, 2009 10:48 am |
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| JP...I get nuthin but that red X.
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JP
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Posted: Wed Aug 5th, 2009 11:14 am |
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ringotuna wrote: JP...I get nuthin but that red X. And now?
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ringotuna
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Posted: Wed Aug 5th, 2009 11:31 am |
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| all better now. So, we're looking at? canals? farming?
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JP
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Posted: Wed Aug 5th, 2009 05:20 pm |
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ringotuna wrote: all better now. So, we're looking at? canals? farming? Your looking at land that has not been fully re-claimed. Instead of draining off this area to eventually create terrain for construction/human habitation, it has been left to nature & minimal farming grassland. There are literally hundreds of little Islands & waterway canals no deeper than a metre+ that stretches out for several miles. A train track, bicycle path & electric pylons cut across this terrain and sheep & cows are transported around these Islands to graze via little boats.Attachment: Joesflag.gif (Downloaded 46 times)
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dV/dt
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Posted: Wed Aug 5th, 2009 07:48 pm |
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Are all those canals artificial (they're awfully straight) or did Nature just decide to make a grid of waterways? Was this land ever developed?
I'd like to see some cows carried on those little boats. I wonder: do they get nervous during transport?
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JP
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Posted: Wed Aug 5th, 2009 08:10 pm |
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dV/dt wrote: Are all those canals artificial (they're awfully straight) or did Nature just decide to make a grid of waterways? Was this land ever developed?
I'd like to see some cows carried on those little boats. I wonder: do they get nervous during transport?
100% artificial canals & land.. this was a lake/marshland before the land was drained & channels were carved.. We use small windmills to circulate the water flow to avoid stagnation. The back-garden you see has never been practically used & was always under water for at least 10-40'000 years+-.. Good fishing can be found here & the wildlife is abundant..
The cows & sheep are trained to use the boats & they actually run towards the boat when it parks on their Island(s).. I'm guessing they have food trays on the boats, because no sooner has the boat gate been opened & the animals board the boats with no herding or sheepdog needed.. It's quite remarkable when you first observe this behavior.. I'm afraid I will have to capture this pic of the cows or sheep on this canal boat at a later date because I don't have one..
So.. time to see your back-gardens..?
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ringotuna
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Posted: Thu Aug 6th, 2009 12:23 am |
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| Workin on it...
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ringotuna
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Posted: Thu Aug 6th, 2009 12:28 am |
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Joe Public
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Posted: Thu Aug 6th, 2009 09:52 am |
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ringotuna wrote:
Wow.. Nice garden & very tidy! Do you have good rainfall or regular watering of that grass? I saw a US Home program that had a guy using a spray-can to paint his dried out grass 'GREEN'.. It shocked the hell out of me.. and made me laugh..
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ringotuna
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Posted: Thu Aug 6th, 2009 10:31 am |
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Thanks Joe, we've had exceptional rainfall this season, but I put in a sprinkler system to suppliment. The photo's only show about half the sqft of the lawn. We went extra large, because our dogs kept our smaller previous yard in a muddy mess all the time.
Outside the fence, we own another 2 acres, which I will eventuallly put into pecan trees and a small private vineyard and a large horse pen. leaving a little room for an annual vegetable garden.
Beyond that it's all cotton, corn, sunflowers, and cattle.
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Joe Public
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Posted: Thu Aug 6th, 2009 11:03 am |
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ringotuna wrote: Thanks Joe, we've had exceptional rainfall this season, but I put in a sprinkler system to suppliment. The photo's only show about half the sqft of the lawn. We went extra large, because our dogs kept our smaller previous yard in a muddy mess all the time.
Outside the fence, we own another 2 acres, which I will eventuallly put into pecan trees and a small private vineyard and a large horse pen. leaving a little room for an annual vegetable garden.
Beyond that it's all cotton, corn, sunflowers, and cattle.
Wow.. and I was thinking I had a big back garden.. nice plans..
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Oym Henry!
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Posted: Thu Aug 6th, 2009 11:47 pm |
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King Henry's 'ery own Back Garden, beknown' to my commoners as Hampton Palace:
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JP
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Posted: Tue Aug 18th, 2009 05:05 pm |
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| Come on folks.. show us your back garden.. even if you live in a tower block like me.. Attachment: europeanflag.jpg (Downloaded 26 times)
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JuiceHead
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Posted: Mon Aug 31st, 2009 08:35 pm |
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JP wrote: Come on folks.. show us your back garden.. even if you live in a tower block like me..
This is our backyard vegetable garden, made possible by Hydrophilicity's TLC and very green thumb. Shown are broccoli, cauliflower, tomatoes, basil, cilantro, and four types of hot peppers.
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JP
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Posted: Tue Sep 1st, 2009 01:04 pm |
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JuiceHead wrote: JP wrote: Come on folks.. show us your back garden.. even if you live in a tower block like me..
This is our backyard vegetable garden, made possible by Hydrophilicity's TLC and very green thumb. Shown are broccoli, cauliflower, tomatoes, basil, cilantro, and four types of hot peppers.
I'd love such a garden to grow veg.. thats a cool thing to have..
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ringotuna
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Posted: Tue Sep 1st, 2009 02:20 pm |
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| Great looking vegetable garden Juicehead. Mine went down the tubes this year due to neglect. Just got too busy with other things. First the rabbits, then the weeds, then I just gave up and plowed it all under.
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JuiceHead
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Posted: Tue Sep 1st, 2009 06:20 pm |
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I have what one might call a "black thumb." I could kill wax fruit.
It is Hydrophilicity who has created and nurtured this wonderful bounty of the Earth. Thus far, the tomatoes have been delicious, the basil and cilantro have added delighful, fresh flavors to our dishes, and the Cerrano and Carribean peppers have been both flavorful and f*cking HOT!!
And it was all her planning and vision. I turned over some dirt. You know, the part that's pretty hard to screw up!
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JuiceHead
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Posted: Tue Sep 1st, 2009 06:39 pm |
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Here's a closeup photo of my favorites, taken today: Cerrano peppers in the foreground, and Carribean Red Hot Cherry peppers past them. If you look carefully you can see some of each have turned red (OUCH!)
The purple stuff near left is Italian Basil.
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JP
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Posted: Tue Sep 1st, 2009 08:51 pm |
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JuiceHead wrote: Here's a closeup photo of my favorites, taken today: Cerrano peppers in the foreground, and Carribean Red Hot Cherry peppers past them. If you look carefully you can see some of each have turned red (OUCH!)
The purple stuff near left is Italian Basil.
Awesome.. I love hot food..![[usa]](/forums/themes/default/usa.gif)
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