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Hi all, I just found this forum today after my old dog forum became an "attack site" once again. Over the last 3 days it gave me FOURTEEN trojans! Woo! Anyway, I look forward to getting to know everyone here and contributing to this wonderful dog forum!

A little about myself, I have two wonderful dogs, Zoey and Maggie. Zoey is a Lhasa Apso and Maggie is a Lhasa/Bichon mix. They are the best dogs anyone could ask for. Zoey is my heart dog, and Maggie is my husbands. :) Zoey and I started doing Obedience classes last spring, she passed with flying colors and it was a TON of fun. We will be doing the next level this fall and I will hopefully be able to convince my husband to take Maggie to the beginners. It's such a great experience!

I work for my local Humane Society, doing it all. It is the best job in the world and I hope to be able to do it for many years to come. It is the first job that I have had where I actually ENJOY going to work and doing extra things on the side. It has made me a much happier person.

I also enjoy gardening, and am currently growing cucumbers, pumpkins, squash, tomatoes, chives, rhubarb, parsley, basil, oregano and TONS of flowers. I also started my first compost bin this year!

Here are some pictures of my gilrls:

Zoey
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Maggie
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#3 ·
Hi! Welcome. I recognize you for DF (I lurk occasionally) :) there are a few refugees here. I hope you enjoy it here :)

Iam quite the garden geek myself, what are you growing this year veggie wise that you'd recommend? Iam still a noob at the veggies.



 
#4 ·
Tomatoes, or Cukes. I am getting TREMENDOUS yields from both! I am fairly new to vegetable gardening as well, this is only my second year growing them. Next year I am hoping to start some lettuce, I had some out of my friends garden this year and it was WONDERFUL, store bought lettuce doesn't even come close :( I wish I had started some this year.

What are you growing??
 
#6 · (Edited)
If you like veggies, by gosh, plant carrots, string beans, and sugar-snap peas.

HEAVEN.

All three are GREAT for just eating off the plant (if you're organic), 'cept for a rinse with the carrots.

Can't even BEGIN to describe the taste difference between home grown and store bought on these three.

Also love: Bell Peppers, Banana Peppers, Watermelon (lots of room), and even did rhubarb one year (also lots of room). Found out I don't like it unless it's in a good rhubarb pie...oh well. Oh! and Corn! Sweet corn though, make sure you don't get horse corn (this was prevalent back in PA...not sure about out here).

Hmm...what else have I grown that I loved...Pumpkins are good fun, but I don't eat them, 'cept in pie, and I'm trying not to eat pie, so I won't grow them. I dated a girl who LOVED zucchini one year, so we grew that, she loved it (I hate it, unless it's in Zucchini bread...is there a pattern here?).

That's all for now, I guess.

Edit: Asparagus! This is difficult, and you may have to spend the previous year preparing your soil - google it - but WELL worth the effort. Oh - and once it takes root and you begin to harvest it, it's SO hard to kill...it'll just keep coming back...and SOOOO good.
 
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You might want to try adding some calcium to the soil around your larger tomato plants next year. I read that if there isn't enough calcium in your soil the tomato fruit structure won't be strong enough to support it or something and they may rot.
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ooooOoo...good to know...Thanks! :)



 
#10 ·
:rofl: don't mind ScentHound, he means well...(at least that's what i keep telling myself...hmm...)

welcome to the forum...

now all you flat-landers can just stop rubbing it in that you have this long grow season! :p



 
#11 ·
Who are you calling FAT-lander. Wow, and I thought you guys were better then that too. I swear, why do I hang around her and take all this abuse...Sheeesh.

think of it this way fawkes. My AC is set at 80deg and it is cold after being outside..;)
 
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