My tomato patch, my dogs and my sore toe

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One of my Early Girl's is showing the first bit of color on the first day of summer. It will still be a couple weeks before they really kick in but my goal is to have ripe tomatoes by the 4th of July.
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Here's my tomato patch. 2nd year for the Mr McGregor electric fence. Runs on 2 D batteries and gives a sharp shock when those thieving squirrels try and get my maters. Spend $200 and a 1/2 days work to save a couple bushels of tomatoes.....makes sense to me :D
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I wouldn't show my sore toe to just anybody but y'all are special. Actually, it's my ex-toe as my pinkie was amputated yesterday. Hammertoe, retracted tendon and an arrowhead shaped bone spur, all the result of a late slide into 3rd base back in 1981, made toe fillet the best choice. I had to make a choice, in writing, whether to incinerate my ex-toe or arrange for burial. Wonder how many people want the souvenir? :D

I'm gonna pull those weeds tomorrow.;)
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Why didn't you just pickle your pinkie? It would make a great conversation piece on the mantle.
 
Or sell it on The Bay to recoup some electric fence costs?

You know someone would buy it! Of course, they might use it to put the hex on the maters.
 
doublesharp,

Nice patch! Our 'maters are behind the times...a very wet spring (and June to boot)...
We've had beets, peas, lettuce, onions...the corn has been blown around so much, who knows! The 'maters look good but time will tell.

You realize don't you that without a little piggy, you are OFF the US Soccer team!

Hope the toe (or lack-there-of) feels better soon!

I like the electric fence...we up graded ours this season to keep wabbits and others OUT.

I've gotten the Round-up to work around/under the fence to keep it HOT. In fact, I like to use Round-up throughout the walking areas in the garden...it sure saves the back. I use an old plastic political sign as a "shield" when spraying near the stuff I do not want to kill!

Our 3 year-old grandson, Kylar did not listen to his Grammy a week or so back...so now the fence is working on toddlers as well as wabbits! The word is....OUCH!

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Beautiful garden. Early Girl tomatoes do well here in New York, too. Nothing like the first of the season to bring a smile to the gardener.

May your tomatoes ripen well and your foot heal well and quickly!

Regards,

Dyson
 
I was thinking eeeh-bray too. They say anything will sell there. :o

I like your little dogs. Won't they take care of the squirrels and bunnies, or are they just for show? I had a little mixed mutt not much bigger than your dogs and when she was young she was a real terror on moles. One time she caught three within a 20-30 minute time frame. Had a real knack for it. Didn't tolerate invaders on her property. She convinced me that little dogs were good things too. ;)

(Little dog = any pooch less than 100 pounds. :) )
 
Thanks for the well wishes. Shoulda thought about Ebay for the toe! That 'whadaya wanna do wit the toe' question sure took me by surprise.

Both my dogs would rather chase squirrels than eat but they can't catch them. Pretty good little watch dogs though and they announce anything new or out of the ordinary. They think I'm something special so brains obviously isn't their strong suite. :D

You've got a big garden Bob. Looks like your fence is 3 or 4 times as long as mine. I've always liked playing in the dirt but you're getting in the real hard work territory. I'd have to hire some migrants if my patch was that big. :D

Mine gives a pretty good jolt when you touch the wire. I'd say it's equivalent to a static electricity shock times 5. My dog Barney sure yelped when he touched his nose to it and, to my knowledge, he's only done that once. I've seen squirrels turn back flips when they get hit. :D They could easily jump over the 18" chicken wire back fence but they never do.
 
I hope y'all won't mind a tiny bit of thread drift. My late Dad protected my 'maters in Ohio by enclosing the garden with plain cotton cord strung between wooden stakes set at the four corners. The stakes were short and the cord ended up about 6 or 8 inches off the ground. His theory was that the various nocturnal critters were confused by the cord and wouldn't hop over. I never lost a 'mater in 14 years.

Now back to your regularly scheduled broadcast.

Frank
 
You need a tatoo like this guy...
 

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Nice tomato patch Doublesharp! I'm not much of a gardener, but my deceased brother-in-law certainly was and he grew great tomatoes. One of the secrets of his success was to collect strips of old discarded carpet and use it throughout his 'mater patch to eliminate weeds wherever he wanted to get rid of them. It would last 3-4 years and he had the best looking garden you've ever seen! I'm gonna leave out the horse manure part of his tomato growing secrets since he might be waiting for me on the other side!
 
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