2011 Surrogate garden at work

[amideutch]

This year I moved to a new house about 5 miles from the old one and needless to say it put a big dent in my tomato growing activities this year. I got my surrogate garden at work planted but am still behind the power curve on getting my container plants planted at the new place.
Here are pictures of the garden at work taken today. In the first picture left to right I planted the following which are more traditional varieties.
Giant Belgium, Schlesische Himbeere, Pink Brandywine, Carbon, Orange Strawberry and Bulgarian Rosa Riese. Ami

[les matzek]

another job well done i
hope you have a heavy
harvest and good luck
in your home.

les

[DogsandDirt]

Very pretty, healthy looking plants. Did the Schlesische Himbeere originate in Schlesien?

[sprtsguy76]

Nice job looks good Ami. I love me some Orange Strawberry!!

Damon

[Gobig_or_Gohome_toms]

Looking great Ami!!

Craig

[clara]

That really looks good, Ami, as always! Good luck with your container plants - aren't you afraid that it might be a little bit late for transplanting them (in our climate)? I, too, still have some varieties waiting for their final container, and I'm not expecting a good crop out of them.

DogsandDirt, I don't know for sure whether the Schlesiche Himbeere really originates from Schlesien, but I suppose so. I've grown it several years ago: wonderful color, great taste and very, very thin skin - you have to handle the fruits with care to avoid cracking. clara

[DogsandDirt]

Clara, vielen dank for the the information about the Schlesische Himbeere. I saw the name and became a little nostalgic. I would love to try to grow them here, but the North Texas climate is very harsh and I doubt the thin skin would withstand the heat, especially this year. Does anyone have seeds for this variety in the U.S.? I was thinking maybe an early planting in the spring might work...maybe fall?

[amideutch]

D&D, remind me this fall and I will send you some seed. Ami

[clara]

DogsandDirt, Ami was faster than me! I could send you seeds, too, but mine are older ones. clara

[ContainerTed]

Okay, now, you better get that garden and surrogates and buckets and anything else in high gear if you expect to fill up that big white tuhmater dish in your last picture. Even my garden on a real good year would have trouble with that one. I may have to ship you the ones from the 5 cross plants that have started blooming. It'd be nice to know which one of JD's neighbors made the contribution.

[amideutch]

It'd be nice to know which one of JD's neighbors made the contribution.

We will just have to wait and see what you come up with. I've been so far behind the power curve I just finished up planting my containers. The only thing that saved my butt is a colder than usual June.

You might have a problem filling that dish as it is a 78 footer.

Ami

[DogsandDirt]

Originally Posted by clara

DogsandDirt, Ami was faster than me! I could send you seeds, too, but mine are older ones. clara

Thank you Ami and Clara, that's so generous and I will take you up on the offer. I'll PM you my snail mail address.

[amideutch]

Here' an update and pictures of the surrogate garden. Plants have grown over a foot since last photo's and here's that 78 footer Sat Dish in the "Bird Bath" Position. The only time you will see dishes in this position is that they are pointed towards the cosmos, located on the equator or having maintenance performed on the them and the latter being the case here. Ami