what i've been doing instead of fishing!!

**jlaughlin72** · 04-17-2011, 10:23 PM

Mark, that looks like alot of work but it will be worth it to spend that quality time with your daughter. Good luck with it, I hope you have a great harvest.

**gabowman** · 04-17-2011, 10:32 PM

Wow! You've been busy! Nice looking garden.:p

**docwaldo** · 04-22-2011, 08:31 PM

Originally Posted by dmann436

my exact sentiments Scott, mo garden, less grass. we grew tomotillos one year and had them out the cazoo, get ready!!

i have 18 tomatillos plants. each one has no less than 50 blooms on them. and they are not evey 2 foot tall yet. i hear at the famer's market they sell like diamonds. hope so. how do you tell when one of these dudes gets ripe??

doc

**ontheline** · 04-24-2011, 02:16 PM

Doc, the garden looks great, now where is your local market located?

**docwaldo** · 04-24-2011, 08:34 PM

Originally Posted by ontheline

Doc, the garden looks great, now where is your local market located?

ontheline, our market is at the same place as the red river revel if you are familar with that location. it is downtown between the bridges just north of the shreveport times building. right where youree dumps into downtown shreveport. holler back if yoiu want more info like dates and times.

doc

**ontheline** · 04-26-2011, 09:54 PM

Doc, I know the area, just didn't know there was a farmers market there. Times and dates would be nice when they get it started and what she might have for sell.

**prefers shiners** · 04-27-2011, 08:07 AM

Doc....thats a great looking garden....I love the "no grass to mow" feature....you got any purple hull peas in there...looks like some corn also....reminds me of when I was a kid and we grew everything we ate.....I spent many days plowing, weeding, sticking pole beans, etc......

**Tracker123** · 04-27-2011, 12:22 PM

....i hear at the famer's market they sell like diamonds. hope so. how do you tell when one of these dudes gets ripe??

It depends on how you plan to use them. I pick them ripe (before they change color), to slightly over-ripe (orange/red). The over-ripe ones are less bitter and more sweeter. The same holds true for the various chilies, bell peppers, jalopenos, etc. Again how you plan to use them.

**docwaldo** · 04-27-2011, 09:07 PM

tracker, i'm not sure we are talking about the same things. tomatillos are lemon sized green "tomatoes" that are used in salsa and mainly in salsa verde. they grow in a paper thin husk like thingy. i don't think these will ever turn from green. but i'm not sure of that.

doc

**Redman** · 04-28-2011, 04:39 AM

For any one interested they have a Farmers Market in Greenwood,La at the city park on Saturday mornings starts at 8:00 A.M. This is just up the road east from the Flying J truck stop. The Redman should be there this year if the corn crop does good. Have a 1/8 acre of the G90 sweet corn and if the critters don't get it I will be there. Might have some green snap beans and some peppers also. The Tomatoes have all been spoken for as has the cucumbers. I am amazed at what a few veggies will bring and now thank my dad who taught me to garden.

Redman

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