Newbie from MN! (pic heavy)

[HotPepperQueen]

Hello! I just joined TEG a few days ago after I saw an ad on BYC. I am an Ultrasound Technician and I live in central MN with my boyfriend, dog, two cats, and three chickens (soon to be 15). I am an avid gardener of all types- flowers, shrubs, trees, fruit, vegetables, and herbs. I also make many different canned products out of everything I grow. I am enjoying this site very much and especially the wisdom from other TEGers! Here are some pictures of my Summer 2011 setup-

My father came over with a load of cow manure for my garden. He even helped me spread it!

Dad and I posing for mother's camera. She was just along for the ride- not interested in the cow poop

Me with half the load of tomatoes and peppers.

Baby pepper plants (cellphone picture)

Baby tomato plants (cellphone picture)

Hiding in the tomato plants. This picture was taken about 2 months after planting

Me and the tomato plants when they were 2 1/2 months old. I'm 5'7" and they were up to my armpits!

One day of harvest (cellphone picture)

One day of harvest (cellphone picture)

Just a few potatoes (cellphone picture)

Just the morning bucket of beans. I usually get about two gallon buckets of beans a day. (cellphone picture)

Making the first batch of tomato juice. (cellphone picture)

 

[thistlebloom]

Welcome to the forum from north Idaho Hot Pepper Queen! That's a beautiful garden you have, and very productive too!
( I love the garden fashion statement )

 

[jojo54]

welcome from BC, Canada. Great looking garden and results!

 

[digitS']

Wow! You did good, HotPepperQueen!

Welcome to TEG .

(I think I sprained my back, wrenched my knee and got really steamed up looking at all that work :tools!)

Steve

 

[HotPepperQueen]

Why thank you! I try to wear my Sunday-best while i'm gardening

Welcome to the forum from north Idaho Hot Pepper Queen! That's a beautiful garden you have, and very productive too!
( I love the garden fashion statement )

 

[HotPepperQueen]

Thank you! It is definitely a lot of work, but a lot of FUN work at that! :rainbow-sun

Wow! You did good, HotPepperQueen!

Welcome to TEG .

(I think I sprained my back, wrenched my knee and got really steamed up looking at all that work :tools!)

Steve

 

[AllyRodrigues]

Wow! I would be over the moon with that kind of success!!

 

[HotPepperQueen]

Oh believe me, I am! :coolsun I'm grateful that the summer weather has been so cooperative. Up here in MN, you have NO IDEA what kind of weather you will get.

Wow! I would be over the moon with that kind of success!!

 

[OldGuy43]

Howdy from Austin, Texas.

 

[ninnymary]

My first thought was WOW! I was very impressed. It's hard for me to imagine gardens like that when mine is so small. You must really like peppers!

Mary