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Herb garden, chives, oregano, thyme, basil, rosemary, and a few marigolds for good measure:
http://photos-a.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos..._3928762_n.jpg

Cherokee Purple. I tried growing these years ago, didn't go well at all. Much better results this year, probably almost all thanks to the automatic watering timer.
http://photos-b.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos..._6247074_n.jpg

Sun Gold, they're really little balls of candy on a vine. They grow like weeds, takes a lot of time pruning to keep them anywhere close to manageable, but sooo worth the trouble.
http://photos-c.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos..._5822404_n.jpg

Cocozelle zucchini. I'm hoping this one will be the first I actually get to pick before the boogie man chews it up.
http://photos-e.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos..._7426772_n.jpg

Rattlesnake beans. The plants on the right were nearly destroyed by japanese beetles while I was out of town for two weeks. For some reason or another, they never bothered the plants on the left.
http://photos-f.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos..._8090516_n.jpg

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Spearmint, aka 'future mojito'. I tried growing this in pots for a few years, never took well. Two years ago I dumped the 'dead' pot over the side of the deck in a dark, damp shady spot between my house and my neighbor's. I was shocked the following year when a big ol' patch of mint popped up.
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I actually planted 4 or 5 there. Most died. One of them is still a tiny little thing, just a few leaves, but looks like it's getting ready to bloom. That monster is just a single plant.

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It's a beast! That thing should be putting out like a $5..... oh nevermind. :r

Great looking plants. :tu

Also I noticed your tomato has a dark crack in the very top. Not sure if you know this or not but you should pick them fairly quick when they get those cracks in the top. What happens is the water settles in that crack and rots the fruit sometimes before you ever get to eat it.

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Everyones photos look great.

A Lone Ripe Fig

http://gallery.me.com/tzaddi/100683/...12492634760001

http://gallery.me.com/tzaddi/100683/...12492634990001

http://gallery.me.com/tzaddi/100683/...12492634400001

http://gallery.me.com/tzaddi/100683/...12492635480001

http://gallery.me.com/tzaddi/100683/...12492634920001

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You guys rock!!!! Richard, that fig is the bomb!!

Mark, that is by far the biggest zucchini I've ever seen. Squash vine borers get them around here.

Great job, guys!

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Bump for the garden thread. :D

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Did not know that, thanks for the tip, I'll have to introduce that tomato to my belly later tonight!

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Tomato...meet stomach...y'all play nice now!

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or… get in my belly! :)

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Put up 6 jelly jars, 2 pint jars, and one quart jar of sliced jalapenos today. Vinegar, a little water, and salt. Already have about as many from last month. I have none from last year and have two pints jars left from '07 that are eating well. My plants this year have been phenomenal! They're 3' tall and still full of flowers. I ass is going to end up hating 2009!! :D

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Finally caught a pic of the little suckers that are eating my zuc's!

Innocent looking little guy:
http://photos-c.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos..._1689762_n.jpg

Caught in the act!
http://photos-e.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos..._3380110_n.jpg

That second pic is the inside of the half-eaten zucchini you can see in the first pic. This one is unusual in that he hollowed out the center. Most of the others I've seen disappear were eaten radially from the outside in.

Anyone ever have this problem before? Know how I can stop it?

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F'ing slugs!!

http://www.thegardenhelper.com/slugs.html

http://www.flower-gardening-made-easy.com/slugs.html

Never had to battle them, but have always heard about using beer as a weapon.

Good luck!!

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It's a weed here, brother. :)
I can take you to a ditch 5 minutes away from here and you can fill up a green garbage bag full of future mojitos.

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Beer in a frisbee will make them all gone in a week. :)
A few frisbees carefully deployed is all you need. Slugs stay under rocks and stuff here. They very seldom make a problem in the garden.
It always amazes me the differences a little change in latitude makes.

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slugs gotta eat too.:tu

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They can have what's Caesar's. :D

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:wo

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roffles :D

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No slugs here... (knock on wood) It's the japanese beetles that keep raping the leaves of all my plants! That seven dust seems to keep them away for a little while. :gn