Category Archive: My Garden

Ford 800 Tractor

Still using it up at the farm these days.  1951 or 2 model year.  I’m not sure which. This Ford 800 tractor is responsible for roughly 600 tomato plants, 400 pepper plants, 100 corn stalks or so, and various other vegetables in smaller quantities. Runs great all these years later! kevin

Fall Tomatoes and Roses

As the summer winds down, and a crispness falls over Western New York, I got a couple of quick photos from the driveway garden as I was home for lunch today. The weather has been cool and wet here, and the grass is growing head high, unchecked by a lawn mower. I’ll miss the tomatoes …

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More from the Driveway Garden

Well, if you live in the United States, more specifically in the Northeast United States, you know what the last 45 days have been like. Hot.  Sunny.  Dry.  Wonderful. Unless of course you’re a farmer, a backyard gardener, or like me (at my house) a driveway gardener.  Then, that means your water bill may be …

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My Weight Loss Plan for the Second Half of 2011

Having gained some sense of control on my schedule again, it’s time to take a serious look at how I’m going to approach my target weight of 170 by the end of the year. My weight tends to fluctuate by 5 or 6 pounds on a regular basis, but I’d say my mean weight at …

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Hungarian Wax Pepper Plants Budding UPDATE Eastern Rockets

On top of the 500 plus pepper plants we do at the In Laws big backyard garden, I plant some pepper plants in pots in my driveway to pick and eat for lunches over the summer.  Last year, I had 10 Eastern Rocket Pepper plants.  This year, I went with 6 Hungarian Wax pepper plants, …

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