Our Garden

[Oldfriend]

Here's a fine example of "Companion Planting".

Climbing roses and cabbage.

http://i1292.photobucket.com/albums/b580/slw268/IMG_0420_zps9c655518.jpg

 

 

Of course it just might turn out to be a Chinese delicacy.

[knloregon]

"Great stuff guys.." So true Tsap ~ ! And while Carl is about 2 miles south of us, in the past, it might as well have been the difference of two climate zones -- Bing, has historically produced great food gardens, to our mediocre attempts, but this year, we have something special: Our hardy banana, which I bought as a novelty at WalMart for 5$ -- 6 or 7 years ago, is actually producing bananas ~ ! In Portland Oregon!

[Urkidding]

 

Very nice Steve. Yours looks better than mine.

It's bigger too!

 

Ha Ha Ha... ...This reminds me of an old skit that I once saw on Saturday Night live....

 

Where the old friends were sitting on one guy's deck and the others were comparing their...oh never mind, just watch the video and keep comparing ya'lls whateverthatis that ya'll are talking about.

 

[tsap seui]

Good find Andrew, there was some really talented comedians comparing their decks that night.

[credzba]

Excellent discussion.

 

As the years speed by, don't we all wish we had the deck we had when we were younger?

 

 

[Oldfriend]

Watch Out!

Baba found a place where no veggies are growing!

http://i1292.photobucket.com/albums/b580/slw268/IMG_0426_zpsf9e58822.jpg

 

 

Guess I soon won't have to mow!

Ha!

[warpedbored]

Love the bamboo trellis, looks like our back yard.

[Oldfriend]

Love the bamboo trellis, looks like our back yard.

Well, I'm afraid y'all are gonna have to put up with my crazy antics here.

More of Baba's handiwork.

In one day mind you.

http://i1292.photobucket.com/albums/b580/slw268/IMG_0428_zps7d6a751f.jpg

 

Here's Baba and Ying

http://i1292.photobucket.com/albums/b580/slw268/IMG_0429_zps897ea443.jpg

 

Baba playing in the dirt

http://i1292.photobucket.com/albums/b580/slw268/IMG_0431_zps8b795e37.jpg

 

 

This thread means more to me than anyone can know.

As I said in the beginning, this freedom to do this, this being home, was paramount to my survival in China.

[warpedbored]

Chinese engineering at it's finest. Bamboo is wonderful stuff and no one is more resourceful with it than the Chinese. There are some varieties in southern China that grow as much as 4 feet a day. Another interesting fact about bamboo is the diameter of the shoot when it comes out of the ground is how big the cane will be. It won't get any bigger in diameter.