Dave and Trish - Enjoyed the podcast! Lots of good information for summer gardening! I sure wished I had a good eye for artistic planning of my yard. I am working on making it pleasing to the eye, but it is such a challenge! Do we have any landscapers on ATP that could give some of us suggestions if we posted photos or a video link of what our yards currently look like?

I would love to see the children's tomato garden (either in video or photos)! Mexico Midgets get that tall???

What is the raised garden bed a photo of that you posted with this postcast? Looks lush whatever you have growing in it!

Also.... I would love to see a photo of Jon's 10' x 10' key-hole bed! Maybe you or Jon could take a photo and post it? This is a "square" bed? Does it have a center area for adding food waste for composting/organic fertilizing? I am really curious about this. Always looking for ideas and I am determined to have at least 1 key-hole raised garden in my yard. I never considered a square key-hole raised bed. I thought anything over 6' in diameter was not as efficient for the keyhole concept?

I look forward to seeing how Jon's hybridizing and seedlings turn out in the future! I hope he gets some keepers from the seeds I sent him as well as the hybridizing that he is currently doing. I have tape on my scapes, too, but mine is for IDing purposes right now. I am probably not going to do any hybridizing this year because I am waiting on the new seedlings to bloom and that probably won't happen until next year. Keep Jon away from the Lily Auction! LOL! I really have to show some restraint when I browse the latest auctions at any given time (and I only purchase seeds on that auction).

Trish - Did you know that carrots are butterfly host plants for the Black Swallowtail butterflies? So carrots absolutely DO belong in a butterfly garden!

Those photos of Katie feeding the cow carrots is too cute! I think the cow would follow her anywhere!

Yeah we call our raised bed designs keyhole beds because they are in that shape but they aren't true keyhole beds like you may have seen.

Here's some photos of Jon's bed:



Seedlings:



Jon has indeed already spent money at the lily auction. So many great daylilies to buy!

I added a video of the mexico midgets to the article!

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Ohhhhh! Jon's raised beds are actually U-shaped beds. And there isn't a compost area in the center of it like the key-hole beds in Africa. Now I can understand perfectly how Jon is growing his daylilies! Looks like his seedlings are up and going strong! Best of luck to him! Thanks for those photos, Dave! A picture is worth a thousand words!

I can not get over the size of those Mexican Midgets! Holy Cow! Great video explaining the tomatoe's growth! Opened my eyes to how big those tomato plants can actually get! Very cool! Thanks for doing that video for all interested!

My only question .... what exactly are the kids feeding those tomato plants to get them THAT big??????

Lots of compost, and vermicompost tea!

Great podcast! Very enjoyable, informative, and entertaining! I just can’t believe how far along all of your growies are.

As you can see my mexico midgets, and kelloggs breakfast are WAY WAY behind you alls. I hated to lay down the Sluggo, but I wouldn’t have had any tomato plants left if I hadn’t. What a contrast our two photos are

Well, at least there is a lot of growing left in the season!

I wonder how the Mexico Midgets hold up in the heat of summer? I don't have the rich soil that your kids do, unfortunately.

They do very well in heat. They continue to perform into the summer long after most of the other tomatoes have quit.

Oh good!!! Right up my alley! Now if I can just beat the bugs to pick them ripe before the insect have a feast!