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2010 gardening
So how is every ones garden going? What do you have planted?
We have had ours in for just under 3 weeks and its going pretty good. I think once the temps stay warmer for a while and we get away from the cool rains we have had thing will take off.
We planted tomatos, yellow squash, zucchini, broccoli, green beans,and cucumbers.
here are some pictures from last night.
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Permalink Reply by Mamawho on
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Very nice!
I've got some things in containers going. HBD brought me some tomato seedlings, and they're growing nicely in a bit container. My herbs are going crazy. I have dill, pineapple mint, Greek oregano, savory, sage, chives, and tarragon. The dill is 3 ft high.
I also have a little pepper plant that has teeny little pepper buds on it. And the cat is happy about his cat grass. He eats the cuttings from GirlWho's hand.
We're moving in a month (not sure where yet) so I will attempt to move the plants, too. Not sure if that will work, but it's worth a shot.
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Permalink Reply by wookie on -
I am a wuss so I am applying for a CSA farmshare this year.
But I am going to work on one back corner this year, after I till it, mulch it I think I want to make it full of tall purple phlox, tiger lilies and poppies.
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Permalink Reply by ks on -
I don't have anything in yet--it's in the plans for this weekend.
Last weekend I dug out some really ugly bushes that were in the sunniest part of my yard that the kids don't also run on. So today or tomorrow we'll be getting some bricks/pavers to put down, because Mr. S doesn't want me to plant directly in the dirt right alongside the house. He's worried about water getting into the basement. So once I get that done, several large pots will be going there.
And assuming that my tomato seedlings make it, and I think at least a couple of them will, I'll have tomatoes, peppers, and herbs. And the boys want to have carrots and radishes. Plus various flowers and such.
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Permalink Reply by Herasmus B. Dragon on
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MamaWho, glad to know your seedlings are doing well. Out of the 48 I started, I'm down to two in outside pots, and I'll be lucky to see one tomato each from them by the end of summer. Next year, GrowLights. The 4 plants I bought from Nalls are doing great, I've got 4 tomatoes swelling plus many more flowers coming out, and a couple peppers. Olivia's kidney beans (planted from beans plucked from last year's bean plant grown from a single seed she brought home from school) are sprouting just today. Radishes are coming up 10 at a time for weekly harvests for my mom, and the sugar snap peas are an inch high. Need to put up some chicken wire for them to cling to. I may not be a great farmer, but it's fun to see these things growing. I'm outside a lot more.
When the tomatoes and peppers are done, I want to plant a whole bunch of carrots in that garden. I love carrots.
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Permalink Reply by Tea on -
Our yards is quite small but mostly gardens. The perrenials are all up and growing like crazy. Now that we have reached our frost date I hope to intersperse the garden with veggies. If I am really lucky I the rabbits and racoons won't find the veggies! Here is a link to some of my garden pick this year:
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=171531&id=707652804&l...
Once I get the rest of the mulch down and some thinning done I'll post pictures of the whole garden retreat we've made.
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Permalink Reply by Future Fox on -
I can say I at least have part of my garden in. Tomatoes, zucchini, crook neck, carrots, peas, beans (have not sprouted yet), tomatillos, jalapeno, and herbs...the raspberry patch it looking really nice this year, too. Some of my started plants have died and I need to replace them (egg plant, green beans, cucumber, and some pepper plants). My chickens were also getting into my garden and snacking on plants. Their wings were clipped as soon as I noticed. The weeds are already getting out of hand. I plan on weeding today and laying down a thick mulch cover around each plant to cut down on weeds and keep the moisture in. I usually post garden picture updates on FB- I will try to do so here, too.
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Permalink Reply by mcglory13 on -
Baby eggplant and the tomato plants are huge. Everything needs fertilizer, the eggplant plants seem to still have mold issues, and the artichoke plant seems totally dead (not sure what killed it). The herbs are mostly ok, except one of our two dill plants is already toast. Sigh.
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Permalink Reply by Boring User Name on -
This makes me nervous. You've been doing this awhile, right? And things still go off for you. I'm pretty nervous about everything that can go wrong for us....
In the meantime, I have a bunch of stuff planted--we'll see what makes it
mcglory13 said:Baby eggplant and the tomato plants are huge. Everything needs fertilizer, the eggplant plants seem to still have mold issues, and the artichoke plant seems totally dead (not sure what killed it). The herbs are mostly ok, except one of our two dill plants is already toast. Sigh.
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Permalink Reply by mcglory13 on
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Yes, we've been doing this for a while. But, gardening in Texas is hard and it seems like new problems crop up (you should read the book the $64 Dollar Tomato for hilarious stories about how gardening can spiral out of control). :) This year our winter garden did fantastically well-- and we basically ignored it. It was in the raised beds and the weather was perfect. The summer garden is doing less well, but it's in tubs, in reused dirt, and the summer weather here is ridiculous. A lot of people take the summer off from gardening rather than try. :)
Your garden looks awesome and I can't wait to see what you grow! Believe it or not, the first few years we gardened we came away with like, one vegetable we could eat. But we also did everything trial or error with no research. As we've learned more and read more, the garden has done a lot better.
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Permalink Reply by paperbagshoes on -
This is the first year we're making an attempt at gardening. We just put our seedlings in the ground yesterday and I feel so overprotective of them already. We have zucchini (Littleshoes calls them "bikinis"), yellow squash, onions, watermelon, and sunflowers. I have one teeny tiny tomato seedling left (something - most likely bird(s) - ate the rest of them), but I'm not sure it's going to make it. I will be beyond thrilled if we end up with anything edible.
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Permalink Reply by jenbird on -
If you haven't tried lemon cucumbers, you should! They came in my farm share last year and now I am growing them from seed. The cucumbers are small and round and (you guessed it) yellow. They are perfect for an on-the-go snack. No cutting up or seeding. I eat them like an apple. On a hot summer day they are really refreshing!
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Permalink Reply by wookie on
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I am both ashamed and relieved to admit that I just bought a farm share this year. It starts in July (frozen north growing season has not really started yet) and runs until thanksgiving.
Quite frankly, while I admire people that grow their own vegetables, it is too much work for me to loose the crop when we end up on a watering ban (as I anticipate ending up on this year, again). That and I have two dogs that nibble on my produce just to drive me crazy.
I mean, I can pay a farmer to get a wide variety and not have to weed or water myself? I don't even have to go to the auction if I don't feel like it? Sounds great!
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