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Oh that's weird, just while I was typing that, my flatmate texted me a picture of a lovely community garden near us. I feel less deprived now 
What's in Your Garden? (2013 edition)
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I haven't even ordered my raised beds yet. I know as soon as I do, I'll want to stick tomato plants into them. And then we'll have a cold night and I'll have to buy new tomato plants. (Possibly repeat.) May 15 is the last frost-free date here.
My asparagus didn't make it through last year's drought, so this week I need to go and hopefully get more asparagus roots, and more soil (the level went down by 1/3). I'll probably also get my second whiskey barrel and get them ready for herbs.
ledboots
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SummerRain
I dreamed that God would be forgiving.
The blossoms are nice, but my parents used to grow courgette and grew soooooo many that it really put me off them. We ate courgette in EVERY meal for a couple of years...
I have just sown some salad leaves, rocket, spinach and two types of radishes in containers. My fiance is convinced they'll never grow, but I have faith!
You just conjured up a wonderful memory for me of my mom. She made these every summer.
GingerFoxx
No effin' whey!
I live in NH, it won't be safe to plant anything until about Memorial Day, in case of a late frost. I want to do a vegetable garden again though. We made notes of what grew best last year that we can plant more of, and what didn't do well or didnt get used that we can skip. I think we would have done better last year, but my boyfriend's mum bought a whole bunch of assorted vegetable plants that were not things we wanted or planned on, but decided to throw in the ground since they were there.
I'm in a CSA since I live in an apartment complex and can't plant anything on the grounds. I do have a deck, however, and I plan to grow basil, oregano, rosemary and chives. I also might get a tomato plant. I had two last year, and they did pretty well.
ledboots
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Hahaha, I remember as a kid, during zucchini season, whenever I went anywhere, my mom would hand me a paper bag of zucchini to bring along to give them. Even like to the dentist office.The blossoms are nice, but my parents used to grow courgette and grew soooooo many that it really put me off them. We ate courgette in EVERY meal for a couple of years...
I have just sown some salad leaves, rocket, spinach and two types of radishes in containers. My fiance is convinced they'll never grow, but I have faith!
We had so much!
hungryraccoon
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We have a massive garden but only really grow strawberries because they are so easy. I want to get some herbs in pots going.
Maybe I will grow something this year. What is easy peasy to grow? I was going to look into growing some kale as I don't seem to be able to find it in any supermarkets lately. & chia seeds?
Maybe I will grow something this year. What is easy peasy to grow? I was going to look into growing some kale as I don't seem to be able to find it in any supermarkets lately. & chia seeds?
SummerRain
I dreamed that God would be forgiving.
I'm a seriously novice gardener, but found herbs easy, especially the woody ones (thyme, rosemary, bay tree). I am very neglectful and they are all just fine, still green and happy despite all the snow and neglect I like those three especially because they have had leaves all through the winter, which is nice for winter cooking.
My salad and raddish seeds have all sprouted, they are green and big (well... as big as one would expect in less than a week... I might be exaggerating a bit) and I am happy! I also planted cress in kitchen-towel yesterday and some of them are starting to grow. Exciting!
I like those three especially because they have had leaves all through the winter, which is nice for winter cooking.My salad and raddish seeds have all sprouted, they are green and big (well... as big as one would expect in less than a week... I might be exaggerating a bit) and I am happy!
I also planted cress in kitchen-towel yesterday and some of them are starting to grow. Exciting!
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Herbs are pretty easy; as long as the ones you try are suited to your area/conditions, they'll be happy.
I think they have a good payoff, too. Buying fresh herbs at the store is super expensive, but a couple herb plants can produce a lot for a relatively low investment.
I think they have a good payoff, too. Buying fresh herbs at the store is super expensive, but a couple herb plants can produce a lot for a relatively low investment.
ledboots
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And what fun to snip some herbs for dinner. If there are kids at the house, I always have them do it, it's fun.
SummerRain
I dreamed that God would be forgiving.
My other seeds are doing fine... but my mustard cress keeps growing mould when it germinates?
They are in a plastic tub, on damp (not wet) kitchen towel, covered with kitchen towel and put inside a drawer. They germinate fairly quickly but they have white fluffy bits on them, which I presume is mould. Any ideas? :s How can I get such an easy thing wrong?
They are in a plastic tub, on damp (not wet) kitchen towel, covered with kitchen towel and put inside a drawer. They germinate fairly quickly but they have white fluffy bits on them, which I presume is mould. Any ideas? :s How can I get such an easy thing wrong?
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I've decided to skip the raised beds and just have three whiskey barrel planters (basil, rosemary, hot peppers).
I'll probably stick some okra plants just in the ground along the fence line. Not too pretty, but oh well.
Husband wants a grape tomato somewhere, so I may do a fourth whiskey barrel for that.
I've bought my new asparagus roots, but the weather has been terrible so I haven't been able to plant them.
I'll probably stick some okra plants just in the ground along the fence line. Not too pretty, but oh well.
Husband wants a grape tomato somewhere, so I may do a fourth whiskey barrel for that.
I've bought my new asparagus roots, but the weather has been terrible so I haven't been able to plant them.
I checked on my community garden plot this morning, and the kale and romaine lettuce are sprouting! I don't know if I saw any broccoli. The thyme might not have made it though the winter, though.
At my house, the lovage plant I bought last year is coming up again! I started some onion and watermelon seeds indoors a week ago, but there's no action yet- the onion seed is 2 years old and might be dead. A nectarine or peach tree came up in my yard a few years ago (I put most of my fruit and vegetable scraps on the soil instead of throwing them in the trash- but I take specal care with some things like avocado pits which might make animals sick). Yesterday after work, I transplanted the fruit tree as carefully as I could to where I wanted it, and pruned the lower branches to help it grow upright and make up for any roots which were lost in transplanting- I hope it does well. I don't know if it's a variety well-suited to this area, but it lived through at least two or three winters. I know most peaches and nectarines are self-fertile, so I won't need a different variety nearby for it to produce fruit. My black walnut won't make it sick either; peaches are resistant to juglone.
At my house, the lovage plant I bought last year is coming up again! I started some onion and watermelon seeds indoors a week ago, but there's no action yet- the onion seed is 2 years old and might be dead. A nectarine or peach tree came up in my yard a few years ago (I put most of my fruit and vegetable scraps on the soil instead of throwing them in the trash- but I take specal care with some things like avocado pits which might make animals sick). Yesterday after work, I transplanted the fruit tree as carefully as I could to where I wanted it, and pruned the lower branches to help it grow upright and make up for any roots which were lost in transplanting- I hope it does well. I don't know if it's a variety well-suited to this area, but it lived through at least two or three winters. I know most peaches and nectarines are self-fertile, so I won't need a different variety nearby for it to produce fruit. My black walnut won't make it sick either; peaches are resistant to juglone.
SuicideBlonde
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I do not have a garden, but I hope to as soon as I can. We have two avocado trees we started from pits and I just bought a kiffar lime tree. The are all about 2-3 feet. I am not so good at growing plants.
Edit, I just measured the avocados are 28 inches and the lime is 40 inches.
Edit, I just measured the avocados are 28 inches and the lime is 40 inches.
I'm gonna try to grow some spinach and bell peppers.
The seeds are still germinating.
The seeds are still germinating.
Swamp-Dweller
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I really need to get moving on setting up a garden. We live in an area where things grow all year and live on almost 2 acres but keep thinking about what exactly we want to set up (size, materials, build a greenhouse instead) and lack of time. Thinking about starting small and going from there.
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kazyeeqen
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Oh no.
Is it the same problem as last year?We bought a new house last year with an extra big lot, and last summer we put down black plastic in an area about 40x60ft to kill off grass (**** grass). So this year we ordered 50 crowns asparagus, 50 crowns strawberries, 40 raspberry plants, 4 blueberry plants, one mulberry and one aronia berry. We've planted all of it, mulched it and set it up on drip hoses so now we just wait.
And wait...
Establishing perennials first thing in our new yard is going to be awesome, but the payoff isn't for a year or so, so that's a little disappointing. To give me something to enjoy this year I've planted a little (for us) spot with lettuce, mesclun, chard, beets, mache, spinach and of course radishes (I don't even really eat radishes, I just can't resist an easy plant). They've all sprouted and seem very healthy. I'll plant green beans once the danger of frost is past, and peas soon if I can managed to scrounge up some fence posts and fencing...
I miss the garden in our last house, we had worked on it for several years and it was really nice by last year. Now we are renting the house and it looked like there is a bunch of volunteer spinach! Lucky renters!
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