anyone grow their own veg?

[Wifezilla]

I garden and even plant things specifically for the ducks and quail. This year I am planting them some amaranth.

 

[Ridgerunner]

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You are right. This is a sister thread to this site. The link is at the bottom of this page.

http://www.theeasygarden.com/forum/index.php

 

[acid_chipmunk]

We garden heavily here. We have 8, yes 8 gardens right now and will probably make some more this year. We have one that has been here since we moved in, but haven't used it because of the tree stump and the pricker bushes that are in it. Hubby is determined to get it cleaned out this year to use.

We can a lot of what we grow, but also eat it freshly picked. We only plant heirloom seeds and save seeds at the end of every year. Probably next week we will be starting our pepper plants, since they take so long to grow. Tomatoes will probably be started at the beginning of February, and then everything else slowly after that.

 

[spish]

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You are right. This is a sister thread to this site. The link is at the bottom of this page.

http://www.theeasygarden.com/forum/index.php

many many thanks for the link! gonna grab a coffee and get reading

i have some photos of my mini front garden veg patch from last year, shall upload them tonight

 

[RoeDylanda]

I have two raised beds that I put in two years ago but they've been pretty dismal due to too much shade. The only full sun in my yard is entirely occupied by the driveway so I'm saving my pennies to have the biggest trees dropped, hopefully this spring. Can't do it myself because they're on a steep hill facing my house so they'll have to come down in sections. We've been nailed by powdery mildew every year as well, so no squash or melons for us.

 

[chickensducks&agoose]

we've got a 20x30 fenced garden, and I planted all my squash at the very Back of the garden, and spread straw on the yard side of the fence. Then when the pumpkins started sprouting, i encouraged them out the fence, where i ended up with a large row of pumpkins spilled out on the yard. My delicata squash ended up climbing the fence, which was awesome, since they didn't lay in the dirt like my butternut did. i planted watermelon, but they never took off, i got some vines, but no melons. made a pole bean teepee, which ended up way too tall, and I couldn't reach (I'm 5'1") most of the beans. I bet i looked funny though, hopping up and down trying to grab at the high ones... we grew carrots turned out great, and some onions and potatoes. and PEAS. I love peas. next year I'm planting 5x as many, in double rows straddling a good trellis. i love peas. I really only plant things i love, and that won't get all buggy (organic and don't spray anything)... broccoli is a bad thing around here unless you spray, lettuce too. but peas, beans and carrots all work great. I've still got squash in a drawer in my kitchen, probably another month's worth, that I grew! I still find it magical.

 

[PotterWatch]

I have two garden areas but only one is planted right now. I need to get the other going pretty quickly though. If we get a decent amount of tax refund, we are going to fence in the front yard and turn the whole thing into a garden. What I normally grow in a year is tomatoes (lots of different kinds), corn, squash (several kinds), cilantro, carrots, onion, garlic, lettuce, spinach, peas, beans, zucchini, peppers (several kinds), cauliflower, broccoli, swiss chard, and brussels sprouts. I will be trying out a few new things this year as well.

I love The Easy Garden as well. I have gotten some great seeds to try from the seed exchange thread and great advice from the rest of the forum.

 

[Raiquee]

Ohhh my favorite type of thread!!

I am a new gardener, but a passionate one! Me and hubby decided to be more SS by gardening a lot of our produce (both fruit and veg) and I LOVED it last year! I had two gardens, one 3x20 and one 12x25ish. We compost and till it in as soon as the garden is workable. In the larger garden we have a lot of preannials like: Rhubarb, blueberries, grapes, raspberries, strawberries, sage, chives, and asparagus. In the smaller garden we put all the summer veggies. Last year we had eggplant, toms, acorn squash, cukes, green peppers, jalepenos, habeneros, fennel, beans, banana peppers. I also have a overcrowded herb pot that is doing awesome. Has basil, thyme, rosemary, parsley, oregano.

This year I am utilizing my garden better (as I planted just above) and doing a spring/summer/fall garden. Plant in spring greens, carrots, radishes, chard, arugula, spinach, maybe some sugar snap peas depending how early I can get them out. Summer- do my usual, toms, jalepenos, eggplant, cukes, beans, peppers (of some sort), and am going to try a watermelon this year. Fall do garlic, brussels, radishes, carrots, turnips, parsnips, chard, broccoli, cabbage possibly, maybe a winter squash. This year my "pot" of herbs is going to turn into a "trough" of herbs, as hubby found me this horse waterer and then I can plant my basil more heavily and make some extra pesto to freeze. I want to add to our strawberry patch, and our raspberry plants. Maybe get a couple cherry trees. I may also try taters in a bucket, but we'll see what finances allow for

I'M SO EXCITIED FOR SPRING.

I also plan on sectioning off a small area to grow a "animal" garden. I only have 3 ducks now, but plan to have a few more come the summer. I want to plant a zuchinni plant and some greens and maybe some corn for them for feed. I figure they will also get their fill from our garden of things we can't eat fast enough, as well as radish/carrot/turnip greens. Happy ducks!

 

[WoodlandWoman]

I like to plant a little of everything. Since some things do better in cooler weather and some things do better in warmer weather, so no matter what kind of weather we get in a particular year, something is always thriving in it. I like to try something new each year, too. Sometimes it's something I haven't grown before, but it can also be a different variety of something we like.

I like to have some scented flowers and herbs in with the vegetables, because I find it cheery. I also put herbs and different colors of Swiss chard in my flower beds. Plus, I like to have chard, salad greens and herbs right by the kitchen door, so I can pop outside for something when I'm cooking. I used to have everything planted in the ground, far away from the house. Now I also have raised beds, planters and pots up by the house. I like that a lot.

 

[PaulaSB12]

I have 2 half plot allotments, they are 5metres wide and 19 metres long. It is where my chickens are going to be put, which is why they have to go in a run.