BYC gardening thread!!

[City farm]

our first bloom from our rose bush, Paradise.

 

[dan26552]

Awesome! I have a few roses.

 

[mymilliefleur]

mymilliefleur I tried to post this yesterday but no go . Here is a picture of a wild green I use . It maybe sorrel .

Yup, looks like Curly Dock AKA Yellow Dock. And, yes, it's great boiled, especially at that age.

Here's a picture of the seed head:

 

[City farm]

Has anyone ever grow citronella from seed?

I've grown it in the past, but never from seed, did yours come back in the spring? I don't think mines going to come back.

No I got these plant's from someone.. Although I have saved the seed's for later use..

 

[City farm]

http://blog.seedsavers.org/blog/4-s...-92497757&mc_cid=a4badbf2b1&mc_eid=8de07ba006
Wow that's a long link...
Anyway tips on setting up a community seed exchange, I think it's a great idea...

Haven't checked it out.. But sounds like the one another member started here. Gallo del cielo. I tried to do the @ button, with no success
The seed box has gone all over our State.. It is making it's way back to Tempe soon..

 

[City farm]

 
RE:  Husbands and new ideas:  it's a wise wife who plants the seed of an idea in her husband's mind and waters it well, cultivates it, and tends it gently until he becomes thoroughly convinced that it's his idea, and not only is it his idea, but it's one of the better one's he's come up with in a long time.  So many arguments are prevented with this approach.  

  There are males here & we can read, ya know.  This explains a lot as to why things are the way they are around here.  The wife plants the seeds but then forgets to cultivate & water them, so nothing gets done.  I always suspected she was to blame.  Now I have proof!   Perhaps open & honest discussion would work far, far better than guile & trickery! 

You two are funny!!

 

[hennible]

Haven't checked it out.. But sounds like the one another member started here. Gallo del cielo. I tried to do the @ button, with no success
The seed box has gone all over our State.. It is making it's way back to Tempe soon..

Oh that's so neat

 

[City farm]

Hi! New to BYC and semi new to gardening. Starting truly gardening almost 3 years ago when we bought our house. My mom was my gardener. She helped me prep the bed and pick plants that were easy to maintain and would work in our soil.

This year the internet convinced me to start vegetable seed indoors (good blogs and pictures make everything look fabulous to try, right?) so I convince my husband to buy a metal rack, some shop lights and more seeds that we could possibly need or eat. It's been 3 weeks and I have baby cherry tomatoes, watermelon, squash, jalapeno, and pumpkins growing.

I have already learned a lot. Like don't get discouraged when you think all your seeds have rotted. I thought all my watermelon seeds were worthless so bought a new pack and tried again, putting the original pots off to the side to clean out later. Well, that first batch of watermelon started growing after my second set was germinating.

Also, don't start all the seeds at the same time. I now have 2 dozen or more baby cherry tomatoes and not sure where I will put them all. I still need to build my raised beds!

 

[City farm]

Haven't checked it out.. But sounds like the one another member started here. Gallo del cielo. I tried to do the @ button, with no success
The seed box has gone all over our State.. It is making it's way back to Tempe soon..

Oh that's so neat

I has been nice to have people over & talk chicken, garden & what not.. We will be hosting another event or 2 this year.. It is fun to see what people add..

 

[hennible]

If I can find some more seed addicts to lend a hand it would be nice to do here too.