Do you garden?

[andehens]

I must love to garden; I battle the standard bugs, squirrels and gophers and PLUS the neighbors large flock of approx. 20-25 peacocks that just run wild. I have both; veggies and flowers! I spend a lot of time chasing peacocks with a mop and a sling shot if its handy!

 

[Nemo]

I'm going to pick our first tomato this weekend!

Our spring went so long, we didn't get anything in the ground until mid June. Then, June and July were cool and damp. August started warm and dry, then went to warm and damp. We had about twenty days in the 80s for the whole summer. None in the 90s. In August, we had nine nights in the 40s, and four in the 30s. Some places woke up to a light frost on the 24th.

Anyhoo, we have a veggie garden, with sugar-snap and snow peas, onions, carrots, lettuce, broccoli *, baby bell peppers *, mariachi peppers, serano peppers *, and a huge bush full of almost-all green tomatoes *. Anything marked with an asterisk, we haven't eaten yet.

Then, we have another patch for corn (and this year, sunflowers), with a little corner for the world's smallest cucumber plants. Corn cobs are still small. Sunflowers did well. And, I had a few egg-sized and smaller cukes.

There's my strawberry patch, which I replanted last month. And my finacee's raspberry patch, which I noticed is bigger than my strawberry patch. A little blue berry patch. And four apple trees I planted early this summer.

And, we have little flower patches all over the yard.

Next year, I'm thinking about planting the tomatoes and peppers in buckets. We have a small section of driveway in the yard that should keep them nice and warm. I don't know if I'll be able to drill holes in the bottom of brand-new, perfectly-good buckets, though.

 

[Farm Chic]

love to garden we have about 2200 square feet of garden space. and about 1100 square feet for our chickens we love to garden at my house. we are vegetarians and we just love our stuff fresh and free

we are going to be adding to our garden. so next year we will have a total of about 6600 sq feet, i think. my hubby would know exactly how much. we are completely organic and let me tell ya, it is the most frustrating, hardest and physically demanding job that come july when it is 90 and the sun is shining, you don't want to be any where near the garden!

but we love it and next year we are going to try to sell our produce to local restaraunts and have a vegie stand. its amazing how many people by me love to buy anything fresh and organic and are willing to pay top dollar for it too

 

[alicefelldown]

Vegetable Garden:
- purple bell peppers
- red bell peppers
- heirloom yellow pear tomatoes
- giant orange tomatoes
- giant red tomatoes
- sugar-snap peas
- carrots
- spinach + mixed greens lettuce
- mixed beets
- daikon radishes
- generic red radishes
- GIANT zucchini (over 16" long)
- yellow squash

Fruit Trees (and bushes/vines):
- fig
- apricot
- peach
- plum
- clementine
- blackberries
- blueberries
- raspberries

weeding is quite a chore..

 

[theOEGBman]

I love to garden! I had a nice big vegetable garden this year, and we have fruit trees all over. In my garden this year I had: Eggplant, Peppers, Squash, Zuchinni, Tomatoes, Corn, Swiss Chard, Winter Squash, Pole Beans, Potatoes, Pumpkins, Watermelon, Cucumbers and lots of flowers. I planted Carrots, Lettuce, Beets, Spinach and Turnips recently, but I have to replant because they did terrible.


We also have these fruit trees/plants: Raspberries, Blackberries, Plums, an Orange, a Lemon, a Grapefruit, Apples, an Apricot, a Peach, a Mandarin Orange and Cherries.

Im sure I left something out and I'll think of it right after I submit this post,lol.

 

[Dixiedoodle]

Oh, how I long for a cute LITTLE garden... My dh thinks he can't plant a small anything... We have a small garden spot which could be a wonderful garden for one family but we also have acres of peas, corn, okra,greens in the fall and sunflowers.. We planted 97 watermelon plants... Who in there right mind needs 97 watermelon plants????

In the small garden, I plant my tomato plants--that I start from seeds, green beans, limas, squash, pumpkin, eggplant, cucumbers, my cutting flowers and anything that I am trying out..

I do have a cute and productive orchard and vineyard that I started 12yrs ago..In it I have 2 fig, 4 peaches (soon to be gone) 10 antique southern apple trees, 8 blueberry, a row of blackberry, a few dewberries, two plum, two cherry, 3 pears, 4 pecan trees, 15 muscadine vines and 3 table grapes. I also have my beehives next to the orchard. Mint and other herbs grow nearby.

I love to garden, everything from starting seeds to preserving my harvest..Dixiedoodle

 

[menageriemama]

Nemo: I think us Northern Wisconsin folks are all drowning in green tomatos!! We had a ton that turned red, but I have many that for some reason will not turn and now its too cold. I am thinking of combining my green maters and my bumper crop of tomatillos into some sort of green salsa... For some reason my peppers did really well until the chickens got into the garden and wiped them out

Of all things, I couldnt believe that they went after the peppers!!

 

[JennsPeeps]

I've been a flower gardener for years now and planted my first "in earnest" vegetable garden. We had a rough summer (very cool) so much of it didn't ripen. I haven't had but a few cherry tomatoes.

The reality is that my garden isn't in earnest. It wound up in Dumpling, Nugget, Gwen, and Tribble.

 

[mizauntcathy'shenhouse]

Yes, I love to garden. My summer garden didn't fare to well...not enough rain and the sprinker just isn't the same. Started on my fall garden, but the hurricane set me back. Things are drying out and hope to get some seeds and plants in the ground this week.

We purchased several different types of dewberries and some raspberries we are going to try out. I have two fig trees and want to get a pear tree or two.

I also love to work in my flower gardens.

Attended a Master Gardener class in August and picked up some great tips for my area and fall planting.

Nothing is more theraputic than sinking my fingers into warm, rich soil or rewarding than watching the seeds begin to sprout....one more of God's miracles!

 

[Farm Chic]

Quote:
not sure if you know this, but you can ripen green tomatoes on your own!! just pick the green tomatoes and store them in a dark place (like a drawer or cupboard or cellar) and put newspaper over them. they will ripen within a week or two depending on how green they are. trust me, so many people think the tomatoe is ripe when it is red on the outside so they put the tomatoe on a window sill in the sun. this is not true!! the tomatoe ripens from the inside to outside.

two really great books that you can check out from your library or buy are:

The Joy of Gardening by Dick Raymond
The New Organic Grwoer by Eliot Coleman