Gardening for Old Folks (Adaptative)

[N F C]

I'm perusing the catalogs currently, but I might instead choose to buy in the stores this year, but you never know.

Do both! (Not that you need any encouragement )

 

[oldhenlikesdogs]

Do both! (Not that you need any encouragement )

Most years I buy too many seeds, so if I limit myself to the instant gratification of buying them in the store it ends up cheaper in the long run. I can stand there for hours looking at seeds, and walk away with far too many. Everything looks delicious and pretty on a seed packet.

 

[N F C]

Most years I buy too many seeds, so if I limit myself to the instant gratification of buying them in the store it ends up cheaper in the long run. I can stand there for hours looking at seeds, and walk away with far too many. Everything looks delicious and pretty on a seed packet.

There's good and bad either way you go.

I used to start almost all my garden plants from seeds and always had too many seeds per packet. Some will keep over until the next year, but the germination rate usually isn't as good.

Going to the stores is so much fun, I could spend 1/2 a day just wandering around a nursery looking. The stores always cost me more than the seeds packets

 

[oldhenlikesdogs]

Okay I guess I'm getting sucked into the seed catalogs a bit. Anyone grow Mexican sour Gherkins? Says they are weird little lemon flavored cucumber type fruit.

Anyone grow Romanesco?

And what do you do with patty pan squash as far as cooking and taste?

 

[lazy gardener]

Patty pan grows prolifically. It must be used while it's still quite small. It's a bit firmer than zucchini, and the skin toughens up very quickly. I like the flavor of it, but can't keep up with it, and prefer the shape of a regular zucchini/yellow squash b/c it's easier to slice and use in the majority of dishes.

 

[oldhenlikesdogs]

Patty pan grows prolifically. It must be used while it's still quite small. It's a bit firmer than zucchini, and the skin toughens up very quickly. I like the flavor of it, but can't keep up with it, and prefer the shape of a regular zucchini/yellow squash b/c it's easier to slice and use in the majority of dishes.

Thanks. I'm not a fan of zucchini, so maybe I wouldn't care for it either.

 

[lazy gardener]

I love zucchini. Especially sliced length wise, dredged in italian dressing and grilled. The only reason I'm not fond of patty pan is b/c I can't pick it fast enough.

 

[oldhenlikesdogs]

I love zucchini. Especially sliced length wise, dredged in italian dressing and grilled. The only reason I'm not fond of patty pan is b/c I can't pick it fast enough.

I will have to try zucchini that way, sounds delicious.

 

[chickmom3941]

I'm perusing the catalogs currently, but I might instead choose to buy in the stores this year, but you never know.

We don't need tons of zucchinis and certain other veggies, so we like to buy just a few of those already started from the garden store. But the veggies we want a lot of, we'll grow from seed, as well as plants you can't find seedlings of at the garden store (like somewhat hard-to-find varieties of veggies, and fancy pumpkins & squashes).

 

[cavemanrich]

Does anyone else besides myself grow sorrel? I container grow, because my chickens would get to it before me if in garden.