so whats everyone growing?

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im just wondering whats everyone growing.I have broccili,cucumbers,iceburg lettuce,scallions,beets,watermelon,strawberries,rubarb,tomatoes and some radishes growing at this point.
 
We are currently growing many ornamental flowers, and tomatos, peppers, I think the watermelons died though.
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My dad is the one with the green thumb, so he does all of the gardening. He is growing sprouts of some sort. They are a mystery to me right now...cant figure out what they are!
I, personally, am trying to nurse my spider plant back to health after having my cat give it a good munch.
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My Penta didnt like the lighting of my room, so that is currently spending all of its time outside.
 
Lots of great stuff your growing. I'm growing tomatoes, chives, sugar snap peas, spaghetti squash, 2 dif kinds of pumpkins, 2 diff kinds of gourds and cantelope. We had a seed swap here in early spring and everyone got a bunch of diffrent seeds. It was fun. I hope they do it again!
 
i have...


beans: tenderette, slenderette? and yard longs
lincoln peas
broccoli (packman)
cauliflower (white sails)
brussels (jade)
onions
green onions
white and red potatoes (planting more for a fall batch this weekend!)
carrots
celery (trying it out)
romaine lettuce
corn: early canadian, peaches n cream and some other variety i can't remember lol
garlic
beefsteak tomatoes
roma tomatoes
cherry tomatoes in the topsy turvy on the porch
bell peppers
cucumber
watermelon (hopefully they pull through...they weren't lookin so hot, i might have to go out and buy a couple plants)
cantelope
marjoram
sweet basil
oregano
rosemary
chives
rhubarb
strawberries
jalapeno peppers
jack-o-lantern pumpkins

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plus we have 5 apple trees, 2 sweet cherry trees (lapins), 3 nectarine trees...all doing well, a wild blackberry or raspberry bush by the coop, grape vine trailing up the chicken run...
 
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Holy cow! You must have a green arm to be able to grow all of that!

This year we have tomatoes (lots of 'em
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), broccoli, jalapeno peppers, yellow belgian peppers, habanero peppers, carrots, lettuce, lots of onions, potatoes, and cilantro.
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haha its more a matter of necessity...we have to grow from the garden to survive.

everything is doing great too
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obv. aside from my watermelon!
 
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Good for you on the self-sufficiency! I forgot to add that we bought some alfalfa seeds. I'd like to plant some for the chickens. Though mom originally wanted them for salads
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Mmmm, a yummy topic!

We are growing:

Tomatoes (3 kinds of sauce tomatoes for canning, other Yellow, Pink, Red and Purple heirloom varieties for snacking.)
Green Beans
Peas
Kale
Lettuce
Cabbage
Broccoli
Carrots
Cucumbers
Pumpkins (Small Pie and a long heirloom vairety)
Zucchini
Squash (Buttercup and Sunshine)
Herbs (Basil, Parsley, Oregano, Marjoram, Rosemary, Thyme, Chives, Dill and Summer Savory)
Raspberries
Apples

I think, that's it!
 
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Good for you on the self-sufficiency! I forgot to add that we bought some alfalfa seeds. I'd like to plant some for the chickens. Though mom originally wanted them for salads
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LOL have fun with the alfalfa...we have a whole field of it that was crop planted by the previous owner, we've been trying to kill it for ages now...

its starting to take over my vegetable garden too
 
Potatoes
swiss chard
bell peppers
mixed lettuce
onions
egg plant
cabbage
broccoli
kale
califlower
celery
kohlo robi
tomatoes
stivia
zuchinni
yellow zuchinni
white pan patty squash
yellow straight neck squash
okra
beets
carrots
pinto beans (from cooking beans bought at walmart)
sweet corn
Royal burgundy beans
cantalope
cucumbers
butternut squash
moon and stars watermelon
acorn squash
delicata squash
pink banana squash
sweet potatoes
popcorn
black beans
green striped cushaw
rubarb
assortted herbs in the flower bed
20 chickens
4 ducks
My garden keeps me sane
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Roy
 
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