How many of you have vegetable gardens?
04-28-2011, 08:34 AM
#61
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Join Date: Jan 2011
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i would love that recipes for the tomatoe sauce and the pickle if you would be so kind to pass it on.
i have read the postings about the gardens or rather none gardens thought to pass on the way i have made mine work with little effort
I grow strawberrys. blue berrys, goji berrys, black currant , black berrys, red currant and all my herbs, peas. green beans, butternut squash . lettuce assorted varietys, tomatoes and three different sorts of potaotes. all are grown in tubs or buckets and i have no digging to do and very few weeds to pull. i can use all my washing up water if there is a drought and can give feed as needed.
the climbing plants are placed into tubs and then i purchased several cheap rose arches, the feet of the arches are each pushed into the tubs and a mesh fastened to the frame. last year i had a fantastic easy to pick harvest of fresh veg grown this way and as the arches can be placed over a pathway then no room is lost. i have flowers and buterflies and then fresh veg.my potatoes are grown in woven rubble sacks. these can be cut down if too tall and then simple sew across the bottom of the cut of section and you have another veg growing container.
no more thorns from roses and no wasted space but still a wonderfull flower display and many envious comments from friends who have this year decided to do their growing and harvesting the same way.all you need is a garden path.
i hope this will encourage other to have a go.
if you get too much rain then simple cut the bottom and side of a plastic carrier bag and pop it around the tub and tie in place. you can also protect young plants from late frosts this way and the plastic bag acts as an incubater
annie in the uk (worcestershire)
i have read the postings about the gardens or rather none gardens thought to pass on the way i have made mine work with little effort
I grow strawberrys. blue berrys, goji berrys, black currant , black berrys, red currant and all my herbs, peas. green beans, butternut squash . lettuce assorted varietys, tomatoes and three different sorts of potaotes. all are grown in tubs or buckets and i have no digging to do and very few weeds to pull. i can use all my washing up water if there is a drought and can give feed as needed.
the climbing plants are placed into tubs and then i purchased several cheap rose arches, the feet of the arches are each pushed into the tubs and a mesh fastened to the frame. last year i had a fantastic easy to pick harvest of fresh veg grown this way and as the arches can be placed over a pathway then no room is lost. i have flowers and buterflies and then fresh veg.my potatoes are grown in woven rubble sacks. these can be cut down if too tall and then simple sew across the bottom of the cut of section and you have another veg growing container.
no more thorns from roses and no wasted space but still a wonderfull flower display and many envious comments from friends who have this year decided to do their growing and harvesting the same way.all you need is a garden path.
i hope this will encourage other to have a go.
if you get too much rain then simple cut the bottom and side of a plastic carrier bag and pop it around the tub and tie in place. you can also protect young plants from late frosts this way and the plastic bag acts as an incubater
annie in the uk (worcestershire)
04-28-2011, 08:40 AM
#63
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Join Date: Jun 2010
Location: Springfield, Ohio
Posts: 5,446
I used to have a large veggie garden as well as strawberries and raspberries. Enjoyed it back then.....don't have the space or the energy to do it anymore and I do miss it. I loved the canning and the good taste of home processed stuff!
04-28-2011, 08:41 AM
#64
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Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: Enid, OK
Posts: 8,273
Originally Posted by baggybum1
i would love that recipes for the tomatoe sauce and the pickle if you would be so kind to pass it on.
i have read the postings about the gardens or rather none gardens thought to pass on the way i have made mine work with little effort
I grow strawberrys. blue berrys, goji berrys, black currant , black berrys, red currant and all my herbs, peas. green beans, butternut squash . lettuce assorted varietys, tomatoes and three different sorts of potaotes. all are grown in tubs or buckets and i have no digging to do and very few weeds to pull. i can use all my washing up water if there is a drought and can give feed as needed.
the climbing plants are placed into tubs and then i purchased several cheap rose arches, the feet of the arches are each pushed into the tubs and a mesh fastened to the frame. last year i had a fantastic easy to pick harvest of fresh veg grown this way and as the arches can be placed over a pathway then no room is lost. i have flowers and buterflies and then fresh veg.my potatoes are grown in woven rubble sacks. these can be cut down if too tall and then simple sew across the bottom of the cut of section and you have another veg growing container.
no more thorns from roses and no wasted space but still a wonderfull flower display and many envious comments from friends who have this year decided to do their growing and harvesting the same way.all you need is a garden path.
i hope this will encourage other to have a go.
if you get too much rain then simple cut the bottom and side of a plastic carrier bag and pop it around the tub and tie in place. you can also protect young plants from late frosts this way and the plastic bag acts as an incubater
annie in the uk (worcestershire)
i have read the postings about the gardens or rather none gardens thought to pass on the way i have made mine work with little effort
I grow strawberrys. blue berrys, goji berrys, black currant , black berrys, red currant and all my herbs, peas. green beans, butternut squash . lettuce assorted varietys, tomatoes and three different sorts of potaotes. all are grown in tubs or buckets and i have no digging to do and very few weeds to pull. i can use all my washing up water if there is a drought and can give feed as needed.
the climbing plants are placed into tubs and then i purchased several cheap rose arches, the feet of the arches are each pushed into the tubs and a mesh fastened to the frame. last year i had a fantastic easy to pick harvest of fresh veg grown this way and as the arches can be placed over a pathway then no room is lost. i have flowers and buterflies and then fresh veg.my potatoes are grown in woven rubble sacks. these can be cut down if too tall and then simple sew across the bottom of the cut of section and you have another veg growing container.
no more thorns from roses and no wasted space but still a wonderfull flower display and many envious comments from friends who have this year decided to do their growing and harvesting the same way.all you need is a garden path.
i hope this will encourage other to have a go.
if you get too much rain then simple cut the bottom and side of a plastic carrier bag and pop it around the tub and tie in place. you can also protect young plants from late frosts this way and the plastic bag acts as an incubater
annie in the uk (worcestershire)
04-28-2011, 08:42 AM
#65
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Join Date: Feb 2011
Location: ontario
Posts: 733
i already planted onions, potatoes, garlic, peas, spinach, and lettuce hope im not to early i have tomatoes peppers and leek started in my bedroom window. I love having a garden out town lot isent as big as id like my parent always have a large garden about half an acre.
04-28-2011, 09:07 AM
#66
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Join Date: May 2009
Posts: 1,265
We're growing several varieties of heirloom tomatoes, some miniature sweet bell peppers, and strawberries. This year I am really getting into herbs, both culinary (2 kinds of basil, and oregano, chives, rosemary, marjoram and sage) and for teas (lemon balm, bergamot, sweet woodruff, chocolate mint, orange mint, spearmint, peppermint, and others.
A group of us is combining efforts - I have better luck with herbs, they have better luck with veggies. We all like herbal teas, so I am growing herbs to experiment with herbal combinations for teas.
A group of us is combining efforts - I have better luck with herbs, they have better luck with veggies. We all like herbal teas, so I am growing herbs to experiment with herbal combinations for teas.
04-28-2011, 09:19 AM
#67
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Location: Ohio, the land of 4 seasons. sometimes all in the same week!
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Originally Posted by ontheriver
I have some great houseplants, but everything I plant outside, or just touch for that matter just dies, so, no garden for me.
04-28-2011, 09:21 AM
#68
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Join Date: Feb 2010
Location: lexington ky
Posts: 1,418
We have one Just tomatoes, peppers and cucumbers. They seem to do the best here. Don't plant until at least the middle of May cause we can still get some cold weather before that. When we lived in Colorado we could grow just about anything. One yeat we got 68 ears of corn! Melons went crazy.
04-28-2011, 12:44 PM
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Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: North Carolina
Posts: 670
We are back to a veggie garden this year. Last year the weeds took over quickly and DH just let them have it! I sure did miss my veggies too. This year I will try to help him keep weeds down because I need my veggies (peas, lima beans, corn, tomatoes, cukes, onions, squash, mellons).
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