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dbleplay17
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Whats in your garden? Calling Veggie/Herb/Fruit Gardners
I am making a garden in my backyard for the 1st time. One of my best friends has a green thumb and is helping me out. I am deciding on veggies and herbs and maybe some fruit.
So far I wanna do
Veggie
Tomato
Cucumber
Pepper (Green and Jalapeño)
Zucchini
Herb
Basil
Rosemary
Parsley
Fruit
Strawberries
Blueberries(In patio pots)
What do you plant? What has grown well or not so well.
Any tips??
So far we prepped the area
we ripped up all grass
loosened up the earth
put lyme (pulverized) down
put peat moss down
then new topsoil down
put organic miracle grow down
then put in preen to prevent some of those pesky WEEDS!
We are getting plants in the next two weeks or so
Thanks!
Message edited 4/25/2008 9:54:48 AM.
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Re: Whats in your garden? Calling Veggie/Herb/Fruit Gardners
If you're trying to go organic, skip the Preen!!
I have had a hard time with cucumbers...but we're trying them again this year.
Plan on planting:
cherry tomato
plum tomato
med. sized tomato
green pepper
lettuce - mesculin, romaine, boston
zucchini
basil
parsley
spearmint
Not sure what else...out garden was insane last year - almost to much stuff (for just the 2 of us).
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| Posted 4/25/08 10:16 AM |
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dbleplay17
My 2 boys!
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Re: Whats in your garden? Calling Veggie/Herb/Fruit Gardners
Posted by ~Colleen~
If you're trying to go organic, skip the Preen!!
I have had a hard time with cucumbers...but we're trying them again this year.
Plan on planting:
cherry tomato
plum tomato
med. sized tomato
green pepper
lettuce - mesculin, romaine, boston
zucchini
basil
parsley
spearmint
Not sure what else...out garden was insane last year - almost to much stuff (for just the 2 of us).
Do you get a lot of lettuce? I would try romaine
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| Posted 4/25/08 10:22 AM |
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~Colleen~
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Re: Whats in your garden? Calling Veggie/Herb/Fruit Gardners
We did...we got too many varieties last year. The romaine grows well...lettuce in general prefers cooler temps to grow so planting now is good. Also if you have a shadier part of your garden, plant the lettuce there.
We have tortoises so it was fun growing veggies for them. We grew kale for them...oh and I forgot, we'll probably plant beans again since they did well. Pic of the garden in August last year...
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| Posted 4/25/08 10:49 AM |
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Re: Whats in your garden? Calling Veggie/Herb/Fruit Gardners
This is our first year too and we are doing:
cucumbers
beans
eggplant
zuchinni
red peppers
lettuce
strawberries
basil
peppermint
parsley
Well see how it goes. Hopefully everything grows
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CathyB
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Re: Whats in your garden? Calling Veggie/Herb/Fruit Gardners
How do you keep the animals out of the food? I want to plant some fruits and veggies so badly but we frequently have squirrels, a neighbor's cat and many birds in our backyard I'm worried it will just attract more animals.
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LeShellem
A new beginning
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Re: Whats in your garden? Calling Veggie/Herb/Fruit Gardners
I don't know the name of it, but there is a spray you can use to deter animals, also I know human hair clippings keep away deer.
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| Posted 4/25/08 1:12 PM |
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DandN
Twins are here!
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Deirdre
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Re: Whats in your garden? Calling Veggie/Herb/Fruit Gardners
Posted by LeShellem
I don't know the name of it, but there is a spray you can use to deter animals, also I know human hair clippings keep away deer.
Really? Hair clippings? Wow - learn something new every day!
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| Posted 4/25/08 2:22 PM |
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Erica
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Re: Whats in your garden? Calling Veggie/Herb/Fruit Gardners
we do:
roma tomatoes
eggplant
bell and jalepeno peppers
onion
garlic
broccoli
strawberries
watermelon
basil
thyme
rosemary
celantro
I have done cucumber in the past and get a lot of cukes, but I could never pick them at the right time.
I do it all in raised beds and we live next to a 22 acre field - no problems with the rabbits and other critters. The biggest problems were the bugs on tomatoes, so I plant marigold and basil next to them now.
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lucyloo
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Re: Whats in your garden? Calling Veggie/Herb/Fruit Gardners
basil
sage
cilantro
dill
chives
green onions
red peppers
tomoatos (haven't decided what kind yet)
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bird382
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Re: Whats in your garden? Calling Veggie/Herb/Fruit Gardners
We're doing
radishes
sweet onions
green onions
carrots
tomatoes (cherry and heirloom)
bell peppers
jalapenos
zucchini
mint
basil
cilantro
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| Posted 4/25/08 3:54 PM |
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strongisland
All you need is love
Member since 8/07 2474 total posts
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Re: Whats in your garden? Calling Veggie/Herb/Fruit Gardners
another garden newbie!
we bought:
small plants
cherry tomatoes
beef stake tomatoes
roma tomatoes
lettuce
from seeds:
eggplant
corn
cucumbers
peppers
today we started to prep the area--we removed the grass, bordered it off and leveled it out---now i am going to follow doubleply (thanks for posting the prep tips!!) and put down lyme, peat moss and top soil!
when should we plant the above ( i already started my eggplants inside) any tips for the others
I will be buying marigolds/basil too! i am so excited to see how this turns out!!!
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| Posted 4/26/08 6:55 PM |
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strongisland
All you need is love
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Re: Whats in your garden? Calling Veggie/Herb/Fruit Gardners
what kind of beans??
and as for the strawberries---i almost bought them too....did you buy them in a little container (it almost looked like a kit)?? i would like to try strawberries too-yummy!
Posted by Seles81
This is our first year too and we are doing:
cucumbers
beans
eggplant
zuchinni
red peppers
lettuce
strawberries
basil
peppermint
parsley
Well see how it goes. Hopefully everything grows
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| Posted 4/26/08 7:00 PM |
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tray831
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Re: Whats in your garden? Calling Veggie/Herb/Fruit Gardners
Posted by CathyB
How do you keep the animals out of the food? I want to plant some fruits and veggies so badly but we frequently have squirrels, a neighbor's cat and many birds in our backyard I'm worried it will just attract more animals.
Minus the cat, that is exactly my issue. That is why I limited myself to spearmint, basil and oregano.
I also bought a cherry tree but that probably wont grow fruit any time soon.
Only thing I do is sprinkle cayenne pepper over them to ward off the squirrels. I'm experimenting to see if it works.
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| Posted 4/26/08 9:45 PM |
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CurlyQ
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Re: Whats in your garden? Calling Veggie/Herb/Fruit Gardners
So far this year we are working on:
onions: red, white and yellow
tomatoes: cherry, plum, and heirloom
lettuce: butter crunch
beets
cucumbers
eggplant: purple and white
broccoli rob
snap peas
zucchini
garlic
I think that is it!
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hunnybunnyxoxo
this is what it's all about
Member since 11/07 3321 total posts
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Lisa
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Re: Whats in your garden? Calling Veggie/Herb/Fruit Gardners
this thread is very inspiring!
i used to plant tomatoe plants with my mom.
i'd love to do that again. it was so easy!
we just moved and the back yard needs a lot of work!!!
so we have to prep the back yard first.
i'd like to do arugala, tomatoes,cucumber, some herbs like parsley, basil...
we'll see!
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MrsPowers
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Member since 11/06 10348 total posts
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Re: Whats in your garden? Calling Veggie/Herb/Fruit Gardners
We are planting...
tomatoes- beefsteak & cherry
cucumbers
romaine lettuce
zucchini
green peppers
red peppers
green beas
snap peas
gr. onions
basil
oregano
parsley
cilantro
rosemary
sage
thyme
mint
We have raised beds that we are planting in. We need to do a little more clearing this week and then we are ready to plant.
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Gertyrae
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Re: Whats in your garden? Calling Veggie/Herb/Fruit Gardners
We do...
Cherry Tomatoes
Plum Tomatoes
Bell Pepper
Bush Beans
Broccoli Rabe
Eggplant
If I make the garden bigger, I'm going to plant Zucchini...
and for herbs,
Parsley (flat leaf and curly)
Rosemary
Oregano
Spearmint
Basil
I only plant herbs that I know I will use.
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sunnyplus3
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Re: Whats in your garden? Calling Veggie/Herb/Fruit Gardners
I know I'll forget something because I'm still half asleep
zucchini
4 kinds of tomatoes
2 cucumbers
eggplant
cabbages
kale
brussel sprouts
broccoli
carrots
celery
4 lettuces
peppers red, green, yellow
beans
peas
asparagas
corn
pumkin
watermelon
blue berries
strawberries
rasberries
grapes
2 oreganos
2 basils
parsley
lavender
sage
rosemary
tarragon
chives
ornamental peppers
more i can't think of now.
I do companion planting using herbs & veggies together to reduce pest bugs & disease.
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Erica
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Re: Whats in your garden? Calling Veggie/Herb/Fruit Gardners
Posted by strongisland
and as for the strawberries---i almost bought them too....did you buy them in a little container (it almost looked like a kit)?? i would like to try strawberries too-yummy!
I tired those this year (as opposed to buying a flat), they really haven't done anything yet, I bought individual plants as well though for a failsafe
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