So what do you grow in your garden?

[butters]

I know Adrina has her flowers and Pineapples; some of you may just grow stones; for those of you who've been busy planting veggies/herbs, let us know what you've been up to and how it's going so far this year.

 

[butters]

This is what H and I have been up to of late, though some stuff (like the fruit trees/bushes) are just there all the time, not stuff we've planted this year. So far we've not bothered with courgettes or spinach... still got loads in the freezer!

1. BLUEBERRIES
2. BROCCOLI
3. BRUSSEL SPROUTS
4. BUSH BEANS
5. CABBAGES
6. CANTALOUPES
7. CARROTS
8. CHERRIES (failed due to frost)
9. CORN
10. COW PEAS
11. CROOK-NECK SQUASH
12. CUCUMBERS
13. ELDERBERRIES
14. FIGS (after last year's bumper crop, a thin showing this year)
15. GARLIC
16. JERUSALEM ARTICHOKE (aka Sunroot/Sunchoke)
17. MINT
18. MUSCADINES
19. PATTYPANS (aka Scallop Squash or Flying Saucers)
20. PEACH (failed due to frost)
21. PEPPERS (Poblano/Bell/Fairy/Banana)
22. PERSIMMON
23. POTATOES (4 varieties)
24. RADISHES
25. ROSEMARY
26. SAGE (Regular and Pineapple)
27. STRAWBERRIES
28. SWEET PEAS
29. SWEET POTATOES
30. TOMATOES (Cherry/Regular)
31. THYME
32. TOMATILLOES
33. VARIOUS MUSHROOMS (no-shows as yet)

 

[Riles]

That's a really extensive garden, B. Good for you both, that takes dedication!

Aside from a huge number of flower gardens that I hire grounds crew in to maintain, we have three large raised beds for veggies. There's strawberries and rhubarb, snow peas, cucumbers, a few tomato plant varieties and cabbage. I can't grow peppers because they like to try to kill me. We didn't go all out this year since the garden really isn't my domain and I actually dislike gardening. There are fruit trees at the back of the farm and along the laneway. I leave those to the animals to tend to after I have gotten a few bowls for some pies.

Oh darn, I forgot herbs. We have basil, thyme, mint, chive, rosemary and dill. I use those most aside from cilantro which I don't grow for some reason.

 

[hobbit.]

sadly i have reached an age when i no longer grow.

 

[silver gurl]

For my raised garden I have:
Green and yellow beans
Zucchini
Broccoli
Cucumbers
Romaine and Iceburg
Green Peppers
Carrots
Radishes
Corn and watermelon for fun.
Oh and Basil.
Also have a ton of raspberries growing across the fence line.

Flowers:
Rhododendron
Tulips
Lupines
Gladiolus
Snap Dragons
Calla lilies
Hydrangeas
Black eyed Susan
Mums
Roses

I think that is it.

 

[butters]

That's a really extensive garden, B. Good for you both, that takes dedication!

Aside from a huge number of flower gardens that I hire grounds crew in to maintain, we have three large raised beds for veggies. There's strawberries and rhubarb, snow peas, cucumbers, a few tomato plant varieties and cabbage. I can't grow peppers because they like to try to kill me. We didn't go all out this year since the garden really isn't my domain and I actually dislike gardening. There are fruit trees at the back of the farm and along the laneway. I leave those to the animals to tend to after I have gotten a few bowls for some pies.

Oh darn, I forgot herbs. We have basil, thyme, mint, chive, rosemary and dill. I use those most aside from cilantro which I don't grow for some reason.

it's a labour of love, for sure

do you make jams or mainly pies with your fruit? i like your idea of picking what you want and letting the animals deal with the remainder

sadly i have reached an age when i no longer grow.

gravity presses harder as we age...that's why we expand rather than grow taller!

For my raised garden I have:
Green and yellow beans
Zucchini
Broccoli
Cucumbers
Romaine and Iceburg
Green Peppers
Carrots
Radishes
Corn and watermelon for fun.
Oh and Basil.
Also have a ton of raspberries growing across the fence line.

Flowers:
Rhododendron
Tulips
Lupines
Gladiolus
Snap Dragons
Calla lilies
Hydrangeas
Black eyed Susan
Mums
Roses

I think that is it.

that all sounds fab, tasty and pretty... i'd love to grow iceberg lettuce but it may be just too warm here. perhaps try it in the greenhouse over winter? but then it's not something i'd fancy eating in winter *sigh* ok, went on a search and they can be planted from Feb thru early march.

 

[SissySalina]

Bunny food!!

 

[silver gurl]

that all sounds fab, tasty and pretty... i'd love to grow iceberg lettuce but it may be just too warm here. perhaps try it in the greenhouse over winter? but then it's not something i'd fancy eating in winter *sigh* ok, went on a search and they can be planted from Feb thru early march.

I planted iceberg last year and got nothing. This year: so far nothing.

 

[patient1]

As for flowers I'm mostly into spring flowering bulbs and daylilies, and I haven't planted either of those yet this year, but there are plenty of them.

Today I planted impatiens, moss roses, and a few blue flowers, pretty sure one was some sort of delphinium.

Bushes- I have planted 10 blueberries, a filbert and a serviceberry this year. An aronia and a couple more filberts should arrive in a day or three.

Roots - Expecting sweet potato slips tomorrow. Stokes purple & Japanese red skinned varieties. Just harvested most of my red radishes. Beets, carrots, parsnips, and horseradish still growing. Some shallots, too.

Greens- I have various lettuce, some kale, mustard greens, Swiss chard, arugula and some jewels of opar. I plan to grow a couple of varieties of Romaine hydroponically.

Other- I planted 6 strawberries this year. Of course they are thriving, because I don't really like eating them. I have a blackberry and a Tayberry which seem to be doing well this year in a container. All of the food that isn't a bush is grown in containers or raised beds.

 

[geronimo_appleby]

sunflowers and roses.

poppies.

uhm ... weeds. dammit.

 

[Goldenfinger]

Lemon cucumbers

 

[rockcasbah]

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[butters]

I planted iceberg last year and got nothing. This year: so far nothing.

oh noes

As for flowers I'm mostly into spring flowering bulbs and daylilies, and I haven't planted either of those yet this year, but there are plenty of them.

Today I planted impatiens, moss roses, and a few blue flowers, pretty sure one was some sort of delphinium.

Bushes- I have planted 10 blueberries, a filbert and a serviceberry this year. An aronia and a couple more filberts should arrive in a day or three.

Roots - Expecting sweet potato slips tomorrow. Stokes purple & Japanese red skinned varieties. Just harvested most of my red radishes. Beets, carrots, parsnips, and horseradish still growing. Some shallots, too.

Greens- I have various lettuce, some kale, mustard greens, Swiss chard, arugula and some jewels of opar. I plan to grow a couple of varieties of Romaine hydroponically.

Other- I planted 6 strawberries this year. Of course they are thriving, because I don't really like eating them. I have a blackberry and a Tayberry which seem to be doing well this year in a container. All of the food that isn't a bush is grown in containers or raised beds.

ok, gonna have to look up aronia andjewels of opar. the rest sound wonderful! never done the hydroponic thing... was there a particular reason you chose to try that?

Bunny food!!

bunnies gotta eat!

sunflowers and roses.

poppies.

uhm ... weeds. dammit.

hello, stranger weeds are just a social construct

Lemon cucumbers

how do you use them? raw in salads or pickled or??

 

[patient1]

The leaves of jewels of opar taste something like a red radish root. It's a spindly flower, sort of like a mustard plant.

Aronia berries are healthier than blue berries, tolerate more shade, and are healthier for you.
On the other hand, they aren't so tasty because they aren't sweet. Maybe that means that the birds and raccoons will save them for last and you stand a better chance of actually harvesting your crop. So you might mix them in with other berries to make them more palatable. I understand that the Scandinavian varieties are sweeter than the North American ones.

I guess I tried hydroponics last year because I saw a system for sale cheap, it was the pandemic and I was home and bored. Kinda like the people that did the sourdough thing. I eat greens most days, so it sounded like a good fit. I like the Land tour at Disney's EPCOT, and the food grown there.

Having tried it for lettuce I became a convert. I started the seeds in foam cubes with slits. The germination was quick and nearly 100%. Way better than peat disks or potting soil. The other benefits are that watering the roots and not the tops prevents mold and mildew. The lack of soil means a lack of many pests that need it for their life cycle, or for cover. Sure, I don't trust other people to run the system, and there is trouble and expense with mixing the solutions, but the old solution can be used to water other plants. It just seems to grow bigger and faster with fewer problems. Apparently air circulation to the roots helps.

Got the sweet potato slips today and planted them on my balcony in Earthboxes with trellises and a large container with a trellis. I put some floating row cover fabric over them because we are in a heat wave and the sun is intense.

I'm not seeing many parsnips. I may plant some more.

 

[shewantsmore]

My garden is gravel with a fish pond trees at one end and flowers cherry tree ,lots of potted flowers and plants,

 

[WillJ8787]

I getting ready to pull an early season crop of greens: choy's, lettuces, arugula, mustard greens.

They are all bolting now but I let them as they make great pollinator plants and are still edible even after flowering.

I've pulled most of my overwintering kale and collards....these were delicious as always.

In the ground or coming soon:

Tomatoes (cherries, slicers)
Peppers(hot bananas, chilies, habaneros, jalapeno and some non hot anchors, cubanellas)
Eggplant
Squashes
Beans

Some fruit tree stuff....paw paw, fig, grapes, nectarines, maybe a peach....these trees are all young.

Also, been building a meadow nearby and replanting a trail area. Probably did a few hundred native plants already this year...to many to.count.

Lots of fun!

 

[jaF0]

Apparently these guys:

 

[neci]

this year i planted lots of garlic. there are also onions and beets, some lettuce greens and a variety of herbs. a few tomatoes, peppers, a small early spring asparagus harvest. the blackberries are prolific and the newest peach tree is looking really good. the pomegranate also bounced back. pole beans to fix the nitrogen levels in the soil. flowers i have are iris, sunflowers and all the roses. some other pretty flowers in pots, but i can't remember the names off the top of my head. i also got a brand new baby meyer lemon tree i need to get potted this weekend.

 

[Lorilei]

On the deck I have Genovese basil, thyme, rosemary, and several different varieties of heirloom cherry tomatoes in containers (sunrise bumblebee, Brad's Atomic Grape, black cherry, flora gold, pinocchio, bonsai, little red riding hood, orange hat, and raspberry sugarplum). Romaine, mixed salad greens, arugula, kale, and red heirloom cherry tomatoes in my Aerogardens, and chives, dill, and Thai basil in Kratky jars.

 

[girlsmiley]

sadly i have reached an age when i no longer grow.

That is sad.

An older mate of mine asked me yesterday if I grow chillies. I said yeah man, heaps. He said no matter what he does he just can't grow chillies. Loves them. I said mate no worries I'll come out to his place in spring. I think he got a bit of a fright lol. I said go out to his place and have a look at their gardens. Test the soil and see what needs to be done so he can grow the chillies he loves. I'll plant some seedlings for him. He sold one of their houses and he and his wife built their retirement home just recently. Big smile.

One thing I like to do is help out in the garden with weeding and general upkeep. Forking and fertilising. Things like that. I'm young and have a strong back and it's not hard for me to do these things. I find it therapeutic and we should all look after our mates. Wouldn't do a young fellas garden though. Fuck no

I share a lot of produce and am a member of many gardening groups and seed saving and sharing groups. When it comes to our older generation I'm happy to oblige. When the season comes I absolutely think of them. They try to offer me money. I'd never take their fucking money.

I grow all of my favourite things to eat, and also have roses and native shrubs and azaleas etc, bulbs and things like calendula and borage for the bees. Whatever I can get my hands on. Garden is thriving.

 

[suestevenson143]

Blueberries
Strawberries

 

[Lorilei]

That is sad.

An older mate of mine asked me yesterday if I grow chillies. I said yeah man, heaps. He said no matter what he does he just can't grow chillies. Loves them. I said mate no worries I'll come out to his place in spring. I think he got a bit of a fright lol. I said go out to his place and have a look at their gardens. Test the soil and see what needs to be done so he can grow the chillies he loves. I'll plant some seedlings for him. He sold one of their houses and he and his wife built their retirement home just recently. Big smile.

One thing I like to do is help out in the garden with weeding and general upkeep. Forking and fertilising. Things like that. I'm young and have a strong back and it's not hard for me to do these things. I find it therapeutic and we should all look after our mates. Wouldn't do a young fellas garden though. Fuck no

I share a lot of produce and am a member of many gardening groups and seed saving and sharing groups. When it comes to our older generation I'm happy to oblige. When the season comes I absolutely think of them. They try to offer me money. I'd never take their fucking money.

I grow all of my favourite things to eat, and also have roses and native shrubs and azaleas etc, bulbs and things like calendula and borage for the bees. Whatever I can get my hands on. Garden is thriving.

Awwww. I love this.

 

[thør]

We've already had fresh rhubarb twice this year. Grows like a weed, here.

 

[JohnnySavage]

I gave up on having a garden. It's a lot of work, that I don't really enjoy, and fresh veggies are plentiful here.

 

[Wonderer67]

Blueberries, tomatoes ( mostly cherry), pumpkins (4 diff varieties), yellow and green squash, beets, lettuce (6 diff types), potatoes, corn.