Gardening...better late than never!

[pamojamo]

Due to a family emergency in March that required a lot of my attention and lots of business travel in April, I only today started working in my garden. (Under normal circumstances I would have planted a spring garden of lettuce, spinache and carrots.) My neighbor loaned me his tiller. Then I went to a local greenhouse I frequent and bought many vaieties of tomatoes, peppers, cucumbers, squash and watermellon plants. They are sitting outside overnight "hardening up" and weather permitting I'll plant tomorrow.

Those of you who are gardeners, what have you planted this year?

[Dragggon]

Good luck and know it is never too late to get things in you just need to look for the varitys that produce quicker check yer nursery.

I just finished planting another garden yesterday so I have staggered harvest

9 diffrent types of toms
bell and banna peppers
carrots
radish 2 types
turnips
red cabbage
squash 4 types
Giant pumpkins (for fun I tend to get things to grow big thought I would see lol)
strawberrys hold overs
4 types of onions
Basal lots of it
Peas
and I am sure I forgot others
spinich

[gatorgrrl]

I have planted:

Cucumbers
Canteloupes
watermelon
squash
zehucini
okra
kale
spinach
corn
strawberries
beans
tomatoes
leaks
onions
eggplant
cabbage
lettuce
beets
carrots
....I think thats it. yum yum! I had a death in the family so I also planted late this year, but my sprouts are growing fast. Only been a little over a week.

[rawpriestess]

we also have

hazelnut trees
almond trees
grapes
garlic
mustard
arugula
rosemary
sage
thyme
lemon thyme
kiwi
raspberries
pear
apple pear
apple
cherries
blackberries
greek oregano
sicilian oregano
italian oregano
wild mountain lettuce
camomile
yellow dock
stinging nettles
cat tail
skunk cabbage
dandelion

and then our medicinals
mullien
heal all
nightshade
fox glove
plantain
and many culinary foods are medicinal too

and who knows what else in the gardens.
these are all holdovers from years gone by, or planted themselves.

[tvillemom]

WOW....my Aggricultural Extension office told me not to plant until the first of May. I still have to get a tiller, but this week I plan to plant:
watermelon (is it time to plant them, I've never planted them because I didn't like them until I went RAW)
squash
zuchini
tomatoes- a few types
red peppers
cucumbers

I'll have to see if I have room for anything else....I have a small yard!
Wendi

[tvillemom]

OH yeah, I want to start some herbs in pots!
Wendi

[Vandy]

I wish I had a garden!!! Having to live in college dorms is terrible... When I get home this summer I wanted to plant a few things, but I think it's too late...is it??? I go home next week, and I really wanted to grow a pear tree, peach tree, nect, and even mango maybe... in addition to some tomatoes and cucumbers and herbs. It's sad though b/c even if I did plant them they would be growing food just before I left...then my family would get to eat it all.

By the way, when is the best time to grow a pear/peach/ or mango tree??

[PATH301]

RP and Draggon, how big is your garden?
Draggon how in the world did you get that cabbage to grow so large? What did you put in the soil and feed mixture?

My garden size is only 12' x 12', plus I still need to get some more dirt and some visqueen in order to make it a warm box above ground and I still need to order some organic seeds as well - I'm behind already this year.

I see your lake in the back ground, it looks nice.

[pamojamo]

Dragggon, you have reminded me that I forgot to plant pumpkins!

[Autumn]

Holy moly Dragggon, that cabbage is enormous!!!

This year we've planted:

5 varieties of tomato
4 varieties of peppers
3 of onion
3 of cucumber
8 of lettuce
collards
kale
spinach
zucchini
green beans
broad beans
lady peas
snap peas
yellow crookneck squash
cauliflower
cabbage
carrots
radish

We also have apple, peach, pear, nectarine and plum trees; strawberry, blackberry and grape vines.


<<By the way, when is the best time to grow a pear/peach/ or mango tree??>>

Hey Vandy, it depends on your location. Call your county extension office or see if they have info posted online. They can give you the best advice about your area, and tips on what variety of each kind will grow best. Plus, you most likely won't have fruit the first year, and probably only a little the second year, so you'll have plenty more years to enjoy the fruit without your family hogging it all up. We are very new to the fruit-growing and each week we go out and look at our trees and count the fruit and imagine how much we're going to enjoy it when it's ready.

[karenisraw]

That is a huuuuge cabbage.

Looks like RP found a few things in the garden that you forgot about.

I do not have a garden as I live in an apartment. If I did, I would plant;

tomatoes (as many varieties as possible)
watermelon
peppers
zuchini
onion
carrots
corn
cucumebers
and probably more stuff

[sigtau66]

We have the following planted:

habanero
jalapeno
"mixed" pepper (hot)
green pepper
tomato
cucumber
4 different lettuces (spinach, romaine, "summer" mix, and ice berg)
green onions
2x radishes
carrots
blueberry

Some of those crops will be on a staggered planting cycle so I don't get too much at one time. As of right now, though, above is what is planted in the ground. Carrots, radishes, and onions will be the main ones that are staggered.

[EastCoastie]

RP,

Would you please share a bit of your expertise on growing an almond tree? Does it require a certain climate? What kind of harvest do you get?

EC

[robertandenith]

we have a hot climate so I can't plant much. but I have

tomatoes
peppers
cilantro
basil
garlic
arugula
onions

I also have an avocado pit sprouting but obviously this will give me fruit when I get to move or something! lol!!!
recently got a coconut tree too, will plant it this week I can't wait!!!

Can't wait to get more money and plant more. I have all these plants in pots though. Easy to maintain. I do organic gardening so no pesticides nor herbicides.

Draggoon what did you use to make that cabbage so huge? omg!

[ChaiLife]

This is my first garden in a few years. Here is what we have planted:
tomatoes
bell peppers
basil
squash
eggplant
corn
jalapeno
cucumber
swiss chard
carrots
moon and stars watermelon
zucchini

We plan on expanding more this fall.
I've never grown onions. Need to try that.