Getting ready for the garden. I bought these tomato plants at the high school for a dollar each yesterday Here is a pic of them they are huge! They are between 30" & 36" tall already
I am planting tomatoes, gr peppers, cukes, sugar snap peas, gr beans, zucchinni, yellow squash, spaghetti squash, dill, and cilantro
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Esta é a minha horta de verduras e cheiro verdes.
Eu amo este meu espaço verde!
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by dilceia
06 May 2010
Able to open now? let me know, ok?
I have many pictures of my field, but I can not put here. show later, ok?
A hug.
by shirlener88
06 May 2010
Dilceia, this is so lovely - what time is dinner? LQQKs like you grow everything. What a lovely garden/field you have.
by dilceia
06 May 2010
I have a green area of 15000mts. is my paradise, which is "20 minutes from my house. Just do not live there because of the internet.
See that space ...
46919Esta é a minha horta e cheiro verde. <br /> Eu amo este meu espaço verde!
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46919Hello,
I do herbs, I love to cook and use fresh herbs, but is not easy, the bugs love them too.
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26714I am so worried! Snow is in the forecast for tomorrow night and I have my tomato plants transplanted already! I will do my best to cover them so they do not freeze
any suggestions?
6491We are lucky to have a great climate for gardening in most parts of our country. Houses normally have enough yard to make beautiful gardens too. In our garden we have quite a lot of trees, shrubs, annual and even cycads etc. I especially love the lily type flowers such as the belladona lily. We also have fruit trees like an apple, lemon, peach nectarines and a vineyard (small though). Vegetables are mostly tomatoes, spinach and herbs. your tomato plants look great. I also like the passion fruits Yoriko they are enormous.
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by eleen
02 May 2010
When I download again I would post some. My avatar is from our garden. We are really so priviliged to live in our country.
11528I love to garden, but can no longer plant and weed. So I am content with my houseplants. I do love to admire the gardens of friends. And I never refuse the fruits that they offer. Sigh, but our friends are now 1700 miles away and we are in a cold climate. But I can embroider!
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by psssst
02 May 2010
You can still have at least a container garden, if you google container gardens there are many sites with info about how to. Herbs are an easy one, and have you seen the hanging upside down tomato baskets?
169064My husband loves vegetable gardening.We grow corn, onions, squash, peas, carrots,yellow beans,turnip,tomatoes, cherry tomatoes,cauliflower.We also have rhubarb plants, raspberries,strawberries,and an elderbery bush.
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51302I thought you would like to see my trees :)
1) passion fruit vine, in Australia
2) futagawa tree, in my garden in Japan. If someone recognizes the purple flower tree name, please let me know.
Love,
Yoriko
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by dilceia
06 May 2010
Que maravilha Yorico! o maracujá está um espetáculo!Na minha fazenda tem maracujá e muito limão. Já começamos a colher. O seu pomar esta divino!Parabéns!
bjs
88650I do! Flowers, trees and fruits :) I have passion fruit, papaya, orange, herbs, peppers, flame tree, white roses, jacaranda, and a tree that we call futagawa tree, came from my garden in Japan and I dont know the name. It gives beautiful purple flowers. I dont only plant vegetables as my wonderful dog can't live without digging my garden :)
Hugs,
Yoriko
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by psssst
02 May 2010
ty for answering. In my climate the only trees that grow are common fruits which are easily available and inexpensive. I must admit I have more of a palatte for the tropical fruits than the common ones hahaha
88650We have rhubarb, salad leaves and radishes ready now and the tomatoes will go into the green house tomorrow. Potatoes, beetroot, sugar snap peas, onions, shallots and garlic and growing well but we can't plant beans for a few weeks yet as we may still have frosts. The raspberry canes and the black currant and worcesterberry bushes are looking good. Lots of spring flowers need dead-heading and the violets and celandines are over but the polyanthus are still beautiful. I have petunias, impatiens, geraniums, asters, carnations and lobelia ready for my containers and lots of fuschias. We'd love a bigger garden, but then there wouldn't be time for embroidery!
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by joann13100
02 May 2010
Wish we could grow rhubarb here, but we are too far South, and it gets too hot for it to make it. I am so envious that you have a greenhouse----
140717oh yes I garden. I live on 5 acres and have an organic garden, in it at the mo are snow peas, strawberries, tyme, broccoli, button squash, pumpkins, a few flowers to intice the bees. I grow native trees flowering gravillas, wisteria, jacaranda, daisy's and also have a cactus garden as we do have hot dry summers to. I am currently working of weeding a large area of couch grass, it is looking nice for all the hard work I do...I cannot live without flowers in my life..Oh yeah I forgot my roses, I am waiting for the shops to get this seasons in so I can get plenty more. I am sure there are lots I have forgotten to mention, but that is just some of my passion besides sewing....
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25546great find on the tomato plants. I used to have a garden, now only tomatoes, green peppers and herbs. I remember the year I asked for the mini electric tiller. I little $100. job and I love it.
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85867When I was in high school (way back when) I took horticulture...My plants were simply gorgeous....Can't seem to grow an indoor plant now.....I used to loved my flower gardens...Now I love my embroidery machine more...
We have Roses..peonies...nastariums(which are edible)...wisteria...honey suckles...clematis...among other plants through out the yard...Now my hubby does the yard....deanna
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by psssst
01 May 2010
you can make jelly from roses and a syrup too I have tried it but don't particularly care for it
34246My husband does all that. I could kill a cactus--lol. He also built us a beautiful coy pond. He cans, make jelly and the best salsa you ever ate! He plantd a ton of tomatoes, green/yellow/red bell peppers, green onion, asparagus. Were moving next year and have 43 acreas instead of one. No telling how big it will be then--lol.
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by psssst
01 May 2010
How wonderful! I can not for the life of me grow indoor plants so I understand the cactus thing :P
by celticlady1031
02 May 2010
Do you think your hubby would share his salsa recipe? I'm from So. Calif. and can't find any good salsa up here in Canada. Would love to start making my own.
by workbecky
06 May 2010
Wow! what fun and hard work to have 43 acres. We have a very small city yard but we always try to grow tomatoes, blackberries, strawberries, lettuce and peas. This year we are trying for green beans.
4933What don't I grow would be easier to answer. Asparagus, peas, beans, corn, tomatoes, potatoes, cucumber, zuccini, squash, beets, celery, onions, garlic, shallots, carrots. I'm sure I've left something out... Radish. We also have choke cherries and saskatoons. Never knew what they were until I moved here. I would have plums this year if DH hadn't mowed over them. Oh and strawberries. I also have herbs.
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by psssst
01 May 2010
Sounds wonderful! I have always wanted to start asparagus maybe I will buy some 2 or 3 yr plants and plant that this year too, glad you mentioned it! You had me with the saskatoons I had to google it, I never heard of those.
by celticlady1031
01 May 2010
I'd never heard of them either. They are kind of like blueberries but red. As for asparagus, I would buy plants rather than starting from seed. They come back every year so make sure you have them in a place where they won't be in the way or disturbed.
by katydid
01 May 2010
I tried to grow Asparagus and patiently waited the third year to actually get some. Never did much with them. I still have one that comes up in the middle of my lilies.I know now now why it commands the price in the grocery store.
by psssst
01 May 2010
Yes if I do plant them I will most certainly buy 2 or 3 yr plants I don't want to wait 3 or 4 yrs for my reward hahaha
12985Hi We have had a big garden for many years . We grow everything you can think of except corn.(The wild life usually gets it before we do.) I do a lot of canning so we have vegetables all year long. Good thing is there is no preseratives or salt in my food. All we have to buy is meat. I make bread , the relishes, mustards, katsup, and the jams to go along with the veggies too. We have fruit trees raspberries and grapes too and we live in the city to boot. I also have a herb garden that I dry for cooking with. Love those first tomatoes and cukes. Suzanne
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by psssst
01 May 2010
Hi! Thanks for sharing your lovely garden with me. aybe further into the growing season you can post some pics of it? I also do a lot of canning. I too have a raspberry bush and my friend has strawberries so we barter for each others fruit. I can a lot of soups too from the veggies I harvest.
by sdrise
02 May 2010
I will try to get a photo of it but when its growing and canning season I don't have a lot of time. Love flowers too. We have a ton in the yard also. I collect rare african violets too indoors along with some tropicals like bromiliads. Suzanne
111375I wished I had the ground to do so - I do grow indoor plants - not as many as I used to - but I live in a small aparment now. Good luck with your growing.
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by shirlener88
01 May 2010
I don't have a patio. We have steps that go down to the apartment - we are all underground.
211079You are so lucky to have the space for all of those things. I am hoping to plant tomatoes, green peppers, cucumbers, Serrano peppers and zucchini providing the neighbors who put in a new huge mobile home behind us blocked most of my sun. Before the loss of a sunny place to grow things I would donate extras to the mobile home park I live in. It's a senior park and it was what I could do to help my neighbors. So now to work around it.I'm envious of your tomato plants,and what a deal for $1 ea. I can see planting them up to the first leaves and them having a good root system. I started mine on the kitchen window sill and aren't nearly that big or sturdy yet. I also have roses, crepe myrtles, African daisies, rosemary & hibiscus to name a few.
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by katydid
01 May 2010
teddybear is correct in planting the tomato that deep. I saw that on public television.
13287I have tried tomatoes but have a really hard time with them, but give me flowers and I can really do good. Since having eye surgery, I cannot bend over so I have to be careful, but, I love them all. I am excited this year because I bought an heirloom rose about 4 or 5 years ago, and it would have the most beautiful foliage but would not bloom. It is blooming itself crazy this year. I have watched this year in awe! It is as if it just got a good hold and took off. I am so pleased with it!
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by joann13100
01 May 2010
A rose bush I planted years ago finally bloomed this year too--aren't they beautiful when they bloom?
by psssst
01 May 2010
I tore out my rose garden to expand my vegetable garden so I can have more for the food shelter, can't eat roses
So many people love getting fresh fruits and veggies
by katydid
01 May 2010
I have never been a rose person, I know Jrob is a real rose person, but i did plant 6 knock-out roses. They are almost carefree. are blooming like crazy now. Must be a good year for the roses.
1795Yup-I grow tomatos, herbs, hot peppers, and am trying potatos. Plus all the house plants that are outside, poinsettia from last Christmas, an avocado that I grew from a pit that is now 9-10 feet tall, three citrus trees in pots, roses, and so forth. I love to garden.
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by psssst
01 May 2010
Oh how lucky for you to be in a climate to grow avacados! I just told my daughter yesterday that I am moving to CA so I can have an avacado tree :)
by joann13100
02 May 2010
I didn't say I had gotten any fruit yet. I think they have be pretty old to get any fruit (like 6-7 years old.) It is a pretty ornamental, though.
6574Here is a pic
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by katydid
01 May 2010
oh my goodness, you have a month to six weeks head start. I but the little 6pk plants in tiny cartons and plant them deep. This year the pollen has been so bad in Ga. I have had a hard time working in the yard. weeds are ever where.
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