by psssst 01 May 2010

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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by dilceia 06 May 2010

Esta é a minha horta de verduras e cheiro verdes.
Eu amo este meu espaço verde!

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dilceia 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.

shirlener88 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.

dilceia 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 ...

manami by manami 08 May 2010

Dilceia, voce tem couve manteiga? Que saudades de uma couve refogadinha :)

dilceia by dilceia 27 May 2010

Sim, tenho! é o primeiro canteiro a sua direita.

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by dilceia 06 May 2010

Esta é a minha horta e cheiro verde. <br /> Eu amo este meu espaço verde!

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psssst by psssst 06 May 2010

Oh I am so sad the picture didn't upload

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by mary51 06 May 2010

Hello,

I do herbs, I love to cook and use fresh herbs, but is not easy, the bugs love them too.

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psssst by psssst 06 May 2010

please post a picture

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by psssst 06 May 2010

I 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?

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by eleen 02 May 2010

We 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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psssst by psssst 02 May 2010

I would love to see some photos from your lovely trees and flowers :)

eleen 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.

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by 02kar Moderator 02 May 2010

I 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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psssst 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?

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by designgirl 02 May 2010

My 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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psssst by psssst 02 May 2010

terrific, would love to it in pics come harvest time :)

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by manami 02 May 2010

I 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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psssst by psssst 02 May 2010

Beautiful

designgirl by designgirl 02 May 2010

Lovely pictures.

katydid by katydid 02 May 2010

Great photos

dilceia 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

dilceia by dilceia 06 May 2010

Yorico, como você é bonita!!!!

melita by melita 27 May 2010

Wow they are so helthy

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by manami 02 May 2010

I 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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psssst 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

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by spendlove Moderator 02 May 2010

We 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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psssst by psssst 02 May 2010

Sounds lovely, hope you will post a picture

joann13100 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----

spendlove by spendlove 02 May 2010

I've just eaten some cooked with orange rind and juice - scrummy!

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by kezza2sew 01 May 2010

oh 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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psssst by psssst 01 May 2010

Very nice variety maybe you can post a few pics?

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by katydid 01 May 2010

great 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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psssst by psssst 01 May 2010

thanks katy I could live on tomatoes and gr peppers hahaha

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by camylow 01 May 2010

When 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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katydid by katydid 01 May 2010

lucky girl to have a yard man!!

psssst 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

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by redhotrn65 01 May 2010

My 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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katydid by katydid 01 May 2010

Wow!! Lucky you!

psssst 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

celticlady1031 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.

workbecky 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.

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by celticlady1031 01 May 2010

What 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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psssst 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.

celticlady1031 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.

katydid 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.

psssst 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

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by sdrise 01 May 2010

Hi 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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psssst 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.

katydid by katydid 01 May 2010

Busy girls!!

sdrise 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

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by shirlener88 01 May 2010

I 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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psssst by psssst 01 May 2010

If you have a patio you can do a container garden easily

shirlener88 by shirlener88 01 May 2010

I don't have a patio. We have steps that go down to the apartment - we are all underground.

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by teddybear117 01 May 2010

You 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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psssst by psssst 01 May 2010

The horticulture class grows them then they sell them to the public

katydid by katydid 01 May 2010

teddybear is correct in planting the tomato that deep. I saw that on public television.

psssst by psssst 01 May 2010

Planned on it ;) I have a good 8 inches until the first leaves too

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by free3wil 01 May 2010

I 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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joann13100 by joann13100 01 May 2010

A rose bush I planted years ago finally bloomed this year too--aren't they beautiful when they bloom?

psssst 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

katydid 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.

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by joann13100 01 May 2010

Yup-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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psssst 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 :)

katydid by katydid 01 May 2010

lucky girl to have avocados. I am envious.

joann13100 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.

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by psssst 01 May 2010

Here is a pic

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psssst by psssst 01 May 2010

30" to 36"

katydid 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.

psssst by psssst 01 May 2010

I know they are the best plants the school has ever had

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