Am I the only VJer with a garden?

[Reba 2]

sorry, trigger finger twitched!

Edited May 16, 2009 by Reba

[Reba 2]

potatoes are easy. The last couple of years we just take a few that have sprouted in the drawer and plant those. You know they're "ripe" and ready to dig up when the greens start to wilt and turn brown above ground. Then you dig 'em all up and have tater salad

We haven't got our veggie garden in yet this year, as it's been raining insessently for weeks now! Sheesh, 2 years of drought, now we're having too much rain! I'm hoping it holds off a bit today so we can get out there. We're going to have to buy plants and put those in rather than seeds this year, as it's really getting late to start seeds (I had started some on the house in early March, but they've all died now because couldn't get them in the ground because of the rain!) Heck, my farmer friends up home will be planting this week already, and they'll be ahead of us! At this rate, we won't be eating any fresh veg from our own garden until sometime in August maybe (our local "farmers market sux)

We did put in one peach tree this year, but of course that won't give us any fruit for a couple of years or so. We have a pear tree and a cherry tree as well, which are decades old each I think. Last year we got lots and lots of cherries and a couple of pears. A few years ago a blight went thru the neighbourhood and killed most of the pear trees. Our pears are incredibly sour now. maybe this year will be better. OH! And a grape vine!

And btw, I'm a liberal. though I'm not quite sure what that has to do with gardening

As for flowers, anything that the label says "perennial" will come back year after year. Bulbs like daffodils, gladiolas, tulips... tubers like lily, iris, dahlias, peopnies etc....and even some seed flowers that are technically "anuals" will also come back year after year, if you allow them to self seed. Like cosmos, portulaca, poppies etc etc I love cosmos and portulaca.

[Nessa 23]

gardening is ghey

[Caladan 19]

We live in a small apartment, but I do have sage, rosemary, and lavender growing on the windowsill. We're moving in a month to a place with a backyard and I have no idea what to do! I'll probably start with a bigger herb garden.

[Danno 1,228]

We live in a small apartment, but I do have sage, rosemary, and lavender growing on the windowsill. We're moving in a month to a place with a backyard and I have no idea what to do! I'll probably start with a bigger herb garden.

And just what exactly do people do with all these Herbs?

[w¡n9Nµ7 §£@¥€r 123]

Herbs are used for cooking, among other things

[Danno 1,228]

Herbs are used for cooking, among other things

BUt most of the herb plants I see for sale I never heard of in any dish.

In fact, my wife had me plant two I never heard of.

Anyway, who needs more than Salt, Pepper and Italian seasoning?

[w¡n9Nµ7 §£@¥€r 123]

Anyway, who needs more than Salt, Pepper and Italian seasoning?

Broaden your horizons. You like to eat, I assume, there's a whole other world out there.

[Niels Bohr 72]

I have tomatoes, peppers, garlic, strawberries, cranberries, grapes in my garden. For the strawberries, I put them in a locked cage. As you know the neighborhood pesky kids always sneaks in and pick them to eat it. Saveges! Planning on building my own mini-green house where I can grow these things all year long in New England.

[w¡n9Nµ7 §£@¥€r 123]

... the neighborhood pesky kids always sneaks in and pick them to eat it. Saveges!

They sure don't make savages like they used to.

[Amby 490]

Herbs are used for cooking, among other things

BUt most of the herb plants I see for sale I never heard of in any dish.

In fact, my wife had me plant two I never heard of.

Anyway, who needs more than Salt, Pepper and Italian seasoning?

what two did you plant?

[spookyturtle 9,466]

Herbs are used for cooking, among other things

BUt most of the herb plants I see for sale I never heard of in any dish.

In fact, my wife had me plant two I never heard of.

Anyway, who needs more than Salt, Pepper and Italian seasoning?

what two did you plant?

My guess is salt and pepper.

[Amby 490]

I would love to have pink peppercorns at my house. I'm a weirdo. Oh and I noticed a tree in our front yard is a cherry tree. I didn't know that before today.

[Caladan 19]

Herbs are used for cooking, among other things

BUt most of the herb plants I see for sale I never heard of in any dish.

In fact, my wife had me plant two I never heard of.

Anyway, who needs more than Salt, Pepper and Italian seasoning?

Basil and oregano are herbs, and in Italian seasoning. To name two.

[SaadBell 0]

I love gardening, I spent 5 hours yesterday just planting some flowers that I am growing, I was going to keep them in containers, but I noticed they were not growing as well, so I put some in the garden bed, and the growth was unbelievable, so today all of them went into the garden bed out of the containers. Share what ferts you all use, and how do you control bugs in your garden. I do admit I had to treat twice already for bugs, with a chemical, I try to go organic, but as of this summer it is a major battle between the bugs and me. I was watering my patio Friday and something flew out of one of my plants, it was a big grasshopper, I had them last year, but just try to control them organically, of course didn't phase them in anyway, not this year baby, I sprayed immediately, I have Chinese lanterns starting up, I can't have these things eat my babies. I try to give fish fertilizer and super thieve and the soil has slow acting fert. So far so good, I have my climbing roses on the back fence that are absolutely breathtaking a very beautiful dark pink. My four clocks are different colors of purple, I love going outside in my garden. The only thing I hate is weeds. I will try to get pictures.