Anyone grow their own fruit and veg?

BigGail

I grow pumpkin, brocolli, potatoes and strawberries.

sallyLunn

I grow...
tomatoes
okra
green beans
carrots
beets
onions
Lima beans
pumpkins
yellow squash
lettuce

parsley
italian parsley
dill
spearmint
coriander
tarragon
sage
chives

and

Figs.

messyhare

We had such a crappy summer that my garden didn't produce well at all!! I have a TON of tomatoes but only a few ever made it to red, I'm left with nothing but lovely green ones.

I attempted to grow tomatoes, various peppers, zukes, cukes, jalapenos, several herbs - I guess all but the toms did ok. We also planted strawberries and raspberries and I'm still getting a handful every day or so of raspberries. They are amazing and I highly recommend planting them - they produce first year and only get better each year after.

Next year will be better I hope!

egbkid

If all you got were green tomatoes, you should try making chow chow. It is a green tomato pickle, my mom makes oodles of it every summer (i warn you,though, it smells like dirty feet while cooking).

When i was in the country, i grew potatoes, tomatoes, carrots, lettuce, beets, radishes, peas, squash, pumpkins, onions and corn. I had to move to the city last year, so i tried a window sill garden this summer,I had lettuce, carrots, peas, strawberries and radishes, as well as mint and parsley.

The only things that really took were the peas and lettuce. The radishes and carrots, i think were in to small containers. The strawberry seeds grew 4 plants, i divided them and gave one to my nephew, his grew like wildfire, mine stayed mini with no fruit.

I am hoping to be able to have a proper garden next year, even if it means moving again!!

stringcheeze

Unfortunately I don't live anywhere conducive for growing stuff, but my parents have two ample gardens -- does that count if I get more summer squash and zucchini than I know what to do with every year from them? :happy:

They're big on winter squash, which isn't high on my list of favorite foods. I do like the brussel sprouts, cabbage, tomatoes, broccoli and cauliflower, peas, peppers, carrots, and varieties of onions they grow. Mum usually has all of the lettuce and spinach gone before I get home for a visit.

Edit: They also have black raspberries by virtue of the plants fall over from one side of the fence into their yard. Whereas it's the stinkiest spot in the yard to pick (the bushes are right next to the compost pile), it also makes for ginormous berries with all that fertilizer.

Rubycherries

I do not grow my own fruit and veggie. I have 2 dogs who loved veggies and they would probably destroy the garden to get a lil snack. So i steal them from my mom's garden.

She growns : Potatoes, Green/Yellow Peppers, tomatoes, cucumber, zucchini, green beans, onions and carrots.
Fruits: Strawberry, Blueberry, Apples and Rhubarb.

Thanks mom! :laugh:

fitterpam

I tried this year (first year) to grow tomatoes, zucchini, peppers, cauliflower, broccoli & celery.

I actually grew tomatoes and zucchini. The zukes got so big (6x6x6) that they crowded out all the peppers and 3 cauliflower. I've had tons of tomatoes though, celery was amazing and about 90 zucchini. My broccoli, I've had one head so far (it was more like 3 florets) and my cauliflower is the size of a single floret - that should make for an interesting dinner - who wants to have the cauliflower tonight?

Jena_72

I grow...
tomatoes
okra
green beans
carrots
beets
onions
Lima beans
pumpkins
yellow squash
lettuce

parsley
italian parsley
dill
spearmint
coriander
tarragon
sage
chives

and

Figs.

WOW! That is terrific!!

Jena_72

We are actually in the process of planning out our backyard! We have a huge yard here in So. Cal. So far we have a peach tree planted that seems like its going to be fine. I have recently purchased the topsy turvey for tomatoes and strawberries. We are going to plant a garden in the coming year, which I plan on putting some spinach, romaine lettuce, maybe some squash and/or zuchinni, green beans maybe some corn as well. We are also going to have CHICKENS!! I can't wait for fresh eggs! Gotta build the coop first though

irridia

Grape tomatos went crazy, beefsteak were a waste of soil, splitting and rotting on the vine, though I've still got a few shots before first frost.

Basil, 2 different varieties of rosemary, chocolate mint, and stevia. I'm going to try to overwinter everything but the tomatos. I also want to plant lettuce, brocolli and cabbage, the only problem is we are in an apartment and our area to plant gets only partial sun.

ChancyW

Hey!

Each year I get better about keeping things alive!

This year I grew:
Cherry tomatoes
Beefsteak tomatoes
Raspberries
Cucumbers
Corn
Bell peppers
Garlic

Parsley
Cilantro
Chives
Thyme
Oregano
Rosemary

I also have two apple trees which haven't produced yet but will probably next year :-)

and all of my produce is grown organically :-)


-Chancy
Fitwithchancy.com

godblessourhome

i grow:

tomatoes
orange peppers
jalapeno peppers
green beans
cucumbers
carrots
onions
sweet corn

basil
parsley
dill
chives
mint
lemon verbena
stevia
garlic

apples
peaches
plums
raspberries
blackberries
strawberries (june-bearing)

we tried growing blueberries but every single plant died. next year, i want to add zucchini, summer squash, apricots, cantelope and potatoes.

muth3rluvx2

I've been playing with urban gardening for a few years. Attempts (some successful, some not - and it tends ot vary each year - go figure):

roma tomatoes
corn
potatoes
carrots
winter peas
yellow squash
pumpkin
acorn squash
canteloupe
watermelon
lettuce
basil
onion
parsley
cilantro
broccoli
cauliflower
cucumber


and probably a few others that I'm forgetting.

I have to move my garden from the backyard to the side-yard. I don't get enough sun to do a gianormous oak tree - so needless to say, I think the majority of my produce has failed for this reason. :-( Oh well. Speakign of which, I am suddenly feeling the urge to go out and work on prepping that part of my yard for the spring... hmm... wonder what that's about??? ;-)

melodys_attic

I tried to grow tomatoes in baskets in my yard this year. They were pathetic. The poor little plants squeezed out what they could and died. I was told you could just throw the plants into manure and they'd be fun. Uh... nope. Next year I'll go for deeper buckets, better soil, maybe a better kind of tomato plant.
Every year I plant in our community garden. It is an organic garden. Our plot is about 4' by 12'.
What did well:
snow peas (second planting)
yellow beans
sunflowers (can't really eat them)
carrots
all kinds of herbs
lettuces
green peppers

What failed:
squashes of all kinds were pathetic. Not sure why.
zucchini... I think an animal got them
cuke: see zukes
beets - no clue what happened
onions - see beets

We couldn't grow tomatoes. Usually my tomatoes fluorish. But we had a blight somewhere else in the garden last year so no one was alllowed to grow them this year. Hopefully we can grow them again next year.

We have huge pumpkins in the community part of the garden.

Eventually I want to get rhubarb and various berries going in my yard.

I keep trying to grow in the community garden to support the cause.

We are also members of a Community Sustainable Agriculture (CSA) farm and get weekly veggies from May through November.

They grow:
corn
kohlrabi
fennel
carrots
beets beets beets ad nauseum
summer and winter squashes
tomatoes
peas and beans
celery
cukes
lettuce
spinach
bock choy (sp?)
onions
parsnips
anything they can get to grow. I fergit.

So yeah... lots of fresh stuff.

Big local products are blueberries and cranberries so I buy lots and freeze.

Nuff said

dragonfly__

I tried gardening for the first time this year. I grew:
Tomatoes
broccoli
peppers
zuchini
cucumbers
and strawberries.

I had so much fun I am planning to add on to the garden next year. I would also like to try a window ledge herb garden.

sallyLunn

We had such a crappy summer that my garden didn't produce well at all!! I have a TON of tomatoes but only a few ever made it to red, I'm left with nothing but lovely green ones.

I attempted to grow tomatoes, various peppers, zukes, cukes, jalapenos, several herbs - I guess all but the toms did ok. We also planted strawberries and raspberries and I'm still getting a handful every day or so of raspberries. They are amazing and I highly recommend planting them - they produce first year and only get better each year after.

Next year will be better I hope!

My tomatoes weren't turning red for a while, I think it was the dry weather. I went out and pruned off all of the vine branches that only had flowers or had small, crappy green tomatoes and then I watered the plants deeply. After that, the tomatoes started turning red and I've gotten lots of ripe ones.

Also, in a few weeks, I will pick ALL of my green tomatoes and put them someplace with a couple of ripe tomatoes and the green ones will ripen. Last year, I had fresh tomatoes well into November. The texture of the tomatoes that you ripen OFF the vine is not quite as delicious as vine ripened, but it is totally better than store bought.

hkystar

I planted zucchini, tomatoes, green peppers, cucumbers, green beans, some basil, parsley, rosemary and strawberries.

All that grew were 2 small little zucchinis, grean beans, and a plethora of tomatos. We might get a green pepper or 2 out of the garden still.

Next year I am going to make some changes and hopefully get a better outcome.

ellie_may12

Currently I have in the garden:

Left over from the spring garden:
eggplant
bell peppers
jalapeno peppers
pink eye purple hull peas...which I mostly feed to the chickens
okra
sweet potatoes
basil
rosemary

Just started for fall:
onions
garlic
cabbage
broccoli
carrots
celery
snow peas
English peas
mustard greens
beets
kohrabi
lettuce
turnips
roma tomatoes

I also have:
a fig tree
3 blueberry bushes
a lemon tree
a kumquat tree
and a mystery citrus tree that I got from friend who moved away.

I also grow zucchini, squash, loufa, cushaw squash, cucumbers, and tomatoes