Who Has A Garden?

jojo52610

I have one I'm in zone ten this is only my second year with a veggie garden.

Herbs
Basil
Parsley
Rosemary
Tarragon
Mint
Oregano


Tomatoes
Jalapenos
Peppers
Onions
Romaine Lettuce

I've had no luck with Brussel Sprouts they grew and I let them get to big and yuk. Asparagus was a fail as was Corn on the cob, carrots and spinach. I planted the corn in the Summer so I think it was too hot.
Someone told me plant squash in the summer it loves the heat.

I have strawberries when the critters don't get them first, and a Meyer Lemon tree which I'm not having luck with the fruit not dropping off. But I love the fact that I can eat what we grow.

Asparagus needs two years before you can harvest. I haven't done asparagus but this is what I have read. Was that why it failed? You said it was your second so maybe that's why you say your asparagus failed because this year it would be ready to harvest?

Oh duh that's probably why! I guess I got impatient Thanks

twinmomtwice4

I'm in CA and the weather began to warm up but now it's cold again so I'm going to be waiting a little while longer to start my garden.

Each spring/summer (for the last 3 years), I've grown zucchini, cucumbers, lettuce, tomatoes (cherry, roma and early girls), green beans, watermelon, strawberries, grapes and a few other things.

We also have several trees which have produced...peaches, tangerines, oranges and lemons.

I'm going to attempt to grow blueberries this summer, as well as several herbs.

s0ready

we have a garden (3 acres) and we started prepping yesterday....
we have:
strawberries
raspberries
green beans
pea (sugar anns and sugar snaps)
baby red potaoes
yukon gold potatoes
sweet carrots
green onions
sweet onions (red and white)
kholorabi
swiss chard
cucumbers (pickles)
chinese eggplant
spinach
mixed (lettuce) greens
turnips
jalapeno peppers
banana peppers
green peppers
hot chili peppers
tomaotes
cherry tomatoes
radishes
leeks
basil
cilantro
mint
i'm sure theres more, but seem to draw a blank....we sell in local farmers markets

Have you had success at the farmers market? We're considering doing it as well. Do you find that the stardard items, like potatoes, tomatoes, cucumbers are the most popular, or the "different" items, like eggplant?

well when we sell in town (pop: 68,000) on sat average $700...on a sunday average $300....we also sell in on saturerdays in another bid city (pop: 240,000) and average maybe $4,000...so idk how it is where you live...standard items sell very well: major items green onions, cilantro, tomatoes, green peppers, fruits, radishes....potatoes sometimes...usually if i sell a 3lb for $2 they go better. flowers get great sales as well.

Fit4Kateri

I did container gardening last year and found it quite enjoyable and relaxing. I live in Texas so we had major issues with very hot temps and limited watering allowed. (I would sneak out after dark with several buckets so the water police didn't catch me). My peppers and okra did awesome. My tomatoes did okay until the birds got involved. I had a few cucumbers but most of them came out too bitter to eat. I had 2 squash that were awesome then the squash bugs took over (I hate them). With herbs my rosemary was the only thing really took off. The parsley did okay early on, but couldn't take the heat. This weekend I'm going to start putting in onions and potatoes.