Gardeners and Growers!
mariahdoesthis
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Hey!
Just wondering is there are any gardeners and growers on here dedicated to growing some of their own food.
I started a small garden a couple months ago and have so far only harvested beets, radishes, squash, and a TON of basil. I'm also finally starting a compost bin today.
Just wondering if anyone has any tips, favorite things to grow, or fun gardening ideas.
Such a great way to get outside!
-M.
Just wondering is there are any gardeners and growers on here dedicated to growing some of their own food.
I started a small garden a couple months ago and have so far only harvested beets, radishes, squash, and a TON of basil. I'm also finally starting a compost bin today.
Just wondering if anyone has any tips, favorite things to grow, or fun gardening ideas.
Such a great way to get outside!
-M.
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My garden is lacking this year but I do love growing my own food. My favorites (and what have consistently grown well for me) have been zucchini (they're HUGE and I can use them in everything), butternut squash, tomatoes, peas/beans, lettuce, kale, carrots, and garlic.
Garlic is super-easy. Just take a bulb from the store, separate the cloves, and plant each clove (bottom-side down) about 2 inches into the soil. No need to take the papery bits off. It takes almost a year to grow but it's very yummy! Shallots can be grown the same way.
I also like buying potted herbs from Trader Joe's and transferring them into larger pots- I always get good yield and long-lasting plants there.
Not sure where you're from but that can make a difference on what will grow well, and what you should plan during certain times of the year. I live in Southern California, so I often lose plants during summer (especially if I attempt to plant between May and September), but I rarely have to worry about losing plants to frost during winter.3 -
mariahdoesthis wrote: »Hey!
Just wondering is there are any gardeners and growers on here dedicated to growing some of their own food.
I started a small garden a couple months ago and have so far only harvested beets, radishes, squash, and a TON of basil. I'm also finally starting a compost bin today.
Just wondering if anyone has any tips, favorite things to grow, or fun gardening ideas.
Such a great way to get outside!
-M.
My wife has a garden.. why, I'm not sure.
I just think she likes growing tomatoes, radishes and well, I don't know what she grows.... *shrug
If it keeps her happy and off of the mean streets of Scottsdale, I'm happy.1 -
I try to grow and preserve all my veg (and meat, eggs etc). I use companion planting so I don't have to spray. Once or twice I've had to spray using cooking oil, dishwash, and water combo for aphids. But in general the good bugs take care of the bad.
By not using sprays you can eat direct from the plant, essential when you have a 3 year old helping you harvest!
Look up which plants like to be next to each other and it will make them grow better with less disease and insect troubles. I.e I put basil under the tomatoes, marigolds and nasturtians everywhere, beans between the potato rows, sage by the strawberries.... Google it based on the veg your putting in.
I have a super book that is my companion bible but internet is good too.
I still get failure... usually due to chickens getting into my garden (I have 50), or the pukekos tearing out my seedlings... But failure is all part of learning!5 -
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Yes! I have so much zucchini and I just harvested a bunch of strawberry corn for popping. I garden a plot at the community garden and have some stuff at home but really need to work the soil before I can start a patch here. Snow and sugar snap peas are my favorite. And of course there are the tomatoes!
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Yes! I have so much zucchini and I just harvested a bunch of strawberry corn for popping. I garden a plot at the community garden and have some stuff at home but really need to work the soil before I can start a patch here. Snow and sugar snap peas are my favorite. And of course there are the tomatoes!
We planted zucchini last season as we were given the plants, don't even like them... they just kept producing! My sister in laws and mum were happy lol they got the majority of them.1 -
My apples, carrots, peas and herbs did so well this year. I'm trying to scrape up the $$ to finish my greenhouse. This area super sucks....It went from +30C to -2C in 24 hours. Killed off my cucumbers, lettuce and the last of my tomatoes
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My garden is lacking this year but I do love growing my own food. My favorites (and what have consistently grown well for me) have been zucchini (they're HUGE and I can use them in everything), butternut squash, tomatoes, peas/beans, lettuce, kale, carrots, and garlic.
Garlic is super-easy. Just take a bulb from the store, separate the cloves, and plant each clove (bottom-side down) about 2 inches into the soil. No need to take the papery bits off. It takes almost a year to grow but it's very yummy! Shallots can be grown the same way.
I also like buying potted herbs from Trader Joe's and transferring them into larger pots- I always get good yield and long-lasting plants there.
Not sure where you're from but that can make a difference on what will grow well, and what you should plan during certain times of the year. I live in Southern California, so I often lose plants during summer (especially if I attempt to plant between May and September), but I rarely have to worry about losing plants to frost during winter.
Thanks! I live in NorCal near San Jose. So yeah, I understand losing things over the summer. It's been pretty hot up here too. I have to try growing garlic. I definitely eat enough of it. LOL.0 -
mariahdoesthis wrote: »My garden is lacking this year but I do love growing my own food. My favorites (and what have consistently grown well for me) have been zucchini (they're HUGE and I can use them in everything), butternut squash, tomatoes, peas/beans, lettuce, kale, carrots, and garlic.
Garlic is super-easy. Just take a bulb from the store, separate the cloves, and plant each clove (bottom-side down) about 2 inches into the soil. No need to take the papery bits off. It takes almost a year to grow but it's very yummy! Shallots can be grown the same way.
I also like buying potted herbs from Trader Joe's and transferring them into larger pots- I always get good yield and long-lasting plants there.
Not sure where you're from but that can make a difference on what will grow well, and what you should plan during certain times of the year. I live in Southern California, so I often lose plants during summer (especially if I attempt to plant between May and September), but I rarely have to worry about losing plants to frost during winter.
Thanks! I live in NorCal near San Jose. So yeah, I understand losing things over the summer. It's been pretty hot up here too. I have to try growing garlic. I definitely eat enough of it. LOL.
Garlic is great around roses but bad around a lot of other plants.0 -
meganpettigrew86 wrote: »I try to grow and preserve all my veg (and meat, eggs etc). I use companion planting so I don't have to spray. Once or twice I've had to spray using cooking oil, dishwash, and water combo for aphids. But in general the good bugs take care of the bad.
By not using sprays you can eat direct from the plant, essential when you have a 3 year old helping you harvest!
Look up which plants like to be next to each other and it will make them grow better with less disease and insect troubles. I.e I put basil under the tomatoes, marigolds and nasturtians everywhere, beans between the potato rows, sage by the strawberries.... Google it based on the veg your putting in.
I have a super book that is my companion bible but internet is good too.
I still get failure... usually due to chickens getting into my garden (I have 50), or the pukekos tearing out my seedlings... But failure is all part of learning!
Thanks! What's the title of the book?
I had some oregano and parsley planted near my basil, but I have a feeling that the basil kind of took over that area and is the reason why I got little to no growth on the other herbs.0 -
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Companion planting in new zealand, by Brenda little. The best bit is at the back where it lists good companions and bad companions for all the common veg etc.1
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meganpettigrew86 wrote: »Companion planting in new zealand, by Brenda little. The best bit is at the back where it lists good companions and bad companions for all the common veg etc.
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mariahdoesthis wrote: »My garden is lacking this year but I do love growing my own food. My favorites (and what have consistently grown well for me) have been zucchini (they're HUGE and I can use them in everything), butternut squash, tomatoes, peas/beans, lettuce, kale, carrots, and garlic.
Garlic is super-easy. Just take a bulb from the store, separate the cloves, and plant each clove (bottom-side down) about 2 inches into the soil. No need to take the papery bits off. It takes almost a year to grow but it's very yummy! Shallots can be grown the same way.
I also like buying potted herbs from Trader Joe's and transferring them into larger pots- I always get good yield and long-lasting plants there.
Not sure where you're from but that can make a difference on what will grow well, and what you should plan during certain times of the year. I live in Southern California, so I often lose plants during summer (especially if I attempt to plant between May and September), but I rarely have to worry about losing plants to frost during winter.
Thanks! I live in NorCal near San Jose. So yeah, I understand losing things over the summer. It's been pretty hot up here too. I have to try growing garlic. I definitely eat enough of it. LOL.
What a small world! I'm originally from NorCal too (Sunnyvale, about 20 minutes north of SJ). My mom's friend has had incredible luck with grapes and artichokes, and when I was kid our garden grew zucchini like crazy. The garlic should do well too. It's such an easy set-it-and-forget-it plant. I've had no problems planting it year-round but supposedly October is ideal for a July harvest.0 -
mariahdoesthis wrote: »My garden is lacking this year but I do love growing my own food. My favorites (and what have consistently grown well for me) have been zucchini (they're HUGE and I can use them in everything), butternut squash, tomatoes, peas/beans, lettuce, kale, carrots, and garlic.
Garlic is super-easy. Just take a bulb from the store, separate the cloves, and plant each clove (bottom-side down) about 2 inches into the soil. No need to take the papery bits off. It takes almost a year to grow but it's very yummy! Shallots can be grown the same way.
I also like buying potted herbs from Trader Joe's and transferring them into larger pots- I always get good yield and long-lasting plants there.
Not sure where you're from but that can make a difference on what will grow well, and what you should plan during certain times of the year. I live in Southern California, so I often lose plants during summer (especially if I attempt to plant between May and September), but I rarely have to worry about losing plants to frost during winter.
Thanks! I live in NorCal near San Jose. So yeah, I understand losing things over the summer. It's been pretty hot up here too. I have to try growing garlic. I definitely eat enough of it. LOL.
"What a small world! ......
..... but I wouldn't want to paint it." ~ Steven Wright
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I am a gardener and a “grower” enjoying activities related to the latter more
Here are some of my gardening successes...
Hawaiian Dwarf Apple Bananas (about 40 lbs bundle)
Samoan Coconuts (shorter tree, more round coconuts, more coconut milk/nut, shorter growing time than other types of coconut trees)
Japanese White Eye keke... they come freely supplied by Mother Nater with the Mango Tree
Hawaiian Dwarf Apple Bananas (about 35 lb bundle)
Samoan Coconuts
Indonesian Guava (Samoan Coconut in the background)
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Oh.... Never mind thought this was this kind of thread!
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SojournerThirteen wrote: »I am a gardener and a “grower” enjoying activities related to the latter more
Here are some of my gardening successes...
Hawaiian Dwarf Apple Bananas (about 40 lbs bundle)
Samoan Coconuts (shorter tree, more round coconuts, more coconut milk/nut, shorter growing time than other types of coconut trees)
Japanese White Eye keke... they come freely supplied by Mother Nater with the Mango Tree
Hawaiian Dwarf Apple Bananas (about 35 lb bundle)
Samoan Coconuts
Indonesian Guava (Samoan Coconut in the background)
You have some nice coconuts!!
I always wanted my own banana tree.0
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