Are you growing a garden?

iris8pie
iris8pie Posts: 224 Member
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Im just curious....Are any of you growing a garden? what have you got growing? I just ate some cherry tomatoes from my garden in my lunch, that were bursting with amazing. There's just something about eating food you grew...
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  • HellsKells
    HellsKells Posts: 671 Member
    Yes I am! I've got:

    Lettuce
    Cucumbers
    Zucchini
    Big Red Tomatoes
    Yellow Pear tomatoes (like cherry tomatoes except they're pear shaped and yellow)
    Red Bell Peppers
    Jalapeno Peppers
    Basil
    Thai Basil
    Cilantro

    So far, the only thing that hasn't produced SOMETHING is my cucumber plant and my jalapeno plant. My zucchini plant is dying though because of the excessive heat and no rain we're getting. Everything else is slowly producing. I just wish they could get a break from the heat and some water that didn't come out of a tap!
  • AwesomelyAmber
    AwesomelyAmber Posts: 1,617 Member
    Our garden is not so great this year... isn't growing well at all so we'll see what comes out of it in the end!
    Tomatoes, cherry and roma
    hot peppers
    green peppers
    squash
    pumpkins
    cukes
    Here's to hoping!:drinker:
  • iris8pie
    iris8pie Posts: 224 Member
    Yes I am! I've got:

    Lettuce
    Cucumbers
    Zucchini
    Big Red Tomatoes
    Yellow Pear tomatoes (like cherry tomatoes except they're pear shaped and yellow)
    Red Bell Peppers
    Jalapeno Peppers
    Basil
    Thai Basil
    Cilantro

    So far, the only thing that hasn't produced SOMETHING is my cucumber plant and my jalapeno plant. My zucchini plant is dying though because of the excessive heat and no rain we're getting. Everything else is slowly producing. I just wish they could get a break from the heat and some water that didn't come out of a tap!


    OHMYGOODNESSSSS! that sounds AMAZING!!! you have a big beautiful salad in your yard! I love love love those yellow pear shaped tomatoes. OMGZ

    Home grown tomatoes > store bought tomatoes = NO COMPARISON
  • mycrazy8splus1
    mycrazy8splus1 Posts: 1,558 Member
    we are trying but we have 2 things against us..we live at 10,000 feet and we own goats (who keep breaking into the garden. grrrr!).
    we have tomatoes (Roma and Cherry), carrots, peppers, straswberries, spinach, lettuce, eggplant, broccoli, cucumbers, and melons growing right now
  • iris8pie
    iris8pie Posts: 224 Member
    Our garden is not so great this year... isn't growing well at all so we'll see what comes out of it in the end!
    Tomatoes, cherry and roma
    hot peppers
    green peppers
    squash
    pumpkins
    cukes
    Here's to hoping!:drinker:



    crossing my fingers for ya! sounds yummy! :drinker:
  • splashangel
    splashangel Posts: 494 Member
    I sure do. Organic at that.
    Lots of peas and beans. Okra. Corn. Tomatoes. Various peppers and a few herbs. I also forage a little. I even ate a pine tree. Yea, really.:heart:
  • iris8pie
    iris8pie Posts: 224 Member
    we are trying but we have 2 things against us..we live at 10,000 feet and we own goats (who keep breaking into the garden. grrrr!).
    we have tomatoes (Roma and Cherry), carrots, peppers, straswberries, spinach, lettuce, eggplant, broccoli, cucumbers, and melons growing right now


    awww you have GOATS!? i always wanted to have goats...thats awesome! except when they break into your garden....BAD GOATS!!
    I have the same problem with Deer around here....there are so many...I almost get mad at them and then I remember that if I had to live outside in 100+ heat and see my brethren smooshed along the roads all the time, I would eat peoples gardens too.
  • supplemama
    supplemama Posts: 1,956 Member
    I LOVE gardening! This year I'm growing spinach, tomatoes, green beans, carrots, okra, turnips, sunflowers, cantaloupe, cucumbers, bell peppers, jalapeno peppers, and lettuce. I feel like I'm forgetting something LOL. We also have a blackberry patch and an apple tree. Used to grow grapes, too, but not this year.
  • BeautifulAmazonGoddess
    BeautifulAmazonGoddess Posts: 49 Member
    lol, i tried, but i dont have a green thumb. the only thing that survived -- green onions. oh, and chives, lol.
  • iris8pie
    iris8pie Posts: 224 Member
    I sure do. Organic at that.
    Lots of peas and beans. Okra. Corn. Tomatoes. Various peppers and a few herbs. I also forage a little. I even ate a pine tree. Yea, really.:heart:

    Yum! foraging is awesome... I want to do more of that! I found some chantrelles the other day that were out of thsi world! I used to drink Pine needle tea when I lived in Canada...supposed to stave off the colds...good for you! xo
  • iris8pie
    iris8pie Posts: 224 Member
    I LOVE gardening! This year I'm growing spinach, tomatoes, green beans, carrots, okra, turnips, sunflowers, cantaloupe, cucumbers, bell peppers, jalapeno peppers, and lettuce. I feel like I'm forgetting something LOL. We also have a blackberry patch and an apple tree. Used to grow grapes, too, but not this year.



    awwww sunfflowers! feed the spirit!
  • jplord
    jplord Posts: 510 Member
    We have 4 raised beds that are 5 x 10 and grow: lettuce, anaheim and poblado peppers, Japanese eggplant, basil, several heirloom tomatoes, zucchini, rhubarb, cucumbers, parseley, chive, greek oregano, tarragon, asparagus, rosemary, thyme, dill, parsnips, carrots, and mystery melons. The mystery melons are compost volunteers and we have no clue what they are. We also have three citrus trees; two satsumo mandarins nad one blood orange. We garden in Southern California so we can grow things all year long.
  • jadedzen
    jadedzen Posts: 221 Member
    We've tried but it's hard being in a rental. at the moment we have a herb garden with chives, oregano, thyme and... rosemary i think it is. we keep trying tomatoes but the birds steal them the second they're ripe. :(
  • laughablyginger
    laughablyginger Posts: 28
    My garden is awesome this year and we're not even at full capacity yet! We have Kentucky Wonder beans, lima beans, snow peas, lettuce, kohlrabi, garlic, zucchini, beefsteak tomatoes, cherry tomatoes, yellow pear tomatoes, pumpkins, sugarbaby watermelons, peach trees, plum trees, passion fruit, bell peppers, jalapenos, three kinds of mint, sage, cilantro, basil, lemongrass, lavender, catnip...spaghetti, summer, and winter squash, and cucumbers. Maybe some other stuff that I am forgetting.

    Gardening has been so rewarding this year!
  • mycrazy8splus1
    mycrazy8splus1 Posts: 1,558 Member
    We've tried but it's hard being in a rental. at the moment we have a herb garden with chives, oregano, thyme and... rosemary i think it is. we keep trying tomatoes but the birds steal them the second they're ripe. :(

    Try container gardening. You can get a tomato plant and a couple of leaf lettuce plants into a medium sized planter. We use pallets as a raised bed. They are easy and free to find most places.
  • HiKaren
    HiKaren Posts: 1,306 Member
    1- Red Bellpeppers
    2- Green Anaheim Peppers
    3- Cherry Tomatos
    3- Japanese Eggplant
    4- Rosemary
    5- Pomegranates
    6- Apricots
    7- Blood Oranges
    8- Mandrin Oranges
    9- Some Pretty Sunflowers
    10- Thompson table grapes
    11- I have a little greenhouse and nothings sprouted in there. : (
  • akaporn
    akaporn Posts: 231 Member
    I used to. But, not this year because I had to be away. Here is the list of what I had last summer... Missed all those crops..

    1- Red Bellpeppers
    2- Green Anaheim Peppers
    3- Cherry Tomatos
    3- Japanese Eggplant
    4- Rosemary
    5- Pomegranates
    6- Apricots
    7- ----Tangerine
    8- Mandrin Oranges
    9-
    Thai Jasmine
    10- Thompson table grapes
    11 Thai Basil (Hot, Holy, White)
    12. Thai Bird Chili, Jalapeno, Tabasco, and Habanero
    13 Lemon, Lime
    14 Beef Steak Tomato, 3-4 kinds of heirloom
    15 Santa Rosa Plum, Persimmon, Thai Mango

    http://www.flickr.com/photos/akaporn/sets/72157624527497373/with/4885541054/

    What? I got to cover-up my bad cooking skills with good fresh ingredients... :)
  • samntha14
    samntha14 Posts: 2,084 Member
    Tomatoes and pumpkins. First attempt. Fingers crossed.
  • kaylarachellee
    kaylarachellee Posts: 201 Member
    Tomatoes
    Lettuce
    Beets
    Zucchini
    Cucumbers
    Carrots
    Strawberries
    Blueberries


    I have 10 tomato plants :)
  • fitpilatesqueen
    fitpilatesqueen Posts: 337
    Yes. Strawberries, cherry tomatoes, I have two apple trees, timian, rosemary, lavender, bell pepper plants, I put down a seed from plums and now I have two little trees growing in my solarium.
  • TurtleRunnerNC
    TurtleRunnerNC Posts: 751 Member
    Tomatos
    Grape tomatos
    Cucumbers
    Yellow squash
    Zuccinni
    Strawberry
  • kittymoney
    kittymoney Posts: 115 Member
    Radishes, Carrots, Green peppers, yellow zucchini, cucumbers, pumpkin, peas, cherry tomatoes and roma tomatoes, spaghetti squash and sunflowers. And of course some flowers that are not edible :smile: .
  • medlicott68
    medlicott68 Posts: 35
    Too cold here to grow much of anything at the moment, but I'm in the process of weeding, composting and making a couple of new garden beds ready for planting soon for a nice crop of spring vegies.
  • KarenAnnne
    KarenAnnne Posts: 190 Member
    We grow a garden every year. Its a true passion of my husband and I. We grow blackberries, broccoli, 2 long trellises of cucumbers, many different variety of tomatoes, zuchinni, summer squash, onion, cabbage and herbs.

    We are going through 8 plus days of well over 100F degree heat and are in a very serious drought. So saying our garden is a labor of love is an understatement.:glasses:
  • his_kid1
    his_kid1 Posts: 177 Member
    2 kinds of cucumbers, 4 kinds of tomatoes, okra, red bell peppers, tabasco peppers, basil, oregano, cilantro, parsley, dill, and 1 random bean plant that my son brought home as a sprout from kindergarten. He is SO proud that that thing sprouted an actual bean! Looks like it might be a green bean, lol.
  • knightreader
    knightreader Posts: 813 Member
    peppers, string beans, cukes, zucchini and eggplant.

    i love it!
  • babycook
    babycook Posts: 172 Member
    I have kale and chives on my balcony. Last year I grew peppers and cherry tomatoes. I also have plants in my moms garden and I help her with it. I get some of the fruits of the labour :)
  • subcult
    subcult Posts: 262 Member
    Every year I say I'm going to this time. Ive even experimented with tomato plants twice both times ive killed them:)
  • Serenajeans
    Serenajeans Posts: 49 Member
    I am growing a garden and you are right everything that comes out of it taste really really good.
    I'm currently growing zucini, tomatoes, wala wala sweet onions, bell peppers, and cantolpe.
  • michellesz
    michellesz Posts: 429 Member
    Tomatoes
    Lettuce
    Beets
    Zucchini
    Cucumbers
    Carrots
    Strawberries
    Blueberries

    I have 10 tomato plants :)
    Funny my friend Kayla, I have 10 tomato plants too and grew
    black seeded simpson and romaine lettuce
    zucchini
    squash
    peas
    beans
    cowhorn peppers
    jalapeno peppers
    red, yellow and green bell peppers
    cucumbers

    love it all! And I have 50 chickens and gets lots and lots of eggs and they love all the scraps :-)

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