Gardening

PaigeMcC · July 2010

Okay, now I need to know. Which of you ladies garden? I know Oceana does. But does anyone else? What do you grow? Small or large garden?

**Mutley** · July 2010

I grow babies.

PaigeMcC · July 2010

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[QUOTE]I grow babies.
Posted by **Mutley**[/QUOTE]

<div>Now there is water all over my desk.</div><div>
</div><div>Thanks;)</div>

Hazel_B · July 2010

When you say garden do you mean only a vegetable garden? Or flower type stuff as well?

I have a herb garden with plans for a vegetable one next year. I also have tons of flower beds with plans to expand this fall or next year.

PaigeMcC · July 2010

I mean any kind of gardening.

Since we moved last year we've gotten a yard. I can't build any beds but I've started with tomatoes, herbs and a few flower pots. I'm just curious about everyone else. I can't wait to get a "real" garden. lol

hetshup · July 2010

I have stuff, but it's not all in one place. I have basil, tomatoes and yellow onions in the back yard, Lavender and more onions in the front. I had canteloup, but the fire ants got it.

FI's family has: Tomatoes, asparagus, lettuces, watermelon, mutant sunflowers, cucumbers, raspberries, garlic and other stuff. No trees though. They get all their plums and peaches from a friend.

Narwhal · July 2010

BF grows tomatoes. I want tulips, but I don't have a place for them.

PaigeMcC · July 2010

Hetshup - FI's family sounds like my FILs. FMIL& FFIL have a HUGE garden. Any flower you can imagine and any veggie that can be grown here. FSIL & her DH are starting an orchard! lol They have 2 peach trees, 2 plum, 4 apple and 2 cherry. I'm hella jealous of them all.

Dad has a big veggie garden at the farmhouse, but only flowers, herbs, raspberries and strawberries in the city.

hetshup · July 2010

Narwhal-- Will Tulips grow there? Doesn't the ground need to freeze? I don't know, I am honestly asking.

What grows in the DC area? Anyone?

hetshup · July 2010

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[QUOTE]I grow babies.
Posted by **Mutley**[/QUOTE]

Do you grow them like Mandrakes?

Hazel_B · July 2010

Oh, I forgot I have an apple tree and a black walnut (just discovered this one). Although I have no idea what one does with a black walnut tree,

jgcohn · July 2010

I live in an apartment, so no yard or anything. I have some potted plants (sunflowers, marigolds, snapdragons). I started planting them when we did a seed/plant unit in kindergarten. I love plants! When I have a yard, I am definitely going to test my green thumb and try planting some fruits and veggies

Hazel_B · July 2010

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[QUOTE]In Response to Re: Gardening : Do you grow them like Mandrakes?
Posted by hetshup[/QUOTE]

Now I have water all over my desk...lol

PaigeMcC · July 2010

I don't think the ground has to freeze for tulips. I know it had to be cold-ish but I don't think it has to freeze.

Narwhal · July 2010

Yeah, it gets cold enough here in the winter for tulips. You just plant the bulbs in the winter and then they bloom in the spring. Or something like that. Isaac's stepmom grows them.

PaigeMcC · July 2010

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[QUOTE]Yeah, it gets cold enough here in the winter for tulips. You just plant the bulbs in the winter and then they bloom in the spring. Or something like that. Isaac's stepmom grows them.
Posted by Narwhal[/QUOTE]

<div>I ran off researched b/c I was curious...lol Plant in Oct/Nov (ish) when the ground is around 60. Then let 'em grow!</div><div>
</div><div>... I love tulips! </div>

Hazel_B · July 2010

Speaking of favourites, I'm planning my garden right now anyone in a 5 or less hardiness zone care to make any recommendations? Mainly for perennials.

I don't mean to threadjack at all. I was inspired by a love of tulips.

leia1979 · July 2010

Sorry, I'm no help Hazel. I'm in zone 9.

I live on the second floor, so it's all planter boxes and pots for me. I have a hibsicus that nearly drowned in winter and is just now looking like a plant again instead of a couple sticks. Hopefully it'll bloom in another few weeks.

I also have a begonia that came back to life (I was about to put somthing else in the pot because there was nothing visible above the surface), a mini rose, and some mini pansies on the balcony (they're not really pansies, but I forget what they're called).

Out front I have a canna tropicana and a plumeria cutting from Hawaii that is just starting to sprout leaves! I also have a sad-looking orchid inside. All flowers for me.

My mom grows lots of stuff though--lemons, cherries, oranges, corn, tomatoes, zucchini, and strawberries.

aperitisa · July 2010

I hate dirt....so no. When we were little my mother gave my sister the option of cooking or helping the garden regularly for our chores. Without fail I chose cooking and my sister chose gardening. Now my sister doesn't know how to cook and I know nothing about gardening. Parenting fail? I mean, she just learned how to cook a chicken breast a few months ago and shes 23.

BCRockies · July 2010

I've got a few small gardens growing. Two small flower beds with pansies, snapdragons, marigolds and a bunch of wildflowers. As well, I've got another with strawberry plants, chives and marigolds. The marigolds keep the deer away supposedly.

In the vegetable garden I'm growing yellow onions, tomatoes, carrots, radishes, cucumber, lettuce, broccoli, zucchini, and peas. I have some very small pepper plants growing but I don't know if they'll get big enough to grow anything.

JennaChristine07 · July 2010

I don't have one yet, but I have just found a love for flower gardening and weeding. I guess i just find it relaxing. We're going to have a vegetable garden and FH is already planning what he wants in it but I think anything will go as long as I don't grow zucchini - he hates it.

MidniteRae · July 2010

We have a garden. It's pretty much dead now though. It's been too hot lately. My strawberry plant is dead. Our tomatoes are still growing. Our pepper plants are dying..

nefariousmango · July 2010

We have pomegranates, strawberries and blueberries plus some day lilies and such in pots on our patio. We got our first blueberry (yes, singular) this year (year #2 for that plant) and I was very excited! I also grew some peas and lettuce but there's a baby bunny living in our shed that's enjoying them more than we would... oh well!

I help my mom in her garden, my main role is the food. We grow tons of tomatoes, squashes, herbs, garlic, raspberries, apples, peaches, and cherries. Then I cure, dry, freeze, and/or can the surplus. We just ran out of garlic last week and I made our first harvest over the weekend, so we're getting good at saving just the right amount! I've tried to grow peppers and eggplants but the most we got was a stunted little eggplant about the size of a thumb, I think our growing season is just too short! In the greenhouse we grow some citrus, and I think we may have enough lemons this year to preserve them but so far not enough calamandrins to make marmalade.

Hazel- I'm in zone 4 and grew up in zone 5, so I'm happy to give advice! Feel free to PM me. In Colorado it's also super dry and can be 70 in April, then snow all of May, so the zone isn't our only challenge. Tulips and daffodils do really well because they don't care if they get snowed on while they're blooming. Irises and forget-me-nots also thrive, but can take over the world before you know it! There are also some great varieties of squashes, both summer and winter types, that have <70 day growing seasons. We have had great success with Cherokee Purple and Sun Gold tomatoes, in that they are prolific and delicious! The Sun Golds are cherry-type, the Purples have big heirloom-style fruits.

oceana919 · July 2010

Right now, I have a jerry-rigged garden at the moment, as we have no "yard" to speak of. I found a planter rack from IKEA that's been doing the trick:

http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/70114753

Right now, I have sweet basil, chives, curled parsley, flat leaf Italian parsley, tarragon, rosemary, oregano, thyme and sage growing in pots and plant boxes on the rack, and I have tomatoes, banana peppers, and green chilis in pots on the ground next to the rack. I'm contemplating planting some potted sunflowers in time for fall, but I haven't decided yet. I'd love to get my hands on some echinacea (they attract butterflies). I used to grow cilantro, but found that maintaining it was a b*tch and it was just easier to buy a bunch when I need it for a recipe.

Once we actually have a house and a full-on yard, I'm planning to go all-out. Herbs (sweet basil, cinnamon basil, purple basil, chives, parsley, rosemary, oregano, thyme, sage, dill, lavender, echinacea, mint), heirloom tomatoes, zucchini, green chilis, banana peppers, jalapeno peppers, red/green bell peppers, carrots, snap peas, lettuce, red and yellow onion, green onions, strawberries, watermelon, cantalope, pumpkins, sunflowers, and roses. If we stay in SoFL, I'm going to try and start up lemon and lime trees.

oceana919 · July 2010

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[QUOTE]I hate dirt....so no. When we were little my mother gave my sister the option of cooking or helping the garden regularly for our chores. Without fail I chose cooking and my sister chose gardening. Now my sister doesn't know how to cook and I know nothing about gardening. <strong>Parenting fail? I mean, she just learned how to cook a chicken breast a few months ago and shes 23.</strong>
Posted by aperitisa[/QUOTE]

Lol. To be honest, I didn't know how to make much more than Kraft Mac & Cheese until after undergrad, when I started living on my own. Now apparently I'm Martha Stewart. She'll learn. :)

In that same vein, I <em>hate</em> yardwork. With a passion. I made it pretty clear to FI early on that I'd never be mowing a lawn or anything similar, yet I love to grow my own food and flowers. Perhaps you'll grow into it someday? :)

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