For the vegetable farmers

[lspencer534]

It's only late May, and I'm already eating out of the garden--green beans, turnips, kale, and chard. Here's the rest of my anticipated bounty:

Tomatoes.


Tomatoes are about 2" in diameter, and the plants are loaded


Summer and Winter squash.


In less than 2 weeks this miniature zuchinni will be ready to pick.


Sweet corn with green beans planted between the rows. Beans like being planted with corn. I have 2 planters of corn, about 50 stalks in all.


Edible soybeans (Edadame). 10 times better than the ones in stores.


Pears. I also have apples, peaches, nectarines, and plums.


Blueberries. I have 12 bushes in all. They freeze quite well; I'm still eating some of last year's crop that was frozen.


Not part of the garden, but I've been planting pachysandra as a ground cover under my Bald Cypress trees. There are about 900 plants in this area, and I'm not quite half done. 2,000 plants in all.



How's your garden doin'?

[1911fool]

I've let mine go, I found out that I'll be moving again shortly. I've gotten broccoli, radishes, onions and zucchini out of it. I wont be getting anything else.

[theriver]

once that pachysandra takes root it will fill in like a shag carpet

[khblair]

i aint got no stinking garden

[lspencer534]

Originally Posted by theriver

once that pachysandra takes root it will fill in like a shag carpet

That's what I'm hoping. I've get them no more that 12" apart, so presumably in 2-3 years it'll be filled in. I got these plants out of Pennsylvania, and they are very healthy. They're already getting bigger.

[lspencer534]

Originally Posted by khblair

i aint got no stinking garden

Why not? If you put your garden in raised beds, you can grow a ton of stuff in a very small space, if space is the problem. Don't want to sound too preachy, but not only is the food good, gardening is good for the soul.

[LisaJohn]

Time for some fried green tomatoes. I'll bring the cornbread!
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[lspencer534]

Originally Posted by LisaJohn

Time for some fried green tomatoes. I'll bring the cornbread!
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[khblair]

Originally Posted by lspencer534

Why not? If you put your garden in raised beds, you can grow a ton of stuff in a very small space, if space is the problem. Don't want to sound too preachy, but not only is the food good, gardening is good for the soul.

because i live in an apartment i dont have a yard

[lspencer534]

Originally Posted by khblair

because i live in an apartment i dont have a yard

Well, that sucks. About not having a garden, I mean. Are you up to having a community garden with your neighbors? Maybe find some City property and see if the City will cooperate?

[khblair]

Originally Posted by lspencer534

Well, that sucks. About not having a garden, I mean. Are you up to having a community garden with your neighbors? Maybe find some City property and see if the City will cooperate?

i dont even like 90% of vegetables. im not too worried about it

[MrPeabody]

Originally Posted by khblair

i dont even like 90% of vegetables. im not too worried about it

Same here. I'm looking for some bacon cheeseburger bushes to plant in my garden.

[LisaJohn]

You can grow bacon and burgers!

[lspencer534]

Originally Posted by MrPeabody

Same here. I'm looking for some bacon cheeseburger bushes to plant in my garden.

Sounds like you already have a lush garden of Maui Wowee.

[VatorMan]

Your garden is way ahead of mine. We had a really late spring.

[Kerrmudgeon]

Nice garden, do you use chemical fertilizer or pesticides? All organic? Lots of good eating there. Think I'll have a big tomato sandwich after looking at that!

[carlton_fritz]

It hasn't quit raining long enough to get much planted. The farmers around here are way behind schedule.

[khblair]

Originally Posted by MrPeabody

Same here. I'm looking for some bacon cheeseburger bushes to plant in my garden.

pizza bushes too

[MrPeabody]

Originally Posted by lspencer534

Sounds like you already have a lush garden of Maui Wowee.

No, even though it's practically legal here.
Last year I built raised boxes similar to yours and had a nice garden. Season here is later than yours. So far I have planted tomatoes, zuchini, various kinds of squash, carrots, onions, radishes, various melons, beets and I have a few huge artichoke plants that are huge and already producing. By july I will be trading stuff with the gang at the local coffee shop. We all grow stuff and trade. Things are just starting to come up now.
It's cheap, fun, and I know my vegetables have no pesticides on them. I am fortunate to have an army of lizards in my yard that seem to eat all the bugs. Birds were eating my early sprouts (they especially like beets) so I put brightly colored pinwheels in the boxes to scare them off. It seems to be working.

I also grow roses and put them in vases throughout the house.

[lspencer534]

Originally Posted by Kerrmudgeon

Nice garden, do you use chemical fertilizer or pesticides? All organic? Lots of good eating there. Think I'll have a big tomato sandwich after looking at that!

The only thing I use is Sevin, which (I think) is organic certified. Miracle-Gro is the fertilizer, sprayed on and soaked into the ground. I've never had a problem with tomato blossom-end rot, but I add calcium anyway. I can't wait for my first 'mater sandwich either! All my tomatoes are heirloom varieties--Brandywine, Mortgage Lifter, etc. Maybe a little 'meatier' than the hybrids.

I forgot to mention my melons: Ambrosia, Jenny Lind, and Amish canteloupes. The Jenny Lind is a small, green meat melon that is super sweet and delicious.