Gardeners Come On In

[sarahsas]

Any other gardeners on this board? I love gardening and it's one of my main hobbies when the weather is nice!!

Right now I have a bunch of seedlings that I started from seed in a little portable greenhouse outside. Glad I haven't put anything in the ground yet because after some days of 70s, there may be some snow tomorrow night!! Wah!

Right now, I have these seeds started:
ground cherries
tomatoes (3 varieties)
hot peppers (2 varieties)
sweet peppers
ground cherries
marigolds
tomatillos
basil (2 varieties)
cilantro
leeks


I'll plant these things when it gets a bit warmer:
beans (3 varieties, pole and bush)
squash - about 4 varieties, depending
lemon cucumbers
pickling cucumbers
zinneas
sunflowers

Plus tons of herbs:
thyme
chives
dill
oregano
and more...
and as much as I hate it, mint.. it always comes up due to the last homeowner planting it

[Deleted]

All the seeds we have started have utterly failed, save 2 of them (we started 45 pots.)

We have a bunch of random plants they have popped up in other beds (mainly beans, tomatoes and zucchini) We are starting round 2 of seedlings this week.

Our herb garden looks awesome,

[cactuscookie]

I love gardening! But I'm terrible at it.

I'm so bad at gardening that I like mint because it actually grows.

Whatever, if I get one perfect summer tomato, it's all worth it.

[winecheery]

I am the cook; DH is the gardener.

We have tomatoes being planted (four varieties), basil, green onions, and beans. We opted not to do peppers this year because they never seem to do well for us!

There's garlic out there too, for when it's time. ETA: I am sad to see all of our winter greens (kale, swiss chard) and lettuces go.  They were so good this year.  

We always have rosemary, thyme, dill, oregano, cilantro, parsley and sage.  And catnip

And hopefully our chickens lay some eggs soon! Sqquuuueee!

[mrssandro]

My DH is a Gardner not so much me.He planted carrots, strawberries, blackberries and some tomatoes. We have a ton of fruit trees as well. He is mild compared to his dad.

His dad yard is like walking through Whole Foods. Too many things to list. It is beautiful and we all eat off of it in the summer.

[wanderingenough]

Question for all of you gardeners We planted annuals this weekend in our front yard. It was 80 degrees. It's raining today and now they are calling for a freeze tomorrow night. Would my best bet be to put sheets over the flower beds to protect them? Is there any hope they will survive? Pretty sure this will be the last freeze.

[awick14]

So far I have the following planted inside:
-Tomatoes -3 kinds (Roma, beefsteak, grape)
-Peppers- 3 kinds (green, golden, jalapeño)
-Cucumbers- pickling (they look like they are dying)
-Basil
-Thyme
-Oregano
-Spinach
-parsley
- mini bell peppers

Will plant once our new fence is up:
-Lettuces

Will plant mid may (after last frost):
-Peas
-Beans
-radish
-carrots
-green onion
-Swiss chard

[sarahsas]

Apr 14, 2014 7:12:08 GMT -5 wanderingenough said:

Question for all of you gardeners We planted annuals this weekend in our front yard. It was 80 degrees. It's raining today and now they are calling for a freeze tomorrow night. Would my best bet be to put sheets over the flower beds to protect them? Is there any hope they will survive? Pretty sure this will be the last freeze.

Yes! Cover with a towel or sheet for sure.

[Blue Moon]

wanderingenough I am covering my plants with a plastic trash bag tonight to try to trap some heat in. Hopefully it works!

I have an herb tower garden that I planted this weekend with seedlings. It has parsley, cilantro, basil, rosemary, thyme, chives, sage, oregano, and dill. It requires almost no effort or space and produces great every year. Here was last year's

I planted a couple of other planters with a variety of lettuce and scallion seeds this weekend as well I'll switch to cherry tomatoes after my arugula dies in my hanging baskets when it gets too hot.

I also have two Earthbox planters that I'll hold off planting until early May. I usually plant two big tomato plants in one and a variety of peppers (jalapeño, banana, and bell) in the other. I never had good luck with real vegetables until buying the Earthboxes, and I've had great success with them. They're practically foolproof.