Did you plant a garden this year?

[hisno1girl]

What are you growing?

We have cherry tomatoes, green beans, blueberries, strawberries, broccoli, squash and zuchinni.

I might try to plant carrots too, if I can find the space.

[walterismydog]

Yes! I loooove gardening. This year I have six varieties of tomatoes, beets, yellow squash, zucchini, leeks and onions, cucumber, and green beans. Also, a large variety of herbs and lettuce in pots. I wish I could grow berries! Every year, without fail, the squirrels eat them, so I have given up.

[pollyprissypants]

We planted watermelon, broccoli, cucumbers, sage, dill, parsley, kale, and garlic. I will be shocked if we even get to eat any of it because of all of the rabbits/coons/groundhogs in our yard, It also hasn't rained in weeks so everything is looking a little rough from that.

[peachykate]

I didn't this year. My pugs eat whatever I plant so I stopped growing anything, it didn't even matter if it was something they would normally not eat.

We were going to build something up high two years ago and then never did.

[Kit]

I don't have a yard, but we tried to grow strawberries on our patio last year and it was an epic fail. I have a black thumb when it comes to plants.

[papie]

Just carrots and cherry tomatoes. In pots, so I'm not sure that actually qualifies as a garden.

[lazyphoque]

Yes. We skipped last year and I missed it so much.

We have cucumbers, yellow squash, zucchini, tomatoes, 2 mild peppers, 3 hot peppers, eggplant, broccoli, collard greens, kale, swiss chard, butternut squash and acorn squash.

I'm going to put the herbs in terracotta pots and bury them along the border of the garden like this (not my pic):

mint in buried pots by spacegrrl, on Flickr

Hmmm, maybe I'll do some lettuce like that, too.

[nicanmatt]

We planted a dozen Roma tomatoes, a dozen beefeater tomatoes and a couple cherry tomato plants. Zucchinni and yellow squash, a couple pepper plants and lots of green beans and peas. The peas and beans didn't do anything last year, so I'm hopeful they will work this year. My rhubarb plant also came back, and I"m hopeful I'll be able to pick some stalks this year!

We have lots of deer and bunnies, but my husband put up a 6' wood fence all around the garden, it's huge and ugly, so hopefully it will be fruitful! We have wild raspberries and blackberries growing on our tree line, I can't wait to pick them! The strawberries by my house look like ants have eaten, there are two weird holes in almost every single berry. It's gross and infuriating!

Oh! I forgot the containers on my deck, they have herbs, spinach and lettuce growing in them. YUM! ;D

[janiejones]

Not enough sun for veggies.
I have a shady garden in the back (perennials like hostas, ferns, bleeding hearts, lily of the valley, sedum) and a front garden full of flowering cat mint, hardy geraniums, periwinkle, poppies and spring bulbs.

I plant annuals in a big pot on my porch, and replace them with mums in mid-September.

[mrsjuleshs]

Nope. I had DH tear apart the whole garden. Aside from not having time, the drought killed everything last year and we are expecting a drought this year.

[adhdfashion]

I have tons of strawberries, tomato's, snow peas, cilantro, oregano, peppers, rosemary, lettuce and I still have stuff to plant. I bought some giant plants at the farmers market for next to nothing. Crook neck squash and cinderella pumpkins.
I love gardening. It totally relaxes me, digging in the dirt is my therapy. LOL That's what my H says anyway.

[pantsparty]

I have potted herbs: mint, basil, thyme, and parsley. I also have a small tomato plant in a pot.

[falada45]

Nope.

We had one tomato plant in a pot last year. The damn squirrels kept taking them JUST as they were ripening. They would eat one bite out of it and then leave them in the yard. Little bastards.

[KKD]

We have five kinds of tomatoes, habanero and jalapeno peppers, and lots of herbs -- basil, rosemary and parsley newly planted and mint, oregano, thyme, chives, and sage that come back every year.

Our first summer here we filled in the previous owners' small koi pond and planted our tomatoes there, but there's no drainage so by last summer our plants didn't do too well. This year we planted them in the bed along our retaining wall, where we already have our perennial herbs, with the hope that they'll grow down the wall instead of the cages we've always used. I'm anxious to see how it works out.

Long term I want to build a raised bed with room for a lot more variety, but we haven't made the time for it yet.

[honeybee]

For those of you who plant cilantro how do you do it? Do you need sandy soil? I swear I plant it, it grows and it immediately bolts and goes to seed.

[jane6672]

Yes! I'm glad to finally have a yard so I can have a real garden. I have some pott
ed herbs (rosemary, lavender, basil) and I bought a dwarf lime and lemon tree, which is thrilling to me.

In the garden: Tomatoes. Roma Tomatoes. Green beans. Peppers (bell, jalapeno, habenero). Peas. Carrots.

We had trouble with rabbits eating the plants, so we did a fence. That worked for a couple weeks, but then they were getting eaten again (maybe deer?) so I put bird netting over the garden, and it is finally left alone. My poor tomatoes and peppers are finally starting to make a comeback.

[vicky]

We have kumatoes, cherry tomatoes, Juliet tomatoes, peppers, figs, strawberries, a variety of herbs and fennel. H is super into gardening.

[iamgrace]

Yes! Carrots, parsnips, beans, radishes, artichokes, Brussels sprouts, cantaloupe, corn, onions, cucumbers, heirloom tomatoes, beefsteak tomatoes, dill,cauliflower and broccoli.

[Vally]

my H did, I have no idea what he's growing but I am looking forward to eating the fruits of his labor.

[loveday]

We have an overflow of wildlife right now, so nothing was planted in the ground. I do however have 2 hanging strawberry plants that look like they will be a good crop this year.

[ooglie26]

Yup! Loads of brussel sprouts (to freeze for later), broccoli, cauliflower, eggplant, 4 types of tomatoes (yellow, cherry, heirloom, and slicer), zucchini, banana peppers, and green peppers! We'll be sharing with my mom, who also planted a ton of green beans (also to freeze), kale, turnips, beets, and onions.

I also noticed I have a potato plant growing in my compost pile. I'm trying to decide if I should let it grow (from a scrap I tossed in late winter) or pull it out, chop it up, and re-compost it again. LOL

[emsumm]

Yup!
4 varieties of tomatoes, 2 of cherry tomatoes, green beans, yellow wax beans, 3 types of runner beans, 2 types of snap peas, carrots, a few types of peppers, cucumber, yellow squash, zucchini, and melon. Perennially, we get blueberries, strawberries, asparagus, grapes, black and red raspberries, and some herbs: oregano, chives, thyme, sage. We are also growing cilantro, basil, and parsley.

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Yes! I'm pretty excited because this is the first time in 3 years we have gotten around to digging up a plot and all that. We have 8 tomatoes, squash, zucchini, 6 pepper plants, a bunch of onions, kale, cantaloupe, and I also did a herb garden. I can't wait. We would have a nice raspberry bush this year, but DH dug it up and gave it to his parents a few years ago when we thought we were moving.

We also have a plum tree and a shit load of Saskatoon berry bushes.

[emsumm]

Guy, your raspberry has probably spawned babies at his parents by now, and you could easily transplant some back home. It won't take long for them to bear fruit.

[lightbulbsun]

I wish I had a place to put a garden in my yard. We have huge trees and there's no spot that's sunny enough. I did try out some tomatoes in a corner of my yard that gets sun in the morning-early afternoon, so we shall see.

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May 31, 2012 12:30:37 GMT -5 emsumm said:

Guy, your raspberry has probably spawned babies at his parents by now, and you could easily transplant some back home. It won't take long for them to bear fruit.

Oh yeah! I should probably ask h about this. Thanks.

[Chloride Kate]

I think Cilantro just sucks and is a short term herb. I've never found any advice that works for successfully keeping it alive. I've given up entirely and just buy it at the grocery store whenever a recipe calls for it. At least it is stupid cheap!

I have an herb barrel that is more or less year round with Rosemary, Sweet Basil, Oregano, Chives and Thyme. I have a container garden that we are growing Zucchini, Eggplant, Yellow Tomatoes, Red Tomatoes and Cherry Tomatoes in. I also have a volunteer squash of some sort (I think probably butternut or acorn based off of what went into our compost bin).

My Zucchinis have gone wild, but the stalks keep cutting off the veggies and killing them off, so I have relatively little actual Zucchinis, which is maybe a good thing! I think it is probably because it is a tad crowded, but does anyone have any advice for curbing this issue?

[lobster1022]

We planted tomatoes, cherry tomatoes, strawberries, watermelon, cucumbers, green beans, and carrots.
It's our first year with a garden, so hopefully it will go well!

[missmaddie]

We have 3 different types of tomatoes, beans, bell peppers, hot peppers, zucchini, cucs, broc, caul, kale, brussel sprouts, onions (red and yellow, and green onions), spaghetti squash, pattypan squash, peas, carrots, parsnips, turnip, beets, radishes, celery, strawberries, various lettuces, dill, basil (reg and Thai), rosemary, cilantro, oregano, and...that might be it.

We have a couple of these:

[emjacobs]

Yukon Golds, Squash, Zucchini, Head Lettuce, Onions, Watermelon, Broccoli, Cauliflower, Peppers, Pumpkins, and Sunflowers.