All of my raised beds were destroyed last year in Hurricane Sandy. I probably won't replace them, but maybe I'll do some potted tomatoes this year. I have the worst luck with tomatoes.
Tomatoes, green beans, basil, cilantro, parsley, oregano, and strawberries. I bought the strawberries on clearance a few years ago in the fall and they're still going strong. My oregano plant is a monster that began from one seed a year an a half ago and seems to live through anything.
HiC Do you like raised beds more than planting in the ground? I really want raised beds but my husband cannot see any logical purpose for them and it makes me sad, lol. I'm sorry yours got demolished. Tomato plants are hard, I feel like they need a lot of room and attention, freakin' needy plants.
frkls I grew an accidental pumpkin plant last year as well. I was too lazy to take my old pumpkins away, so I just shoved them off the front stoop and there they sat. Eventually a giant pumpkin plant sprouted and grew me two pumpkins. I like accidental plants, they are so easy.
HiC Do you like raised beds more than planting in the ground? I really want raised beds but my husband cannot see any logical purpose for them and it makes me sad, lol. I'm sorry yours got demolished. Tomato plants are hard, I feel like they need a lot of room and attention, freakin' needy plants.
frkls I grew an accidental pumpkin plant last year as well. I was too lazy to take my old pumpkins away, so I just shoved them off the front stoop and there they sat. Eventually a giant pumpkin plant sprouted and grew me two pumpkins. I like accidental plants, they are so easy.
I don't have enough sunlight to plant in the ground in my backyard, so I bought beds that I could keep on my very sunny back patio. As for tomato plants, my entire family ignore their plants and they get the most amazing tomatoes....I baby mine and they rot from the inside out. I don't get it.
HiC Do you like raised beds more than planting in the ground? I really want raised beds but my husband cannot see any logical purpose for them and it makes me sad, lol. I'm sorry yours got demolished. Tomato plants are hard, I feel like they need a lot of room and attention, freakin' needy plants.
frkls I grew an accidental pumpkin plant last year as well. I was too lazy to take my old pumpkins away, so I just shoved them off the front stoop and there they sat. Eventually a giant pumpkin plant sprouted and grew me two pumpkins. I like accidental plants, they are so easy.
I don't have enough sunlight to plant in the ground in my backyard, so I bought beds that I could keep on my very sunny back patio. As for tomato plants, my entire family ignore their plants and they get the most amazing tomatoes....I baby mine and they rot from the inside out. I don't get it.
Hmm. I guess tough love works then. To be fair, since moving here, I haven't planted one successful tomato plant. The last one I planted squeezed out one very tiny grape tomato and then gave up on life.
I wonder if it is a drainage problem, that would cause a pant to rot.
I have basil, mint and chives that should come back from last year. I might try a tomato plant or a couple peppers. I just have a small balcony so everything has to be in pots.
Corn, string beans, tomatoes (various kinds), cucumbers, lettuce, potatoes, bell peppers, cauliflower, and broccoli, zucchini, winter squash, mini watermelons, strawberries, carrots, radishes, spinach, herbs, turnips, peas, okra, and cantaloupe.
I am having a hard time waiting until march to start seeds.
Do you start everything from seed? I tried to for a couple of years and even bought a greenhouse starter thing. I feel like with the money, time and energy it took I could get better plants from the nursery. Maybe I just don't have enough sunlight and need to supplement, any advice?
Not everything, but most stuff. I do it because it's a lot cheaper and I am on a tight budget, plus it gives me gardening stuff to do until I can start to plant outside in May. Mostly I do it because I can't wait until May.
ETA: I am not that successful at it, so I don't have much advice. I did buy a fluorescent light which helped, but i think my house was too cold to get good germination. I do think growing things that can be direct planted like carrots and lettuce are easier by seed.
I bought a hydroponic garden and I'm going batshit crazy planting anything and everything I can in it this spring.
I am so jealous! I watch a youtube of a woman who built a hydroponic garden with a fish tank below it. She explained how the fish poop gives nutrients to the soil and it is just interesting to see.
Post by deanlicker78 on Feb 11, 2014 10:01:21 GMT -5
We plant tomatoes, potatoes, several different kinds of peppers, onions, cucumbers, sunflowers, sweet corn, kohlrabi, various squash, carrots, radishes, lettuce, asparagus. I would like to plant some herbs this year. We've never had a successful herb garden.
Post by Booze Raccoon on Feb 11, 2014 10:10:27 GMT -5
Cucumber Zucchini Squash string beans pear tree basil tomatoes strawberries
My H always plants some wild card ... in past years it's been: gourds and multi-colored corn, watermelon, a lemon tree which is hilarious considering we live in the north.
HiC Do you like raised beds more than planting in the ground? I really want raised beds but my husband cannot see any logical purpose for them and it makes me sad, lol. I'm sorry yours got demolished. Tomato plants are hard, I feel like they need a lot of room and attention, freakin' needy plants.
frkls I grew an accidental pumpkin plant last year as well. I was too lazy to take my old pumpkins away, so I just shoved them off the front stoop and there they sat. Eventually a giant pumpkin plant sprouted and grew me two pumpkins. I like accidental plants, they are so easy.
I don't have enough sunlight to plant in the ground in my backyard, so I bought beds that I could keep on my very sunny back patio. As for tomato plants, my entire family ignore their plants and they get the most amazing tomatoes....I baby mine and they rot from the inside out. I don't get it.
Post by christy082 on Feb 11, 2014 10:36:31 GMT -5
I have chives, thyme, oregano and strawberries that comes back every year. This year I'm planting beans (pole and bush), cucumbers, zucchini, carrots, bell peppers, hot peppers, basil, dill and cilantro.
Post by IrishBelle on Feb 11, 2014 10:45:39 GMT -5
I have raspberry, blueberry and strawberry plants but only the raspberries do well. I usually do cherry tomatoes and basil. In the past I've done bell peppers but they never do well. I've also done zucchini which went wild!
This year I'd like to try some mixed greens, spinach and green beans.
This winter is killing my mojo! Ugh. We are getting our own chickens (we share with the neighbors right now). Can't wait.
So far for our garden: tomatoes (variety - plum, sauce, and cherry), green beans, snap peas, edamame, cucumbers, lettuce, squash, zucchini, herbs in the planters - basil, cilantro.
We are going to add another row to the garden so we can have more. I can but with our family and we share the fruit with neighbors, I usually don't have enough to stock the pantry with. We are already out of things in the pantry. I am hoping with the extra row I will have enough to can more tomatoes.
I am also going to plant marigolds around the garden - helps keep the rabbits out and the chickens love them.
I don't have enough sunlight to plant in the ground in my backyard, so I bought beds that I could keep on my very sunny back patio. As for tomato plants, my entire family ignore their plants and they get the most amazing tomatoes....I baby mine and they rot from the inside out. I don't get it.