mead107 Posted February 7, 2007 Share Posted February 7, 2007 Do you start your own plants ? What are you planting ? I Stoped planting 10 years ago as the trees just grew and shaded the area . Been thinking of putting a few tomato plants in this year . Only place to put them is in the back of the house . Sun only will hit them full for about 3.5 hours . Is that enough ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taterhill Posted February 7, 2007 Share Posted February 7, 2007 tomatos, peppers(hot and green), cukes, Eggplant, and a few more..nothing like fresh veggies all summer... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
5 Wide Posted February 7, 2007 Share Posted February 7, 2007 Pumpkins, Green Beans, and Tomatos. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VABills Posted February 7, 2007 Share Posted February 7, 2007 We do every year. green beans, tomatoes, squash, egg plant, bitter melon, strawberries (sometimes). We get enough for ourselves and give a shitload away. Almost forgot, we plant basil as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fan in San Diego Posted February 7, 2007 Share Posted February 7, 2007 Tomatoes for sure. Sometimes cucumbers, eggplant, green beans. But my location usually gets sun all day long. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
millbank Posted February 7, 2007 Share Posted February 7, 2007 The Women start many of the Vegetables and flowers in a small green house. We plant lettuce, green beans, yellow beans, peas carrots, beets, cabbage, green onions, white onions, various tomatoes, potatoes, squash, horseradish, spearmint, peppermint, strawberries, raspberries, long line of rhubarb,choke cherries, about twenty apple trees and a few pear trees,elderberry patch, currents, plus many flowers for cut flowers in the house. Corn also. We freeze much , much also is used for making various preserves, like beet relish, fruit relish, pickles, mustard beans, jams. What extra we have we share with members who live elsewhere who are not able to grow the various things. Often we exchange vegetables for blueberries folks up north are able to get. The garden is around 1/4 acre . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffaloBud Posted February 7, 2007 Share Posted February 7, 2007 Try container gardening. That way you can place the container where it will get the most sun. Most veggies require full sun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taro T Posted February 7, 2007 Share Posted February 7, 2007 Tomatoes, peppers, cukes, peas, carrots, radishes, pumpkins, cantaloupe, watermelon, potatoes, probably corn (I never seem to have any luck with that, so I'm not sure if I'll plant it or not), and 1 rhubarb plant that we don't seem able to kill. Start all from seeds. Grow the tomatoes and peppers in small pots until the late spring, then transplant them. We also have cherry trees, blackberries, and wild strawberries (and them's good eatin'). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chef Jim Posted February 7, 2007 Share Posted February 7, 2007 The only thing I plant in my back yard in the summer is my ass. With a couple of bottles of wine for irrigation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevbeau Posted February 7, 2007 Share Posted February 7, 2007 The only thing I plant in my back yard in the summer is my ass. With a couple of bottles of wine for irrigation. How much sun does it require? I'm thinking of planting my ass in the yard for the summer also. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phlegm Alley Posted February 7, 2007 Share Posted February 7, 2007 I do a little bit of gardening...usually inside. A little purple haze, a little northern lights #12, maybe a some mauwie wauwie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mead107 Posted February 7, 2007 Author Share Posted February 7, 2007 The Women start many of the Vegetables and flowers in a small green house. We plant lettuce, green beans, yellow beans, peascarrots, beets, cabbage, green onions, white onions, various tomatoes, potatoes, squash, horseradish, spearmint, peppermint, strawberries, raspberries, long line of rhubarb,choke cherries, about twenty apple trees and a few pear trees,elderberry patch, currents, plus many flowers for cut flowers in the house. Corn also. We freeze much , much also is used for making various preserves, like beet relish, fruit relish, pickles, mustard beans, jams. What extra we have we share with members who live elsewhere who are not able to grow the various things. Often we exchange vegetables for blueberries folks up north are able to get. The garden is around 1/4 acre . good size . what about cows , beef cattle or pigs ? how many acres do you have ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HopsGuy Posted February 7, 2007 Share Posted February 7, 2007 I do a little bit of gardening...usually inside. A little purple haze, a little northern lights #12, maybe a some mauwie wauwie. Creed: That is Northern Lights, Cannabis Indica. Dwight: No.... it's marijuana. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
millbank Posted February 7, 2007 Share Posted February 7, 2007 good size . what about cows , beef cattle or pigs ? how many acres do you have ? One 195 acres+bush, One 185 acres +bush. Dairy cows. We have some horses for children . Its interesting during spring , summer , fall to travel the back roads and see the various gardens full of vegetables and beautiful flowers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cåblelady Posted February 7, 2007 Share Posted February 7, 2007 flowers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary M Posted February 8, 2007 Share Posted February 8, 2007 Do you start your own plants ? What are you planting ? I Stoped planting 10 years ago as the trees just grew and shaded the area . Been thinking of putting a few tomato plants in this year . Only place to put them is in the back of the house . Sun only will hit them full for about 3.5 hours . Is that enough ? I have tried to start plants, but they never thrive. But I plant so few that I can get them cheap enough. I love peas, cukes, tomatoes, and zucchini. Try pruning the the trees a little. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erynthered Posted February 8, 2007 Share Posted February 8, 2007 This thread is an audition for that show Fez and Lana watches. "Queer eye for the straight guy" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mead107 Posted February 8, 2007 Author Share Posted February 8, 2007 This thread is an audition for that show Fez and Lana watches. "Queer eye for the straight guy" who you callin queer ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erynthered Posted February 8, 2007 Share Posted February 8, 2007 who you callin queer ? Those union Gardeners that permeate throughout the world. They're Lilly loving lilac breeding weeds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mead107 Posted February 8, 2007 Author Share Posted February 8, 2007 Those union Gardeners that permeate throughout the world. They're Lilly loving lilac breeding weeds. time to get ready to go to that Big Paying Union Job at GE GE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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