Turkeygirl Posted March 11, 2007 Report Share Posted March 11, 2007 Any of you gals do any gardening in the spring/summer time? My mom has a fairly decent sized flower beds in our back yard. We do a vegetable garden also and I do my own garden in which I grow pumpkins and gourds...and since Andy gave up on potatoes, I do the potatoes because home grown reds are delicious...I actually grew a 1 pound red potatoe 2 years ago and this year had several 1/2 pounders... so anyone else garden and what do ya grow? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Andrea Posted March 11, 2007 Report Share Posted March 11, 2007 Re: Gardening...? This year we plan to grow tomatoes, peppers, cucumbers, green onions and squash. I never have any luck with sunflowers but I want to try them again this year. Ever grow those?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M00N Posted March 11, 2007 Report Share Posted March 11, 2007 Re: Gardening...? Can't say I've gardened. We really don't have suitable land to garden or plant flowerbeds it floods here at least once a year sometimes twice. Would drown most plants sadly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhunt Posted March 11, 2007 Report Share Posted March 11, 2007 Re: Gardening...? The wife and I do some gardening. Did a little burning in part of our garden spot just yesterday, need to spray roundup, then burn off the rest of it. Not doing so much corn this year, but will have plenty of peppers, tomatoes, beans, and peas. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turkeygirl Posted March 11, 2007 Author Report Share Posted March 11, 2007 Re: Gardening...? [ QUOTE ] This year we plan to grow tomatoes, peppers, cucumbers, green onions and squash. I never have any luck with sunflowers but I want to try them again this year. Ever grow those?? [/ QUOTE ] Yeah, the seeds fall off our bird feeders and grow,lol. they seem to like sem-shady, most spots here. We have deliberately grown them before but we don't bother because they grow themselves. Try watering them with some flower food stuff. they get that when mom waters the rest of her flowers....and they get some horse manure thrown in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrswtnhunt Posted March 11, 2007 Report Share Posted March 11, 2007 Re: Gardening...? [ QUOTE ] The wife and I do some gardening. Did a little burning in part of our garden spot just yesterday, need to spray roundup, then burn off the rest of it. Not doing so much corn this year, but will have plenty of peppers, tomatoes, beans, and peas. [/ QUOTE ] Yeah, what he said. We always do a big vegetable garden every year. Nothing like home grown. We like to get the kids involved. They learn that hard work and dedication pays off in the end. They love the corn, peas, etc... We made a little homemade salsa last year. Hope to make more this year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turkeygirl Posted March 11, 2007 Author Report Share Posted March 11, 2007 Re: Gardening...? And cheaper and healthier than buying it from a store. Don't know if any of you knew about the stuff a few vegtables got last summer? There was a virus thing that killed off the cucumbers....ours got it, they all died like in July and it wasn't from no water. Then there was a pumpkin thing that broke out....few of mine got it near the end of the growing season - those rotted like from the inside out...weird.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ildrhntr Posted March 11, 2007 Report Share Posted March 11, 2007 Re: Gardening...? I have a garden every year. We have everything. Tomatoes, Potatoes, Peppers, Corn, Green Beans (when I can keep the deer from eating them) Zucinni, Snow Peas, Cucumbers, Pumpkins, Catalope, anyway you get the picture. The funny thing is I married a city girl and her idea of gardening is going out and looking at it from a safe distance.......lol Her saving grace is she cooks like my grandmother.....lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest outdoorgirl Posted March 11, 2007 Report Share Posted March 11, 2007 Re: Gardening...? I plant one every year......veggies and of course pumpkins. This year i am down sizing.....gardening is a lot of work if the weeds get a hold of your garden. So this year i'll only plant 6 tomatoes and peppers...and keep up better with the weeds Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tominator Posted March 11, 2007 Report Share Posted March 11, 2007 Re: Gardening...? First of all, I feel kind of tingly posting in here, lol. Yes, I grow lots of stuff, flowers and edibles, keeps me busy during the summer. Taters are easy to grow Ruth. Best thing you can do for them is make a ditch about 9" deep and put some 16-16-16 in the bottom of the trench, about 1/8 of a cup per tater set, then cover that with about 2 or 3 inches of dirt, then set yer taters and bury them with about 2 inches of dirt. as the taters grow, fill in the trench and mound the trench about 6" high as the plant grows. check them every now and then towards the middle of summer as the taters will bust through the dirt and turn green. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turkeygirl Posted March 12, 2007 Author Report Share Posted March 12, 2007 Re: Gardening...? Yup, that's what I do Tominator:-) I make a trench...pour fertilizer along the bottom, set the potatoes in, cover them up and as they grow, rake some soil around them. I love digging them in the fall...it's like finding gold,lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NiteRunner Posted March 12, 2007 Report Share Posted March 12, 2007 Re: Gardening...? Lets see... Tomatoes Onions - which don't grow very big Zucchini Squash Yellow Squash Crooked neck Squash Butternut Squash Acorn Squash Hubbard Squash Green Beans Cucumbers Peppers Carrots - Sometimes Pumpkins - Sometimes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BowtechsWife Posted March 15, 2007 Report Share Posted March 15, 2007 Re: Gardening...? For the last 4 years we have done a backyard garden. The kids really enjoy it, but this year I am giving up my garden space for a outdoor kennel for the dogs. I am thinking of doing large planters with tomatoes and green beens, but I haven't made an effort yet to start planning that. Does anyone have advice on container planting? My Grandfather is successful at it, but then again he lives in Texas and has plenty of time to devote to it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest TnLadyhunter Posted March 15, 2007 Report Share Posted March 15, 2007 Re: Gardening...? Oh I have flower beds but they are mostly bulbs so all I have to do is clean up around them when they peek out then put mulch around them. I help my husbands grandparents with there garden and it is HUGE! They grow everything! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest MrsRandy Posted March 19, 2007 Report Share Posted March 19, 2007 Re: Gardening...? I love garden grown veggies!! I just don't have the space or time to have one. Luckily my mother-in-law has a HUGE garden and loves to share I try my hand at flower gardening, but don't know as much as I would like about it. So the perennials work for me!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Loves_To_Hunt458 Posted March 19, 2007 Report Share Posted March 19, 2007 Re: Gardening...? I wanta get a big(as in BIG BIG ) garden going this summer. I wanta plant half of it carrots(for my rabbit, Snoopy A.K.A-- My spoiled little girl ) and I wanta grow some flowers and some other veggies. Anyone got any ideas of what else I should grow??? Comments Appreciated! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BowtechsWife Posted March 20, 2007 Report Share Posted March 20, 2007 Re: Gardening...? Loves to hunt458...When we had rabbits they loved fresh cabbage. I would plant some to go along with her carrots. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Loves_To_Hunt458 Posted March 20, 2007 Report Share Posted March 20, 2007 Re: Gardening...? [ QUOTE ] Loves to hunt458...When we had rabbits they loved fresh cabbage. I would plant some to go along with her carrots. [/ QUOTE ] Thanks for the tip! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deb Posted March 21, 2007 Report Share Posted March 21, 2007 Re: Gardening...? I'll put a few tomatoes out this year, but that will probably be all. Next year I'll do a real garden and some flowers, too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ruttinbuc Posted March 25, 2007 Report Share Posted March 25, 2007 Re: Gardening...? [ QUOTE ] I have a garden every year. We have everything. Tomatoes, Potatoes, Peppers, Corn, Green Beans (when I can keep the deer from eating them) Zucinni, Snow Peas, Cucumbers, Pumpkins, Catalope, anyway you get the picture. The funny thing is I married a city girl and her idea of gardening is going out and looking at it from a safe distance.......lol Her saving grace is she cooks like my grandmother.....lol [/ QUOTE ] I'll second the last part! That woman can flat out cook! You are a lucky man, John! May stop in to see you if I go on a trip this year. Of course I'll schedule it for dinner time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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