I think this is the beginnings of an economy based on perpetual growth and fossil fuel energy running headlong into geological energy constraints. Basically I see an undulatory downward path for the rest of my life. From here out, I think any rallies in our economic condition are going to be met with spiking commodity prices that knock us right back down.
Posted: Tue Jun 03, 2008 8:24 am Post subject: What's Growing in Your Garden RIGHT NOW.
I am trying to become a gardener. The soil at my home is terrible and I have been reduced to growing things in pots. I am curious what everyone is growing in their gardens RIGHT NOW (not what you want to grow in the future).
Here's my list:
Squash
Tomatoes
Watermelon Vines (which are babies right now)
Apple Tree
Peach Tree _________________ To survive you must know what to do, when to do it, how to do it and why you are doing it.
Posted: Tue Jun 03, 2008 8:32 am Post subject: Re: What's Growing in Your Garden RIGHT NOW.
Depending on where you live you might be able to get a dumptruck load of topsoil for $200. That would greatly beat buying potting soil by the bag and buying pots.
You might find out what you can get topsoil for, then if the price is affordable, layout some beds for plants and really go to it.
In a small garden in VA you could easily have some yellow squash, zucchini, Okra, tomatoes, peppers, etc. In other words, a lot of the summer items we all love to eat while they are fresh from the garden. Also, the plants I mentioned don't need much space either, perfect for a small garden.
Posted: Tue Jun 03, 2008 8:43 am Post subject: Re: What's Growing in Your Garden RIGHT NOW.
Let's see....in my small garden, I've crammed in:
Rhubarb
Raspberry
Blackberry (both get trimmed back in the fall)
strawberry
kale
swiss chard
spinach
lettuce
spring(pod) peas
green beans
3 types of tomato
3 types of pepper
garlic (from last fall...will pick in July and start a new crop)
radish
2 kinds of cucumber (one for eating fresh, one for pickling)
spring onion
beets
eggplant
small amount of asperagus on the side of the house
and what was I thinking...mint gone crazy on the other side of my house.
I am a heavy user of trellises, as I don't have a lot of square feet. Well, I'm trying to convince hubby into another chunk o' lawn to be devoted to vine items (would love to grow canteloup, watermelon, pumpkin, etc...)Anyway, these all grow well in my garden, as I've tried various other items over the years, and for one reason or another, they don't do well.
Find out what works on your soil...this is a multi-year experiment, so get started this year!
Joined: Jun 30, 2005 Posts: 744 Location: northern California
Posted: Tue Jun 03, 2008 8:50 am Post subject: Re: What's Growing in Your Garden RIGHT NOW.
Some of the stuff in my garden is volunteers, left over from last year: jerusalem artichokes, onions, potatoes, strawberries.
New stuff planted this spring: potatoes, yellow squash, turnips, chard, onions, snow peas. Instead of a huge variety of stuff, I'm sticking with what does well here in the desert and focusing on lots of potatoes and turnips, for winter storage. Plus a few obligatory zucchinnis, of course, for gifts. _________________ "When men yield up the privilege of thinking, the last shadow of liberty quits the horizon."
Thomas Paine
Joined: Sep 03, 2007 Posts: 637 Location: Sunny Virginia, USA
Posted: Tue Jun 03, 2008 8:52 am Post subject: Re: What's Growing in Your Garden RIGHT NOW.
BadAssMom wrote:
I am trying to become a gardener. The soil at my home is terrible and I have been reduced to growing things in pots. I am curious what everyone is growing in their gardens RIGHT NOW (not what you want to grow in the future).
Here's my list:
Squash
Tomatoes
Watermelon Vines (which are babies right now)
Apple Tree
Peach Tree
Almost everything I have is in pots because I'm working on my soil for next season. I'm just surprised how much fertilizer potted plants need compared to in-ground plants. The constant rain has been washing the nutrients out of the pots almost as fast as I put it in.
Some of the following are for experimental purposes (like the cabbage and beans).
Tomatoes (4 heirloom varieties)
Sweet Peppers (3 varieties)
Cucumbers
Basil
Cabbage
Pole Beans
Soy Beans
Lettuce
Radish
Onion
Cilantro
Pak Choi (now in seed stage)
Sage
Chives
I'm so glad the cukes are coming on strong because the radishes are about a week from ready and I'm getting sick and tired having only fresh lettuce from my garden.
First tomatoes are about 2-3 weeks from ripe and peppers and cilantro are just now flowering. Wouldn't mind if those honey bees, from earlier in the spring, were to make an appearance again... they just disappeared and I'm praying they are not in CCD.
I'm about to plant:
(no parsley)
Sage
Rosemary
Thyme
Basil _________________ When somebody makes a statement you don't understand, don't tell him he's crazy. Ask him what he means. -- Otto Harkaman, Space Viking
Posted: Tue Jun 03, 2008 9:10 am Post subject: Re: What's Growing in Your Garden RIGHT NOW.
20 tomato plants of various kinds
cukes
squash
broccoli (chickens love broccoli...me not so much)
Peppers
strawberries
lettuce
celery
watermelon
wildflowers
peach, pear, apple trees
one lonly blueberry bush
many rasberry, black berry bushes.
Id like to grow wheat and grind my own flour, if somebody knows how well that works or has done it before I would like some advice.
I am probably forgetting something, but this list is what I can recall off the top of my head. Picked spinach and 5 kinds of lettuce this morning so it is cool and crisp in the refrigerator for supper. Much of the garden is mulched, half or almost half of the potatoes are hilled, and we found our first potato bug a couple of days ago, but no more since then. We have cut back a lot on the number of varieties of tomatoes, peppers, and some others that we grow, only growing favorites and trying a few new ones.
Joined: May 20, 2008 Posts: 331 Location: Tennessee
Posted: Tue Jun 03, 2008 10:56 am Post subject: Re: What's Growing in Your Garden RIGHT NOW.
My garden so far has several different varieties of tomatoes, attempting to start potatoes, bush green beans, butternut squash, peppers, dill, cabbage, marigolds and pennyroyal for pest control. Until we buy a farm -which we are looking for right now, my garden size is limited. I have been going to the "pick your own" places. We picked strawberries several weeks ago and I ended up with 40 pints of strawberry jam, 6 quarts of frozen strawberries and several pints in the refrigerator. The local amish produce is starting to come in (snap peas), so I'm going to check that out this weekend. We also have a BUNCH of blackberries behind our house, but they wont be ready for about another month.
Joined: Jun 18, 2004 Posts: 800 Location: Western North Carolina
Posted: Tue Jun 03, 2008 11:36 am Post subject: Re: What's Growing in Your Garden RIGHT NOW.
Tomatoes
Peppers
Eggplant
Broccoli
Cabbage
Spinach
Lettuce
Squash
Potatoes
Cantaloupes
Watermelons
Okra
White Onions
Pole beans
Lima beans
Cranberry beans
Carrots
Radishes
sunflowers
Various herb plants (both seasoning and medicinal)
Apples
Pears
Cherries
Plums
Raspberries
Blueberries
Blackberries
Strawberries
Chestnuts
Black Walnuts
I grow heirlooms almost exclusively--- from seedsavers.org
Can't say enough about heirlooms! Flavor, variety, and the ability to save seeds. They cost more up front. I think they're worth it.
I have no idea yet if it is enough.... I still need to sit down and figure out just how much it would take to keep us alive.....
Next year with the irrigation finished I will have corn, I think it is to late to try and start them now.....
Next year I should also have my aquaponics system ready to begin using it _________________ Tired of high gas prices? Then stop driving to work, duh..... Learn to Work from home
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