Anybody else into gardening ?

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Brooks James

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The rectangular patch in the flower bed, just planted 1000 assorted wildflower seeds.

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I won't put any effort into gardening unless the plant is willing to give me something in return!!

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We have strawberries, tomatoes, green pepper and cucumbers coming on strong.
My wildflowers I planted are lacking, but it has not rained since I put the seeds in the ground.
The grandkids and wife started sunflowers and they are in the ground now and doing good if the birds would stop picking at them.
 
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I do a garden every year. Growing a lot of veggies, 6 different kinds of peppers, and green beans this year.
 
I had a garden at the old place in Macon. Did good. We move out here in 2002 and for seven years I tried. Gets halfway through the growing season like gangbusters and then everything turns black and dies. So I gave up.
 
I dabble with flowers. It's a less stressful, less expensive hobby than cars.
 
I had a garden at the old place in Macon. Did good. We move out here in 2002 and for seven years I tried. Gets halfway through the growing season like gangbusters and then everything turns black and dies. So I gave up.
Sounds like fungus. Humidity will do that.
 
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just transplanted my starts yesterday. Plus a ton of garlic I planted last fall. Garlic is the fountain of youth.
 
Hardening off. Been adding the beets greens to our smoothies.

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One more. This is my wife’s. Since getting into gardening she doesn’t even watch t.v. She is outside at first light tending to the garden and is out there when the sun goes down. In bed at 8:30.
 
The wife and I do 1/8 acre garden every year to feed the 5 kids.

We do green and yellow beans, peas,
carrots, celery, tomatoes, peppers, onions, sweet corn, cucumbers and potatoes. Spices such as basil etc the wife grows in pots. (I don't deal with those) This year the wife is attempting watermelon and muskmelon. I have never had any luck with those.
Last year we canned 600lbs of Roma tomatoes. During Christmas holidays we turned most of those tomatoes into spaghetti sauce or salsa and used all the produce from the garden. Buying vegetables around here is almost a sin.

We do buy in bulk broccoli and cauliflower from a local grower.

A local restaurant produce supplier had bananas going bad so we bought 80lbs and processed them and froze them so the wife could make banana bread in the future.

Wife seems to like canning peaches, pears and strawberries.


We do most of the canning together and usually have fun doing it. I buy her gadgets like a vacuum chamber sealer, industrial meat slicer and other gadgets to process veggies quicker.

The satisfaction is priceless when we have friends come for supper and we mention everything came from our garden.


Plus we have the family farm so spring can be very chaotic around here.
 
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I'm not much for gardening, but I do appreciate a good bush when I see one... :p
 
In my own yard, mostly native flowers and plants.
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A few years ago I cut a deal to use another yard that has a lot more sunlight and had been intended for a kitchen garden.
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This year experimenting with peas, and a new location for garlic thats worked out well. IShould be aready to cut scapes in a week.
Radishes didn't do well this year. Last year did great. Always learning.
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String beans and cukes all germinated well. Should look like this in another week or two
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Natural pest control :)
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Squirrels and an occassional woodchuck are a little more problematic in this location.
 
Every year I plant tomatoes, red, green and yellow peppers, banana peppers, green beans and cucumbers. The tomatoes and peppers get frozen and the cucumbers I make bread and butter pickles. I'd like to do potatoes, squash and zucchini but don't have the room
 
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