2011 - What Are You Growing This Year?

I'm going to be growing:

carrots
lettuce
spinach
tomatoes
cucumbers
squash
green beans
strawberries

I might have to do some of that inside this fall/winter. I'm going to build a hydroponic system to use outside this summer then try some inside next winter.

 

Cream 40 Field Peas
Straightneck Yellow Squash
Zucchini
Cucumbers
Bell, Jalapeño, Tabasco, and Chyenne Peppers
Red Potatoes
Homestead, Early Girl, and Better Boy Tomatoes
Several Herbs

I also have 2 blueberry bushes that should produce. One died and i had to replace in Feb but it looks to have maybe 200 berries this yr and i didn't think i would have any.

I live in GA so we have a long growing season. I am planning on greens, more potatoes, carrots, maybe some broccoli this fall.

 

Cucumbers,
Tomatoes,
Chamomile,
Squash,
Peppers,
Okra,
Raspberries,
Lettuce,
Spinach,
Turnips,
I think that's it.

 

Planning my first garden this year. Going to grow:

Lettuce
Tomatoes
Carrots
Peppers
Strawberries
Kale
Cucumbers
Asparagus


Quick question. I have a large dog and want to prevent him from going into the garden and digging or eating things. Any suggestions? I was thinking of making a sort of fence of Clematis around it, but I'm quite sure they are poisonous to pets.

 

Potatoes
Leeks
Onions
Swede
Turnip
Beetroot
Kohl Rabi
Carrots
Courgettes
Tomatoes
Beans [various]
Peas
Good King Henry
Strawberries
Gooseberries
Blackcurrants
Apples




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I don't have too much planted yet. This past weeks I've planted a bunch of red onions and giant radishes. Everything is better with a red onion 8).

 

I have a 9 month old beagle, he isn't a big dog, but he is hyper as all get out. I used chicken wire and the 4 foot deck supports (the ones that go from a handrail to the deck) and cemented them in the ground and ran the chicken wire. He can jump over it but he has learned it is a boundary and wont jump unless he is just being crazy.

With a big dog, chain link may be the best (and kind of expensive) way.

 

squash
broccoli
corn
onions
tomatoes
zuchinni
carrots
potatoes
cabbage

My herb garden only has lonely lavender thus far. I want to do an herb garden for both cooking and homemade beauty products. If anyone has any suggestions for herbs that are beneficial to the skin, I would love to hear them!

 

Comfrey - helps cuts, rashes, etc heal up fast.

Grows easily [a bit too easily if you're not careful] and the bees love its flowers.

You can also cut it back up to 6 times in a Summer and the leaves/stem make excellent addition to a compost heap or, steeped in water, a plant feed.


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thanks man, that sounds awesome. I've been wanting to do a homemade first aid kit for camping so thats perfect!

 

Check out this link for everything about Comfrey-
http://www.allotment.org.uk/vegetable/comfrey/index.php#comfrey1



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So far just tomatoes and strawberries, but I plan to add to that list this weekend.

 

We're getting ready to move, so can't grow much this season. But I am having a salady blast with lettuces, onions, and carrots. My potted blueberry looks very happy this year, my apple tree died over the summer, and I received 3 strawberries as a gift that have made very tasty snacks so far. I've been grazing at random in my balcony garden, munching whatever is ripe. Happy me!

 

I haven't put out any veggies this year, but as for plants and flowers, I've got some black petunias that I've potted (they're gorgeous!), and earlier this month, I planted a whirlybird (a maple tree seed) and I've got a maple tree seedling that I repotted this afternoon (it's not very big right now, but it needs room to grow, so I put it in the biggest flowerpot I had)!

 

Nothing right now, but I would love to try my hand at some strawberries, maybe more permanent things as well.

 

This is my very first year growing ANYTHING!

So far, I have:

Strawberries
Banana Pepper
Eggplant
Radishes
Pumpkin

and I am going to plant:

Watermelon
Carrots
Beans
Lavender

Watching/helping things grow is such an amazing experience, I'm sad I didn't hop on this bandwagon sooner than I did!

 

We only got lettuce, raspberries and strawberries. Both the raspberries and strawberries have grown crazy from last year, the size of the strawberry patch has tripled from last year and we haven't even touched them yet. Homemade strawberry jam with no HFCS is the best, its the real deal.

 

Watermelon
Zucchini
Butternut squash
Acorn squash
Green beans
Radishes
Swiss Chard
Bell Peppers
Jalapeños
Habaneros
Tomato
Mustard Greens
Pumpkins (2 varieties)
Miracle Fruit
Barbados Cherry
Mango
Jackfruit
Ginger
Lychee
Cucumber.

Think that's it. We have beets to plant too.

We have already harvested the jalapeños! Yum!

 

I always grow some peppers and tomatos, can't have enough when it's warm enough for them to grow. Comfrey is great but plan for it to be around for a while. Can't seem to move it without it also coming back in it's original spot.

 

Lots of garlic, lettuce and peas are in now as are strawberrys. Tomatos and peppers are couple feet tall and staked, beets doing well as are loads of onions, also lots of broccolli, cabbage, kale greens and there are hundreds of flowers all about the cabin. Planted 10 fruit trees in the orchard this spring.....Lookin good thus far....:-D