Times are tough so this year I'm planting a vegetable garden. If you have any tips or suggestions please share.
My plot is pretty small (6x6) so I can't plant anything that takes up allot of space. I've had luck with tomatoes but not peppers...thanks for any help turkey4.gif
You might want to consider some things that take up vertical space, versus horizontal.... like string beans, etc. You would have to provide a trellis or poles with lines extended... but it's a good use of more space when ground space is limited. Good luck!
Quote from: Squid on April 26, 2009, 07:04:42 AM
You might want to consider some things that take up vertical space, versus horizontal.... like string beans, etc. You would have to provide a trellis or poles with lines extended... but it's a good use of more space when ground space is limited. Good luck!
Yes cucumbers grow plentifull and are delicious and a very expensive item in the supermarkets. When we did plant always did the cucumbers. Good luck with your garden Bubble embrace.gif
I took a couple of big bottles and planters and went online to learn how to make the topsy turvy without paying the big bucks. I had tomato and cucumber growing upside down and below them I had bell peppers and yellow squash in big planters so I could take advantage of the space in my front yard. One of the great things that happened was that I had a neighbor who saw the cukes and said she would trade some artichokes for some so we traded stuff all summer/fall. The pic is of cherry tomato (in the liter bottle) and beefsteak in the planter soon after I planted them.
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cukes, tomatoes, peppers squash and some beans can produce alot in a small area. You might want to consider using pots for things like tomatoes squash and peppers you can grow them in a 5gal bucket. That will give you more ground space for other thins that need room
DLL good for you making your own topsy turvy. I must say the plants look very healthy. You people here sure have some green thumbs tumbsup.gif
Be sure that the things you plant to grow vertically do not block the sunlight from the lower plants.
Thanks everyone for your feedback tumbsup.gif I'd rather hear personal opinions here than taking advice from somebody at a greenhouse. Believe me I used to manage one but knew diddly about growing vegetables. My co-worker would be talking out her rear like a used car salesman telling people just what they wanted to hear.
I too had a neighbor that liked to share his home-grown produce. I would find boxes of lettuce on the front porch but ended up sneaking out to the woods in the back and dumping it . I just couldn't eat it fast enough and didn't want to hurt his feelings.
okay so maybe will try peppers again and putting things in pots...never even thought about cucumbers embarrassed.gif
Wtg disneyland lady on your planters! Aren't you the crafty one. Never understood how the soil didn't wash out of those topsy turvy things
If you have a very large section of land, a lot of people plan "sharing gardens" where neighbors, friends or family come over and help maintain the garden so they can share in the "bounty" at harvest time.
I have planters....honey roasted peanuts. Does that count? embarrassed.gif
Quote from: Homer on April 26, 2009, 12:06:38 PM
I have planters....honey roasted peanuts. Does that count? embarrassed.gif
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Quote from: Homer on April 26, 2009, 12:06:38 PM
I have planters....honey roasted peanuts. Does that count? embarrassed.gif
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Quote from: Stinkerbell on April 26, 2009, 01:25:43 PM
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Quote from: Homer on April 26, 2009, 12:06:38 PM
I have planters....honey roasted peanuts. Does that count? embarrassed.gif
Better than having a planters wort.
You guys are too much! hysterical.gif
Going to buy my starter plants today at a huge new greenhouse I haven't been to before...wish me luck! The weather has been unseasonably warm here. dancing16.gif
Ooooh! Let us know what you buy!
Don't forget to get the cucumbers embrace.gif
I plant seeded watermelon because I love them and you cannot find a watermelon with seeds at any store in San Diego unless you go inland 25 miles to the farmers markets. Seedless varieties do not even taste like watermelon to me. I also plant my pumpkins right now so that they are ready a couple of weeks before Halloween.
Quote from: disneyland lady on May 07, 2009, 09:29:26 AM
Seedless varieties do not even taste like watermelon to me.
I agree! Good luck with the plants, DL
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OMG, that's what I'm having for dinner RIGHT NOW. A big salad with EVERYTHING in it.
Quote from: Squid on May 07, 2009, 03:26:28 PM
OMG, that's what I'm having for dinner RIGHT NOW. A big salad with EVERYTHING in it.
Everything? Jere's food, too?
Quote from: Stinkerbell on May 07, 2009, 03:36:01 PM
Everything? Jere's food, too?
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Gonna have another beautiful day here...lilacs are just starting to bloom and it smells downright heavenly outside.
Had a good time at the local greenhouse yesterday. (don't get out much LOL) I was like a kid in a candy store there- checking out all the new flowers and such. A bunch of Amish girls where there shopping with their long skirts and bonnets on. Didn't see a horse and buggy parked outside though. giggle2.gif
I bought cucumbers ( I remembered Jar!) peppers, tomatoes & onions. The only beans they had ready where the wax kind so I passed. Oh got broccoli too never tried that before. Can't plant for a while yet but had to buy before things ran out. Also couldn't resist getting some petunias and marigolds for the kitty grave 6_6.gif
Quote from: bubbleup on May 08, 2009, 03:56:45 AM
Also couldn't resist getting some petunias and marigolds for the kitty grave 6_6.gif
That should be pretty but save some of the marigolds for the veggie garden. They keep lots of bad insects away from the ground.
Best if luck with the planting bubble. Think of me when you bite into that first big juicy cucumber. My favorite I have to say dancing16.gif
We grew artichokes one year. The aphids loved them!
wow don't you think I can distinguish between 'where' and were'? ( see my earlier post too lazy to fix it embarrassed.gif )
You know I think I've only had artichokes in dips before. I hate aphids. My old boss made us pinch off the stems of spirea coated with them prior to shipping...WITH OUR FINGERS!!! My fingers were stained green the rest of the day vomit.gif
thanks for the tip Disneyland lady and the kind words everyone. I'm sorry my brain is not with it today (is it ever?) whistle.gif