skymama 37 #26 March 23, 2011 I'd like to do a garden, but I don't know anything about it and don't even know where to start, so I get too overwhelmed and just say, "fuck it" and go to the grocery store. Seriously, first you have to know which side of the house, and the soil, and what to plant, and how to space them, and how deep to do it, then how to nourish it...and then you gotta know how to keep the critters out of it. It seems very hard just to get a humongous cucumber! She is Da Man, and you better not mess with Da Man, because she will lay some keepdown on you faster than, well, really fast. ~Billvon Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Amazon 7 #27 March 23, 2011 Quote I'd like to do a garden, but I don't know anything about it and don't even know where to start, so I get too overwhelmed and just say, "fuck it" and go to the grocery store. Seriously, first you have to know which side of the house, and the soil, and what to plant, and how to space them, and how deep to do it, then how to nourish it...and then you gotta know how to keep the critters out of it. It seems very hard just to get a humongous cucumber! Oh you dirty girl.. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ryoder 1,590 #28 March 23, 2011 OK, who is maintaining the Skymama Quotes List? We have a new entry. "There are only three things of value: younger women, faster airplanes, and bigger crocodiles" - Arthur Jones. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NWFlyer 2 #29 March 23, 2011 QuoteDog Poo Cat poo in mine right now. Well, it's actually in my dormant container out on my balcony. I haven't re-soiled and replanted this year yet. But I do let the feline out to roam the balcony so he can feel like a big, tough, wild outdoor kitty, and pooping in the dirt is one of his little pleasures. I suppose once I do actually plant I'll have to control that impulse a little bit lest he disturb my delicate plants. Once I plant it'll be tomatoes and basil. Maybe some other herbs, and some lettuce."There is only one basic human right, the right to do as you damn well please. And with it comes the only basic human duty, the duty to take the consequences." -P.J. O'Rourke Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
regulator 0 #30 March 23, 2011 Gardenias, flowering pear, oleanders, myers lemon tree, lime tree, several palms, and several to which I cant remember anymore. I'm about to go and buy mulch for this years season. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
warpedskydiver 0 #31 March 23, 2011 I miss the smell of gardenias and night blooming jasmine, we had those outside my bedroom window a long time ago in Sylmar when I was living with a friend. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
remibond 0 #32 March 24, 2011 A pear tree, been there longer than I've been alive. Oh and scotch bonnet peppers. And grass. Shed. etc. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LyraM45 0 #33 March 24, 2011 I'm a garden geek. Last summer was my first season on the west coast so it was an experimental year, but all my stuff did pretty well. This year I am going for some of the same stuff and a few new ones: Cherry tomato, heirloom tomato, early girl tomato, strawberries, zucchini, cantelope, jalapeno, green/red peppers, basil, cilantro, and a few other warm season herbs. My thyme, mint, oregano, rosemary, and fruit trees have stayed the winter and are flourishing! Just started my seedlings in a little green house to transplant in a month or so for summer. Last years garden: http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2050497&id=37402294&l=688e2a26a6Apologies for the spelling (and grammar).... I got a B.S, not a B.A. :) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
normiss 891 #34 March 24, 2011 I hear you can grow interesting "stuff" in Cali gardens.... just sayin'. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wolfriverjoe 1,523 #35 March 24, 2011 Quote I'd like to do a garden, but I don't know anything about it and don't even know where to start, so I get too overwhelmed and just say, "fuck it" and go to the grocery store. Seriously, first you have to know which side of the house, and the soil, and what to plant, and how to space them, and how deep to do it, then how to nourish it...and then you gotta know how to keep the critters out of it. It seems very hard just to get a humongous cucumber! C'mon Skymamma. It ain't that hard. Pick a spot that gets lots of sun. Till up the ground, maybe throw a few bags of good dirt on it. Either buy the bagged soil or get a couple 5-gallon buckets of good black dirt from a garden place. Figure out what you want to grow. Tomatoes and cucumbers are really easy. So is other stuff. Ask the guy at the garden place. Get a few of the 3"-4" plants. Around here they usually run a couple bucks for a 4-pack. DO NOT PLANT MORE THAN 2 ZUCCHINI PLANTS Plant them in the dirt so that they stand up. Maybe put a welded wire fence around it to keep the critters out. Water and weed it. If a guy like me can grow what I do (my best gardening skill is neglect) then you can do fine. There is no comparison between store bought and home-grown tomatoes. None whatsoever."There are NO situations which do not call for a French Maid outfit." Lucky McSwervy "~ya don't GET old by being weak & stupid!" - Airtwardo Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LyraM45 0 #36 March 24, 2011 Quote I hear you can grow interesting "stuff" in Cali gardens.... just sayin'. bbbwwwaaaahahahahaha. Nice! Apologies for the spelling (and grammar).... I got a B.S, not a B.A. :) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LyraM45 0 #37 March 24, 2011 Quote Quote I'd like to do a garden, but I don't know anything about it and don't even know where to start, so I get too overwhelmed and just say, "fuck it" and go to the grocery store. Seriously, first you have to know which side of the house, and the soil, and what to plant, and how to space them, and how deep to do it, then how to nourish it...and then you gotta know how to keep the critters out of it. It seems very hard just to get a humongous cucumber! C'mon Skymamma. It ain't that hard. Pick a spot that gets lots of sun. Till up the ground, maybe throw a few bags of good dirt on it. Either buy the bagged soil or get a couple 5-gallon buckets of good black dirt from a garden place. Figure out what you want to grow. Tomatoes and cucumbers are really easy. So is other stuff. Ask the guy at the garden place. Get a few of the 3"-4" plants. Around here they usually run a couple bucks for a 4-pack. DO NOT PLANT MORE THAN 2 ZUCCHINI PLANTS Plant them in the dirt so that they stand up. Maybe put a welded wire fence around it to keep the critters out. Water and weed it. If a guy like me can grow what I do (my best gardening skill is neglect) then you can do fine. There is no comparison between store bought and home-grown tomatoes. None whatsoever. Why not grow more than 2 zucchini's? To piggyback on your reply to skymamma-- it can be overwhelming but it's def worth it. Try looking online and getting on an online gardening forum for your area. People have always been kind and informative for me no matter where I've lived across the country.Apologies for the spelling (and grammar).... I got a B.S, not a B.A. :) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Amazon 7 #38 March 24, 2011 Quote Quote Quote I'd like to do a garden, but I don't know anything about it and don't even know where to start, so I get too overwhelmed and just say, "fuck it" and go to the grocery store. Seriously, first you have to know which side of the house, and the soil, and what to plant, and how to space them, and how deep to do it, then how to nourish it...and then you gotta know how to keep the critters out of it. It seems very hard just to get a humongous cucumber! C'mon Skymamma. It ain't that hard. Pick a spot that gets lots of sun. Till up the ground, maybe throw a few bags of good dirt on it. Either buy the bagged soil or get a couple 5-gallon buckets of good black dirt from a garden place. Figure out what you want to grow. Tomatoes and cucumbers are really easy. So is other stuff. Ask the guy at the garden place. Get a few of the 3"-4" plants. Around here they usually run a couple bucks for a 4-pack. DO NOT PLANT MORE THAN 2 ZUCCHINI PLANTS Plant them in the dirt so that they stand up. Maybe put a welded wire fence around it to keep the critters out. Water and weed it. If a guy like me can grow what I do (my best gardening skill is neglect) then you can do fine. There is no comparison between store bought and home-grown tomatoes. None whatsoever. Why not grow more than 2 zucchini's? To piggyback on your reply to skymamma-- it can be overwhelming but it's def worth it. Try looking online and getting on an online gardening forum for your area. People have always been kind and informative for me no matter where I've lived across the country. More than 2 zucchini's and your friends will start to hate you for trying to overwhelm them with fresh zucchini's Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kallend 2,146 #39 March 24, 2011 Right now - daffodils. More to come later in the year.... The only sure way to survive a canopy collision is not to have one. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
karenmeal 0 #40 March 24, 2011 We've got a big garden, a greenhouse and a solarium with tropical things growing. Here is the plan for the veggie garden. "Life is a temporary victory over the causes which induce death." - Sylvester Graham Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TriGirl 343 #41 March 24, 2011 holy crap! When I was a kid, my mom had several gardens around the property. While the fresh salsa in the fall was nice, I spend whole summers pulling weeds and avoiding big, juicy spiders. See the upside, and always wear your parachute! -- Christopher Titus Shut Up & Jump! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LyraM45 0 #42 March 24, 2011 QuoteWe've got a big garden, a greenhouse and a solarium with tropical things growing. Here is the plan for the veggie garden. WHOA!!! NICE!!!! (and I'm jealous! lol)Apologies for the spelling (and grammar).... I got a B.S, not a B.A. :) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kallend 2,146 #43 March 24, 2011 QuoteWe've got a big garden, a greenhouse and a solarium with tropical things growing. Here is the plan for the veggie garden. I interpreted the present tense as being right now. I probably should uncover my rose bushes this weekend.... The only sure way to survive a canopy collision is not to have one. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ManagingPrime 0 #44 March 24, 2011 No Sour Diesel? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
againsthumanity 0 #45 March 24, 2011 No way!!! SD has way too much odor during flowering......I love BASE because cliffs don't crash A nation of sheep will beget a government of wolves Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
karenmeal 0 #46 March 25, 2011 QuoteI interpreted the present tense as being right now. I probably should uncover my rose bushes this weekend. Ok. Then answering in the present tense time frame: snow. "Life is a temporary victory over the causes which induce death." - Sylvester Graham Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wolfriverjoe 1,523 #47 March 25, 2011 Quote Quote Quote ...DO NOT PLANT MORE THAN 2 ZUCCHINI PLANTS... Why not grow more than 2 zucchini's?... More than 2 zucchini's and your friends will start to hate you for trying to overwhelm them with fresh zucchini's Because one healthy zuccini plant will usually produce enough to feed a family of four. 2, if they are doing well, will produce enough for an entire neighborhood. Any more than that and they will choke out everything else in the garden, you will make every recipie for zuccini that you can find, and still have enough to annoy all your friends, relatives, friends relatives, relatives friends and on and on. Trust me on this."There are NO situations which do not call for a French Maid outfit." Lucky McSwervy "~ya don't GET old by being weak & stupid!" - Airtwardo Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ltdiver 3 #48 March 25, 2011 Flowers are starting to bloom. Don't do veggies or fruit anymore. Not any good at it. Don't tell me the sky's the limit when there are footprints on the moon Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nataly 38 #49 March 25, 2011 I *wish* I had a garden!! Let's see.. What would I have in my garden.. Well, I would like to have tomatoes. And more than one variety. Cucumbers - sooo nice when they are from the garden.. Beans - gotta have beans! Potatoes - they grow so easily and you really *can* taste a difference. Carrots.. Mmmm.. Hot peppers - yum! Herbs, too.. Thyme, sage, parsley, basil, mint, coriander. Man... I'm *HUNGRY* now!! Methinks a late-night-snack is in order before going to bed! "There is no problem so bad you can't make it worse." - Chris Hadfield « Sors le martinet et flagelle toi indigne contrôleuse de gestion. » - my boss Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
moggybean 0 #50 March 25, 2011 Palms, Lime, Grapefruit, Oranges, Soursop, Tomatoes, Watermelon. Oh and a Banana tree that the sheep keep eating. Plans are for corn, sweet pepper, habanero, onions and maybe some carrots. We also have some of the best bush medicine that I am still learning about. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
