ltdiver 3 #1 July 1, 2007 Having delicious fun eating the vegetables from my garden this summer. Planted tomatoes, red bell peppers, and cucumbers. Also have an apricot tree that for the first time in the 18 years I've lived here is producing healthy fruits this season. What veggies are you growing this year? (love the taste of fresh veggies and not the cardboard ones they sell in the grocery store in the winter months...!) ltdiver 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
lawrocket 3 #2 July 1, 2007 Got some parsley, basil, clantro and chamomile in hanging pots on the patio. We'll also be heavily harvesting our Meyer lemons in the backyard. I pruned the sucker this year, so the fruits won't be as numerous, but bigger. My wife is hotter than your wife. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ltdiver 3 #3 July 1, 2007 Hmmmm! Ah, the memories of visiting my best friend's house and making lemmonade from just picked fruit when I was 10. It was the very best drink I ever had. ltdiver 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
Muenkel 0 #4 July 1, 2007 Unfortunately, I passed on the vegetable garden this year. I only have tomatoes and basil. I do have awesome everlasting begonias though.Chris _________________________________________ Chris Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bluheelrtx 0 #5 July 1, 2007 Only Thai Basil, Mint, and Rosemary for now. The smells alone are incentive to grow more.-- Jason -- Some people never go crazy. What truly boring lives they must lead. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ltdiver 3 #6 July 1, 2007 Quote I do have awesome everlasting begonias though. Here's one of the flowers growing in the front flower bed here at my house. ltdiver 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
Muenkel 0 #7 July 1, 2007 That's awesome! Landscaping and gardening are one of my passions. I don't think that flower would grow in my zone. I have many more flowers and perrenials besides the begonias. I also have a gardener....neeener, neener, neener. I think I piss him off though, because I go out and redo some of the gardens.Chris _________________________________________ Chris Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shropshire 0 #8 July 1, 2007 Not too much ..... but rice would probably do really well this year (.)Y(.) Chivalry is not dead; it only sleeps for want of work to do. - Jerome K Jerome Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ltdiver 3 #9 July 1, 2007 Quote I also have a gardener....neeener, neener, neener. Cool. I do my own yardwork. I justify it because it's cheaper than going to the gym. ltdiver 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
Muenkel 0 #10 July 1, 2007 Good for you on the gym thing!The fact that I have a gardener does not stop me from working in the gardens. The only reason I have a gardener is because my property is huge. Chris _________________________________________ Chris Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PikzeeVikzen 0 #11 July 1, 2007 Mine is small this year. A few rows of corn, tomatoes, eggplant, habenero, squash, zuccini, watermelon, and cantaloupe. I'm the twist that turns your key.... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Muenkel 0 #12 July 1, 2007 Sounds good to me. Chris _________________________________________ Chris Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Snowwhite 0 #13 July 1, 2007 Since I landscape for a living I have TONS of stuff doing well. Here at my house I have fabulous grapes this year. I have never had this many. One year I made 17 gallons of wine. I'm guessing this year I could produce a 100 gallons or more. Depends on the raccoons and 'possums tho. They seem to like the grapes nearly as much as me.skydiveTaylorville.org freefallbeth@yahoo.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Misternatural 0 #14 July 1, 2007 Critters like skunks and woodchucks, the woodchucks went down my row of peas like a lawnmower on nitrous, But I finally put a short three strand polywire electric fence around it(designed for livestock) touched it by accident and YOWZAH! that thing really straightens your short hairs!...no more critters so far. cabbages beans tomatoes potatoes lettuce peppers spinach all safe.Beware of the collateralizing and monetization of your desires. D S #3.1415 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PLFXpert 0 #15 July 1, 2007 Peppers! Habenaro, jalapeno, banana & cayenne.Oh, and we have a little Japanese apricot (I think they're apricots?) tree. For some reason a lot of people around here have them--they get HUGE! Paint me in a corner, but my color comes back. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
stratostar 5 #16 July 1, 2007 What's growing in your garden this year? *** Big fat green sticky skunk buds...... If I had one, cheaper and safer then score'n @ 15th and Vine..... you can't pay for kids schoolin' with love of skydiving! ~ Airtwardo Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
warpedskydiver 0 #17 July 1, 2007 Basil- sicilian and purple 24 Tomato plants- Rosalies paste, Roma, and Mrs. Bensons Cabbage Carrots-red chartonnay Squash- Zucchini(black Beauty), Yellow, and Acorn Watermelon-Sugar Baby Cantalope Melon-Green Machine(like honeydew) Bush Beans-(purple) Beans- Italian Purple climbers Cilantro Dill 20 kinds of radish Broccoli Raab Catgrass Sunflowers(giant) Mint-Kentucky Colonel(for tea or mint julips) Morning Glory (heavenly blue) Cucumbers lettuce greens-Mesclun mix Arugula Lettuce- Butter Crunch I know there is more in there but I cannot name them this early in the morning I have lots of room left in my garden for a second crop of whatever I choose The soil looks great, Gene03 helped me weed, as I don't use herbacides or pesticides, then I tilled more. The soil is so loose and rich, it is amazing. I am not counting the herb garden 4'x4' with french tarragon, tyme and rosemary. or the flower gardens Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Shell666 0 #18 July 1, 2007 Tomatoes, bell peppers, chili peppers, radishes, cukes and green onions. And a variety of herbs. Here's a couple of the flowers I potted on my deck this year.'Shell Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ltdiver 3 #19 July 1, 2007 Oh, I forgot to mention the grapevine (singular). Also, since you do landscape for a living! Second question (and hopefully alot easier): I have a 4 foot tall wishing well planter I just put together. It's wood (fir). Do I coat the inside with something to keep water damage down to a minimum when I water the flowers? Something that won't harm the plants like creasote. Thanks! 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
ltdiver 3 #20 July 1, 2007 Yeah, I forgot about the skunks out back. Well, it seems that they don't get to my garden (chain link fence) but they do indeed stink up the night air! I think my other neighbor's cats set them off. Thankfully (knock on wood) no little pests have found my garden yet. However, I -do- still have that fido-shocker from years ago when I had to keep my dog in the yard when he wanted to bound up and over my 6 foot fence! Thanks for the heads up. Didn't think to use it around the garden if need be. :^) ltdiver 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
ltdiver 3 #21 July 1, 2007 Where the heck to you live? Ah, Chicago region. You win the prize for the most self-sufficient eatery on DZ.com. My parents (who always had a huge garden growing too...with -me- having to tend it) would be proud. Hmmmm, fresh grown veggies. So much better than anywhere else. 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
Snowwhite 0 #22 July 1, 2007 I have a terrific dry creekbed picture somewhere. I've done several, and some that are wet during wet seasons only. I won't be able to look for a picture til I get home on Friday tho so be patient. I would use a wood sealer like Thompsons on the inside of the wishing well, but it's only a temp solution. Creosote isn't easy to use or pretty, and really isn't all that plant friendly. Next time build the areas that touch the ground with either a treated lumber (lasts about 30years) or a cedar (lasts about 15, but much prettier)skydiveTaylorville.org freefallbeth@yahoo.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ltdiver 3 #23 July 1, 2007 Just bought the 'Lemon-Symphony' flower plant yesterday and plan on planting it today. How big does it get? I was thinking it was going to be a smallish plant. ltdiver 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
ltdiver 3 #24 July 1, 2007 Thanks for input! I will be patient as I have so many other projects going that it can wait. Quote Next time build the areas that touch the ground with either a treated lumber (lasts about 30years) or a cedar (lasts about 15, but much prettier) Confession: I bought a wishing well kit. The outside is already treated (got my hands all covered in whatever it was). The inside, though, they left bare. I have the Thompsons stuff you're referring to. Great idea. I'll use that. It's hot enough outside, here, that it'll dry very quickly. 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
Shell666 0 #25 July 1, 2007 Quote Just bought the 'Lemon-Symphony' flower plant yesterday and plan on planting it today. How big does it get? I was thinking it was going to be a smallish plant. ltdiver Here it is in the pot. The pot is about 12" across. When I first planted it (about a month or so ago) it was two little plants with about 2 or 3 flowers on each of them (and it was about 3" high). According to the little plastic info stick that came with it, they get to be about 12" to 14" high. This one is about 7 or 8" high now. But it's REALLY filled out. It looked very lonely in the pot when I first put it in there. They seem to grow very quickly! Mine's in direct sun most of the day and I water it every day. It seems to be working! Edited to add - in addition to the blooms that are already open, there are about 20 or 25 MORE coming in! It just keeps blooming and blooming! It's VERY pretty!'Shell Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
