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decides2dream · June 2011

snow_board_rider · June 2011

I love the landscaping and your use of space. I'm getting ideas and can see my wallet getting thinner. Did you use weed blocking fabric under the rocks?

stuckinline · June 2011

decidestodream, beautiful garden/yard!!!

Your hosta is huge!

A few pics from my plot in our community garden. We got a late start due to cool weather and rain. :(

A diseased tomato plant:

Zucchini:

Claireack · June 2011

Well seemed to spend all afternoon weeding the allotment, but did eat some strawberries whilst there and brought home lettuce and chives to have with our tea. Not a bad way to spend an afternoon

decides2dream · June 2011

snow_board_rider wrote:

I love the landscaping and your use of space. I'm getting ideas and can see my wallet getting thinner. Did you use weed blocking fabric under the rocks?

Thanks!
Your garden looks awesome!

And absolutely on the wee block. Cheap enough and well worth it. You'll still get weeds in time because dirt will settle on top, but it will cut down on the amount enormously. We originally went with gravel just for our dining area when wefirst bought our house because the previous owners patio consisted of uneven pavers. I am actually glad tho, easy to remove and NO concrete anywhere in our yard. So we were young and broke, gravel seemed the cheapest option. We've expanded our gravel space about 7 different times now. It's just so easy, cheap and more environmental than any other hardscaping you can choose, and so versatile when you want to change. It's back breaking work, but worth it IMO. We love it, especially the crunch while you walk on it.

decides2dream · June 2011

cmon, we're at the height of growing season, show off your produce and flowers!

my veggie garden is really kicking in, got a few of everything started...little baby peppers, eggplant, cucumber, tomatoes, zucchini, yellow squash....here they are, the firsts of the season!

decides2dream · July 2011

where are all the posts/pics?!
:twisted: :evil: :twisted:

more fresh veggies in the making and flowers blooming:

decides2dream · July 2011

still waiting for pics/posts..... :twisted:

anyhoo, fresh picked from the garden:

i LOVE fresh flowers in the house, but i don't like yo buy em. so i love when i am able to pick them from my own gardn. currently have bouquets in my dining room, living room mantle, and bathroom. seeing em just makes me happy.

the black eyed susans are *just* starting to bloom as well, so i see fresh blooms in the house on the horizon for awhile!

also, just picked 2 perfect cucumbers, 1 zucchini and 1 yellow squash! hubby made thai cucumber salad...and i see some veggie skewers in our future this weekend!

how's everybody's gardens?!

Claireack · July 2011

Well the allotment is doing pretty well - we brought home lettuce, chives, peas, potatos and mint. Had the lettuce, chives and peas in a salad and will cook and have the potatos with a bit of mint tomorrow. How I love growing my own food!

decides2dream · July 2011

Claireack wrote:

Well the allotment is doing pretty well - we brought home lettuce, chives, peas, potatos and mint. Had the lettuce, chives and peas in a salad and will cook and have the potatos with a bit of mint tomorrow. How I love growing my own food!

nice!

our cucumber plants are going WILD! :shock:
we've got about 10 going on right now, and already picked 3 over the weekend.
picked 2 yellow squash and zucchini....and our first eggplant looks to be ready soon.
lots of peppers getting going as well.

dinner last night:

fresh yellow squash, zucchini and cilantro from our garden.
delicious!

JzP · July 2011

decides2dream wrote:

our cucumber plants are going WILD! :shock:
we've got about 10 going on right now, and already picked 3 over the weekend.
picked 2 yellow squash and zucchini....and our first eggplant looks to be ready soon.
lots of peppers getting going as well.

dinner last night:

fresh yellow squash, zucchini and cilantro from our garden.
delicious!

That looks great. You guys are lucky, it's prime growing season up here so just broccoli, asparagus and salad green to eat so far. Garlic is almost ready for harvest

Cradles Broken Glass · July 2011

I want in on a gardening thread. This is my first year to try a full-scale garden. I had a delicious salad made with the lettuce I grew for dinner tonight. It is very fulfilling to be able to eat something I grew and I know it is healthy.

Lizardjam · July 2011

I'd like to get in on it too. I have a patio garden though.....no dirt ground yet....I took a picture before I moved the wood.....So far so good with the chilis, tomatoes...but no grapes yet and the last lemon and lime tree...I killed... :(

Here's a link because it says it's too big to embed.

http://i1108.photobucket.com/albums/h40 ... -19001.jpg

decides2dream · July 2011

Lizardjam wrote:

I'd like to get in on it too. I have a patio garden though.....no dirt ground yet....I took a picture before I moved the wood.....So far so good with the chilis, tomatoes...but no grapes yet and the last lemon and lime tree...I killed... :(

Here's a link because it says it's too big to embed.

http://i1108.photobucket.com/albums/h40 ... -19001.jpg

i see some tomatoes!
lookin' good!
nothing wrong with a patio garden, stuff still grows!

going to have the skewers again for dinner tonight....yummm.
tonight tho, we'll add in our fresh eggplant.

Lizardjam · July 2011

decides2dream wrote:

Lizardjam wrote:

I'd like to get in on it too. I have a patio garden though.....no dirt ground yet....I took a picture before I moved the wood.....So far so good with the chilis, tomatoes...but no grapes yet and the last lemon and lime tree...I killed... :(

Here's a link because it says it's too big to embed.

http://i1108.photobucket.com/albums/h40 ... -19001.jpg

i see some tomatoes!
lookin' good!
nothing wrong with a patio garden, stuff still grows!

going to have the skewers again for dinner tonight....yummm.
tonight tho, we'll add in our fresh eggplant.

Is eggplant hard to grow? I've seen those in pots too, just wasn't sure such a big veg would work that way?

decides2dream · July 2011

Lizardjam wrote:

Is eggplant hard to grow? I've seen those in pots too, just wasn't sure such a big veg would work that way?

Easy as sin.

If you notice in my pics above, we grow our eggplant and all our peppers in pots.
With the eggplant just be sure to not allow the plant to dry out.
We've grown a great variety of eggplant over the years...the traditional, white and Japanese. The japanese is what we grown most often and what we grew this year.

Lizardjam · July 2011

decides2dream wrote:

Lizardjam wrote:

Is eggplant hard to grow? I've seen those in pots too, just wasn't sure such a big veg would work that way?

Easy as sin.
If you notice in my pics above, we grow our eggplant and all our peppers in pots.
With the eggplant just be sure to not allow the plant to dry out.
We've grown a great variety of eggplant over the years...the traditional, white and Japanese. The japanese is what we grown most often and what we grew this year.

Which taste the best? Is the same true for the tomato? Don't let it dry out? I'm so afraid to overwater now I don't want to kill it all by not watering enough!

stuckinline · July 2011

nice!

our cucumber plants are going WILD! :shock:
we've got about 10 going on right now, and already picked 3 over the weekend.
picked 2 yellow squash and zucchini....and our first eggplant looks to be ready soon.
lots of peppers getting going as well.

dinner last night:

fresh yellow squash, zucchini and cilantro from our garden.
delicious!

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decides2dream, dinner last night looks delicious! What time should we all be over for dinner tonight?

I don't have any pics of my garden, but I've picked and eaten several zucchini.

decides2dream · July 2011

Idk really what tastes best, they all taste like eggplant. :P
For us, it's more about shape. We find the Japanese, which are longer and narrower, just more convenient for what we like to make with em, skewers! If you like to eat eggplant Parma, the traditional eggplant is the way to go, whatever the color.

And, I am not saying to drown them in water, haha, just don't let the soil get too dry. Container gardening is eat, especially for controlling pests and moving around to follow the sun if needed...but the biggest con is watching watering. Definitely more prone to drying out.

Stuck inline, thanks! They are delicious! I'll let hubby know to make a few extra.

Lizardjam wrote:

decides2dream wrote:

Lizardjam wrote:

Is eggplant hard to grow? I've seen those in pots too, just wasn't sure such a big veg would work that way?

Easy as sin.
If you notice in my pics above, we grow our eggplant and all our peppers in pots.
With the eggplant just be sure to not allow the plant to dry out.
We've grown a great variety of eggplant over the years...the traditional, white and Japanese. The japanese is what we grown most often and what we grew this year.

Which taste the best? Is the same true for the tomato? Don't let it dry out? I'm so afraid to overwater now I don't want to kill it all by not watering enough!

PJaddicted · July 2011

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