I am no stranger to planting things, but I've never done a garden by myself --- my dad would always help me as a kid, so I'm excited to try it this year. I'm growing squash, cucumber, and some medicinal herbs.
I've done it casually off and on for years. I started back again about 5-6 years ago. I started a very small garden in the ground, and more and more often I'm growing in containers.
Currently in the ground I have cherry tomatoes, regular tomatoes, green beans, and zucchini. There was supposed to be more, but I start from seed and this year's seeds didn't produce enough to do everything I wanted.
In containers I have cherry tomatoes, green peppers, hot peppers and radishes. I use regular pots, but also the big buckets for drywall compound. I can get an almost unlimited supply of those. I also use the large size #10 cans and the large coffee containers for radishes and petite carrots. They are plenty big enough for small root crops and some herbs.
I really wanted to start horseradish this year but the stores run out fast. I've been wanting to start strawberries for a few years now but haven't done it yet because they need well drained soil and my soil is clay. I need to prepare an area with a bunch of sand and compost. They spread quickly, so 1-2 plants turn into a bunch of plants in just 1-2 years.
I actually like gardening. lol My mom always did tons of gardening when I was at home and I finally got into it when I was in my late 20s. Sadly, due to a lack of space and direct sunlight I have a fairly modest gardening area, but I grow different kinds of flowers and hostas, and I also grow tomatoes (in large pots), kale and different herbs. Again, I wish I had more space to grow stuff because I would have a huge garden to grow all kinds of veggies and fruits, as well as tons of native flowers for pollinating insects and birds. It's my lifelong dream to do homesteading, so hopefully one day! 😊
YES!!! I absolutely love gardening! We have grown many different things, potatoes, tomatoes, Bell peppers, jalapenos, okra, squash, cucumbers, watermelon, cantaloupe, lettuce, and strawberries!
They're so much fun to grow, very tasty to eat too! Nothing really beats a homemade fresh garden salad, it's tasty and very nutritious. :)
I kind of wish more people were into gardening, growing your own crop is something very special. :)
I finally have the space and location for it, so yes!
I've started growing strawberries, herbs, lettuce, kale, squash, tomatoes, and flowers (for them pollinators).
It's going well and I've really been enjoying it.
I should get my first harvest of tomatoes soon, and I've already harvest herbs for garden fresh teas.
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My family are really good at it. I am the bad one and used to run away from farm work.
I think I know how I just don’t want to.
my hubby grows a garden of peppers, sweet snaps, salad greens, pumpkins, watermelon, fig tree, kale, basil, tomatoes, etc… we use a lot of our garden veggies over the summer. but we will be gone for over a month… so we won’t know what the garden conditions would be when we come home.
The UK is very much a nation of gardeners.
i go through fits and starts with gardening but do like how it is over the seasons,
I have a veggie plot, a bit of a summer meadow area.
then an area of various plants which are low maintenance lol.
i did a lot of gardening with my previous house and a lot of cultivation early on to get everything just right.
next big garden project is to set up a mid layer decking area and replace the summer house.
I have several species of peppers, onions, tomatoes, raspberries (which just started producing, finally) blueberries and beans growing at the moment.
Yes- it's actually something I've been looking into for a while, and with rising food prices, it's a better idea than ever. We spend WAY too much excellent cropland growing a European weed that can't survive here without extra water (at a time when much of the country is plagued by DROUGHT, no less!) for no reason other than conspicuous consumption.
Meanwhile, you can eat every last part of a dandelion...
My wife and I garden. We have 16 fruit trees, seven of which are citrus. We grow herbs, veggies and strawberries in raised beds and containers, and blackberries climbing up our deer fence. We grow many from (organic) seed.
It's a lot of work, but fresh fruit and veggies taste wonderful and they aren't treated with poisons. You know where they came from.
It's more important than ever these days to invest in food security.
Yes, I built a squarefoot garden that consistedof two separate boxes. They sere about six by three or four feet each. So not quite square but that's ok.
I grew tomatoes, watermelons, herbs, peppers, okras, strawberries. All sorts of foods. I also had marigolds and asters for pest repellent and pollinator attraction.
I miss my garden since I moved countries. I am am mores ettled now so I will likely get some planters going soon.
I wouldn't mind growing some herbs so I wouldn't waste money buying the essentials every other day but that would mean having a small garden in the corner so it doesn't disturb anyone. I've seen people in the past have indoor gardens, they can look and grow pretty well if you know what you're doing.
Yep love gardening! I like growing lots of different plants. Right now have zucchini, tomatoes, pumpkin, watermelon, bell peppers, jalapeños, carolina reapers, green beans, onions, and lots of herbs too
Yes every summer I help my mom and sister in the garden
I quite like getting a bit muddy pulling up the weeds digging
Over the borders and planting new plants for the summer
I have a garden now. I have gotten potatoes, squash, eggplant, tomatoes, watermelon, and hot peppers from it.
I feel like that might be something I would do down the line since it's a useful skill to have and all.
My mom back at home gardens, she likes doing it and it makes me happy to see her enjoy doing it.
I have lot of fruit trees in my garden, but I hire a professional to trim and to spray them. I maintain tomatoes, beans, strawberries, gooseberries and grapes.
I love it but would have killed off a small rain forest if I didn't have a small mountain of books on the subject. I have so may potted plants I think I need to get an automatic watering system.
I'm doing a bit of gardening this season. The three sisters, corn, beans and squash.
I'm doing it to teach my kids where food comes from and how to provide it for themselves if needed.
I have a garden this year. The bunnies seem to like it.
i imagine myself wearinh farmer's clothes meaning long sleeve and long pants and a big hat plus sunblock so the preparation is a lot. so maybe someday if i have time
nah, too time consuming and tending to keep them surviving and thriving and I can barely do that for myself at times. Id rather just get a cat.
I have corm, peppers, cherry, grape and slicing tomato's, peas, beans, cucumbers, One grape vine and an orange, apple peach, keykime, and lemon each.
Absolutely! Right I just have a couple plum trees. In the future I want to grow some mushrooms and cacti too.
Yes, I grow edible crops in my backyard. It is a fun pastime.
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