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Vegatable growers thread. (Spring is coming)
#2336466 - 02/15/04 02:57 AM (20 years, 1 month ago) |
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I grow a lot of my own vegtables and herbs in my garden, and I suspect some of you do too. well, that time has come around again, to get busy and start to get seeds together for starting. So far I have some sweetcorn, and some red onion sets. This will be my first time growing sweet corn, and as this is a mostly american site, I wonder if anyone can advise me on the best ways to grow sweet corn ? Also any tips on other things to grow would be great. I will be growing tomatoes, potatoes, marrows, french beans, swis chard, lettuce, carrots, and peas mainly. So any other suggestions would be nice, some thing more interessting. Has anyone grown edible mushrooms along side their veg? If so what, and were
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Re: Vegatable growers thread. (Spring is coming) [Re: Loki]
#2336763 - 02/15/04 08:51 AM (20 years, 1 month ago) |
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If you like you should grow some cuccumbers and some watermellon. Peppers would also be neat to grow and watch mature.
I am not so sure about the specs. on sweet corn, but if you do a search on google you should get plenty of info.
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Re: Vegatable growers thread. (Spring is coming) [Re: Loki]
#2337246 - 02/15/04 12:17 PM (20 years, 1 month ago) |
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If you use straw as mulch around your veggies lay it down extra thick. You could plant oyster mushrooms and Stropharia Ragust anulata(SRA). I am going to be growing vegies and herbs as well this year to go along withthe mushroom buisness. Doing it farmer market style this year. We are making up a list of veggies right now. So when we figure it all out I will let you know. As for corn. For the home I would make a planting mound with a good compost and fertilzer. Plant three to four plants per mound. This is the old native american style of growing corn. The Incas and Mayans also grew them this way.
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Re: Vegatable growers thread. (Spring is coming) [Re: Loki]
#2337448 - 02/15/04 01:10 PM (20 years, 1 month ago) |
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i've been trying to grow sugar baby watermelons, the sweetest ones.
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Re: Vegatable growers thread. (Spring is coming) [Re: Loki]
#2338274 - 02/15/04 05:10 PM (20 years, 1 month ago) |
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GreyStreet:: Peppers are a nice idea, so I got two sorts today. I'm unsure about melons, as I don't have a glass house, but when I get one, I'll be sure to try some.
AFungitobewith: Good idea about a deep straw mulch, I'll be trying that, I have some Button spawn to try, as well as plenty of oyster spawn both Pleurotus Pulmonarius and Pleurotus ostreatus, but hadn't thought of trying them on the ground. I'll have to try to source some Stropharia Ragust anulata, as it seems like a good species to use in this situation.
Great tips on the corn growing this is the stuff I'm looking for. As I was always told corn must be grown in large blocks for better cross pollination, but this method is annoying, as it takes up one large area, I like this idea of mounds of 4 or so plants, as i can space these around the garden. So thanks for that.
centrum: Good luck with those, I need a glass house, maybe I'll make a poly tunnel.
Picked up a few seeds today at a garden center, I don't think I have everything yet, but enough to start a plan. I want to find some more interesting tomatoes some Courgettes and something new, What are common north american veg? I only just noticed that Gherkins are a form of marrow, so maybe I'll try those, do they grow in northern north america? as thats closer to my own climate zone.
I already have a lot of herbs in 9cm pots that I over wintered so I'll add those to existing herb containers and my herb border.
Left to right, top to bottom.
Yellow dwarf french beans(Brittle beurre), Marzano tomatoes, more dwarf french beans (borlotto di vigevano), Chillis(Piccante di cayenna) Peas (Canoe).
Parsnips, Sweet corn (jubilee) More chillis (lombardo) Agaricusdry spawn, Salad onions.
Potatoes (nicola), red onion sets, and potatoes (Carlingford)
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Re: Vegatable growers thread. (Spring is coming) [Re: Loki]
#2338931 - 02/15/04 08:49 PM (20 years, 1 month ago) |
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Most vegetables can be cared for like any other flowering plant. Good draining soil with N in veg and P in flower.
Anyone have any experience growing garlic? All I know is that it is sort of a lilly that requires full sun
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Re: Vegatable growers thread. (Spring is coming) [Re: Organic]
#2353536 - 02/19/04 02:46 AM (20 years, 1 month ago) |
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yea take a clove of garlic break it into smaller cloves plant it an inch under ground. Make sure the blunt end is pointing down.
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Re: Vegatable growers thread. (Spring is coming) [Re: ]
#2353764 - 02/19/04 06:28 AM (20 years, 1 month ago) |
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cool, thanks!
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Re: Vegatable growers thread. (Spring is coming) [Re: Organic]
#2367338 - 02/22/04 09:36 AM (20 years, 30 days ago) |
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Garlic needs a feee draining sandy soil, and full sun as well. Its a bit too damp and cold in my climate zone to grow it well.
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Re: Vegatable growers thread. (Spring is coming) [Re: Loki]
#2367959 - 02/22/04 01:06 PM (20 years, 30 days ago) |
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Re: Vegatable growers thread. (Spring is coming) [Re: Loki]
#2373928 - 02/23/04 10:25 PM (20 years, 28 days ago) |
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You should be able to grow garlic just about anywhere. Have you tried planting in the fall an harvesting in the late spring early summer? Sometimes you have to pick it early if its a wet year. Also garlic varieties may take a few years to get used to and be happy with where they are growing.
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Re: Vegatable growers thread. (Spring is coming) [Re: Loki]
#2378503 - 02/26/04 08:05 AM (20 years, 26 days ago) |
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you guys should look into growing potatoes. seed potatoes are extremley cheap, and you get about 10x the weight of seed potatoes in nice fresh ones. i plan on building vertical columns about 6 feet high out of my garden bed that will be for the potatoes to grow in. then when its harvest time i dont have to dig up the entire plot and smash my shovel through potatoes....i can just knock my tower over and pick em out.
other veggies: i reccomend broccoli. it grows very fast and seems to be very resistant to pests (ie. deer, bugs, dogs, kids next door)
and if your gonna do tomatoes. do sweet 100 or sweet millions. its a hybrid cherry tomatoe. i have had plants with about 30 or 40 tomatoes on them before. its like picking grapes!
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Re: Vegatable growers thread. (Spring is coming) [Re: angryjslice]
#2379528 - 02/26/04 12:18 PM (20 years, 26 days ago) |
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potatoes does miracles to the soil. i have potatoes here and there among herbs and vegatables. very easy plant, just stick a potatoe in the ground and it grows up
whats new this spring would be squash. estragon and wild strawberry, there is prolly gonna be more havent gotten that far yet. from before i grow well alot of things, too many to list here, i would also like to start up with some fruits something i have been thinkin about for a few years now.
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Re: Vegatable growers thread. (Spring is coming) [Re: shriek]
#2381664 - 02/27/04 12:27 AM (20 years, 25 days ago) |
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Diatomaceous Earth is great for insect control
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Re: Vegatable growers thread. (Spring is coming) [Re: angryjslice]
#2381821 - 02/27/04 01:19 AM (20 years, 25 days ago) |
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Yes, I have two sorts of potaotoe for this year, they make a great ground breaker crop i.e if you have a new bed, there one of the best first plants to use. as they condition the soil weel for future crops. I shall be making a new bed today, ready for potaotes, or i had paned too, its just started snowing
Shriek, I got a packet of squash seeds yesterday, so they'll be something new to me this years as well.
i balme Glowing 11, as she is always talking about butter squash soup
Diatomaceous Earth is good for keeping slugs and snails at bay for sure, but it doesnt beat chickens at pest controll
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Re: Vegatable growers thread. (Spring is coming) [Re: Loki]
#2382153 - 02/27/04 06:30 AM (20 years, 25 days ago) |
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Wow you guys rule Ive just planted a huge veg. garden we bought our seedlings in punnets and planted a heap of seeds. We got eggplant, broccoli, pak choey, entsai, asparagus, beetroot, cauliflour, celpar,capsicum, parsley, fennel,silverbeet, lettus, cucumber,clilli ,chives, carrots corriander, peas, globe/jerusalem artichoke, rock melon, water mellon, tobbacco , morning glory , san pedro,thai bazil, oregano, lemon grass,thyme, mint, dill & mabe more.
Sounds great? Well we just started a week ago buying seedlings planting seeds setting up automatic reticulation getting a trailer load of chook shit ect.. so its in the early stages its not a commercial garden just a little of everything and any xtra veggies may go to friends/family. I think Ill take some photos and mabe start my own grow log if you guys are interested.
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Re: Vegatable growers thread. (Spring is coming) [Re: trev]
#2382184 - 02/27/04 06:49 AM (20 years, 25 days ago) |
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Def interessted feel free to fill up this thread with pics too
In fact youve prompted me to go dig my newist bed
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Re: Vegatable growers thread. (Spring is coming) [Re: Loki]
#2384663 - 02/27/04 06:57 PM (20 years, 24 days ago) |
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I will be growing blue potatos and green corn this year. As wellas all the esentials. I am also planing on doing the farmer market thing as well. Not only will there be vegies but mushies to. Cant waite to be able to see the dirt. its on its way.
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Re: Vegatable growers thread. (Spring is coming) [Re: ]
#2388060 - 02/29/04 01:37 AM (20 years, 23 days ago) |
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Ok, Dont expect 2 much its all early dayz (about 2 weeks) First we have some seedlings all sorts the developed ones on the right are morning glory of some sort. Amongst watermelon and other veg are not yet large enough to see tobacco I dont smoke it but Interesting to grow. Now Eggplant ,lettus, capsicum & one asparagus sorry b`out the Image quality. Another shithouse shot for ya but it shows the Irrigation its just one 13mm pipe up the middle but I need to have 2 pipes running up the sides to get enough water on all the plants. Notice not much mulch you dont allways need it but its great to attract worms and save water but we have a automatic pump set up to a creek down the bottom of the property so when I get the other pipe set up she`ll be a` ok. Ill get some better Images when its all a bit more mature. I say anybody who is interested just read a little about the seasons and how to grow shit then get off ya computer chair and do it it`s too easy!
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Re: Vegatable growers thread. (Spring is coming) [Re: trev]
#2388314 - 02/29/04 05:20 AM (20 years, 23 days ago) |
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Nice I just spent the morning digging over a new bed for potatoes, so all my beds are ready now. Just need the weather to warm up a little, and I'll start planting seeds.
i'm going to earth up my potatoes this year, as it makes a huge difference to the amount you crop.
Earthing up is planting the potatoes in trenches, and as the green growth comes up, you earth up the sides of the shoot, burrying it more and more as it grows.
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Re: Vegatable growers thread. (Spring is coming) [Re: Loki]
#2388437 - 02/29/04 08:16 AM (20 years, 23 days ago) |
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Yeah tryed using tyres like one on the other??
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Re: Vegatable growers thread. (Spring is coming) [Re: trev]
#2388645 - 02/29/04 10:36 AM (20 years, 23 days ago) |
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I havent, but I've seen it done. I might try some in containers actually, as I have some large plastic pots let over from tree plantings.
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Re: Vegatable growers thread. (Spring is coming) [Re: Loki]
#2438159 - 03/16/04 05:29 AM (20 years, 7 days ago) |
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Well, dug over my potatoe bed and planted 5 in each row, in trenches. the idea is that you earth up the stems as they grow. Being as how potatoes are a stem tubber, the more stem burried the better. The trenches should be ridges by the time they are ready to crop. normally, I would spray off a bed of grass and weeds, but this time I just dug it over and dug in some compost. Trying to use less chemicals.
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Re: Vegatable growers thread. (Spring is coming) [Re: Loki]
#2442399 - 03/17/04 07:44 AM (20 years, 6 days ago) |
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Last year peppers. They're great because you can pickle them all together. I have a habanero, pepperocini, thai pepper vinegar which will make you suck air through your asshole. Most vegetables perish fast.
This year, chamomile, strawberry guavas, Kona coffee, fennel, basil, tulsi. I need to get more peppers. I might grow potatoes since many of you mention it. How long do they take to harvest?
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Re: Vegatable growers thread. (Spring is coming) [Re: Loki]
#2475750 - 03/26/04 02:46 AM (19 years, 11 months ago) |
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Here's an idea/question regarding earthing up the potatos. Forgive me if its ignorant. If the object is to cover a lot of the stem with earth, couldn't vertical pvc pipes be utilized? Maybe 4" in diameter, filled with earth.
This is a great thread, I don't have much garden space or experience yet, but this thread inspires me. Thanks everyone.
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Re: Vegatable growers thread. (Spring is coming) [Re: Loki]
#2476095 - 03/26/04 08:32 AM (19 years, 11 months ago) |
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The chilli and pepper plantlets are already growing indoors:
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Re: Vegatable growers thread. (Spring is coming) [Re: psyphon]
#2480656 - 03/29/04 04:20 PM (19 years, 11 months ago) |
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That maybe a little tight for potatoes as there a pretty big plant. One way, as mentioned (maybe ib this thread) is to use old car tyres, and every time the stems grow up, you add another tyre and fill it with soil. On wards and upwards.
I have seen carrots and parsnips grown in 4" pipes. So people grow show veg in them, as you can get a really long carrot in a pipe
Anno, you're ahead of me. I sowed my chilli's and your tomatoes 2 days ago indoors. Thanks fo the extras
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Re: Vegatable growers thread. (Spring is coming) [Re: Loki]
#2481021 - 03/29/04 06:06 PM (19 years, 11 months ago) |
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you should give artichoke a go this year.
nothing beats garden-fresh artichokes.
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Re: Vegatable growers thread. (Spring is coming) [Re: Loki]
#2482564 - 03/30/04 01:30 AM (19 years, 11 months ago) |
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Thanks, that was a great answer to my question
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Re: Vegetable growers thread. (Spring is coming) [Re: Loki]
#2503123 - 04/01/04 09:56 AM (19 years, 11 months ago) |
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My tomato seedlings are already growing, I have 25 different sorts this year.
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Re: Vegetable growers thread. (Spring is coming) [Re: Anno]
#2505445 - 04/01/04 11:37 AM (19 years, 11 months ago) |
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ok so this weekend I am putting in my 200 dollar order. Also planting what I have saterday. Time to pull out the seed mat and flouresents.
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Re: Vegetable growers thread. (Spring is coming) [Re: Anno]
#2505453 - 04/01/04 11:40 AM (19 years, 11 months ago) |
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25 ?? wow you must have more space than me. Do you have a glass house or polly tunnel? mine are just sprouting, and I planted 4 rows of French beans outdoors.
So far I have planted
Outdoors: Red onion sets Potatoes French beans and jeruserlum artichoke.
Indoors: All the tomatoes you sent + one more strain Peppers, red and green Sweet peas and courgettes, if anyone has space for these, i highly recommend them, they crop all summer long. great plant for home growing. I'm growing a yellow variety this year, and the more normal green.
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Re: Vegetable growers thread. (Spring is coming) [Re: Loki]
#2517900 - 04/02/04 02:52 AM (19 years, 11 months ago) |
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>25 ??
I plant around 40 plants out in my parents' garden. I also give many plants away to my friends.
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Re: Vegatable growers thread. (Spring is coming) [Re: Loki]
#2522844 - 04/03/04 07:42 PM (19 years, 11 months ago) |
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loki if you seed plant some lemon grass by one of your tomato plants it will give it a nice taste, something you should try. =D
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Re: Vegatable growers thread. (Spring is coming) [Re: runnerup]
#2526636 - 04/05/04 04:38 AM (19 years, 11 months ago) |
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Ah, nice tip thanks. I have some, so I will
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Re: Vegetable growers thread. (Spring is coming) [Re: Loki]
#2545898 - 04/10/04 02:46 AM (19 years, 11 months ago) |
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Transplanted the tomato seedlings to individual pots yesterday. Here is a part of them in a small greenhouse where they will stay for another month, before getting transplanted partially to the garden and partially in big pots.
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Re: Vegetable growers thread. (Spring is coming) [Re: Anno]
#2546381 - 04/10/04 10:29 AM (19 years, 11 months ago) |
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Looking good. Do you transplant at one true leaf? All the seeds you sent have germinated well Not ready for transplant yet, but coming along well As are the courgettes and sweetpeas.
thanks again for those
Outdoors, no signs yet from the planted potatos french beans or peas. but anyday now I expect to see seedlings.
Next I think I'll start my sweetcorn, indoors.
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Re: Vegetable growers thread. (Spring is coming) [Re: Loki]
#2546383 - 04/10/04 10:30 AM (19 years, 11 months ago) |
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P.s good to see you also make your own plant tags from empty plastic containers
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Re: Vegetable growers thread. (Spring is coming) [Re: Loki]
#2546657 - 04/10/04 12:16 PM (19 years, 11 months ago) |
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>Do you transplant at one true leaf? Yes. This was a little less than 3 weeks after setting the seeds. Your seedlings look like they have very thin and long stems, you should try to give them more light and lower the temperature to around 18?C if possible.
>good to see you also make your own plant tags from >empty plastic containers
He he, yes, I like it, this is useful recycling.
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Re: Vegetable growers thread. (Spring is coming) [Re: Anno]
#2547727 - 04/11/04 12:01 AM (19 years, 11 months ago) |
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Yes agreed they could use more light, but windowsill space is at a premium in my house Maybe I'll set up a floro for them, but for now, they will have to make do with the little sunlight they get.
Maybe this will be the summer I finnaly put together my green house
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Re: Vegetable growers thread. (Spring is coming) [Re: Loki]
#2548306 - 04/11/04 07:46 AM (19 years, 11 months ago) |
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wow just found this thread waterbug and i will post some pics of our little raised bed after we get some more stuff planted
we are going to do tomatoes, squash, onions, eggplant, and some potatoes also a bunch of herbs and spices like rose mary, chives, need to get some garlic going, sage
because we live in the middle of the city we are very limited on how much space we have outside or we would have tons more vegetables going
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Re: Vegetable growers thread. (Spring is coming) [Re: MESCALATO]
#2551648 - 04/12/04 02:19 PM (19 years, 11 months ago) |
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Nice
You can grow some thing with little space for sure, I did before I had all the space I have now.
Nothing taste better than something you grew yourself imho.
What are eggplants? I know I could do a google search, but I'd like to hear it from an american
As I still havent posted your second package Do you see any seed youed like to try on my list? As I could add those as well ?
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Re: Vegetable growers thread. (Spring is coming) [Re: Loki]
#2563702 - 04/15/04 01:07 PM (19 years, 11 months ago) |
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eggplants are strange im not to sure on how to describe it they produce a large purple fruit the only thing that i can think of that it is used in is eggplant parmisian (basicly its eggplant breaded and fried then covered in marinara sauce and cheese) tatse similar to yellow squash, i think it is a member of the nightshade family not to sure.
umm....whats up on those artichoke seeds? hehe
this stupid alabama weather has prevented us from getting much started we went from 38 F with ice and rain (3 days ago) to 78 F and sunny today so planting should begin this weekend
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Re: Vegetable growers thread. (Spring is coming) [Re: Loki]
#2566760 - 04/16/04 06:26 AM (19 years, 11 months ago) |
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Eggplants are aubergine, surely you have those?
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Re: Vegetable growers thread. (Spring is coming) [Re: zeta]
#2566797 - 04/16/04 06:49 AM (19 years, 11 months ago) |
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You can by aubergine here sure, but If never seen it grown here. Maybe its a glass house crop?
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Re: Vegetable growers thread. (Spring is coming) [Re: Loki]
#2567584 - 04/16/04 11:45 AM (19 years, 11 months ago) |
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Well, the onion sets have started The courgettes are in the ground The first potato shoots have sprouted from the soil The tomato seeds have been potted up And some lions mane is fruiting on a birch log in the boarder So all in all things are under way. No sign of life from the french beans, nore the peas I've planted, but i expect to see them break the soil sureface some time in the next week. Chilli seeds are sprouted, but not ready to pot on yet.
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Re: Vegetable growers thread. (Spring is coming) [Re: Loki]
#2570406 - 04/17/04 07:02 AM (19 years, 10 months ago) |
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nice job loki, waterbug and i are going to spend most of today planting. wish we had some eggplant seeds to send you but we didn't start them from seeds because my mother gave us stater plants, we will deffinately have seeds after they fruit.
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Re: Vegetable growers thread. (Spring is coming) [Re: MESCALATO]
#2573607 - 04/18/04 10:52 AM (19 years, 10 months ago) |
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Today I planted Outdoors: Parsnips and radishes Indoors : Butter squash, sweetcorn and green courgettes.
So, thats all my seed in now, and its a great rainy spring, with the odd nice sunny day. So looking forward to summer and autums rewards
Normally there are a few seeds i forget to plant untill too late, but I thinkl this year, i have it all covered
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Re: Vegetable growers thread. (Spring is coming) [Re: Loki]
#2640910 - 05/05/04 09:16 AM (19 years, 10 months ago) |
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Today I put my tomatoes outdoors, and set up a watering system and an anti dog fench
The spuds (potatos) are comingalong well, and have been earthed up once already.
And amoung my oinion sets, a nice site to see, some self seeded poppy plants
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Re: Vegetable growers thread. (Spring is coming) [Re: Loki]
#2798033 - 06/16/04 05:28 AM (19 years, 9 months ago) |
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Tomatos are doing well, first fruits are forming
And everything else is shooting up.
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Re: Vegetable growers thread. (Spring is coming) [Re: Loki]
#2808471 - 06/19/04 08:53 AM (19 years, 8 months ago) |
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Here also, although the weather is terrible for summer, rain nearly every day.
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Re: Vegetable growers thread. (Spring is coming) [Re: Anno]
#2809366 - 06/19/04 06:05 PM (19 years, 8 months ago) |
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They look great Are those capsicums or chili peppers?
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Re: Vegetable growers thread. (Spring is coming) [Re: zeta]
#2810505 - 06/20/04 03:56 AM (19 years, 8 months ago) |
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Chillies, 5 or 6 varieties.
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Re: Vegetable growers thread. (Spring is coming) [Re: Anno]
#2857762 - 07/05/04 01:01 AM (19 years, 8 months ago) |
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Your chillis are way ahead of mine, but i croped my first cougettes this weekend, and some tomatoes are turning red :-) Also time to dig up the potatoes and think of what to plant into there bed, any ideas of a late crop? maybe a fast crop like salad even.
P.s how did those jerusalem artichokes get on?
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Re: Vegetable growers thread. (Spring is coming) [Re: Loki]
#2885126 - 07/13/04 07:01 AM (19 years, 8 months ago) |
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todays produce is a few pints of peas, some Yellow courgettes and a few eggs :-)
The wife had some help shelling the peas :-)
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Re: Vegetable growers thread. (Spring is coming) [Re: Loki]
#2889272 - 07/14/04 11:26 AM (19 years, 8 months ago) |
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Down on our farm we picked some 80 pounds of bush beans. The acre of corn is nipple high with some prepubesent corns on em. The cucumbers have flowers. So does some of the other varieties of beans. Melons are still small. Not hot enough yet for em to realy sprawl out. Basil, dill, fennel all are about 8 to 12 inches thus far. Chickens that we started out as chicks are lookin plump and delicius. No pictures cuz I am a lazy bum so yall just need to use ur imagination and believe in the sheik.
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Re: Vegetable growers thread. (Spring is coming) [Re: Anno]
#2905607 - 07/19/04 02:13 PM (19 years, 7 months ago) |
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>P.s how did those jerusalem artichokes get on? They are growing very well, I think they like it where they are. In the spice pot you see in my last post some very "spicy" shrooms popped up
Edited by Anno (07/19/04 02:16 PM)
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Re: Vegetable growers thread. (Spring is coming) [Re: Anno]
#2905693 - 07/19/04 02:44 PM (19 years, 7 months ago) |
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lol outdoor cubensis in Austria ? Dam
Cropped my first tomatoes today, and digging up the potatoes tomorrow. Getting plenty of courgettes now, they really are a must grow plant for any home grower, constantly fruiting all summer long.
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Re: Vegetable growers thread. (Spring is coming) [Re: Loki]
#2907587 - 07/20/04 04:41 AM (19 years, 7 months ago) |
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Some more pictures of the shrooms:
Hot chilli peppers
Fresno
Santa Fee
As
Habanero
Unknown chilli, i picked a pod at last year's Oktoberfest in Munich
And some tomatoes:
Robin F1
Hoffman's Rentita
Budai Thorpe in front (3 plants) and Hoffman's Rentita
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Re: Vegetable growers thread. (Spring is coming) [Re: Loki]
#2909924 - 07/20/04 07:39 PM (19 years, 7 months ago) |
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Hmm my garden was put together last minute this year, but it seems to be going well. All your veggies seem to be progressing much better then mine, my tomatoes havn't even started producing yet hah.
A big patch of mint, some garlic, and a three year peach tree (off to the side):
Beans, one of the few things that are doing great this year:
Hmm, thats all for now upload limit met. Ill post the tomatoes, cucumbers, and other veggies tomorow. Pretty basic garden but its quite an enjoyable hobby. Just wish I didn't live in central toronto with such little garden space hah.
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Re: Vegetable growers thread. (Spring is coming) [Re: EnlightenedFreak]
#2960179 - 08/03/04 12:55 PM (19 years, 7 months ago) |
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Looking good, I havent grow many beans this year, just some french beans, and there a lot smaller.
Heres todays update :-)
some french beans
A few yellow courgettes, great croppers, all summer long.
Yay, spuds at last :-)
some yopung sweet corn :-)
And a few tomatoes :-)
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