I have a raised bed that I plant more to watch grow than anything. My neighbor likes tomatos and I like peppers so that makes up most of the small garden but I also mix in a squash and cucumber here and there. Tried the upside down tomatos last year and will not make that mistake again. Anyone else plant a vegetable garden. If so lets hear some of your secrets.
Anyone else plant a vegetable garden?
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I put a small one in every year. Usually about 6 tomatos, 4 hills of cukes and scallions, 6 rows of beans some radishes etc.
Cutting back this year and just doing 4 tomatos a few cukes and onions.
I do have about 100 garlic plants that are about 6 inches high right now. I planted them last Oct.
Cutting back this year and just doing 4 tomatos a few cukes and onions.
I do have about 100 garlic plants that are about 6 inches high right now. I planted them last Oct.
We have two tomato plants, some squash and cucumbers, melons, cilantro and jalapeno's. The cilantro has seeded itself for the last two summers.
Just finished tilling, adding cow poo and planted 2 tomatoes so far. 3 more beef steak plants and 4 cherry tom plants as well this week, 2 bell peppers and 1 cuc.
Also gonna try jalepenos.
Rosemary and sweet basil are the easy ones.
Mowed 2 yards as well.
I'm beat!
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Also gonna try jalepenos.
Rosemary and sweet basil are the easy ones.
Mowed 2 yards as well.
I'm beat!
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Love them, but a couple of plants go a long way. Dont waste your time putting in more than a couple if it is just for you. I am doing cherry tomatos for the first time this year, how many fruit do each plant produce?
Here in the Garden State. I plant Cherry Grape and Beefsteak tomato. Grow more than I can give away. In Nj there is nothing better than jersey tomatoes. I shit you not. I also grow Lots of different peppers, cukes, watermelon and cantaloupe.
two cherry tomato plants is PLENTY. They take over.
Nothing like a jersey tomato on a blt or club.
Pork roll or taylor ham, with melted swiss and Jersey tomato is a personal favorite.
Morris thats a lot of fucking garlic buddy
two cherry tomato plants is PLENTY. They take over.
Nothing like a jersey tomato on a blt or club.
Pork roll or taylor ham, with melted swiss and Jersey tomato is a personal favorite.
Morris thats a lot of fucking garlic buddy
I wouldn't use hardwood bark to mulch. That won't decompose enough for next year.
Use lawn clippings and start your own mulch pile.
I'm the only one who eats the jalapenos so you think one plant is enough? That's good to hear as I was wondering.
Like Clem said, those cherry tomato plants go ape-shit once they get started. They are perfect with salads. This salad is so easy.....cherry tomatoes cut in 1/2, cucs 1/4ed, shredded cheddar cheese and chopped bell pepper. Add the Ranch dressing(bacon flavored rocks). Yummy!!!!!
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You guys are way ahead of me I won't every put anything in the ground till June 1st! Too cold here.
Everything I have read is that the hardwood bark wasnt acidic and would help the soil when it decomposes for plants liking "sweet" soil like matars and peppers:shrug: But that is just minimal reading as I havent ever mulched. I did see the grass clippings and hay as well.
You might do 2-3 according to your soil, but you put one of those things in good soil and you cant eat them fast enough.
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This question is right up my alley. I have my own garden and work with a couple of community gardens.
I am growing several varities of peppers -, bell, sweet banana, jalapeno and a few others. Cucumbers, tomatoes, eggplant, zucchini, basil and corn are all planted. Zucchini's great, you get tons of it and it grows easily from seed.
The key to growing vegetables is soil and organic matter. Compost is key to gardening, it replenishes the soil with necessary nutrients. We also use fish emulsion. Stinks to hell, but is very good and is organic. Make your own compost pile, turn it weekly. Alternate leaves/grass, water and watch it decompose. Of course, down here it does so much more quickly due to the temps.
Keep weeds out, they sap nutrients. It cannot be stressed enough, you must amend your soil or your veggies won't grow as well as they could. We have crappy soil down here in Texas, it's clay where I am - tends to get like concrete if not amended and turned constantly.
Tomatoes - it's good to snip off the lower few branches when you plant them. Give more nutrients to upper areas. Plant them deeply, down to first branch.
Peppers - don't strangle them. Unlike tomatoes, they don't like the turtleneck effect of compost right up against their stems. Plant them and pat the soil down.
Happy growing!
I am growing several varities of peppers -, bell, sweet banana, jalapeno and a few others. Cucumbers, tomatoes, eggplant, zucchini, basil and corn are all planted. Zucchini's great, you get tons of it and it grows easily from seed.
The key to growing vegetables is soil and organic matter. Compost is key to gardening, it replenishes the soil with necessary nutrients. We also use fish emulsion. Stinks to hell, but is very good and is organic. Make your own compost pile, turn it weekly. Alternate leaves/grass, water and watch it decompose. Of course, down here it does so much more quickly due to the temps.
Keep weeds out, they sap nutrients. It cannot be stressed enough, you must amend your soil or your veggies won't grow as well as they could. We have crappy soil down here in Texas, it's clay where I am - tends to get like concrete if not amended and turned constantly.
Tomatoes - it's good to snip off the lower few branches when you plant them. Give more nutrients to upper areas. Plant them deeply, down to first branch.
Peppers - don't strangle them. Unlike tomatoes, they don't like the turtleneck effect of compost right up against their stems. Plant them and pat the soil down.
Happy growing!
Sounds like you have a nice operation. Would love to see some pics, and if you have some of the garden throw those in too!
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On a serious note do you stake, pin, or let your maters grow as they please?
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LOL, UGA. Yes, I do have some. On tomatoes, if they're determinate I just stake them, because they grow only a certain amount. The indeterminate type I cage...we have these homemade tomato cages that are much bigger and taller than the ones you buy in the store. It keeps everything nice and from leaning over when the tomatoes get really big and heavy. That being said, growing tomatoes here is very hard. You get very little return for your effort - just not the right soil at all. You'll get a few big one and the cherry do well, but that's about it. So, I grow tons of southern crops...okra, collards, swiss chard, peppers. I am jealous of those with good soil. LOL I'll find some pics...er...of the veggies.:toast:
Just planted cherry tomatos yesterday. I don't plant large ones anymore. Animal-birds etc always seem to mutilate them--however they never touch the cherry tomatos--I have no clue why-:shrug:
--also planted broccoli-okra--and wife did variety of chinese veggies.
