who's startin' to grow?!

[Chankgeez]

You wish.

[space6oy]

[space6oy]

so the lowes where i've so far gotten this year's gear since it's 2 min from my house doesn't have anything too fancy aside from 8 billion tomatoes. no spinach, that blows. only had one flat of lavendar and it's empty.

i did get strawberries though!

[aens_wife]

so the lowes where i've so far gotten this year's gear since it's 2 min from my house doesn't have anything too fancy aside from 8 billion tomatoes. no spinach, that blows. only had one flat of lavendar and it's empty.

i did get strawberries though!

Are you looking for plants or seeds? I'd start spinach from seeds. It'll grow so fast and it doesn't mind a little cold weather.

[space6oy]

oh really? i've just been doing starters so far. about half planted until i pick up more - 5 tomatoes, 4 peppers, 2 lettuces (why i figured spinach would be in starters), 2 strawberries. still have herbs and red onions.

i'll have to read up on growing spinach, i haven't before...

[aens_wife]

I use seeds for green beans, peas, spinach, lettuce, and sometimes zucchini. Lettuce, spinach, kale and peas can be planted early because they can handle some cold weather (tomatoes and peppers can't at all). They also have really short germination periods.

I always buy tomatoes, peppers, eggplants and herbs in starters. Onions will do best if you buy the starter sets - so will potatoes.

I am cheap, so I do as much myself as I can or I'd spend hundreds and hundreds every year.

[fuzzonaut]

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my mom grew pumpkins in the backyard when i was growing up. not sure i'd wanna do that, but it was always cool.
i've grown strawberries before, totally should do that again...
kiwi! that would be awesome! grew grapes at my old place before i moved, would be a neat switch.

You should try kiwi. It is actually similar to grapes as it likes to grow wrapping itself around stuff, you know pergola style. It also grows really fast.
I planted it last year, left it outside in the Swiss winter, wasn't too sure about that - but, no problem at all.

I was thinking about planting it, as far as I know you need one male plant and two females or something like that to make em grow correctly..am I wrong?

I'm sure there are different kinds.
The one I got was advertised as being able to do self-fertilization.

[Dowi]

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my mom grew pumpkins in the backyard when i was growing up. not sure i'd wanna do that, but it was always cool.
i've grown strawberries before, totally should do that again...
kiwi! that would be awesome! grew grapes at my old place before i moved, would be a neat switch.

You should try kiwi. It is actually similar to grapes as it likes to grow wrapping itself around stuff, you know pergola style. It also grows really fast.
I planted it last year, left it outside in the Swiss winter, wasn't too sure about that - but, no problem at all.

I was thinking about planting it, as far as I know you need one male plant and two females or something like that to make em grow correctly..am I wrong?

I'm sure there are different kinds.
The one I got was advertised as being able to do self-fertilization.

Genetically Modified UltraKiwis from Outer Space!

WANT

[space6oy]

I use seeds for green beans, peas, spinach, lettuce, and sometimes zucchini. Lettuce, spinach, kale and peas can be planted early because they can handle some cold weather (tomatoes and peppers can't at all). They also have really short germination periods.

I always buy tomatoes, peppers, eggplants and herbs in starters. Onions will do best if you buy the starter sets - so will potatoes.

I am cheap, so I do as much myself as I can or I'd spend hundreds and hundreds every year.

i bought a starter batch of red onions.
i did corn from seed a few years ago, actually might try that again, though i imagine the army of squirrels my neighbor feeds will destroy it...

i need to hit a nursery.

[space6oy]

just bought two self fertilizing kiwi plants. on ebay! haha...

[Dowi]

just bought two self fertilizing kiwi plants. on ebay! haha...

let us know if they'll grow up and how, i think i'll skip kiwis to next year because there's a chance i will be moving in 2017..in a place with a bigger backyard

speaking of green beans yesterday i found out that some small holes are starting to appear on the leaves a couple of plants, DAMN YOU INSECTS!
tomorrow i will check again and see what can i do to get rid of them

[fuzzonaut]

just bought two self fertilizing kiwi plants. on ebay! haha...

Way to go!

[CyaNitrate]

We bought a house last summer, and the lady who sold it had a real green thumb. Both front and back yard are fully irrigated, we have a rosemary bush as big as a car, almond trees, peach trees, several well developed rose bushes, and my favorite, a 20ft row in back with three different types of grapes.

Now, obviously we can't take any credit for it, but we have been keeping it up. Last year we had more grapes than we could eat, and the vines are already fully leafed out and packed with baby grape clusters. Super excited. My wife also repurposed some of the raised beds for tomatoes, cilantro, bell peppers, and other things I can't recall.

And we just planted a pomegranate tree.

[space6oy]

dude. almonds and grapes. awesome.

[aedes]

Current state of affairs.

Tomatoes are out of control and way too crowded already


Parsley, cilantro, peppers, oregano and thyme



Grapes. Maybe they'll use the fence. I dunno



After 3 years I finally have some apples (fuji). The other two trees didn't fare as well.



Blueberries. Birds always get them.



Figs. Yum.