If you're a gardener which do you prefer?

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Flowers or produce?

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Produce, it's all exciting to eat because you worked for it! :)


It's also a great sign from Allaah:

And We have sent down blessed rain from the sky and made grow thereby gardens and grain from the harvest

And lofty palm trees having fruit arranged in layers -

A provision for (Allah's) slaves. And We give life therewith to a dead land. Thus will be the resurrection (of the dead).


[Qur'an 50: 9-11]


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So that's a huge sign from Allaah/God that if He can give life to the dead land, He can also without a doubt raise the dead back to life in a similar fashion. And He will do so on the Day of Judgement without a doubt! :)



Peace!
 
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having been an old farmer I learned the value of doing both at the same time. for the best insect pollination and reduction of insect damage without using poisons i found it best to plant the veggies in square plots leaving ample space between the veggies one variety in each plot border each plot with either marigolds or herbs and spices the best being dill, rosemary, chives, garlic. Than in the spaces between the veggie plots plant flowers that do not bloom at the same time a good combination is tulips, gladiolas, narcissus and crocus. Of course you want to pant a rose bush at each corner of your garden.


It can even be done in a small city back yard on a reduced scale.
 
Thanks for the advice Woodrow. I prefer vegetables just due to the fact that I love veggies. Don't get me wrong, I love meat. I belong to PETA.
People Eating Tasty Animals
 
Produce - any time!!
I love to watch our fruit and veg grow in the garden ... and I love eating them even more!

Some plants, for example courgettes, have beautiful flowers, as well as being edible ... :)
 
I prefer produce. Like Woodrow I'm a farmboy. On our farm we planted peanuts and watermelons mainly, with our garden having tomatoes, corn, potatoes, etc. Flowers just aren't as exciting as watching produce grow and mature into something edible.
 
well you can also grow the flowers and eat them :p ;D;D;D
 
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If you can't decide there is another choice:

DryGoodsEdibleLandscap-1.jpg


Check it out. I'm not endorsing any particular plant nursery and just putting this up to see what can be done, even in the city on a back yard patio.

http://www.ediblelandscaping.com/
 
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From since I was small all I remember my father growing is Vegetables and Fruits. And of course Goat feed :D

I love both actually but I would prefer to have a herb garden, not only are most of them beautiful, but really useful and I can use them for my salves and ointments etc.

Anyone ever tried growing grapes in the garden? I think they are beautiful :)
 
Keltoi said:
I prefer produce. Like Woodrow I'm a farmboy. On our farm we planted peanuts and watermelons mainly, with our garden having tomatoes, corn, potatoes, etc. Flowers just aren't as exciting as watching produce grow and mature into something edible.
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Oh my, I never thought about where peanuts come from. :-[ Wow you grow them in the ground? Yea am being serious
 
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Oh my, I never thought about where peanuts come from. :-[ Wow you grow them in the ground? Yea am being serious
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Peanuts are fantastic to grow. I've planted them a few times but just in small plots for myself.

They grow like a pea or bean plant the pods look like pea pods and are soft. As the pos mature they turn and grwow downward and bury themselves in the growund. Later when they are ready, and the pods have turned hard and brown you dig them up like potatoes.
 
I was thinking the other day that I get so busy sometimes that I usually don't start thinking about planting until the weather is nice. Here in Colorado the growing season can be pretty short. I realized then that I really take for granted the accessability of things like grocery stores. If I depended on what I grew to sustain me and mine I bet I'd be a bit more concientious about starting plants indoors.
 
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Mawaddah said:
I love both actually but I would prefer to have a herb garden, not only are most of them beautiful, but really useful and I can use them for my salves and ointments etc.
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I was gonna say the same exact thing! Lavender and sage are soo pretty. They smell nice too.

Anyone ever tried growing grapes in the garden? I think they are beautiful :)
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Yeah, we have a grape vine. Haven't had any grapes I think, but yeps, they are beautiful mashaAllah.
 
I love to grow vegetables. Allah has blessed me with the opportunity to have a nice vegetable garden. I have planted several different varieties of snap beans, lima beans, cowpeas, okra, tomatoes, peppers, squash and sweet corn. It is nice to see the differences between them. We have been canning and freezing the harvested vegetables to have home grown food throughout the year.
 
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I love to grow vegetables. Allah has blessed me with the opportunity to have a nice vegetable garden. I have planted several different varieties of snap beans, lima beans, cowpeas, okra, tomatoes, peppers, squash and sweet corn. It is nice to see the differences between them. We have been canning and freezing the harvested vegetables to have home grown food throughout the year.
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I love okra. I haven't had fried okra in years.
 

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