How does your garden grow?

[smile]

granadillas, figs ...

 

[glo]

Today I spent some time in the garden, pricking out the little seedlings and planting them in individual pots (recycled from old newspapers) to given them more growing room.
The newspaper pots are very handy, because once the plants have grown to the right size I can plant them straight into the ground - including the pot - where the newspaper will degrade and the roots continue to grow. That way I won;t have to disturb the roots again.

The baby plants are sooo delicate, the leaves to little and the roots very thin - so it's a job which requires much time, patience and inner peace.
It's been quite a meditative activity.


The plants in this picture (from left to right) are broccoli, calendula and nasturtiums.
Having been a 'veggie gardener' for so long, I am beginning to appreciate the beauty of having colourful flowers dotted amongst the vegetables. And it attracts the bees and butterflies too!

 

[glo]

granadillas, figs ...

What are granadillas, smile?

 

[Life_Is_Short]

I love gardening too. :wub:
The builders messed up our entire garden so now we're rebuilding it. I am going to make a new patio all by myself this summer.

 

[MuslimahBarb]

We got our tomatoes, eggplant and peppers planted today. I still need to get the camera out there and snap some photos.

Here is a pic of another rose

 

[glo]

The apple blossoms have grown from this

into this:

 

[Woodrow]

Today I spent some time in the garden, pricking out the little seedlings and planting them in individual pots (recycled from old newspapers) to given them more growing room.
The newspaper pots are very handy, because once the plants have grown to the right size I can plant them straight into the ground - including the pot - where the newspaper will degrade and the roots continue to grow. That way I won;t have to disturb the roots again.

The baby plants are sooo delicate, the leaves to little and the roots very thin - so it's a job which requires much time, patience and inner peace.
It's been quite a meditative activity.


The plants in this picture (from left to right) are broccoli, calendula and nasturtiums.
Having been a 'veggie gardener' for so long, I am beginning to appreciate the beauty of having colourful flowers dotted amongst the vegetables. And it attracts the bees and butterflies too!

Both Calendula and Nasturtiums are edible.

Here is a link to Calendulat recipes.

http://www.longcreekherbs.com/2007/08/calendula-recipes.html

I like to put Nasturtium leaves in salads. Gives a nice peppery flavor. Here are some nasturtium recipes. You will have to scroll down the page.

http://homecooking.about.com/gi/o.htm?zi=1/XJ/Ya&zTi=1&sdn=homecooking&cdn=food&tm=19&f=10&tt=14&bt=0&bts=0&zu=http%3A//www.oldfashionedliving.com/nasturtiums2.html

 

[glo]

^
True, Woodrow.

The Calendula recipe doesn't open for me. I have only ever used the petals. Can you use the rest of the plant too?
We also call them Marigolds.

 

[Woodrow]

^
True, Woodrow.

The Calendula recipe doesn't open for me. I have only ever used the petals. Can you use the rest of the plant too?
We also call them Marigolds.

With Calendula the buds and petals are all I usually use I do know the leaves are edible. The buds make a low cost substitute for saffron.

Check here gives info about many edible flowers:

http://www.pfaf.org/database/plants.php?Calendula+arvensis

Edible flowers make a great addition to a garden. Many Flowers are not only pretty but also delicious. some other over looked edibles, roses, violets, Day Lilies (Be cautious with them, be certain you have an edible variety, some varieties are poisonous) But if you have an edible variety, the buds can be used as a delicious vegetable, cooked like green beans.

 

[PouringRain]

My peach tree is full of baby peaches! And my Pear tree also has a few tiny pears! I am so excited! I get so excited when things grow. LOL I need to take pics of my garden, now that everything is growing up more, but I was sick the past few days and the weeds are overtaking it. I need to get out and weed it first!

 

[Snowflake]

Marigolds are good for cancer Glo

OK, I need some advice. I planted some seeds a few weeks ago and I didnt sow them individually. I just sorta chucked them over the soil. They are now about 2-3 inches long and tangled up. If I try to separate them they break as they are so delicate. Do I just let them grow and pull them apart when they are stronger? or are they going to strangle themselves?

 

[PouringRain]

Marigolds are good for cancer Glo

OK, I need some advice. I planted some seeds a few weeks ago and I didnt sow them individually. I just sorta chucked them over the soil. They are now about 2-3 inches long and tangled up. If I try to separate them they break as they are so delicate. Do I just let them grow and pull them apart when they are stronger? or are they going to strangle themselves?

I had this problem before, and our dirt here is so hard-packed that even if I soaked the ground to allow for easy transplanting then it still does not work. LOL If mine are too close, I just leave them and let them grow up alongside each other. If one chokes the other out then I just let it, and don't worry about it, because it would have broken and died anyhow had I tried to transplant it. You could wait until they are stronger and try then, or you could try soaking the ground and seeing if you can separate them at the root easier. Or you could just leave them like I do.

 

[Woodrow]

Hooray, I believe we had our last Blizzard of the winter yesterday. Actually it by passed us and did not get any closer than 25 miles from us. the snow line ended 25 miles north of us. I will begin planting tomorrow, but it will be a very small garden. Looks like we are not going to have much garden time this year. We bought 17 new horses today and none have ever been ridden or had a halter on. We hope to have them halter broke by the end of June so we can begin selling them. the ones we decide to keep and saddle break will take about 3 years to fully train. Horses are a long term commitment. I will take some pictures of the new bunch tomorrow.

we bought them very low cost. Came to be 11 cents per pound for the herd. Total weight of the herd was 11,700 pounds, there are a number of young foals in the herds although the largest stallion weighs over 2,000 pounds and makes up nearly 1/5 of the herd weight by himself.

 

[Snowflake]

I had this problem before, and our dirt here is so hard-packed that even if I soaked the ground to allow for easy transplanting then it still does not work. LOL If mine are too close, I just leave them and let them grow up alongside each other. If one chokes the other out then I just let it, and don't worry about it, because it would have broken and died anyhow had I tried to transplant it. You could wait until they are stronger and try then, or you could try soaking the ground and seeing if you can separate them at the root easier. Or you could just leave them like I do.

Lol, it seems we've way to go before we earn the green-fingered title. I didn't plant them in the garden though. I put them in a big plastic bowl and let them grow indoors. It was warm recently so I transferred them to the garden. They are so crowded I don't think they will survive.

Hooray, I believe we had our last Blizzard of the winter yesterday. Actually it by passed us and did not get any closer than 25 miles from us. the snow line ended 25 miles north of us. I will begin planting tomorrow, but it will be a very small garden. Looks like we are not going to have much garden time this year. We bought 17 new horses today and none have ever been ridden or had a halter on. We hope to have them halter broke by the end of June so we can begin selling them. the ones we decide to keep and saddle break will take about 3 years to fully train. Horses are a long term commitment. I will take some pictures of the new bunch tomorrow.

we bought them very low cost. Came to be 11 cents per pound for the herd. Total weight of the herd was 11,700 pounds, there are a number of young foals in the herds although the largest stallion weighs over 2,000 pounds and makes up nearly 1/5 of the herd weight by himself.

Lol hamdulillah. What'll you be planting Uncle Woodrow? Have you ever had Mulberries? Your place seems really inviting mashaAllah. If I was all alone in the world I'd probably have moved down there.


I just love this fruit.

I didn't even know about the white one until now..

 

[Woodrow]

Lol hamdulillah. What'll you be planting Uncle Woodrow? Have you ever had Mulberries? Your place seems really inviting mashaAllah. If I was all alone in the world I'd probably have moved down there.


I just love this fruit.

I didn't even know about the white one until now..

Since I am going to have a small garden I am keeping it with variety and not quantity. The plants and seed we now have, that I will be setting out tomorrow are Potomatoes (Tomatoes with Potato roots, You pick the tomatoes and in the fall dig up the potatoes) Salisfy, onions, garlic, parsnips, sweet corn, squash and cucumbers. We have a very short growing season, I do not really expect to get any vegetables except for the root veggies Salisfy, parsnips, and onions. But, Inshallah the summer may last long enough for the others.

 

[PouringRain]

We have mulberry trees, both the purple and the white. Two white, one purple. But our fruits do not grow in long strings like in that picture. I think long strings would certainly make them easier to collect from the trees! Ours just grow as individual berries. Like this picture I googled:

 

[nousername]

Insha'Allah in may i am moving to louisiana which is hot and humid and mild winters, any suggestions of what kind of veggies are good to grow in this kind of environment?

 

[glo]

My peach tree is full of baby peaches! And my Pear tree also has a few tiny pears! I am so excited! I get so excited when things grow. LOL

I am the same!
Every year I am amazed how seeds simply turn into plants - just put into the soil and given water. There is nothing to gardening, really.
Nature does it on its own.
It's nothing short of a miracle!!

I need to take pics of my garden, now that everything is growing up more, but I was sick the past few days and the weeds are overtaking it. I need to get out and weed it first!

Hope you are better.
Take care of yourself!

 

[glo]

OK, I need some advice. I planted some seeds a few weeks ago and I didnt sow them individually. I just sorta chucked them over the soil. They are now about 2-3 inches long and tangled up. If I try to separate them they break as they are so delicate. Do I just let them grow and pull them apart when they are stronger? or are they going to strangle themselves?

Hmmm, what kind of plants are they?

If they are vegetables, you might need to thin them out to allow each plant to grow healthily.
Trying to pull them out can cause damage to the neighbours' roots too.
My husband thins out the veggie seedlings by taking a small pair of scissors (such as nail scissors) and cutting the unwanted plants off just above soil level. (I always accuse him of 'playing God', by deciding which seedling should live and which should die LOL... but it does work ...)

Alternatively you can just let nature take its cause and let the plants grow until the stronger outgrow the weaker ... but you might end up with less healthy or strong plants overall.

 

[Woodrow]

Insha'Allah in may i am moving to louisiana which is hot and humid and mild winters, any suggestions of what kind of veggies are good to grow in this kind of environment?

I lived in Louisiana and Texas for a good length of time. You will find 3 distinct growing regions in Louisiana. The Southern half of the state is best suited for Rice, sugar cane, Tomatoes. Hot peppers, Okra and the like. The North Western Section from Monroe/Ruston Westward and North of I-20 is very good for onions, nut trees, (Many Pecan orchards) actually nearly anything can grow in that region. I grew pineapples (Mexican Sugar loaf), bananas (cavendish will grow out doors) tomatoes, corn, nectarines do very well. Apple trees do not do well in any part of Louisiana. North Eastern Louisiana is best for Peaches.

One caution for areas North of I-20 if you try long term crops, That region is subject to an occasional severe winter about every 5 years. Many people have tried citrus trees only to loose them as soon as they reached bearing age.

I should point out in Louisiana you will have a nice long growing season and can have at least 2 different plantings a year and 3 quite often