Maggot Garden Thread

[lemon boy]

Yes, I am old.

So whatchu got?

what are you planting this year etc...

Biggest thing is we got rid of a bunch of dumb ass evergreen bushes adding ~500' sq to our already huge backyard. Most of that land will end up in berrys plus one square plot for corn. A mix of blackberries, raspberries, gooseberries and black currants. We'll be planting a Cherry tree another apple and likely a peach tree.

On the veggie front I started our cold weather seeds (spinach, lettuce, onions from sets, chard, broccoli, parsley, dill, radishes, mustard greens) and planted two tomato bushes in wallowaters on Sunday. We already have chives and sorrel.

Still to come: cucumbers more tomato plants (probably 2 more), corn, acorn squash, watermelons, pepper plants, beans and who knows what else...

After turkey season we're also putting in a sprinkler system OH JOY!

[runethechamp]

I'm trying to get rid of the wild onions on my lawn and also do some small patch repairs here and there.

And I need to cut down the tree/bush whatever kind of pain it is that is behind the old greenhouse so it doesn't screw up our neighbor's fence.

I guess I'm kind of old too.

[fat yeti]

My wife and I bought our first house so we get to have a garden this year.

I have to clear out all the gravel that the old guy who owned our house before us had. My dad and i have so far cleared out 1/2. We are going to plant green, red, orange and yellow peppers lots of tomatos and onions. This is so I can make my grandmothers chili sauce so I can make my barbacue sauce, it just hasn't tasted the same since grandma ran out and she is 86 so she doesn't cook as much as she used to. We are also going to plant cucumbers, zuchini, pumkins, berrys and what ever else my wife decides she want's. This summer is going to be full of all the yard projects i have put off since november due to ski season.

[wicked_sick]

I'm probably half your guys' age and I've worked at an organic veggie farm for 7 or so years. The place did a box a week thingy with 120 or so customers.

You don't have to be old to enjoy gardening.

We grew Potatoes, Tomatoes, Zucchini and a variety of other squash, celery, carrots, cucumbers, peas, snow peas, beets, radishes, turnips kohlrabi, broccoli, cauliflower, cabbage, strawberries, raspberries, a variety of hot peppers (in the greenhouse) as well as bell peppers, spinach, different types of lettuce, onions, green onions, a fuckton of garlic (at least an acre or two) plenty of beans, and all sorts of herbs. There were probably 5 acres or so of garden with 1/3 of that left to fallow. All cultivation was done by hand or with horses. Water was delivered by way of drip lines gravity fed from a creek. Fallow and potatoes were watered by overhead sprinkler. It was the bossman and his wife and I, plus some extra help on picking and market days.

I'm down with gardening.

[DownhillRider]

I've got some damn good weeds going.

[mtnbikerskierchick]

You ARE OLD, LB..... starting a gardening thread!!!! Ah, well, I'm old too I suppose b/c I got me a garden, so I'll contribute

I've got dwarf trees planted in pots outside- one cherry and one peach tree. The peaches I got last year were fantastic, but I only got a few cherries. Hoping for more cherries this year.

I have raspberry plants growing, and strawberries....

I'll be planting probably the usual: rosemary, basil, tomatoes, green peppers, and some sort of hot pepper.

I tried to grow squash last year and cucumbers the year before. No success to I think I won't bother this year.

[yogachik]

this thread is worthless without pics.

I have a balcony (city living) with pretty flower boxes. The only things that don't die are geraniums, but I'm experimenting right now with snapdragons and pansies (gets a lot of direct sun and ocean air).

[Crinkle]

I have 8 rose bushes, each of different variety, 4 of which my wife just dug out. I like them, but she takes care of them better than I do. No veggies around here, too many god damn rabbits. Wildflowers, planted a cherry tree last year, its coming back well. Sunflowers and such are also being taken care of.

[Mofro261]

A mix of blackberries, raspberries, gooseberries and black currants. We'll be planting a Cherry tree another apple and likely a peach tree.

My personal favorite- MarionBerry Mmmm. They're as addictive as smokin' with a crackwhore yet you can still remain Mayor.


Lost most of my garden last year when I moved from a small house on a big lot to a bigger house on a smaller lot. The bulbs my wife put in -Tulips and daffodils are purdy now, tomatoes go outside in 2-3 weeks. Planning on building a small green house (8-10 ft) this summer.

[FrankZappa]

I got my ditch opene a couple weeks ago & now there's enough water comin' down to do some irrigating.
Just a few acres of mixed grass hay & the 'bout 300 trees & bushes I planted about 8-9 years ago.
Anybody want to buy a couple tons? (... My horse died last fall & I sold the other).
Oh, & when I moved "down" here to 8,000 ft from the high country & was so impressed w/ the comparative growing season that I decided to grow a garden and I finally figured out where they grow those tiny lil' corn that you see at the salad bar... HERE!
bwwwaaaaahhaaaahhaaa
(but I can grow some killer other stuff... lettuce, coliflower, broccolli... - stuf that does good cool & short season)

[mr_gyptian]

not a bad topic, I completely cleared my backyard last summer(had about 4 tons of river rock on the ground). I now have a blank slate.

I work +/- 80 hour weeks in the summer, thus I have neither the time nor the inclination to landscape a backyard.

Any mags have a landscape biz?

[mrw]

My wife has been bringing all manor of green fuzz home from the local gardening center.Every hole that needs to be dug seems to be full of 3" round roots.I am the hole digger.She has been spending her spare time researching ponds. By summers end, I will be qualified to work in any cemetery in the country.

[lemon boy]

Mr. G- You should be able to get Mir to design and coordinaten some labor (see Adam's landscaping/lawnmowing thread).

MBSC - forgot, we'll be doing strawberries too. Dunno why your squash failed, that shit grows like crazy here. Our acorn squash was a little too close together but we still got ~12 off the two plants.

[mtnbikerskierchick]

MBSC - forgot, we'll be doing strawberries too. Dunno why your squash failed, that shit grows like crazy here. Our acorn squash was a little too close together but we still got ~12 off the two plants.

Me thinks my squash got too little sun

[altagirl]

I just grow 4 kinds of mint, rosemary, parsley, basil etc. We don't really have a good spot for a vegetable garden.

But the best thing about spring was last week when there was enough mint for my first mojito of the season.

[mtbakerskier]

Where are the pics of the closet gardens???? I know you all have them

[riderspro]

Denver is having a tree sale this weekend. www.theparkpeople.org for info.

So mrG, why would you remove the rock if you don't want to work on a yard? I'm about to put IN rock and low water shrubs/greenery for that very reason...

And so anyone have any idea if I might rent out some of my space to a nursery/coop/garden company etc that would want to use my land to farm for free as long as they did all of the work?

[P_McPoser]

sunflowers, green onions, corn, pumpkins, and melons.

[mtnbikerskierchick]

But the best thing about spring was last week when there was enough mint for my first mojito of the season.

Perfect!!!!! I love mojitos! That gives me the idea that I should grow some mint this year!

[altagirl]

Perfect!!!!! I love mojitos! That gives me the idea that I should grow some mint this year!

The nice thing is that it thrives in the Utah climate. The bad thing is that it takes over... I planted 3 tiny little mint plants (catmint, chocolate mint, and pineapple mint - which is the yummiest in drinks) several years ago and we have about... 30 square feet of mint not counting where it's growing in the grass, in between bricks in the pathway, under the steps of the deck, etc... Luckily a lot of it is catmint which has cute blue/purple flowers and drapes over the rocks and looks pretty nice. It's apparently appropriately named, because the cat sneaks out of the house and rolls around in the catmint plants whenever she gets a chance.

[LeeLau]

I planted probably close to 300 bulbs. Stoked to have them come up! Pics when they do/.

Also planted tons of ferns and lupins. I like natural looking gardens to offset the tulips and daffodils

[El Chupacabra]

So whatchu got?

what are you planting this year etc...

I'm thinking of planting a grass farm in the flowerbeds in the front of my office, just to see how long it takes before someone notices. It's all on drip irrigation. Should grow like a weed.

[mtnbikerskierchick]

The nice thing is that it thrives in the Utah climate. The bad thing is that it takes over... I planted 3 tiny little mint plants (catmint, chocolate mint, and pineapple mint - which is the yummiest in drinks) several years ago and we have about... 30 square feet of mint not counting where it's growing in the grass, in between bricks in the pathway, under the steps of the deck, etc... Luckily a lot of it is catmint which has cute blue/purple flowers and drapes over the rocks and looks pretty nice. It's apparently appropriately named, because the cat sneaks out of the house and rolls around in the catmint plants whenever she gets a chance.

Was the catmint the only one that really took over or did the others too?

[altagirl]

Was the catmint the only one that really took over or did the others too?

The catmint seems to thrive the most - it seems to drop a bazillion seeds from the flowers and propogate from there. If all of the little baby catmint plants survived, there would literally be like 2,000 of them, and they each get like 18" tall and 2-3 feet wide. Hummingbirds seem to dig it too, which is pretty cool.

http://www.bloomingadvantage.com/ind...plantnum=12626

The others are more traditional mint and seem to propogate from the root system spreading out. If you yank a big one out it's connected to a bunch of others.

http://www.info-galaxy.com/Herbs/Gen...pple_mint.html

^this page says all mints will take over your garden, so unless you don't mind that, keep them in a container.

[mtnbikerskierchick]

^this page says all mints will take over your garden, so unless you don't mind that, keep them in a container.

Good to know! Looks like I'll be growing pineapple mint (best for mojitos, YES) in a POT this summer then. Thanks!