Any home gardeners here?

[Rod]

This year I'll be growing several types of vegetables (tomatoes, cucumbers, onions, carrots, broccoli, lots of peppers, eggplant, lots of herbs and more). I planted several banana trees around the yard too, so we'll have a surplus of bananas soon. They grow very fast; planted them last year, and am expecting a large harvest this year. Hopefully the weather this year isn't as eradicate as last year. Oh yeah, sugar cane too!

I started some Virginia Gold tobacco seeds in the grow room as well. I grew tobacco many years ago, and they did great, so looking forward to this years crop. More for fun than anything else.

Let's hear what you plan on growing this year (if you're into growing...).

 

[Darin]

Sounds great! It's a real challenge to grow a lot here so we keep it small. Tomatillos, peppers, cherry tomatoes for the most part. I miss easy growing but not long stretches of cloudy days, scraping ice or shoveling snow.

 

[thinde]

We’ve long since moved on from the large one location garden. As the trees grew around the yard it ruined the light needed to continue. But, we do still grow in various places. We have a healthy herb garden with rosemary, thyme, oregano, sage, chives, and parsley on the path next to the hot tub. Jalapeno and Serrano peppers in a two bay soapstone sink on the side of the garage. Tomatoes, and cucumbers on the deck and lastly pumpkins on the edge of the walkway of the bigger of two perennial gardens.
We joined a farm share last year for the first time and really enjoyed it and have re-upped for this year. We received a lot vegetables that we would never have grown or even bought in the grocery store. Got to love fresh vegetables!

 

[lucasbuck]

My wife is heavy in to aeroponics so we have several indoor gardens growing everything from tomatoes to greens, cucumbers, strawberries etc. It’s nice to have fresh homegrown produce year round.

 

[Mavric]

It's been about 4 years now sence I had a garden. Life got crazy and have not had a chance to prepare the ground. I always did a 30ft wide by 100ft long garden with beef stake tomatoes, cherry tomatoes, okra, leaf and head lettuce, cabbage, green beans, cucumbers, cantaloupe and watermelon. Never was very good at growing root vegetables though. May have to try them in a pot when I get the time again.

 

[Thoughts]

Any of ya'll suggest any starting books or websites for someone wanting to get into it? I tried a few different times over the past few years but would get frustrated with the pests, ants, re-growing grass in a tilled area, or dead/diseased plants and gave it up for a few years at a time. Hoping to get some above ground beds installed this coming spring.

 

[MX]

my house is where plants come to die.....

 

[whopper]

my house is where plants come to die.....

Ditto

 

[Rod]

Any of ya'll suggest any starting books or websites for someone wanting to get into it? I tried a few different times over the past few years but would get frustrated with the pests, ants, re-growing grass in a tilled area, or dead/diseased plants and gave it up for a few years at a time. Hoping to get some above ground beds installed this coming spring.

There are tons of youtube gardeners that post daily with lots of great info.

There are some good organic pesticides that help quite a bit. I use BT along with Neem Oil and Captain Jacks. Other than that, the pests aren't much of a problem.

 

[Rod]

I make my own soil now, as most soil out there is junk. Even the so called "organic" mixes. Unless you're buying something like Fox Farms, you're best off making your own. Not only is it easy, it saves a lot of money.