mead107 Posted April 17, 2018 Share Posted April 17, 2018 I have not had a garden in 25 years. Thinking of planting 4 tomato plants this year. My brother plants all sorts of veggies. (30x60) area my brother Inlaw plants an area 15x20. What do you grow and how big is your garden? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plenzmd1 Posted April 17, 2018 Share Posted April 17, 2018 only herbs for me..basil, rosemary, thyme, mint, cilantro Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Another Fan Posted April 17, 2018 Share Posted April 17, 2018 You don't have any trouble with animals that may come and eat it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mead107 Posted April 17, 2018 Author Share Posted April 17, 2018 36 minutes ago, plenzmd1 said: only herbs for me..basil, rosemary, thyme, mint, cilantro Don’t like cilantro. Rabbits like the green beans at my brother Inlaw Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SlimShady'sSpaceForce Posted April 17, 2018 Share Posted April 17, 2018 (edited) Food garden or Flower garden? We have a flower garden in front of the house 6 x 10 and one in the back yard 4 x 12. We have a veggie garden 8 x 8 for tomato's, basil, rosemary and such. Growing up in the city (north east side of Rochester) we had a garden 20 x 20 (maybe a little bigger) that had tomato's, cucumbers, peppers, romaine lettuce, strawberries, squash, watermelons, potatoes and the occasional pumpkin patch,. Across the 2 lots we also had a cherry tree, a pear tree, a mulberry tree, 2 walnut trees, a grape vine, an apricot tree, a plum tree, and a Fig Tree that needed special care in the fall and winter. Edited April 17, 2018 by ShadyBillsFan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boyst Posted April 17, 2018 Share Posted April 17, 2018 Used to have a 70x200'r. GGrewverything Now just a 4x8 raised bed. But have herbs and spices all over landscape. And have fruit and nut trees in the yard. You can eat everything into he landscape except nandina and foxglow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny Hammersticks Posted April 17, 2018 Share Posted April 17, 2018 We are legally allowed to grow 6 female plants here in VT. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marv's Neighbor Posted April 17, 2018 Share Posted April 17, 2018 We let Wegmans handle that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sherpa Posted April 17, 2018 Share Posted April 17, 2018 Four raised beds, 5 x16 each. A 12 x 8 greenhouse to get things started. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gugny Posted April 17, 2018 Share Posted April 17, 2018 I built a 4x8 raised bed a few years ago. Peppers don't get enough sunlight. I'm going to plant those in large pots and keep them in the sun. In the bed, I'll do onions, tomatoes, potatoes and herbs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheElectricCompany Posted April 17, 2018 Share Posted April 17, 2018 Wildflower garden is 17' x 20' 1 raised bed at 6' x 6' 1 raised bed at 15 x 6' Random containers all over the place. Within the beds, I have asparagus and grapes for long term. Current cool season crop of spinach, kale, taters, lettuce and broccoli. We'll swap them out in mid June for warm season crop of tomato, cucumbers, sunflower and pumpkins. Containers have rhubarb, currant and lillies. Also working on getting a nanking cherry and gooseberry bush established. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RochesterRob Posted April 17, 2018 Share Posted April 17, 2018 8 hours ago, mead107 said: I have not had a garden in 25 years. Thinking of planting 4 tomato plants this year. My brother plants all sorts of veggies. (30x60) area my brother Inlaw plants an area 15x20. What do you grow and how big is your garden? Size varies based on how good a spring we get and we are not off to a good start. Usually, I do 50 X 50 sweet corn and a couple dozen tomato plants. Trying to work broccoli, red beets, and cabbage in based in part on health benefits and in part personal desire. Need to do some bedding for things such as watermelon but darned if we have had some short seasons of late for it. Working on buying a couple of hillside acres for an orchard, berries, and such. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greybeard Posted April 17, 2018 Share Posted April 17, 2018 7 hours ago, ShadyBillsFan said: Food garden or Flower garden? We have a flower garden in front of the house 6 x 10 and one in the back yard 4 x 12. We have a veggie garden 8 x 8 for tomato's, basil, rosemary and such. Growing up in the city (north east side of Rochester) we had a garden 20 x 20 (maybe a little bigger) that had tomato's, cucumbers, peppers, romaine lettuce, strawberries, squash, watermelons, potatoes and the occasional pumpkin patch,. Across the 2 lots we also had a cherry tree, a pear tree, a mulberry tree, 2 walnut trees, a grape vine, an apricot tree, a plum tree, and a Fig Tree that needed special care in the fall and winter. Don't tell me about your figgin problems. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SlimShady'sSpaceForce Posted April 17, 2018 Share Posted April 17, 2018 2 hours ago, Greybeard said: Don't tell me about your figgin problems. LOL. That would entail digging the garden with a pitchfork and working in manure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mead107 Posted April 17, 2018 Author Share Posted April 17, 2018 3 hours ago, RochesterRob said: Size varies based on how good a spring we get and we are not off to a good start. Usually, I do 50 X 50 sweet corn and a couple dozen tomato plants. Trying to work broccoli, red beets, and cabbage in based in part on health benefits and in part personal desire. Need to do some bedding for things such as watermelon but darned if we have had some short seasons of late for it. Working on buying a couple of hillside acres for an orchard, berries, and such. Love beets Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sherpa Posted April 17, 2018 Share Posted April 17, 2018 Also a 1000 vine vineyard, but not sure that counts in this thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KD in CA Posted April 17, 2018 Share Posted April 17, 2018 I have a lemon tree! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
holmz56 Posted April 17, 2018 Share Posted April 17, 2018 Are you a cop ,Mead ? I grow secret plants in secret garden in secret manure into 7' secret plants ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buffalo_Gal Posted April 18, 2018 Share Posted April 18, 2018 I have a 10' wide center "island" that has had a buncha herbs, peppers, tomatoes, fennel, beans, chives, scallions, etc in it for the last 6-8 years. I have blackberry bushes that grow so tall and thick that they hide all the sun from my husband's office. And, I have earth boxes full of tomatoes, cucumbers, green beans, and more pepper varieties. And, a few pots with more herb varieties (I'll use them fresh and then dry or freeze for later). This year I am trying a new growing technique with various lettuces and spinach (if it works, I'll be thrilled!) That dirt island is being leveled and sod laid down. The blackberry bushes are being bucketed and going out to a friend of Hubby's house where they already have raspberries growing (the deer will now have variety!) I purchased more stands for my earth boxes, and am going strictly to those: tomatoes, peppers, green beans, cucumbers again, as well as potted herbs and cabbage. I'll probably transfer the chamomile (at least) before that dirt gets plowed under, and have a few pots of herbs too. I am trying to get Hubby to plant some edamame now and not just winter "crops" for the deer later this summer. Who knows if he'll get up to his hunting land to do it before the end of summer (deer plots but we take out some turnips, parsnips, etc for ourselves). He's got to get up and til, and I just can't see him making the effort in the next few weeks, but hope springs eternal! We also have organic apple and pears trees up there. Mmmm extra protein! The pears are kinda iffy but there are a few apple trees that aren't too buggy and have the sweetest apples! Yum! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
apuszczalowski Posted April 18, 2018 Share Posted April 18, 2018 I built 2 raised beds w/ lattice backs probably 2' x 6' and a lower raised bed thats about 6' x 6' in my back yard. Had to go raised cause the ground in my yard is mostly clay I also had a couple of pots with cherry tomoatos in them. Planted a few apple trees in the back behind the garage too last year. I have been using the garden for about 2 years now. First year tried cucumbers, peppers, tomatos, a squash, pumpkin and a watermellon plant. The Cherry tomoatos were good, along with the cucumbers (had a ton) the first year. Had what I though was a watermelon turn out to be an unripe pumpkin, ended up with 2 small pumpkins. Tomatos were rotting around where they attach to the vine just as they were rippening, the peppers weren't bad but would also start to rot or get eaten before they were ripe enough to pick. Did get a few hot peppers. Second year wasn't so good but also planted beets from seeds and Broccolli. What I would recommend and plan on changing this year - Only a couple of tomato plants, they get pretty big and take over - Squash, Pumpkin, & Watermelon need alot of room because the vine will just keep growing out along the ground - Leave the beets in the ground for as long as you can, The leaves can be deceiving - Cherry tomoato plants seem to grow well in large pots on their own (until your kids start picking unripe ones and squash or throw them) - Cucumbers love to climb and best to have access to both sides of what they climb if possible cause some may grow on the back I may plant more from seeds this year instead of plants like I have in previous years. I have been lucky that the garden has been destroyed by animals, I get oppossums, skunks, raccons, squirrels and cats in my yard and it hasn't been bad. Last year I was even surprised to find a groundhog was living under my shed when it came out to walk around the yard one day. I am also thinking of trying some herbs or smaller stuff this year on the deck in some tall planters I bought last summer. I grew up with having gardens in the back yard. My grandmother had a garden that was atleast half her back yard that she grew everything in, along with some pear trees. We used to get calls every few days that she had stuff from her garden for us that I would have to walk over to go get. My dad also had a large garden in our backyard which we usually had lots of tomatos, green beans, cucumbers and beets. Never though I would have a garden when I was older though. My wife had wanted to do one at our last house so I started building the raised boxes but never installed them, so when we moved I installed them at the new house and ended up doing most of the work in them, lol. I get jokes all the time in my house and from family because I planted a lot of bushes and trees in my yard. Growing up we had alot of trees in our small back yard and this house had none (and none close by due to the property behind it being industrial (parking lot for an old factory) I do find it peaceful some times being out in the evening and just watering all the plants in the backyard in the summer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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