Oregano
Fennel
Sweet Basil
Jalapeno peppers
Numex Big Jim Chile
Long Red Cayenne
Broccoli
Okra
Cherry Tomatoes
and Romas
I’m missing Rosemary, bell peppers, and some really sweet citrusy little ones whos name I don’t know because I use the seeds from the ones I get at the grocery store.
My sage is already up and growing pretty well from last year. There will be quite a few more additions to whats growing once I see what is available at the greenhouse I go to sometimes too. Most likely add a couple of different types of basil and some mints. And probably a couple of patches of greens.
This will be my first whole year in my new place and I’m excited about getting a garden growing. I did a few herbs last year, but mostly just planted little pockets of flowers around the yard to find out how the sun is distributed through out.
Oregano
Fennel
Sweet Basil
Jalapeno peppers
Numex Big Jim Chile
Long Red Cayenne
Broccoli
Okra
Cherry Tomatoes
and Romas
I’m missing Rosemary, bell peppers, and some really sweet citrusy little ones whos name I don’t know because I use the seeds from the ones I get at the grocery store.
My sage is already up and growing pretty well from last year. There will be quite a few more additions to whats growing once I see what is available at the greenhouse I go to sometimes too. Most likely add a couple of different types of basil and some mints. And probably a couple of patches of greens.
This will be my first whole year in my new place and I’m excited about getting a garden growing. I did a few herbs last year, but mostly just planted little pockets of flowers around the yard to find out how the sun is distributed through out.
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That’s what I’m talkin’ 'bout!
I’m going to start redoing the garden as soon as all this rain out here goes away. Last year I had basil, bell peppers, tomatoes, cherry tomatoes, cerranos, yellow squash and zucchini.
This year I think I’ll go with basil again, as well as tomatoes, jalapenos, marijuana, green onions, probably some flowers in the front yard, watermelons, pumpkins and maybe a few varieties of berries.
Yeah! I figured with your affinity for chili you would have something going on. I also forgot the garlic. I have a few cloves that are shooting right now that I can put in, but I’ll wait a couple of weeks. I also want to get some of those ginormous bulbs that have a milder/sweet taste to them. Baked properly, they make the best garlic butter spread you’ve ever tasted.
My sis also plants a bunch of stuff, usually a couple vines of pumpkin, zucchini, and butternut squash. Between the two of us there isn’t much need for a produce department from mid summer on.
Can’t grow marijuana around here. It does really well, but the last time I tried a bunch of guys with guns and heavy vests showed up and ganked every single one.
If I could find a way to grow black, white and red pepper corns I would be elated. I never hear of or see anything about it around here though.
[quote]SkyzykS wrote:
Yeah! I figured with your affinity for chili you would have something going on. I also forgot the garlic. I have a few cloves that are shooting right now that I can put in, but I’ll wait a couple of weeks. I also want to get some of those ginormous bulbs that have a milder/sweet taste to them. Baked properly, they make the best garlic butter spread you’ve ever tasted.
My sis also plants a bunch of stuff, usually a couple vines of pumpkin, zucchini, and butternut squash. Between the two of us there isn’t much need for a produce department from mid summer on.
Can’t grow marijuana around here. It does really well, but the last time I tried a bunch of guys with guns and heavy vests showed up and ganked every single one.
If I could find a way to grow black, white and red pepper corns I would be elated. I never hear of or see anything about it around here though.
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I’ve never planted garlic before. Any tips? Particular time of the year?
Well, I just got done planning out the garden with my roommate. She has a bunch of seeds for gardenias, more daffodils, red roses and poppies that we’re going to put in the front yard to maintain some modicum of respectability around here. In the back we’re going to build another planter box this weekend for green and red-leafed romaine lettuce, spinach, baby spinach and red onions. I also got my hands on some opium poppies so I’m all ears if anyone has any experience with growing these or with processing the resin into something more…economically viable.
I’ve taken some cuttings of some fig trees over the winter, and its been pretty exciting trying to care for and grow these guys. I’ll be doing some other gardening too. I’m planning to grow the kind of stuff you can eat right off the vine with little hassle. Stuff like cherry tomatoes, blackberries, maybe some strawberries (I’m open to suggestions). I’ll probably keep most of this stuff in pots too. And DB, good luck with your opium poppies. If you can’t find someone to help you out in Northern CA, then I wouldn’t know where to look (Afghanistan?)
[quote]DBCooper wrote:
Well, I just got done planning out the garden with my roommate. She has a bunch of seeds for gardenias, more daffodils, red roses and poppies that we’re going to put in the front yard to maintain some modicum of respectability around here. In the back we’re going to build another planter box this weekend for green and red-leafed romaine lettuce, spinach, baby spinach and red onions. I also got my hands on some opium poppies so I’m all ears if anyone has any experience with growing these or with processing the resin into something more…economically viable.[/quote]
I don’t know about the resin itself, but back a couple years ago you could buy “poppy pods” online, which I think are just the dried up heads of the plant.
Chop them up in a coffee grinder and mix with hot water, strain through a t-shirt and drink. Tastes disgusting but it was the most fucked up I have ever been in my life. 5 pods and you will be high for 24 hours easy.
Great - just bought a house with a garden. No clue yet, but following a number of blogs now, and have downloaded my first garden book for my e-reader. Will follow - and contribute once I’ve got something.
This year I think I’ll go with basil again, as well as tomatoes, jalapenos, marijuana, green onions, probably some flowers in the front yard, watermelons, pumpkins and maybe a few varieties of berries.[/quote]
I’ve never planted garlic before. Any tips? Particular time of the year?[/quote]
An old guy once told me that with stuff like garlic and radishes that the more sun they get the more potent they will be, and he had radishes that would give you convulsions.
Shade = milder, Sunny = hot. I don’t think timing is a factor, as garlic does well around here even after being frozen for the winter.
I just take some cloves that are starting to shoot and stick them in the ground.
I have been gardening for a while now. I do the usual, tomatoes, cucumbers, zuccini hot and bell peppers. I am doing something new this year. Buying heirloom seeds which I will harvest and dry and try to plant my own seed stock next year. Also I have a raspberry hedge started, it’s on it’s 3rd year and should really start producing. I have a nice apple tree and am looking to add a pear tree, a cherry tree and some blueberry bushes.
I want to grow most of my produce eventually. having things which come back year after year with little work on my end is important. Ruhbarb, asparagus, berries, fruit trees. Then try to plant heirlooms and save seeds for the next years crop.
For flowers the same plan, I planted a Lilac hedge last year, and have tulips, daffodils and crocuses planted which come up every year. I also plan on doing a wildflower meadow type thing on the side of my house with all perrenials, so all I have to do is weed it each year, no planting and digging year after year.
Some tips are plant spacing. make sure you give each plant enough room to grow up big. Steak or cage your tomatoes and other tall growers with heavy fruit. Brussell sprouts are another nice low maintenance high yeild plant. I’d also like to do some potatoes and beans and peas eventually, but I need more space. Don’t plant the same plants in the same spot year after year. segment your garden and rotate each year so the nutrients dn’t get sucked out of the soil.
Correct watering is also important. Water early in the morning, water long and deep, this helps the plants develop deep roots and will prevent damage if you miss a watering or two.
If you do berries or cherry trees net them so the cocksucking birds don’t eat all your food. Also shoot the birds and eat them or put thier heads on stakes to scare away other birds. Thats all I got for now, unless there are specific questions.
I fucking love gardening but have never been serious about it, just always planted stuff in our backyard when mom felt like planting something different.
We’ve done peppers, tea leaves, cherry tomatoes, cucumbers, and some herbs. I want to get serious about it.
