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04-09-2011, 07:18 PM

#91

TexasSunshine

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Join Date: Oct 2010

Location: Kilgore Tx

Posts: 1,883

I love gardening. I have 2 raised beds I plant tomatoes, bell peppers and onions. My favorite though is flowers. I love planting and seeing how they turn out. Built a house 7 years ago and started from scratch. Finally got everything in good shape. Will be planting all next week. I do something different every year.

04-09-2011, 07:30 PM

#92

GrannyHanaDa

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Join Date: Nov 2009

Location: Wisconsin

Posts: 738

I love the whole gardening process.

From my own cold frame right up to harvest, canning and freezing.

And you know exactly what you are consuming.

04-09-2011, 08:54 PM

#93

HeatherS

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Join Date: Oct 2010

Location: Adelaide South Australia

Posts: 402

Quote:

Originally Posted by Baysidegal

I started Square Foot Gardening in raised boxes a few years ago. I just love it. The soil stays so nice because no one walks all over it. I can't live without fresh tomatoes, herbs, eggplant, cukes, and squash in my garden. This year I am experimenting with some Burpee seeds for smaller, compact container veggies like dwarf cukes, zuchinni,etc. I will grow them on my deck in pots, but I will also grow full size ones in the boxes just in case.

I only discovered Square Foot Gardening last year, and after my DH built our raised vegie bed I've been using the 'plan'. Has worked very well. I've just pulled the last of the summer vegies and put in my winter crop, so hope they do as well. It seems to be a great system, and easy to maintain.

04-09-2011, 09:25 PM

#94

Jim

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Join Date: Oct 2010

Location: Bardstown, Kentucky

Posts: 2,156

Gardening like quilting is an obsession....BUT, we do mostly flowers and not so much veggies..have been avid gardeners for almost 40 yrs

04-10-2011, 05:05 AM

#95

virgwid

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Join Date: Jan 2011

Location: Roanoke Texas

Posts: 411

Yep. Gardner here. I garden and can and freeze and dry foods. I love anything I can do to get more exercise and save a ton of money. Virg

04-10-2011, 05:18 AM

#96

Buckeye Rose

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Join Date: Jan 2011

Location: Monroe, IN

Posts: 2,283

my husband and I have a big garden every year. We plant onion sets, green beans, tomatoes, green peppers, carrots, potatoes, beets, etc. I love canning season and all the fresh veggies. It is a lot of work, but to have homemade spaghetti sauce and salsa....omg....so good. And I never have to haul all those cans home from the grocery either!

04-10-2011, 07:16 AM

#97

helenhiwater

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Join Date: Mar 2011

Location: Doyle, CA

Posts: 181

I think I heard once that onions like beer!

04-10-2011, 07:58 AM

#98

golfer

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Join Date: Apr 2009

Posts: 703

How is everyone going to deal with the stink bugs? I got some information but nothing to control them. I thought of buying cheese cloth and covering my tomato plants which will only number two.

04-10-2011, 08:14 AM

#99

Marvel

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Join Date: Nov 2010

Location: eastern Oklahoma

Posts: 1,873

The economy being what it is now I am sure that a lot of gardeners will appear. That is how large families made it in the fourties. We have not had a garden for several years but are setting out tomatoes today. I am starting seeds for my squash. Gives one a break then you go in and quilt. At this rate you will be well fed and warm the winter time.

04-10-2011, 08:15 AM

#100

OneMoreQuilt

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Join Date: Aug 2010

Location: Grant Park, IL

Posts: 1,151

Love to garden!! Also prefer my own tomato sauce, tomato juice, salsa, spaghetti sauce, chili sauce, apple sauce, pear sauce and jelly over store bought. Now if I could only find a way to grow more time to get everything done!!!