What does everyone plan to grow this year?

[bergere]

So, what does everyone plan to grow this year?

Me... have new fruit trees, grapes and huckleberry bushes.
If I can get my Herb garden started and the raise beds in the next couple of months...
Should have room for a couple of Artichokes, a tomato plant and hopefully some Georgian Crystal Garlic.

Not much of a Garden but at least a start.

[snowwhite]

Well, I'm not growing vegetables, but today I'm going to plant some hibiscus seeds. Not sure if they will grow, but I'm going to give it a shot.

I have a pink hibiscus that I got seeds from. It didn't grow very good last year. Some kind of bug got to it. I was going to post some pictures of it, but image shack isn't working at the moment. Maybe I'll try that other one. Well actually, my avatar is a picture of my pink hibiscus bloom. Looks better in a larger picture though.

I also got some seeds from a hibiscus at work. A different species than mine. The leaves are darker green and more rounded and the bloom is a dark burgundy. Very pretty! I hope my seeds grow.

[painteddaisy]

Well as far as vegtables go, I'm going to try and grow just about everything except corn. I don't bother with corn because the racoons like it too much (I figure I can't afford to put up a huge electrified chainlink compound with snipers at every corner and sirens too!)
Other than that, well, lotsa flowers too, but they are taking a back seat to the food stuffs this year.
I'd like to add more berries but the chickens have a tendency to get away on me so until I have a "program" or a "system" I won't invest in berries just yet.

[Deleted]

Hmmm...well, I've already got my lettuce, peas and strawberries in. I plan to add tomatoes, corn (my first attempt ever), cucumbers, potatoes, okra, carrots, musk melon, sunflowers, peanuts and beans.

I grew most of these last years with varying degrees of success but I don't have high hopes for the corn.

/VM

[bergere]

Via,, have you tried corn called "Sugar Dots"?

That is one of the only ones I could get to grow at the old farm. Always a reliable one, along with tasting good.

[Deleted]

Hey - I just checked online and that type has had really good reviews.

I tried to buy some but the packet was $1.79 and the cheapest shipping option was over $6

I'll try to find some nearby cheaper...thank you for the tip!

/VM

[Deleted]

With what space I have right now, my garden will be small so all I'm planting is:

Cukes, Watermelon, tomatoes (red & white varieties), peppers, peas, green beans, brusselsprouts and zuccunni. (I "think" that's all) lol

Then I have seeds started for an assortment of flowers for around the place.

Kaza

[Deleted]

I have lettuce, radishes, okra, and onions already going. I have seeds for zucchini and crookneck squashes. And a bunch of herbs (basil, camomile, marigold). I've planted dill, nasturtium, Shasta daisies, and sunflowers. Later on, I want to put in canteloupe and tomatoes.

Has anyone tried nasturtium leaves and flowers in salad? Tastes like radishes, kinda spicy and yummy.

P.S. I wonder if y'all would mind posting your zones in the gardening threads? I'd like to see what others in my zone are doing..... I'm in Zone 8



[edited to ask about posting our zones]

[bergere]

Because I am up in the Hills I am about a zone 7.
Having to get used to being colder up here.

Hope you get to try that corn Via...is good stuff!

I love hearing about what everyone is or is going to grow!! ;D

[kitaye]

Lots of Peppers (Cayenne, Jalepeno, and 3 kinds of bell), carrots, beets, tomatoes, broccoli, lettuce, spinach, corn, peas, beans, broad beans, summer squash, Buttercup Squash, Carnivale Squash, white onions, and several types of herbs.

I'm also putting in raspberries, blueberries, red currants, and a high bush cranberry.

[paganfrog]

i was planning on starting my veggie patch this year but thats been postponed till maybe next year or the year after, due to the fact im pregnant and will probably be to busy with tadpole lol.

i admit ive never been much of a gardener, and im a fairly lazy person to tell the truth. i would like to grow fruit and veggies that are commonly used in our house.

i hope in the near future to grow various foodstuffs. i say hope cos i live in a harsh enviroment that has alot of flat lands, battering northern winds and is near the sea.

[Deleted]

So glad you asked!

In the veggie garden, I already have lettuce, radishes, onions, okra, squash, nasturtiums, sunflowers, and sugarpod peas growing (and some I'm already eating!). Planted seed for canteloupe, zinnias, cilantro, marigolds last week. What's left is tomatoes, peppers, and whatever else I can cram into my tiny space.

I plant only two or three plants each because my garden feeds just one — me. So a tiny space is just right, so far.

I'm a lazy gardener too. I'm trying to landscape my yard a tiny bit at a time so I can retire my lawnmower..... so as far as ornamentals go, I'm big on native Texas wildflowers. Last fall I seeded out bluebonnets, drummond phlox, mealy blue sage, and buttercups (pink evening primrose), and planted starts for muhly grass, texas wisteria, beautyberry, Texas redbud, and pine trees. Some are thriving, others not so much. Year before last, I seeded out scarlet sage and (non-native) amyrillis. The sage did well but is struggling to return this year. The amyrillis sprouted, but that's all so far.

Oh yes, the first plant I stuck in the ground when I moved here two years ago was Texas coral honeysuckle. It's thriving and making the hummingbirds very happy.

Let me not forget my spineless prickly pear. Prickly pear is my totem plant (different story to be told some other time). I brought a pad with me from the plant I had growing at my former home. I tossed it into the back of my truck and basically forgot it for over a year. When I rediscovered it, the pad was pretty far gone, shrivelled and mostly brown and gray. I stuck it into the ground out by the (sand, dust, and gravel) county road just in case it had enough life left to send out a root. Now it's six months later and lo and behold there's a little sprout emerging from the half-dead pad! What I'm hoping the cactus will do is thrive and grow big enough to block some of the dust raised on the county road by the (heavy) traffic.

Hmmm. Have I meandered off the subject? I'll stop here.

Edited to add:
Spanish lavendar, oregano, and rosemary......

And edited again to say: Hahahaha, I just noticed that I've already replied to this post early on! Well, what can I say — I love talking about my garden!

[momo]

Hubby is out of control this year. He planted 2 weeks before our last freeze and got lucky.

We have:
Potatoes
Tomatoes
Mixed lettuces
Radishes (will be ready on a couple of days)
Green peppers
Hot peppers
Brussel sprouts
Cabbage
Carrots
Onions
Corn
Beets
Broccoli Raab
Okra
Spinach
Green beans
Strawberries

Also have perrenial blackberry and blueberry bushes.