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| FieldsofThyme |
Posted - May 07 2013 : 05:11:33 AM
I'm planting arugula and red onions this year. We haven't planted those yet. I like to try new vegetables (and fruits) each year, to see what grows best and what I can utilize in my self-sufficient recipes.
What's new in your garden(s) this year?
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| Celticheart |
Posted - May 09 2013 : 12:26:25 PM
Last year I grew shallots and a red amaranth for the greens. This year I'm trying some Russian kale my friend swears by. This weekend mya daughters and I are canning pickled asparagus.
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| quiltingfarmergirl |
Posted - May 08 2013 : 6:03:34 PM
I started an asparagus bed this year with about 24 crowns planted. My plum tree that was planted 5 years ago finally has blossoms this year..hundreds of them! Hope to finally see some plums. Our bartlet pear trees, apples and peach trees have lots of blossoms. Very few on the cherry tree. It varies from year to year. Always fun to see what we end up with. Something else new this year is horseradish in the garden. My father used to grow it and it was always alot of laughs to watch the tears when he was grinding it!
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| Ninibini |
Posted - May 08 2013 : 07:35:07 AM
This is going to sound a little weird, but the new things I'll be growing in my garden this year are flowers! After the war I lost last year to squash bugs and squash vine borers, I've been reading up a LOT on companion planting. I usually do plant herbs, but this year I'm going to include wonderful flowers amidst the veggies, such as tansy, nasturtiums, cosmos and more. Some attract beneficial insects, some repel insects, and some just plain confuse them. I can't wait to see how it goes! :)
Hugs -
Nini
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| FieldsofThyme |
Posted - May 08 2013 : 05:41:08 AM
Growing up, in our second home, we had a plum tree out front. Mom never did anything with the plums that I can remember. She later cut it down. I grew up a "city" girl and had no idea the wonderful things you can make with plums.
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| MayFay |
Posted - May 07 2013 : 11:28:03 AM
I'd like to get a plum tree next year. I think you should plant another tree, too. Can't have too many. :) My grandmother had an apricot tree, and I had a Bartlett pear tree that bore zillions of pears. That was in CA. Good luck with your trees!
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| FieldsofThyme |
Posted - May 07 2013 : 11:03:27 AM
In the last two years, we've planted a peach, plum, and two apple trees. I think I should plant another one this year. I just don't know what kind. I'll have to do research to see what grows best here too.
The wading pool garden sounds very nice. I never heard of such a thing. I borrow the MJF magazine from our library, and have not seen that issue yet. Thanks for sharing.
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| MayFay |
Posted - May 07 2013 : 10:58:54 AM
I've planted some yellow Moon and Stars watermelon and yellow Swiss chard along with my usual white chard. I also have a nectarine tree this year. We saw the wading pool gardens in the June-July issue of MJF and are kicking around the idea of making a small strawberry bed in one. We are space-starved here because we're renting and can't dig the whole yard up. ;)
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| FieldsofThyme |
Posted - May 07 2013 : 10:53:24 AM
Shirley and Kristin, those sound wonderful. I once planted an organic Swiss Chard that had red stems.
Shirley, I once tried to grow loofa here and it just won't work. Boo hoo to me.
Kristin, The kale sounds very pretty.
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| kristin sherrill |
Posted - May 07 2013 : 05:29:28 AM
I have some red cabbage that I've never tried before. I got plugs from a friend. They are slow growing right now because of the crazy weather. But they are staring to put on some new growth. I am also growing Red Russian kale. It's so pretty. Purple stems and curly leaves. Also really slow right now, but hopefully with the sun shining at the moment (???) they will take off too.
I just basically stick to the tried and true veggies. I grow bush beans really good here. That's my main crop. So I stick with them.
Kris
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| jpbluesky |
Posted - May 07 2013 : 05:25:42 AM
For the first time, hubby and I planted some fruit trees. A Satsuma and a Meyer Lemon tree. Otherwise, I have onions, snap peas, Grand MArconi peppers and tomatoes in the ground right now. Hope your arugula does well!
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