Homegrown is the way it should be.......Gardening!

[TheBigChicken]

nice mj

[red]

Man, everything looks beautiful.  I especially love those Foxgloves.  They kind of remind me of Lady Slippers, which are rampant here.

[TEO]

Lots of great color everybody!!! :)

[TEO]

How do you have tomatoes already!?  

Things are popping up all over the place here.  Maybe I'll fire up the camera.

It helps if they are already on the vine when you buy them... ;)

[aMillionDreams]

Man, everything looks beautiful.  I especially love those Foxgloves.  They kind of remind me of Lady Slippers, which are rampant here.

I love lady slippers.  They are rare around here. I've only seen one in the forest here. They need the perfect conditions to thrive.  Maybe one day I'll learn how to keep an orchid alive.

[Penny Lane]

I'm in zone 6b, though being so close to the city, it's probably more like 6a.  

Okay, here's some photos.  I'll have more to share as stuff gets going this summer, but here's what was interesting to look at this morning.

Here's the container garden in all its "glory". It "contains" 13 tomatoes, 14 peppers, 2 zucchini, 2 summer squash, 2 rosemary, 2 oregano, 4 basil, 1 parsley, 1 sage, 1 thyme, peas, lettuce, a lemon tree, 6 bean plants, some iris, and marigolds.


The foxglove's looking nice:


The front border


A shade garden I'm still working on, but has come a LONG way:


The Compost pile

that is impressive

[TheBigChicken]

VERY NICE Amd :)

[wharf rat]

Awesome photos of the progressing gardens, guys!  I need to snap a few and get some up here soon.  We've been very busy and I finally got just about everything in the ground over this past week, and made a nice two-tiered herb garden using a 24 inch pot with a 16 inch pot on top.  
Also, one of my favorite nature preserves is about 30 minutes south of me.  One of my favorite species to sight there is the pink lady's slipper!

[dthomas]

I have not been on the MMJ forum for a while and am glad I stopped by tonight.  I sat here and read thru all 8 pages and got some good advice/tips.  It's funny because I just posted on my Facebook page that the Cal State Fullerton Arboretum is having it's "Herb Weekend" sale this weekend, if there are any gardeners from Southern California on here, go and check it out.

 I only have 3 tomato plants in pots at this time but am planning on getting more serious with the gardening, oh and I do have some herbs, basil, fennel, dill, rosemary and a couple of others.

Keep up the great work!

dave t

[ALady]

I have a little organic farm going on my balcony now   :)

Celebrity tomatoes, Riesenstrube tomatoes, Beaver Dam peppers, Bull's Blood beets, cilantro, spinach, mesclun mix, julep mint, hyssop, and some graffiti geraniums, morning glories and black eyed susan vines for color.

Yay summertime!

[aMillionDreams]

As of last Friday I have tomatoes!  The first plant I noticed fruit on was the Fourth of July I got from MJK.  Now all my plants have fruit other than the Romas.

[mjkoehler]

As of last Friday I have tomatoes!  The first plant I noticed fruit on was the Fourth of July I got from MJK.  Now all my plants have fruit other than the Romas.

Told ya! They start rippening to where you can pick right around the 4th. Zesty little globes of joys.

We have tons of fruits now. Getting so jazzed. Nothing beats a ripe 'mater.

[the_wizzard]

For those who are not on FB....here are photos of our first veggie garden in years!  We gots some good stuff started: Kentucky Pole Beans, edamame, beaver dam peppers, black Hungarian peppers, habanero,  orange thai peppers, bell peppers, spinach, lettuce mix, cilantro, basil (2 varieties now and I am going to plant a purple variety tomorrow), Boston pickling cucs, big beef tomatoes, orange cherry tomatoes (forgot the variety's name), carrots, scallions, and white onions.

[vespachick]

For those who are not on FB....here are photos of our first veggie garden in years!  We gots some good stuff started: Kentucky Pole Beans, edamame, beaver dam peppers, black Hungarian peppers, habanero,  orange thai peppers, bell peppers, spinach, lettuce mix, cilantro, basil (2 varieties now and I am going to plant a purple variety tomorrow), Boston pickling cucs, big beef tomatoes, orange cherry tomatoes (forgot the variety's name), carrots, scallions, and white onions.

Hey Liz,
I heard a thing on OPB yesterday about a new upstart called Urban Farmer's Co-op.  They're starting a weekly at The Tin Roof on Alberta on Wednesdays, I think it goes from 4-8 O'Clock and it's where people bring what they grow in order for everyone to live "slow & local". Sort of a grass roots farmers market or something.  Sounded pretty cool.  I might stop by next week (busy tomorrow), but you might check it out! ;)

[the_wizzard]

Hey Liz,
I heard a thing on OPB yesterday about a new upstart called Urban Farmer's Co-op.  They're starting a weekly at The Tin Roof on Alberta on Wednesdays, I think it goes from 4-8 O'Clock and it's where people bring what they grow in order for everyone to live "slow & local". Sort of a grass roots farmers market or something.  Sounded pretty cool.  I might stop by next week (busy tomorrow), but you might check it out! ;)

Ah...so perfectly Portland!  I love it here!  And the Tin Shed is just an awesome restaurant with awesome people behind it doing awesome things!  I will check it out, as we will have too much of something or other.  My neighbor has offered to trade her chicken eggs for extra veggies.  I don't eat eggs except baked in things....I used to love them but one day I got an ick factor of 100 from straight eggs  :-/
I am trying to get over it as we speak  ;D because that sounds like a good trade.  Maybe instead I will bring her along with me to the Tin Shed.  Perhaps I will see you there!

[aMillionDreams]

Looking good, Wiz!  I sent you a pm.

[ALady]

I have a question for the gardeners in the house...

So it's been quite cold here (in the 50s at night) and my tomatoes' stems turned dark, and now they're falling over a bit.  I don't think they're frozen, maybe just chilled a bit; the leaves are fine, and the plants look strong otherwise.  

Should I take them inside?  Cover them at night?  With what?  Or are they fine, just waiting for warmer weather to arrive?

[aMillionDreams]

50s should be okay.  You don't have to worry unless it gets below 40 or if frost forms.  Your maters should bounce back unless there is some other problem you are not aware of.

[ALady]

Cool, thank you so much aMD!  I was worried...

[mjkoehler]

Too lazy to post these to photbucket then here. Garden as of today after some serious weeding. There are soooooooo many maters out there.

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