What are you planning to grow in your garden?

[bromeliad]

I just noticed that the snowdrops were coming up (a month early), so here is a question for all you cats and kittens who like listening to You Bet Your Garden and such.

What are you planning on growing in your vegetable or flower garden this year?

I usually enjoy planting hot peppers, ornamental peppers, sunflowers, unusual heirloom pumpkins, and sweet peas. I also plan on trying strawberries using hanging planters this year.

[dblandon]

I'm renting a house, so I don't have much that I can grow. My garden is largely inside, and rather sparse. I'm hoping to be able to grow some more plants when I move in May!

At the moment the only useful plant I'm growing is mint, for the occasional cocktail. Much cheaper to grow than buy! I'm growing it inside, because as soon as you plant it outside it goes everywhere.

[ccjp]

I'll be planting tomatoes, cucumbers, leaf lettuce, bell peppers,beans and sugar snap peas. That's all I know of for sure, I'd like to put a few blueberry bushes in but I've heard they take a while to produce fruit. Oh, and strawberries, I'll be planting strawberries this year too

[thegrinder]

Put the mint in a pot, dig a hole and put the pot into said hole, cover with soil. Old trick my Mom used to stop the mint from spreading.

[Rosemary]

Bromeliad, what sunflowers do you grow? I was just thinking about trying some of them this year. I wanted to be able to eat the sunflower seeds, and I wondered which types taste best...any suggestions? I guess I'll have to put netting on them to keep the birds away. I'm also thinking about pumpkins, to grow to eat the seeds.

We always grow a variety of peppers, since that is the one things the bugs leave alone. Each year I try tomatoes, squash, cucumbers, and lettuce, but often the bugs get more of the veggies than we do. Herbs do well for me, so I always grow oregano, rosemary, thyme, and sage. I dry the herbs to use throughout the year, and that saves a lot of money. If you don't have a lot of garden space, try growing the herbs in pots.

[gopats11]

Bromeliad, what sunflowers do you grow? I was just thinking about trying some of them this year. I wanted to be able to eat the sunflower seeds, and I wondered which types taste best...any suggestions? I guess I'll have to put netting on them to keep the birds away. I'm also thinking about pumpkins, to grow to eat the seeds.

We always grow a variety of peppers, since that is the one things the bugs leave alone. Each year I try tomatoes, squash, cucumbers, and lettuce, but often the bugs get more of the veggies than we do. Herbs do well for me, so I always grow oregano, rosemary, thyme, and sage. I dry the herbs to use throughout the year, and that saves a lot of money. If you don't have a lot of garden space, try growing the herbs in pots.

I'm not sure what region you live in but I'm in New England and last year (since you mentioned bug problems) these really nasty fat grub type things killed all our pumpkin plants along with everyone else I know around here who had them. Buggers! I'm pretty sure there's something you can do to prevent them I'd look into if you're going to try pumpkins. Good luck with your garden!

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We are going to grow cukes, a few types of tomatoes, leaf lettuce, bell peppers, pumpkins, zucchini, summer squash. We've had great luck in the past with all but the pumpkins. Can't wait for some fresh tomatoes, there's nothing better!

[Stlrfn - banned]

Nothing.... if it doesn't cry I don't feed it. It is because of that reason that I just stick with kids and pets.

[jumpingRabbit]

I'm renting a house, so I don't have much that I can grow. My garden is largely inside, and rather sparse. I'm hoping to be able to grow some more plants when I move in May!

At the moment the only useful plant I'm growing is mint, for the occasional cocktail. Much cheaper to grow than buy! I'm growing it inside, because as soon as you plant it outside it goes everywhere.

Tomatoes grow in pots! So do squash! then you can move 'em!

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It's very far from spring here, but for winter and early spring I have radishes (need to plant a new batch), broccoli, beets, chard, sweet potatoes, garlic, onions, carrots.

This summer we'll have tomatoes surrounded by carrots, winter squashes, patty pan squash, hoping to try cassava, turkish orange eggplant, basil, and hopefully some beans, and more stuff that I haven't planned out yet.

Oh yeah, jerusalem artichokes (or "sunchokes")! And potatoes!

[Rosemary]

I'm in Pennsylvania, and our big bug problem last year was stink bugs. They ruined the tomatoes (and I had about 30 plants). We also battle squash vine borers and cucumber beetles every year; in a good year we get about 10 squash per plant before the bugs kill them, but last year we only got maybe 1 per plant. We also have problems with deer eating things (they love strawberries...grrr). I often wonder if gardening is worth the effort and the cost, and each year I swear I'm going to stop or cut back...but then spring comes, and I'm out in the garden again. Peppers are the one plant that always does well with no bug problems, so they are definitely worth growing; I've even had success growing them from seeds.

[bromeliad]

Bromeliad, what sunflowers do you grow? I was just thinking about trying some of them this year.

We always grow a variety of peppers, since that is the one things the bugs leave alone.

I went big with a type called Mammoth. The seeds are white with a black stripe and quite fat. I am thinking Coconut Ice this year. I love peppers because they are so indestructible and prolific. If you like ornamentals you should try black pearl peppers.