My Veggie Garden

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Ok Have an 8 by 8 garden and a bunch of big trough things and some massive "tree" pots.

Flowers die and youc an't eat them so no flowers. Last year I had cherry tomatoes and beefsteak tomatoes and they grew like crazy.

i also had some jalpenos that did well and some serranoes, couldn't get habaneros to turn into peppers.

What else can I grow? I'm thinking like cucumbers, onions (chives - had them last year too), arugula and cilantro.

I dug all ther old plants out and then truned over the soil (earthworms yay).

What else do I have to do?
 
Cucumbers will be a chore in that small of garden, unless you run them run up a trellis. I would think any herbs would work fine. Make sure you rotate your crops (i.e. don't plant the tomatoes in the exact same spot as you did last year). Have you ever tried bell peppers?
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I actually do have a trellis the previous owner left, will they work for cucmbers?

Never have tried bells, do they grow easily?

i'm not super gardener or anything.

I have miracle grow plant food, do i need other fertilizer?
 
Yes, cucumbers work well on trellises. Otherwise, they will just grow long vines that sprawl everywhere and wrap around your other plants. I have not had good luck, with bell peppers, but I have very little sun to work with in my backyard.

I'm one of those pansy organic gardners, so I don't use Miracle Grow. Your soil is the key. If you aren't buying any more soil, make sure you put a good layer of compost over the top of your garden. If you are growing vegetables, mix some bone meal into your dirt (phosphorous).
 
If your cucumbers do well, you will have two problems -- 1, it will be the plant that ate Cleveland. It will grow like mad, and you will have to spend a lot of time directing and training it. 2, you will have more cucumbers than you and everyone you know can eat. It's like zuchinni, only less versatile (have you ever cooked a cuke? Blech).

I like growing eggplant. They don't take up too much space (think tomato plant size), and you'll get good production.

Also, if you have a trellis, you might try some pole beans (green beans of a type that will climb, not just bush out).
 
hmm can i grow zuchini i like zuchini, **** cucumbers

beans sound good too or i can just grow a hell ofa lot of tomatoes.
 
Check w/ the UT Press. There is a cookbook and book on herbs and what to do with them. Not just your standard ones either. Read a blurb about it today in the Texan but go to the UT Press site.

Btw, herbs grow very well in So Cal I think. Need I mention I too like herb gardens and cooking.
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"Basil and rosemary are easy to grow and are great fresh.
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Yep I grow those in pots.

Loopy we are going to get f-ed up if i move to cali
 
Watch out for Cilantro-- once it's starts growing you have to keep it cut back or else you end up with corriander (I think that's what it becomes...)

I actually found a curry plant this year-- I'm all jazzed about that one. I've hada lot of success with Parsely too, but you have to get the flat kind, not the curly leaf kind. You could also plant strawberries. What about onions or garlic? those are pretty easy to grow too.
 
Regardless of what vegetables you choose to plant, you'd do well to seek out gardening message boards on the internet. There are literally jillions of them out there and gardeners with real experience are more than willing to share what they know with you.
 
Good things for pots (if you put 'em in your garden they can take over): Parsley, mint, cherry tomatoes, rosemary, dill, brussel sprouts. Be careful of most herbs, they tend to spread like weeds, those are usually best for pots.

Garden: Peppers (bell, jalapeno, banana, etc), garlic, onion, sunflowers (put 3 or 4 at the back of your garden with something to support 'em), squash (though, like cucumbers, it can take over, so I'd train it down one side of the garden or up a trellis). There's some kind of lemon herb (not sure of the name) that makes a good border plant, it doesn't spread like most.

Trellis: Beans, peas, if it's sturdy enough - the previously mentioned squash or cucumbers, or just some flowering vine(s) for background color and shade.

Plants that help keep bugs away: Marigolds, garlic, most pepper plants.
 
Sorry to rain on your parade, Smurfette, but that curry plant isn't where you get curry spice.
It only smells like curry.
My rosemary bush is now 4 ft. tall and 6 ft. around. Being able to cut some fresh rosemary for my broiled new potoatoes is just awesome.
Try some Bay leaf also.
If you need a good organic source, try these folks. They will ship out there.

It's About Thyme
 
Poop on you too, mrMyke!! I like my curry plant! didn't really plan to cook with it anyway, I just think it's novel!
 
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