14 May
2011
14 May
'11
6:39 p.m.
Hello!
I too am a pretty new gardener, though I'm on my third year of attempting
backyard vegetables. I also grow herbs and a few flowers and have started
window boxes with edible flowers this year.
I've had a lot of luck with tomatoes and am growing three varieties (one
heirloom) of large tomatoes and one cherry this year. Also, bell peppers,
onions, various lettuces, squash and zucchini (had good luck with these last
year), water melon, and strawberries.
I think I'm a pretty slack gardener--sort of just dug up the grass and put
some seeds in the ground. I've got a lot of weeds, but I sort of weirdly
enjoy going and plucking them out for about 30 minutes almost every day.
I recently saw these videos about a Ruth Stout, a gardener that I seem to be
sort of following in the footsteps of--entertaining stuff:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tt-KHUITId8
I'm interested in learning everything/getting some chicken droppings to keep
the compost moving, and sharing excess veggies.
Jennifer
704 Penn Rd
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Date: Sat, 14 May 2011 07:23:03 -0400
From: Michelle C <michellelcz(a)gmail.com>
Subject: [Gardening] Introductions?
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Hello everyone,
I am very excited about this list as I am completely new to gardening
(moved
here in the last year and this is the first yard I've had in my adult
life).
I imagine people here have different interests, expertise and skill levels
and it might be fun to see the range of interests and expertise listed.
Is your focus on vegetable gardening? Herbs? Water gardening? Roses? Shade
gardening? Something else? How long have you been doing it?
I'll start. I have absolutely no expertise as I've only been attempting to
garden for less than a year and am still working on identifying what is
already in the yard and figuring out how to care for it. ;) I have even had
horrible luck with houseplants in the past so know there's going to be a
huge learning curve for me.
Still, I've managed to keep a few vegetable plants (lettuce, kale, spinach,
snow peas) growing in some raised beds in the backyard this year.
My primary interests are in organic, edible gardens and native plants. But,
since a lot of plants already in my yard are non-native (and I am still
very
much a beginner) I'm hoping to learn pretty much anything at this point.
I'd
definitely be interested in a neighborhood garden tour (as mentioned in a
previous thread.)
Thanks,
Michelle
Glascock St