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@gmail.com>
Subject: [Gardening] Introductions?
To: gardening@eastraleigh.org
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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
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Message: 2
Date: Sat, 14 May 2011 10:43:58 -0400
From: Jamie Bort <jamiebort@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [Gardening] Introductions?
To: Gardening <gardening@eastraleigh.org>
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Hi Michelle,

Welcome. My wife and I too are interested in organic edible gardens and
native plants. Also, we both are novice gardeners. I've learned a bit about
pruning techniques and soil properties. But I am ignorant to which
vegetations are native and which ones are not.

My absolute favorite is discovering a new bird nest in one of our tress or
bushes. Every time I see one it makes me want to plant another bush so that
more birds will have a place to live.

With so many new developments and construction I feel that the wildlife is
being squeezed out. To that end I'd like to have a few bee hives. But I
understand they take a bit of time and I certainly don't have any to get it
going. One of our neighbors has at least one.

Jamie

On Sat, May 14, 2011 at 7:23 AM, Michelle C <michellelcz@gmail.com> wrote:

> 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
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Date: Sat, 14 May 2011 07:48:04 -0700 (PDT)
From: gray modlin <dgmodlin@yahoo.com>
Subject: [Gardening] Introductions
To: gardening@eastraleigh.org
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Hello,

We are really excited about this list coming together and getting some new insights on gardening and making some new friends in the neighborhood.

Right now we are growing vegetables, greens, herbs along with our flower beds and water gardening. We also started keeping chickens this year, eight of them, hopefully they are going to supply us with some good eggs in another month or two and help us out on the compost pile.

This is our fourth year on the flower beds and second on the vegetable gardening. We are very interested in heirloom vegetables and organic gardening. This year I am growing squash (never had much of a problem with bugs), tomatoes, peas, beans, radishes (just picked my first batch this morning), carrots, beets, watermelon, and broccoli.

One a side note, I am chef/owner of Globe restaurant on Glenwood avenue and would love to offer up some ideas for people that have run out of recipes for squash or peas or whatever they planted too much of.

Thanks
Gray and Greta Modlin
519 Barksdale

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