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
15 May
15 May
12:08 a.m.
New subject: Introductions?
Hey gang!
I am new to North Carolina gardening. I had a big garden in my
parents' backyard about 15 years ago where I grew lilacs, roses,
lilies (Asiatic type and hemerocallis) and penstemon and Jacob's
ladder, among other things. I'm really surprised I can remember
everything I had growing back there! Well, here I am, still a renter
15 years later and I can't put off gardening until I buy a home.
This year I'm working on creating some front perennial beds. I am
also thinking about starting a veggie garden out back using straw
bales to create a raised bed (and to give the baby vegetables a bit of
a buffer from my three rowdy dogs). I'm late to that particular game
so I'll probably head to the farmer's market for some starter plants.
I prefer to use organic gardening methods, I'm beginning to think even
a nuclear-type toxin could not eliminate the poison ivy that is
winding its way around the pine tree in my backyard. I didn't have
many problems in NJ with pests or disease -- there is a reason they
call that place the garden state - and I am keeping my fingers crossed
that the dirt here is also kind to me. I try to swap plants when I
can (I might have some spare irises soon) and to choose species that
spread rather than specimens that are higher maintenance. I have a
baby compost pile that I hope to get some good use out of this summer,
so your composting tips are most welcome. I have lots to learn and
hope to soon have lots to share as well!
Sarah Jessica ("SJ")
213 Dennis
8:30 a.m.
New subject: Introductions?
Hi Sarah Jessica and others,
Good to see you on the list serve. Sounds like you have some great ideas.
I live in Oakwood. I have several raised beds. Had poor luck with even
tomatoes last year. Frequently, something got to them before I was able to
bring them in.
However, I am having great luck with lavender, herbs, knockout roses, and
perennials. Also, I have pond with 2 koi, 2 gold fish and recent purchased
3 bullfrog fish. I am looking forward to hearing about everyone's successes
and frustrations in the garden.
Hope Rollins
326 Oakwood Ave.
-----Original Message-----
From: gardening-bounces(a)eastraleigh.org
[mailto:gardening-bounces@eastraleigh.org] On Behalf Of SJF
Sent: Sunday, May 15, 2011 12:09 AM
To: Gardening
Subject: Re: [Gardening] Introductions?
Hey gang!
I am new to North Carolina gardening. I had a big garden in my
parents' backyard about 15 years ago where I grew lilacs, roses,
lilies (Asiatic type and hemerocallis) and penstemon and Jacob's
ladder, among other things. I'm really surprised I can remember
everything I had growing back there! Well, here I am, still a renter
15 years later and I can't put off gardening until I buy a home.
This year I'm working on creating some front perennial beds. I am
also thinking about starting a veggie garden out back using straw
bales to create a raised bed (and to give the baby vegetables a bit of
a buffer from my three rowdy dogs). I'm late to that particular game
so I'll probably head to the farmer's market for some starter plants.
I prefer to use organic gardening methods, I'm beginning to think even
a nuclear-type toxin could not eliminate the poison ivy that is
winding its way around the pine tree in my backyard. I didn't have
many problems in NJ with pests or disease -- there is a reason they
call that place the garden state - and I am keeping my fingers crossed
that the dirt here is also kind to me. I try to swap plants when I
can (I might have some spare irises soon) and to choose species that
spread rather than specimens that are higher maintenance. I have a
baby compost pile that I hope to get some good use out of this summer,
so your composting tips are most welcome. I have lots to learn and
hope to soon have lots to share as well!
Sarah Jessica ("SJ")
213 Dennis
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9:01 a.m.
New subject: Introductions?
This is fantastic! I am pleased to see so many shared interests and varied
experiences.
Recipes are always welcome! I'm not much of a cook but am trying to learn
(now that I have a kitchen with more than 2' of counter space.)
I hope to get some chickens in the future. (I figure I'd better get a handle
on general house and yard maintenance first.) And am also interested in
bees. I remember hearing that bee populations are so low, everyone who keeps
them helps.
I'm very interested in the urban permaculture movement - have been ever
since hearing Will Hooker give a talk about permaculture several years ago.
It's kind of what inspired me to actually get a house with a little yard
this time rather than another condo (used to live in the Cameron Village
Condos.)
I also have a tiny pond in the back with three goldfish. I know I still have
a lot to learn about maintaining it, too. After one of the fish was eaten
last fall, I've become more concerned about putting plants in there to give
them more places to hide.
And yes, I love watching the wild birds, too. I've found that the little
pond in the back is the greatest draw for them! So, I also have a few
feeders up and would like to give them a couple nesting sites with predator
guards in the future. I've seen bluebirds in the yard. I'm assuming it's
because fields aren't far away - between the athletic fields at St. Augs and
Oakwood Cemetery.
Thanks, everyone!
Michelle
714 Glascock
9:41 a.m.
New subject: Introductions?
Fellow garden geeks,
I live on Drew St., which is in the area commonly referred to as "the other
side of Mordecai" in local CAC meetings. I have lived in this house for 7
years and have planted many shrubs and flowers around on our one tenth of an
acre. I also have a dedicated vegetable garden that is subdivided into five
semi-raised beds and a compost bin. Three of the beds are 4'x4', two are
4'x6' and the compost bin is also 4'x4'. This year's crop features
the
following:
(4) Jalapeno Peppers
(4) Sweet Banana Peppers
(4) Better Boy Tomatoes
(4) Sweet Basil
(10) Bush Bean
(4) Cantaloupe
(4) Burpless Cucumber
All plants came from the farmer's market in either 4 or 6 packs and were
planted the weekend of Earth Day (as per tradition) except for 6 bush bean
plants which I planted this week. All beds are separated with a rock path
made of small smooth river jack gravel. This area of the yard I refer to as
the "South Garden." The perimeter of this section has ligustrum japonicum
shrubs for a privette (non-native) and an abelia. The edge of our patio is
home to three varities of knock out roses (red, pink and yellow) that are in
their second year and now in full bloom.
The front facade of the house (or the "North Garden") has a Kleim's Hearty
gardenia, Pink Snowball azalea, a shrubby yew pine, and a leland cypress
(which I am considering up rooting and replacing with a japanese
maple, so *free
leland cypress with a one year in-ground rooting system is up for grabs*.
Although I try to keep the garden organic, I can see when the plants are
nutrient poor and I can readily correct their shortcomings with Miracle
Grow's 10-35-10 or fish emulsion 5-1-1. When plants are in the final stages
of their fruit producing cycle I use only fish emulsion. The only time I
use 7 dust or a pesticide is when I see the evil horned tomato worms
devouring my plants. I also use a supplement that prevents blossom rot.
I keep a garden journal so I can see the progress of certain plants and get
a handle on watering cyles. Plus it's also great to see how the garden has
evolved.
I hope that we can plan a floating party sometime during the summer that
would allow us to tour each other's garden's and show off our hard work.
Thanks
Ryan
On Sun, May 15, 2011 at 8:30 AM, Hope Rollins <hrollins1(a)gmail.com> wrote:
Hi Sarah Jessica and others,
Good to see you on the list serve. Sounds like you have some great ideas.
I live in Oakwood. I have several raised beds. Had poor luck with even
tomatoes last year. Frequently, something got to them before I was able to
bring them in.
However, I am having great luck with lavender, herbs, knockout roses, and
perennials. Also, I have pond with 2 koi, 2 gold fish and recent purchased
3 bullfrog fish. I am looking forward to hearing about everyone's successes
and frustrations in the garden.
Hope Rollins
326 Oakwood Ave.
-----Original Message-----
From: gardening-bounces(a)eastraleigh.org
[mailto:gardening-bounces@eastraleigh.org] On Behalf Of SJF
Sent: Sunday, May 15, 2011 12:09 AM
To: Gardening
Subject: Re: [Gardening] Introductions?
Hey gang!
I am new to North Carolina gardening. I had a big garden in my
parents' backyard about 15 years ago where I grew lilacs, roses,
lilies (Asiatic type and hemerocallis) and penstemon and Jacob's
ladder, among other things. I'm really surprised I can remember
everything I had growing back there! Well, here I am, still a renter
15 years later and I can't put off gardening until I buy a home.
This year I'm working on creating some front perennial beds. I am
also thinking about starting a veggie garden out back using straw
bales to create a raised bed (and to give the baby vegetables a bit of
a buffer from my three rowdy dogs). I'm late to that particular game
so I'll probably head to the farmer's market for some starter plants.
I prefer to use organic gardening methods, I'm beginning to think even
a nuclear-type toxin could not eliminate the poison ivy that is
winding its way around the pine tree in my backyard. I didn't have
many problems in NJ with pests or disease -- there is a reason they
call that place the garden state - and I am keeping my fingers crossed
that the dirt here is also kind to me. I try to swap plants when I
can (I might have some spare irises soon) and to choose species that
spread rather than specimens that are higher maintenance. I have a
baby compost pile that I hope to get some good use out of this summer,
so your composting tips are most welcome. I have lots to learn and
hope to soon have lots to share as well!
Sarah Jessica ("SJ")
213 Dennis
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New subject: Introductions?
Hey Everyone!
I agree, this is a great thread! And a great listserv!
My name is Ginger Deason and my husband and I have lived in East Raleigh for
almost two years (but were gone for 1.5 yr in the middle - we just came
back!). I have had a backyard garden of some form for about five years, but
gardened a LOT with my dad when I was growing up in rural Alabama. For years
I have worked in some form or fashion in outreach and education associated
with sustainable agriculture or forestry and community gardening, so I have
a lot of "book knowledge" and courses behind me, although I often still feel
like a novice! There's always something to learn!
I am a perpetual student of John Jeavons' Biointensive
Gardening<http://www.growbiointensive.org/>and still have quite a way
to go since we were gone last year, which would
have been the third year into my garden. I kinda had to start all over this
year, but it's not been too hard. My focus right now is on diversified
veggies, mainly ones that I know we will eat all of. I plan on getting some
fruit trees, but that might be a year or so down the road. The tornado has
given us a lot more sun in the back yard so I also plan on expanding my
garden, also down the road. And adding some chickens (also down the road!).
The bike tour idea is a great one! I'd be into that! And I was the one who
suggested an East Raleigh Urban Garden tour and a couple of people have
emailed me (gdeason(a)gmail.com) to say they were interested in helping plan.
If you are interested and haven't emailed me yet, please do!
Have a great day!
Ginger
2319 Stevens
PS: I LOVE birds too and am trying my best to make my yard as bird friendly
as possible. We have a nest of baby bluebirds in a box that's close enough
to the deck to hear! They're awesome and will probably fledge around
Memorial Day weekend, so come on over if you want to see some babies blues!
PPS: The Center for Environmental Farming Systems
(CEFS<http://www.cefs.ncsu.edu/>)
has many courses on gardening/farming/animal husbandry throughout the year.
They're located in Goldsboro, so it's a hike, but check out their calendar
if you're interested and maybe if people ever want to attend a course we
could carpool. Most courses are cheap to free and there's one on On-Farm
Habitat for Ecosystem Services (May 25) which may or may not be appropriate
for smaller-scale urban gardens, but I might look into it. And it's free!
On Sun, May 15, 2011 at 9:41 AM, Ryan Parker <kennethryanparker(a)gmail.com>wrote;wrote:
Fellow garden geeks,
I live on Drew St., which is in the area commonly referred to as "the other
side of Mordecai" in local CAC meetings. I have lived in this house for 7
years and have planted many shrubs and flowers around on our one tenth of an
acre. I also have a dedicated vegetable garden that is subdivided into five
semi-raised beds and a compost bin. Three of the beds are 4'x4', two are
4'x6' and the compost bin is also 4'x4'. This year's crop features
the
following:
(4) Jalapeno Peppers
(4) Sweet Banana Peppers
(4) Better Boy Tomatoes
(4) Sweet Basil
(10) Bush Bean
(4) Cantaloupe
(4) Burpless Cucumber
All plants came from the farmer's market in either 4 or 6 packs and were
planted the weekend of Earth Day (as per tradition) except for 6 bush bean
plants which I planted this week. All beds are separated with a rock path
made of small smooth river jack gravel. This area of the yard I refer to as
the "South Garden." The perimeter of this section has ligustrum japonicum
shrubs for a privette (non-native) and an abelia. The edge of our patio is
home to three varities of knock out roses (red, pink and yellow) that are in
their second year and now in full bloom.
The front facade of the house (or the "North Garden") has a Kleim's Hearty
gardenia, Pink Snowball azalea, a shrubby yew pine, and a leland cypress
(which I am considering up rooting and replacing with a japanese maple, so
*free leland cypress with a one year in-ground rooting system is up for
grabs*.
Although I try to keep the garden organic, I can see when the plants are
nutrient poor and I can readily correct their shortcomings with Miracle
Grow's 10-35-10 or fish emulsion 5-1-1. When plants are in the final stages
of their fruit producing cycle I use only fish emulsion. The only time I
use 7 dust or a pesticide is when I see the evil horned tomato worms
devouring my plants. I also use a supplement that prevents blossom rot.
I keep a garden journal so I can see the progress of certain plants and get
a handle on watering cyles. Plus it's also great to see how the garden has
evolved.
I hope that we can plan a floating party sometime during the summer that
would allow us to tour each other's garden's and show off our hard work.
Thanks
Ryan
On Sun, May 15, 2011 at 8:30 AM, Hope Rollins <hrollins1(a)gmail.com> wrote:
--
Only when the last tree has died and the last river has been poisoned and
the last fish has been caught, will we realize that we cannot eat money.
~ 19th century Cree saying
Hasta que el último árbol sea cortado, hasta que el último río sea
contaminado, hasta que el último pescado sea atrapado; solo entonces nos
daremos cuenta que el dinero no se puede comer.
~ profecia Indios Cree
Hi Sarah Jessica and others,
Good to see you on the list serve. Sounds like you have some great ideas.
I live in Oakwood. I have several raised beds. Had poor luck with even
tomatoes last year. Frequently, something got to them before I was able to
bring them in.
However, I am having great luck with lavender, herbs, knockout roses, and
perennials. Also, I have pond with 2 koi, 2 gold fish and recent
purchased
3 bullfrog fish. I am looking forward to hearing about everyone's
successes
and frustrations in the garden.
Hope Rollins
326 Oakwood Ave.
-----Original Message-----
From: gardening-bounces(a)eastraleigh.org
[mailto:gardening-bounces@eastraleigh.org] On Behalf Of SJF
Sent: Sunday, May 15, 2011 12:09 AM
To: Gardening
Subject: Re: [Gardening] Introductions?
Hey gang!
I am new to North Carolina gardening. I had a big garden in my
parents' backyard about 15 years ago where I grew lilacs, roses,
lilies (Asiatic type and hemerocallis) and penstemon and Jacob's
ladder, among other things. I'm really surprised I can remember
everything I had growing back there! Well, here I am, still a renter
15 years later and I can't put off gardening until I buy a home.
This year I'm working on creating some front perennial beds. I am
also thinking about starting a veggie garden out back using straw
bales to create a raised bed (and to give the baby vegetables a bit of
a buffer from my three rowdy dogs). I'm late to that particular game
so I'll probably head to the farmer's market for some starter plants.
I prefer to use organic gardening methods, I'm beginning to think even
a nuclear-type toxin could not eliminate the poison ivy that is
winding its way around the pine tree in my backyard. I didn't have
many problems in NJ with pests or disease -- there is a reason they
call that place the garden state - and I am keeping my fingers crossed
that the dirt here is also kind to me. I try to swap plants when I
can (I might have some spare irises soon) and to choose species that
spread rather than specimens that are higher maintenance. I have a
baby compost pile that I hope to get some good use out of this summer,
so your composting tips are most welcome. I have lots to learn and
hope to soon have lots to share as well!
Sarah Jessica ("SJ")
213 Dennis
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