Even before I got sober, I babied this corn that my oldest daughter bought home as a small sprout from school. When it got big enough, I transferred it to a bucket. We did not think it would grow into anything, much less produce corn because corn self pollinates and she only had one plant. I went out to tend to my plants tonight and there is an ear of corn growing! She is going to be so happy.
It is the little things in life. Happy to be sober today.
Anyone else love gardening? I would love to see pics!
I love gardening. My vegetable garden is weedy as all get out, but my flowers have been really pretty this year. I grew everything in this pic except the greenery.
Oh man this is a great thread. I have an orange tree, lemon, lime, avocado and a tababuya. I did some yard work in the spring including drip irrigation, wildflowers, annuals, sunflowers and potted succulents. Its too hot for yard work now but I will try to post some pictures later this week. Keep those thumbs green.
So a bit overcrowded, i always end up planting too much but snow peas, cherry tomatoes, beans and bok choy in the 1st pic and pineapple plants in the 2nd. We already got 3 pineapples off those 2 plants but we’ve left them hoping they’ll sprout again!
They looked super cool when the pineapples were growing out the top. I’ll get a pic from the other half when he gets home and post it. Took about 2yrs before the pineapple started growing though lol
We just bought a couple from the fruit and vegie shop and cut the tops off and shoved that in the ground. Too easy . Oh wait, is it a climate thing we’re you cant grow them up there?
Yes. I grow heirloom vegetables and fruits. Right now I have tomatoes, peppers, cucumbers, basil and mint. I have apple, plum, peach, raspberries, blueberries, strawberries, kiwi, grapes, and figs. Winter I grow greens and root crops like turnips, carrots, and radishes.
Figs are easy. Select a variety appropriate for your zone, plant it in a hole with a good layer of mature compost and peat-moss, fill remaining space with soil and a bit of sand, and let the fig do what it naturally wants to do. In the winter, lay down a thick bed of straw around the base, and wrap the stem with floating row cover to give it a bit of winter protection.
I grow succulents and cacti as a hobby, but love growing/gardening anything. I’m in an apartment with a covered balcony, so its tricky. Last year I grew jalapeños and cilantro out there.
I move into my first house soon, can’t wait to put in a proper garden out back.
They are great!!
. Oh wait, is it a climate thing we’re you cant grow them up there?
