What are you growing… now?

Dyal_SC

Okra among other veggies. Let’s see how many others of you enjoy gardening. 

And please, don’t go and get yourself in trouble with the authorities here. 😆 

fishlessman

strawberries should be coming in a week or two. the blueberry high bush row should start producing in about a month, i think theres 7 varieties now. the rest is just normal stuff except for the hot peppers up here, ghost, scorpion, thai, and jalepinos. paste tomatoes, supersweet 100's, rosemary thyme oregano basil and a bed of chives, some russian garlic and horseradish coming up and a mint bed and a small cranberry bog. i still have yet to put the potatoes in my tire pile, that should have been in a month ago. im not sure if okra grows up here, we have the local fiddlehead instead to forage

Gulfcoastguy

Blueberries until Dads house and land sells. Pears at the rental house that is up for sale. Pomegranates possibly if they rebloom, a heavy rain storm knocked all of the blooms off.

fishlessman

Gulfcoastguy said:

Blueberries until Dads house and land sells. Pears at the rental house that is up for sale. Pomegranates possibly if they rebloom, a heavy rain storm knocked all of the blooms off.

at the house i also have apples, bing cherries, and japanese pears. firm believer in plant it once and forget about it til the food is ripe year after year.

Gulfcoastguy

fishlessman said:

Gulfcoastguy said:

Blueberries until Dads house and land sells. Pears at the rental house that is up for sale. Pomegranates possibly if they rebloom, a heavy rain storm knocked all of the blooms off.

at the house i also have apples, bing cherries, and japanese pears. firm believer in plant it once and forget about it til the food is ripe year after year.

A bit jealous about those Bing cherries. It’s too cold for cherries. We can grow a couple of types if substandard apples but it really isn’t worth it. Are you talking about Asian Pears? A cross between apples and pears?

Gulfcoastguy

Correction it’s too hot for cherries here, not cold enough. Of course we can grow figs.

Legume

Gulfcoastguy said:

Correction it’s too hot for cherries here, not cold enough. Of course we can grow figs.

It's very difficult to stuff a cherry with blue cheese, wrap in bacon and grill.

Do people hate figs down there?

fishlessman

Gulfcoastguy said:

Correction it’s too hot for cherries here, not cold enough. Of course we can grow figs.

its a hosui asian pear, i have a fig as well but keep it indoors. about 2 doz figs is a huge harvest here. recently lost a keifer tree, its too cold here indoors but great to have just for the leaves.....might put one at the camp where its less drafty. found an avocado in the compost pile a few years ago, getting big but doubt i ever get an avocado from it

Gulfcoastguy

Actually figs grow like weeds down here. Most people make preserves out of them with sugar and lemon, we even use the preserves to make a cake or with biscuits and cream. They are very productive in our climate if you can beat the birds to them. Unfortunately diabetes runs in the family and 2 figs is the allowed serving size. 

rekameohs

Dyal_SC said:

Okra among other veggies.

Sad to see how many pass on okra because of the "slime" factor.  Many ways to cook it without any - fried being the obvious.    Brush whole pods with a little oil, some S&P, and it is great on the grill.   Secret is to not let them get too big, or they will be like chewing on straw.

GrateEggspectations

Unfortunately, my New Guinea Impatiens, which were very pricey, are dying. Not sure what the issue is, but I understand they may like some sun, and I have them in complete shade. May also have planted them too close to one another and overwatered them at the outset. Pretty sure I’ll need to replace most of them. 

In happier news, my potted hibiscus, which I took outside a little bit too early, seems to be making a full recovery after spending a few weeks in critical condition following a cold snap. 

Gulfcoastguy

GrateEggspectations said:

Unfortunately, my New Guinea Impatiens, which were very pricey, are dying. Not sure what the issue is, but I understand they may like some sun, and I have them in complete shade. May also have planted them too close to one another and overwatered them at the outset. Pretty sure I’ll need to replace most of them. 

In happier news, my potted hibiscus, which I took outside a little bit too early, seems to be making a full recovery after spending a few weeks in critical condition following a cold snap. 

As a side note , hibiscus is closely related to okra. Okra loves hot sun and humidity. 

fishlessman

GrateEggspectations said:

Unfortunately, my New Guinea Impatiens, which were very pricey, are dying. Not sure what the issue is, but I understand they may like some sun, and I have them in complete shade. May also have planted them too close to one another and overwatered them at the outset. Pretty sure I’ll need to replace most of them. 

In happier news, my potted hibiscus, which I took outside a little bit too early, seems to be making a full recovery after spending a few weeks in critical condition following a cold snap. 

picked up a hibiscus this year with 4 braided trunks for what seemed like really cheap money at the local supermarket. what temps was the cold snap to watch out for in the fall and spring. probably pot it this weekend depending on rain

johnmitchell

Cherokee purple tomatoes two plants growing in a large container 

dbCooper

Habs, Japs and Serrano peppers.  Heirloom beefsteak and San Marzano tomatoes.  Dill, mint, basal, catnip.

ColtsFan

Cherokee purples, beef steak tomatoes, jalapeño, bell, cowhorn peppers, straightneck, spaghetti squash, zucchini, cucumber, red cabbage, watermelon, potatoes ….and herbs

Dyal_SC

All in all, we got grape tomatoes, squash, zucchini, okra, cucumbers, bell peppers (forget the colors, and they haven’t come in yet).  Then our established trees/shrubs of peaches, pears, blueberries and blackberries. Those are the edible plants.  We just let the deer have at the peaches and pears.  Deer repellent spray for the veggies. Will have to share some pics tonight, bc who doesn’t like pics? 

Glad to see I’m not the only one who enjoys the gardening stuff. Trying to get a greener thumb each year. The variety y’all have shared sounds nice!

Dobie

Habaneros, Carolina reapers, BBQ rosemary and a couple alvocado starters for the distant future. 

Campbell2N

Hungarian and poblano peppers each pot with cilantro. Honeynut squash going in with green beans later this summer in the small planter I have. I haven’t grown anything before so this should be fun. 

GrateEggspectations

fishlessman said:

GrateEggspectations said:

Unfortunately, my New Guinea Impatiens, which were very pricey, are dying. Not sure what the issue is, but I understand they may like some sun, and I have them in complete shade. May also have planted them too close to one another and overwatered them at the outset. Pretty sure I’ll need to replace most of them. 

In happier news, my potted hibiscus, which I took outside a little bit too early, seems to be making a full recovery after spending a few weeks in critical condition following a cold snap. 

picked up a hibiscus this year with 4 braided trunks for what seemed like really cheap money at the local supermarket. what temps was the cold snap to watch out for in the fall and spring. probably pot it this weekend depending on rain

After the cold hit, all the leaves went white and started to fall. Was almost nothing left of the plant. Apparently, it shouldn’t be taken outside until temps are consistently at least about 10C (50F) overnight. My error was taking it out when it was about 3C overnight. 

@Gulfcoastguy

Yep. Does amazingly well with full sun and copious waterings throughout the summer. The flowers are gorgeous. 

Dyal_SC

Just some fun solar lighting for the kiddos, and then of course they’ve been working non stop keeping up with water duty. They don’t mind that job. Every decent farmer needs a fire hydrant water soaker. 

Baby peaches just when they were coming in:

And the deer demolishing the peaches and pears:

Dobie

Love it ^^^^

Dyal_SC

Campbell2N said:

Hungarian and poblano peppers each pot with cilantro. Honeynut squash going in with green beans later this summer in the small planter I have. I haven’t grown anything before so this should be fun. 

Pup is doing a fantastic job with its post orders. 

fishlessman

GrateEggspectations said:

fishlessman said:

GrateEggspectations said:

Unfortunately, my New Guinea Impatiens, which were very pricey, are dying. Not sure what the issue is, but I understand they may like some sun, and I have them in complete shade. May also have planted them too close to one another and overwatered them at the outset. Pretty sure I’ll need to replace most of them. 

In happier news, my potted hibiscus, which I took outside a little bit too early, seems to be making a full recovery after spending a few weeks in critical condition following a cold snap. 

picked up a hibiscus this year with 4 braided trunks for what seemed like really cheap money at the local supermarket. what temps was the cold snap to watch out for in the fall and spring. probably pot it this weekend depending on rain

After the cold hit, all the leaves went white and started to fall. Was almost nothing left of the plant. Apparently, it shouldn’t be taken outside until temps are consistently at least about 10C (50F) overnight. My error was taking it out when it was about 3C overnight. 

@Gulfcoastguy

Yep. Does amazingly well with full sun and copious waterings throughout the summer. The flowers are gorgeous. 

GrateEggspectations said:

fishlessman said:

GrateEggspectations said:

Unfortunately, my New Guinea Impatiens, which were very pricey, are dying. Not sure what the issue is, but I understand they may like some sun, and I have them in complete shade. May also have planted them too close to one another and overwatered them at the outset. Pretty sure I’ll need to replace most of them. 

In happier news, my potted hibiscus, which I took outside a little bit too early, seems to be making a full recovery after spending a few weeks in critical condition following a cold snap. 

picked up a hibiscus this year with 4 braided trunks for what seemed like really cheap money at the local supermarket. what temps was the cold snap to watch out for in the fall and spring. probably pot it this weekend depending on rain

After the cold hit, all the leaves went white and started to fall. Was almost nothing left of the plant. Apparently, it shouldn’t be taken outside until temps are consistently at least about 10C (50F) overnight. My error was taking it out when it was about 3C overnight. 

@Gulfcoastguy

Yep. Does amazingly well with full sun and copious waterings throughout the summer. The flowers are gorgeous. 

Will see how it goes, been mid 50s the last few weeks at night and it's flowering well, just loaded with buds. I keep the house and camp set at 54f in the winter so that may be the test. 27.99 dollars seemed like a steal. Worth seeing what happens thru the winter. Hummingbirds are all over it ...

fishlessman

Anyone tried hemlock......supposed to be good as tea, soup, and on lamb

HeavyG

fishlessman said:

Anyone tried hemlock......supposed to be good as tea, soup, and on lamb

Socrates begs to differ.

DoubleEgger

Campbell2N said:

Hungarian and poblano peppers each pot with cilantro. Honeynut squash going in with green beans later this summer in the small planter I have. I haven’t grown anything before so this should be fun. 

That is a good looking GSP. Love the ticking. 

Dyal_SC

Beautiful morning after a heavy rain yesterday. 

fishlessman

HeavyG said:

fishlessman said:

Anyone tried hemlock......supposed to be good as tea, soup, and on lamb

Socrates begs to differ.

they say its here but its something ive never seen. the edible trees are everywhere though and its new growth season. its pretty rare up here to get killed by anything in nature unless you crash your car into a moose...........

fishlessman

seem to have dandelion salad in a raised bed down pat

FrostyEgg

This year we're doing 5 different tomato varieties, sweet mini peppers, jalapenos, poblanos, snap peas, lettuce, and a bunch of herbs. I have 2 habanero plants in individual pots that are doing well so far. Shorter growing season up here, so we won't have anything to show for it for awhile yet.