I am growing my first veggie garden this spring. I planted most of it on March 9 and have added a lot of stuff gradually. I have several pots with tomatoes, strawberries, herbs, banana, lettuce, and nasturtiums. I also made two raised bed gardens with 8 inch wide by 4 foot long. In them I have blueberries, eggplants, two kinds of cucumbers, beets, carrots, squash, spring onion, and watermelon (which is spilling out of the box). I am also making a concrete path little by little. I have a topsy turvy tomato container with cherry tomatoes in it. I have tons of tomatoes on the vine but I have only harvested one so far.

zinnia11 said:I am growing my first veggie garden this spring. I planted most of it on March 9 and have added a lot of stuff gradually. I have several pots with tomatoes, strawberries, herbs, banana, lettuce, and nasturtiums. I also made two raised bed gardens with 8 inch wide by 4 foot long. In them I have blueberries, eggplants, two kinds of cucumbers, beets, carrots, squash, spring onion, and watermelon (which is spilling out of the box). I am also making a concrete path little by little. I have a topsy turvy tomato container with cherry tomatoes in it. I have tons of tomatoes on the vine but I have only harvested one so far.

I am trying that topsy turvy thing for the first time this year with strawberries in it.

have you tried looking at Home Depot? i think they have rain barrels.

pecanpie said:kelchild said:have you tried looking at Home Depot? i think they have rain barrels.

they have the rain barrels that are premade for collecting rain and most are over $100. i just need a plain barrel.

oh, you just want an old wine barrel or something like that?

pecanpie said:freebieprincess said:zinnia11 said:I am growing my first veggie garden this spring. I planted most of it on March 9 and have added a lot of stuff gradually. I have several pots with tomatoes, strawberries, herbs, banana, lettuce, and nasturtiums. I also made two raised bed gardens with 8 inch wide by 4 foot long. In them I have blueberries, eggplants, two kinds of cucumbers, beets, carrots, squash, spring onion, and watermelon (which is spilling out of the box). I am also making a concrete path little by little. I have a topsy turvy tomato container with cherry tomatoes in it. I have tons of tomatoes on the vine but I have only harvested one so far.

I am trying that topsy turvy thing for the first time this year with strawberries in it.

did you get it for a good price somewhere? seems kind of expensive for what it is. been hoping that they would go on sale.
i have been reading about caged or barrel potatoes and want to try to grow potatoes in a garbage can. there are lots of articles about it. i don't know where to get a rain barrel, so i guess i would have to use a garbage can. dh is completely against it. edited to say: i am searching on craigslist for a rain barrel, it might be slightly more attractive than a garbage can.

I got it a Blair with free shipping coupon HKT for $12.99
but looks like they are on back order now until June
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Our Prairie Smoke (geum triflorum) is blooming!

pecanpie said:freebieprincess said:pecanpie said:freebieprincess said:zinnia11 said:I am growing my first veggie garden this spring. I planted most of it on March 9 and have added a lot of stuff gradually. I have several pots with tomatoes, strawberries, herbs, banana, lettuce, and nasturtiums. I also made two raised bed gardens with 8 inch wide by 4 foot long. In them I have blueberries, eggplants, two kinds of cucumbers, beets, carrots, squash, spring onion, and watermelon (which is spilling out of the box). I am also making a concrete path little by little. I have a topsy turvy tomato container with cherry tomatoes in it. I have tons of tomatoes on the vine but I have only harvested one so far.

I am trying that topsy turvy thing for the first time this year with strawberries in it.

did you get it for a good price somewhere? seems kind of expensive for what it is. been hoping that they would go on sale.
i have been reading about caged or barrel potatoes and want to try to grow potatoes in a garbage can. there are lots of articles about it. i don't know where to get a rain barrel, so i guess i would have to use a garbage can. dh is completely against it. edited to say: i am searching on craigslist for a rain barrel, it might be slightly more attractive than a garbage can.

I got it a Blair with free shipping coupon HKT for $12.99
but looks like they are on back order now until June
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thank you, but just found out the CVS has them for $10.

Great deal! I never thought to look at CVS.

I just went out and looked and my garden is off the hook this year! My tomatoes are already six feet tall and I'll be pickin peppers soon! WOW!

ThursdaysChild said:For rabbit control, get a couple of cats...Average life span of an outdoor cat is about 1 year vs 14 for an indoor cat, especially here where coyotes roam the streets during the night, coming in from the forest preserves.ThursdaysChild said:...Do you know how hard it is to get blood out of the carpet?Use cold water (never hot) and after you've gotten out all you could, switch to club soda.

If there is a chance the police will use Luminol and DNA testing, more radical measures are required, such as removing the carpet itself and thoroughly drenching the floorboards with hydrogen peroxide.

pecanpie said:i cut up zucchini and yellow squash from my garden and grilled it on skewers last night. corn stalks are about knee high. cukes are about the size of your pinky.

<--Didn't plant any zukes this year, will probably regret it.