Anybody here garden

[Rebecca D]

I saw nanagiggles comment about gardening so I thought I would start a thread. We planted our garden this week. Tomatos, bell peppers, hot peppers, oregano, cabbage, eggplant, squash, cucumbers, corn and some sweet potatos. My criteria for what to plant was easy to pick, grows well in SC, and things that we like. Any other gardners feel free to chime in.

Rebecca D

 

[nangiggles]

Yes!
Never had anything edible, just berries.... my broccoli was once washed away in a storm

I have grown oriental lilies, black calla lilies, fire colored gladiolas, white callas, last weekend got an awesome large pot and filled it with small blooming marigolds to keep my dogs away from a section of the porch (it's supposed to repel them and my french actually tried to eat them.....) this weekend I picked up some plants (tomato, white easter lily and purple hyacinth) then bought some seeds of miniature rose and blue morning glory for a trellis in my dog's kennels, also bought some callendula to try to get the dogs away again

I also just bought a book called black magic and purple passion, it is about ALL black flowers, I bought it so I can plan my black themed garden, I'm so excited!!!

I love growing from seed but I dont use lights or anything...

 

[nangiggles]

I actually bought a house and moved in just a month ago and now see all sorts of plants coming up from the ground... african lilies, weird vines, I'm gonna give them a month or so to see what they are

 

[cindylou]

I like bright flowers.....nan...I'd love to see a pic of your black garden in bloom.

 

[Rebecca D]

After a weekend of hard work, halt the plants in my garden died. Took them back to Lowes and they replaced them all. Replanted and ready to go. Hopefully my brown thumb will turn green.

RD

 

[RottenWillow]

I try, but historically I've not been too successful.


I've sorta fallen into the habit of just planting really hardy annuals each season like begonias, salvias, and impatiens. Those bastards are all pretty much Sulma-proof. I have successfully transplanted a maple and oak though, about which I'm really deeply gratified. I moved them March of last year and this Spring they've both really taken off.

 

[RottenWillow]

After a weekend of hard work, halt the plants in my garden died. Took them back to Lowes and they replaced them all. Replanted and ready to go. Hopefully my brown thumb will turn green.

RD

wow...I wonder if they were diseased? If you used potting soil and watered them, the only reason I can think of for all of them to die so quick is they sold you crappy product.

 

[cindylou]

I try, but historically I've not been too successful.


I've sorta fallen into the habit of just planting really hardy annuals each season like begonias, salvias, and impatiens. Those bastards are all pretty much Sulma-proof. I have successfully transplanted a maple and oak though, about which I'm really deeply gratified. I moved them March of last year and this Spring they've both really taken off.

That is exactly what I do. LOL. I have some tuplips. Thats about it ouside rosebushes and annuals

 

[nangiggles]

After a weekend of hard work, halt the plants in my garden died. Took them back to Lowes and they replaced them all. Replanted and ready to go. Hopefully my brown thumb will turn green.

RD

WHOA there! You took dead plants back to Lowes and they replaced them!?

 

[DaBangEm]

WHOA there! You took dead plants back to Lowes and they replaced them!?

All their plants have a one year guarantee. I once saw a man return a weedeater that was a year and a half old. It had grass caked all up in it too.


***mod edit*** this is "GIRL talk" forum. No men posting in here. Read the rules or be banned.

 

[Rebecca D]

WHOA there! You took dead plants back to Lowes and they replaced them!?

I wasn't sure if they would, but when I took them back the lady said "probably diseased, get what you need." I was pleasantly shocked and replaced about 30 plants. So far only one of them has died. Can't wait for fresh veggies.

Rebecca D

 

[nangiggles]

All their plants have a one year guarantee. I once saw a man return a weedeater that was a year and a half old. It had grass caked all up in it too.

WOW
I googled the whole thing and yup dig em up and take them with the receipt and you are good to go, applies to home depot too, wow

 

[nangiggles]

Home depot has nice tall BLACK calla lilies, ohhh yeahhhhhhh!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Rebecca D]

Picked my first strawberry today. Yum

RD

 

[Mrs_P]

I wasn't sure if they would, but when I took them back the lady said "probably diseased, get what you need." I was pleasantly shocked and replaced about 30 plants. So far only one of them has died. Can't wait for fresh veggies.

Rebecca D

I've taken dead plants back to Home Depot & they have replaced them...
I love to garden, we have bell peppers, pineapples, tomatoes, banannas & mangos...

 

[Rebecca D]

Banannas and pinneaples, two of my favorites. I wish they would grow where I live.

RD

 

[Mrs_P]

Banannas and pinneaples, two of my favorites. I wish they would grow where I live.

RD

I love them too, we also have a mango tree, climate here is hot all year round

 

[nickkhun23]

Im new in here, Hope to enjoy this forum.

 

[penny]

Nan, how's your black flower garden coming along? Is anything blooming yet? Post some pics please

 

[rollergirl2]

When we started landscaping our house, I saved every single receipt and I even did my own blueprint of where I planted everything ...by date, type, price and place I purchased. (I know, I'm a little OCD that way)
But if it ever died. I took it back and they always replaced it.
I love landscaping. Been at this house 5 years and now everything is wonderfully established and beautiful

 

[Rebecca D]

Wow, I wish I was that organized. I can't find where I put the car keys when we got home from church.

Got my first squash and my first tomato today. The battle is keeping the deer away.

Rebecca D

 

[nangiggles]

WTF are men getting in here, DAMN IT