My first hand at gradening
@teapotmommommerced (10359)
United States
May 25, 2007 8:25pm CST
This is my first time I have tried to grow any kind of vegetable. I am so proud of myself. I have a few baby cucumbers. I put them in a planter and set up a drip system and now I have cucumbers. I used the pots because the dirt is so bad where I wanted to put them.
I have a picture of one of the cucubers. It is about 2 inches long. The flower should drop off soon. It is a buprless cucumber. I also have green beans, two tomatoe plants and summer squash. The green beans are blooming, the squash is not and the tomatoes are just little now.
I will keep you posted.
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@deebomb (15304)
• United States
27 May 07
My son was stationed in Korea for year . He is interested in gardening and found it interesting that over there they raise a lot of vineing plants in containers becaise of the lack of grpund. They hang the containers from the roof so the plants hang down.
@smileydew (171)
• India
26 May 07
congratulation on your successful gardening achievement,i too love gardening very much,if you give more supply of water the size of cucumber is grows very big,don't use pesticides,better use cow paddy, onions or fish waste drop at the near by root so it strength the plant as well give more cucumbers,i plant mango trees,curry leave plants,and lots of vegetables,basically i from farmer's family,so i did well, now from last 15 years we use my mango tree fruits for juices and raw fruits for pickles, and every day vegetables too, your cucumber is so nice and never pull the cucumber with fingers ,better cut it with garden knife that helps the plant and never touch the root.then it gives more number of cucumbers.same technique if you applies you can plant baby corns and big corns too, lady fingers and brinjal too.if you want for selling purpose,use pesticides ,other wise use simply paddy and kitchen waste as feed for plants like onions ,tea powder,and non veg waste,but all are not at the root,minimum 4-5in far from the root
@teapotmommommerced (10359)
• United States
27 May 07
I will send you cucumbers I do not have peas nor beets. I do love beets thou.
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@webeishere (36313)
• United States
26 May 07
Good deal. As far as the dirt if you have a college nearby their agriculture class will classify the dirt and let you know whats needed for planting in it for free. I've eaten a few of my tomatoes already. My beans are about 4 inches tall. My squash and cuked have yet to bloom but they are growing. I'll be having green onions also this weeked and planting more. Thanks and happy gardening.
HAPPY POSTINGS FROM GRANDPA BOB !!~
@teapotmommommerced (10359)
• United States
26 May 07
Grandpa Bob, my sister grows organic veggies her garden is over an acre big. She has over 90 tomatoe plants. She loves to garden and then she also cans, and freezes some. I am so proud of her. She tells me all of the kinds of tomatoes, and veggies she has. She says she has 20 egg plant bushes and they all came up. She was not expecting everything to come up. She gets yards of maneurer from one of the local dairy men in the area. She also spreads it with her tractor and then she has two rototillers. She is a wiz with them.
@craftcatcher (3699)
• United States
26 May 07
Excellent! Congrats on your garden. I was going to plant this year until I found poison ivy out in the yard! The last time I had it I got really sick with a terrible skin infection so I'll have to wait til winter to pull it all out and plant my garden next year. Darn.
I'll be looking for your garden updates!
@teapotmommommerced (10359)
• United States
27 May 07
Yesterday the cucumber was the size of a small ear of corn that you see in a salad bar or in a pickle jar. Today it is the size of a small sweet pickle. Who knows how big it will be tomorrow. I may be picking it soon.
@Woodpigeon (3710)
• Ireland
4 Jun 07
Well done, you with your first gardening attempts! I am sure it is all going to taste so much better than it does from the store! I always mean t make pickles, but I end up making a lot of cucumber sandwhiches, and falafels is another good way to get through them. Enjoy the 'fruits' (groan) of your labour!
