0 My Yellow Zucchini

Yellow Zucchini

This photo shows one of my Yellow Zucchini I picked today from my garden. This was a snack for me after doing garden/yard work all morning etc.

I sliced it into this slices. Breaded it in some Italian bread crumb mix. Pan fried in a frying pan of veggie oil till golden brown. Patted them dry and munched away.

It was such a tasty little snack.

Ever eat squash this way?

What's your fave recipe with any type of Zucchini?

I'll be making bread later this month with a lot of mine I'm sure.

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0 Zucchini

Zucchini

This photo shows the first Zucchini to grow in my garden.

It stayed this size for a couple of weeks. They are supposed to be longer than this but..... What can cause Zucchini to be stunted in this manner?

Others I have look fine as far as length and diameter.

Just this one is odd.

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0 Cucumber Plants

cucumber plants

This is a picture of my cucumber plants one week ago, they are already twice this size now. My kids love to eat sliced cucumbers sprinkled with just a bit of salt, and of course I love them in salad. Macaroni salad, tossed salad, potato salad, cukes are good in just about anything. I get my fertilizer this week, and then they should really take off.

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0 Onions I picked from my garden

Onions

This photo shows some onions I picked from my garden this past weekend. They were cut up and used in a huge bowl of tuna macaroni salad. Yummy!

Have you started to harvest from your garden yet?

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0 Happy Planting!

My rose bushes are in their second year, and this year they are absolutely full of blooms. I have one tomatoe plant in a Topsy Turvy, it already is huge, and has blossoms and tomatoes soon. Cukes, are planted and soon to flower. Peppers I don't know what is up with them this year, they just aren't coming along. I also have lilies, hydrangea, and tulips, plus three magnolia trees.

Do you like gardening? I do. And, it seems my neighbors do too. I have started with some berries, snapdragons, some rose bushes and some other plants. What are you planting this year? Maybe, I could get some ideas from you!

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0 Planting gives me a warm, fuzzy feeling inside

Planting gives me a warm, fuzzy feeling inside, like I'm helping one of God's creatures along the path of life. Do you have a green thumb? I love gardening, don't you? Can you give me some plant tips?

Oooooh, crocuses are pretty, I like tulips, too! heard they were easy to grow, True?

My first memories are of grandmother working next door in her garden. She would literally cultivate rows of flowers.....from seeds, bulbs, anything that she could cut. I got to help her as all grandchildren did. When I was nine, she told me I was old enough to cut the flowers for church......I was thrilled....then when I was 11, I started getting to cut and arrange. My favorite things about gardening is to propagate plants.......anything I can get my hands on from seeds, soft cuttings, hardwood cuttings, etc.

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0 Turning hobby of gardening into career

I am interested in turning my small time hobby of gardening into a bit of a career. Are there classes, certifications, training that I can take in order to become an expert on plants, trees, etc? I'd like to have a deep knowledge of the various kinds of trees, shrubs, flowers that work in different climates, how to best plant and maintain them, to design landscapes with a variety of well-coordinated plants, etc. Should I try to become a certified arborist? Where do I start exploring this potential new career direction?

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0 I'm wanting a new book on gardening

I'm wanting a new book or two on gardening, and one that has a bit of focus on houseplants and overwintering plants indoors. I'm also thinking about one with details on starting from seed and propagating. Which books are the most informative, with in-depth information and tips? I need something that will be useful to me in a cold climate.

Any links to good sites are also appreciated. I'm looking for a book, a hard copy, something that I can read in bed or when the internet's out.

I already had a book called "All New Square Foot Gardening" it is a great book for outdoor gardening including seed starting. I also have the suggestion for Rodale's Encyclopedia of Organic Gardening. As far as houseplants it depends what you want to grow. I think Taylor's Guide to Houseplants is good but if you are like me and prefer growing more unusual stuff like lemons and herbs it won't be very helpful.

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0 Companion Planting

I am trying to find more information about the type of gardening or farming where you maybe plant a blueberry bush underneath an apple tree. This is supposed to allow natural type pesticides as well as keep soil rich.

Its called companion planting.

It can be used for various purposes. Some plants help to deter pests from other plants, such as garlic. Some help by attracting pests away from other plants, like planting aphid attracting Calendula next to roses. Some enrich the soil, like Dandelion that draws up nutrients from deep in the soil. Some contribute to the health of sickly plants, like chamomile (which also protects seedlings against damping off disease). Some attract beneficial insects that feed on insect that are infesting your garden, like Queen Anne's Lace that attracts parasitic wasps.

There are a number of excellent books out there that cover companion planting in depth, such as Carrots Love Tomatoes, Roses Love Garlic by Louise Riotte

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0 I love flowery plants and vegetables

I love flowery plants and vegetables. So for me I would choose to plant roses, santans, daisies, tulips and others. In vegetables, I want to plant eggplant, bitter melon, jutes, pumpkins and others.

I have a garden full of different plants and flowers. I like gardening and my father too. He loves planting different varieties of plants. We have a kitchen garden and we have almost everything there like Mango tree, Gauva tree, cauliflower, lady's finger, cucumber, carrot, tomato, water melon and some flowers like roses, daises, tulips, tulsi and many other plants, I don't remember the names of all. My kitchen garden is very beautiful and just love it.

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0 My pepper plants have actually started to sprout

After two weeks of waiting my pepper plants have actually started to sprout. My tomatoes are growing nicely and are about 2 inches high. I thought I had dud pepper seeds but they are starting to make their way up. I can't wait to put them in the ground. This will be my first real garden so hopefully it will go good and the critters won't be helping themselves to my vegetables before I get to them.

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0 Have a vegetable garden

We went for simple vegetables to start, that we knew we would like to eat. The big hit has been cherry tomatoes - we planted them once and now every year get a massive crop with no effort on our part. Basically read anything you can find on your choice of veg but don't be scared just get a crop planted and learn from your mistakes.

I'd recommend:

Drip Irrigation - just a simple one, and don't forget to turn it off...
we learned that the hard way when the neighbors came to alert us to
the water running down the side of their house! the garden was a boggy
marsh!

Compost! - there's something so cool about the fact that even our
wasted off cuts or the odd veges that got chewed up by snails went back
into the ground to do the next crop some good (fabulous for when there
is a surplus that goes bad in the fridge too!)

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0 I've been a busy gardener.

Well this week I've been a busy gardener. This is a photo of the new area my
wife wanted. Well I did actually but she loves the idea. Anyhow it is finally
done for the most part. I hope so anyhow. If she needs more, I'll be digging
again. This was all lawn & I spared the grassy parts. Discussion to follow
about those pieces of lawn. All that needs to be done before planting in this
bed is to add some black top soil & level the area out. How hard do you work
on your garden? Are you an avid gardener at all?

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