Garden

[CelticCrafter]

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@charsha wrote:

@Kachina624  great idea. Now I wish I could plant some salmon which I eat regularly.

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@charsha and don't forget the maple tree, canola plants and the brewing station for beer making...

[Biftu]

Last summer was the first time I planted tomatoes and peppers in pots.  What I got were a few very small tomatoes and peppers, the rest were eaten by deer and/or bunnies.  Guess unless I put wire around them some how the same thing will happen.  Not sure if I will try again this year.

[Carmie]

I have planted veggies in a bucket or large planter on my deck a few times.

The only thing that did really well was grape and cherry tomatoes.  I had tons and they lasted all summer.

Regular size tomato plants and peppers did not do well for me. 

I plan to plant grape and cherry tomatoes again this year and keep the buckets on my deck away from the deer.

[wagirl]

Oh yes--I do that--however--now I only grow shade loving things--need to plant my lettuce now----only have a few hours of sun on my tiny balcony and most plants need more hours of sun---have two big planters and a smaller one right now---some herbs will grow. 

[We rescue cats]

I plant herbs in a container on the deck but last year they failed miserably - must have been my forgetting to water them regularly. LOL! I planted a garden twice but the critters ate more than I did so we put a fence up the next year . . . DH said no more, we were spending more trying to grow the veggies than if we bought them at the Farmer's Market. He's right, but I enjoyed them more!

[Kachina624]

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@Dennieee wrote:

I grow tomatoes and peppers every year in pots. Cherry tomatoes are fun to grow since there always seem to be ones ready to pick compared to large tomatoes.

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@Dennieee.  I've grown cherry tomatoes in hanging baskets.

[Kachina624]

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@Desertdi wrote:

@Kachina624 

All plastic containers disintegrate in the da** HEAT.   I found that out the hard way(!!)    di

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@Desertdi.  I was thinking of the 5 gal buckets they sell for paint.  I don't think they'd disintegrate f9rnobvious reasons.  They're a lot sturdier than flowerpot plastic.

[charsha]

I planted a variety of lettuce in a full raised bed (36" high, a truly raised bed) and placed it away from any trees. We had a gypsy (spongy) moth infestation the last 2 years, and learned not to place them under trees, as the caterpillars pooped on everything and ruined the plants, nothing was edible, washing it never worked. Having the planter away from the trees was the trick,  it's the little things.   Luckily, our tomato and zucchini's were also away from trees. 

[Sooner]

We can see hundreds of acres of cattle growing land from our house.  If beef prices rise production will blossom in no time.  Part of the problem is that with imports from countries with fewer rules and regs and cheap labor, cattlemen here cut back on herds because of cheap imports.  

It's a big gamble because it's not cheap to raise them and haul them to market.  

[cindyNC]

There is a vendor called Roberta that has foor patio plants on the CBS deals page.  I couldn't figure out if the pots were included. 

I have an Earth Garden system that I used on our deck a few years ago.  It was pretty nice.