Kitchen

[CrazyKittyLvr2]

I don't and never did. My grandparents and parents had one in the back yard. Mom and my GM canned tomatoes.  Dad and my one uncle always had a friendly tomato war for the most and biggest.

My MIL had a huge garden and always canned and froze stuff.

Me, well, I had flower beds but just never was interested in a veggie garden.  By the time you prepped the space, bought and planted the stuff, weeded, watered, harvested and canned/froze everything it was easier and maybe cheaper, factoring your time and labor, to buy a few cans of tomatoes or whatever.

I will happily pay others for their sweet corn, lettuce and tomatoes.  We have a great farm stand near us.

My sister's neighbor lives alone, does a huge garden. Last year she said she finally got her canning and freezing done.  Sis noticed there was a lot of stuff still good in the garden and said she would help box it up if the neighbor wanted to take it to her church. They have a large elderly congregation.  Neighbor said no and she just let it rot there. To me, that's a lot of work to let it sit and go to waste. But what do I know.

Garden, yes or no?

[wagirl]

Just a few tom plants in pots on my deck. Had carrots in a couple and grow a herbs too. Oh and planted some lettuce,  bok choy and chard too--not much of a crop as our spring was wet and cold up until the middle of July. 

[Ibby114]

I tried again this year, with little success.  I'm nuturing one little tomato so far !!! My Mom & Dad had the green thumb touch, me -- not so much. 

[Icegoddess]

I have very little sun.  The only place in my yard that gets sun is the front yard and I put a flower garden in there.  My mom had a huge garden.  She died in 1996, and when my Dad died a few years ago the number of jarred pickles I had to clean out of that house was ridiculous.  

We don't eat that many veggies, but I did miss fresh okra and corn.  This year I decided to try a few veggies in containers.  I got container-friendly varieties.  I currently have a cucumber plant, two dwarf okras, and two patio eggplants.  The okra and eggplants actually flank the steps going up to my front door and you'd never know I was growing veggies there.  The cucumber I have in the back of my flower garden.

I agree about the cost/labor ratio.  For me, it's more about the process and being able to try different varieties than what you can get in the stores.  To tell you the truth, if I had the sunny space, I would try growing stuff I wouldn't even eat.  I'd happily give it away.  The one thing I have no interest in growing though is tomatoes.  I have had no luck whatsoever with carrots and radishes.  I would've expected those to be easy.

[Eileen in Virginia]

I have flowers and a few herbs in pots, but that's all. I tried tomatoes when we first moved into our house, but the 🤬 squirrels would get to the ripe ones right before I went out to pick them. We found an excellent produce stand nearby, so that's where I buy our fresh produce. They're not that much more expensive than the supermarket and they do all the work. 😀

[QVCkitty1]

I just have flowers and lots of herbs. I love to cook with fresh herbs. Yesterday I put basil in my green salad, it was delicious !

[jeanlake]

Tomatoes doing well. Hoping to plant watermelons in an open spot in the garden next year. We grew them as a kid, but I know nothing about it. 

[colleena]

@wagirl Are your tomatoes getting ripe ... I'm in Bellingham and mine are still orangish/green & not close to red?  We've had nice weather but maybe not enough direct sun.

[Yahooey]

I grow a few things - veggie and flowers

basil which I turn into single serving packets for the winter - so good

a few string beans

my niece gifted me with 2 cherry tomato plants - never grew them before

they grew so tall - over 6 feet and it is fun to just pluck a few and eat them

yes - more time consuming than just buying at the market

do whatever makes you happy

I'm knitting socks - you know how long it takes me to knit a pair of socks

talk about time consuming lol

[RedTop]

We stopped in ground planting many years ago, and only do container gardening.