Guest guest Posted August 21, 2008 Report Share Posted August 21, 2008 As you all know, I'm not that good at growing veggies. However, my tomatoes have done extremely well, in spite of the worry I had earlier on. I have peppers (last year they died on me). I've had rocket, nasturtiums, and beans. The herbs have been so so, not as good as usual, but my Bay tree is coming along nicely. Why can't I grow Rosemary? Over the years I have bought five plants, some tiny, some about a foot high, and they have all died on me. One of my witchy friends who is a gardener and florist gave me a cutting, ready-potted, for Beltane. I really thought that would do well, and it looked fine for seven weeks - then just died! What is doing well in your garden at present? Jo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 21, 2008 Report Share Posted August 21, 2008 beans beans beans beans i've got beans coming out of my ears...green string beans, soybeans, purple and yellow wax beans, scarlet runner beans... beans just took over all the raised beds. guess its good for the soil tho collareds are starting to flower, so time to harvest them all out i guess, and get ready for the next wotever i'm going to plant. zucchinis and cucumbers are doing nicely peppers got overwhelmed by the onslaught of the beans, and the fruit they did produce got mostly eaten by some lil passerby still getting carrots... blackberries are fading...still getting em, but birds and squirrels definately get to em before i do, just not enough to go around i guess! fraggle heartwerk Aug 20, 2008 11:44 PM How does your garden grow? As you all know, I'm not that good at growing veggies. However, my tomatoes have done extremely well, in spite of the worry I had earlier on. I have peppers (last year they died on me). I've had rocket, nasturtiums, and beans. The herbs have been so so, not as good as usual, but my Bay tree is coming along nicely.Why can't I grow Rosemary? Over the years I have bought five plants, some tiny, some about a foot high, and they have all died on me. One of my witchy friends who is a gardener and florist gave me a cutting, ready-potted, for Beltane. I really thought that would do well, and it looked fine for seven weeks - then just died!What is doing well in your garden at present?Jo With the first link, the chain is forged. The first speech censured, the first thought forbidden, the first freedom denied, chains us all irrevocably. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 21, 2008 Report Share Posted August 21, 2008  Hi Fraggle You've done a lot better than me. The blackberries here seem quite tart this year. Jo - fraggle Thursday, August 21, 2008 3:33 PM Re: How does your garden grow? beans beans beans beans i've got beans coming out of my ears...green string beans, soybeans, purple and yellow wax beans, scarlet runner beans... beans just took over all the raised beds. guess its good for the soil tho collareds are starting to flower, so time to harvest them all out i guess, and get ready for the next wotever i'm going to plant. zucchinis and cucumbers are doing nicely peppers got overwhelmed by the onslaught of the beans, and the fruit they did produce got mostly eaten by some lil passerby still getting carrots... blackberries are fading...still getting em, but birds and squirrels definately get to em before i do, just not enough to go around i guess! fraggle heartwerk Aug 20, 2008 11:44 PM How does your garden grow? As you all know, I'm not that good at growing veggies. However, my tomatoes have done extremely well, in spite of the worry I had earlier on. I have peppers (last year they died on me). I've had rocket, nasturtiums, and beans. The herbs have been so so, not as good as usual, but my Bay tree is coming along nicely.Why can't I grow Rosemary? Over the years I have bought five plants, some tiny, some about a foot high, and they have all died on me. One of my witchy friends who is a gardener and florist gave me a cutting, ready-potted, for Beltane. I really thought that would do well, and it looked fine for seven weeks - then just died!What is doing well in your garden at present?Jo With the first link, the chain is forged. The first speech censured, the first thought forbidden, the first freedom denied, chains us all irrevocably. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 21, 2008 Report Share Posted August 21, 2008 What happened to the plum tree? Peter vv fraggle <EBbrewpunx Sent: Thursday, 21 August, 2008 3:33:58 PMRe: How does your garden grow? beans beans beans beans i've got beans coming out of my ears...green string beans, soybeans, purple and yellow wax beans, scarlet runner beans... beans just took over all the raised beds. guess its good for the soil tho collareds are starting to flower, so time to harvest them all out i guess, and get ready for the next wotever i'm going to plant. zucchinis and cucumbers are doing nicely peppers got overwhelmed by the onslaught of the beans, and the fruit they did produce got mostly eaten by some lil passerby still getting carrots... blackberries are fading...still getting em, but birds and squirrels definately get to em before i do, just not enough to go around i guess! fraggle heartwerk Aug 20, 2008 11:44 PM @gro ups.com How does your garden grow? As you all know, I'm not that good at growing veggies. However, my tomatoes have done extremely well, in spite of the worry I had earlier on. I have peppers (last year they died on me). I've had rocket, nasturtiums, and beans. The herbs have been so so, not as good as usual, but my Bay tree is coming along nicely.Why can't I grow Rosemary? Over the years I have bought five plants, some tiny, some about a foot high, and they have all died on me. One of my witchy friends who is a gardener and florist gave me a cutting, ready-potted, for Beltane. I really thought that would do well, and it looked fine for seven weeks - then just died!What is doing well in your garden at present?Jo With the first link, the chain is forged. The first speech censured, the first thought forbidden, the first freedom denied, chains us all irrevocably. Send instant messages to your online friends http://uk.messenger. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 21, 2008 Report Share Posted August 21, 2008 Rosemary like most herbs, thrives on poor soil, realy good drainage, and a lot of sun , but will tolerate a bit of shade. If you ticked all those boxes then I just dont know? It was traditionally grown in gardens to encourage wealth apparently? Peter vv heartwerk <jo.heartwork Sent: Thursday, 21 August, 2008 7:44:14 AM How does your garden grow? As you all know, I'm not that good at growing veggies. However, my tomatoes have done extremely well, in spite of the worry I had earlier on. I have peppers (last year they died on me). I've had rocket, nasturtiums, and beans. The herbs have been so so, not as good as usual, but my Bay tree is coming along nicely.Why can't I grow Rosemary? Over the years I have bought five plants, some tiny, some about a foot high, and they have all died on me. One of my witchy friends who is a gardener and florist gave me a cutting, ready-potted, for Beltane. I really thought that would do well, and it looked fine for seven weeks - then just died!What is doing well in your garden at present?JoSend instant messages to your online friends http://uk.messenger. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 21, 2008 Report Share Posted August 21, 2008  Ah - it had poor soil but I probably over watered it ! Thanks Peter. Jo - Peter VV Thursday, August 21, 2008 7:08 PM Re: How does your garden grow? Rosemary like most herbs, thrives on poor soil, realy good drainage, and a lot of sun , but will tolerate a bit of shade. If you ticked all those boxes then I just dont know? It was traditionally grown in gardens to encourage wealth apparently? Peter vv heartwerk <jo.heartwork > Sent: Thursday, 21 August, 2008 7:44:14 AM How does your garden grow? As you all know, I'm not that good at growing veggies. However, my tomatoes have done extremely well, in spite of the worry I had earlier on. I have peppers (last year they died on me). I've had rocket, nasturtiums, and beans. The herbs have been so so, not as good as usual, but my Bay tree is coming along nicely.Why can't I grow Rosemary? Over the years I have bought five plants, some tiny, some about a foot high, and they have all died on me. One of my witchy friends who is a gardener and florist gave me a cutting, ready-potted, for Beltane. I really thought that would do well, and it looked fine for seven weeks - then just died!What is doing well in your garden at present?JoSend instant messages to your online friends http://uk.messenger. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 21, 2008 Report Share Posted August 21, 2008 Blackberries are still going strong. I got a few yards of tulle to protect them from birds and, more importantly, bird poop. (Haven't used bird netting since a little bird got caught in another gardener's rolled-up bird netting and it took lots of work to cut the netting and set beak, wings, and feet free while the bird was squirming in my hand.) Tomatoes are finally starting to produce, though the cherry tomatoes are still not doing much -- everything got stunted this year. I'm going to have to save seeds, because my favorite one this year was mislabeled. Romano beans have started producing. Herbs are doing well, except for the 2-inch basil plants. I have sage, lemon balm, chocolate and moroccan mint, lemon verbena, rosemary, scented geraniums, echinacea, garlic chives, yerba buena, mugwort, hummingbird sage, oregano, thymes, etc. Perennial kales are breaking branches off in the wind, even though they're on a trellis. One of them is 7-8 ft. high. Russian kales are sprouting all over. Finally harvested the rest of the potatoes last week, and planted the green and too-small ones. Purple sprouting broccoli and purple peacock broccoli are taking over. They were all cut way back in the spring, and have flourished. Harvested big bunches of lavender a couple weeks ago and gave most of it away. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 21, 2008 Report Share Posted August 21, 2008 that produces plums in may thru june.... long gone Peter VV Aug 21, 2008 11:06 AM Re: How does your garden grow? What happened to the plum tree? Peter vv fraggle <EBbrewpunx (AT) earthlink (DOT) net> Sent: Thursday, 21 August, 2008 3:33:58 PMRe: How does your garden grow? beans beans beans beans i've got beans coming out of my ears...green string beans, soybeans, purple and yellow wax beans, scarlet runner beans... beans just took over all the raised beds. guess its good for the soil tho collareds are starting to flower, so time to harvest them all out i guess, and get ready for the next wotever i'm going to plant. zucchinis and cucumbers are doing nicely peppers got overwhelmed by the onslaught of the beans, and the fruit they did produce got mostly eaten by some lil passerby still getting carrots... blackberries are fading...still getting em, but birds and squirrels definately get to em before i do, just not enough to go around i guess! fraggle heartwerk Aug 20, 2008 11:44 PM @gro ups.com How does your garden grow? As you all know, I'm not that good at growing veggies. However, my tomatoes have done extremely well, in spite of the worry I had earlier on. I have peppers (last year they died on me). I've had rocket, nasturtiums, and beans. The herbs have been so so, not as good as usual, but my Bay tree is coming along nicely.Why can't I grow Rosemary? Over the years I have bought five plants, some tiny, some about a foot high, and they have all died on me. One of my witchy friends who is a gardener and florist gave me a cutting, ready-potted, for Beltane. I really thought that would do well, and it looked fine for seven weeks - then just died!What is doing well in your garden at present?JoWith the first link, the chain is forged. The first speech censured, the first thought forbidden, the first freedom denied, chains us all irrevocably. Send instant messages to your online friends http://uk.messenger. With the first link, the chain is forged. The first speech censured, the first thought forbidden, the first freedom denied, chains us all irrevocably. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 21, 2008 Report Share Posted August 21, 2008 and you didnt save me any? Peter vv fraggle <EBbrewpunx Sent: Thursday, 21 August, 2008 7:59:14 PMRe: How does your garden grow? that produces plums in may thru june.... long gone Peter VV Aug 21, 2008 11:06 AM @gro ups.com Re: How does your garden grow? What happened to the plum tree? Peter vv fraggle <EBbrewpunx@earthlin k.net>@gro ups.comThursday, 21 August, 2008 3:33:58 PMRe: How does your garden grow? beans beans beans beans i've got beans coming out of my ears...green string beans, soybeans, purple and yellow wax beans, scarlet runner beans... beans just took over all the raised beds. guess its good for the soil tho collareds are starting to flower, so time to harvest them all out i guess, and get ready for the next wotever i'm going to plant. zucchinis and cucumbers are doing nicely peppers got overwhelmed by the onslaught of the beans, and the fruit they did produce got mostly eaten by some lil passerby still getting carrots... blackberries are fading...still getting em, but birds and squirrels definately get to em before i do, just not enough to go around i guess! fraggle heartwerk Aug 20, 2008 11:44 PM @gro ups.com How does your garden grow? As you all know, I'm not that good at growing veggies. However, my tomatoes have done extremely well, in spite of the worry I had earlier on. I have peppers (last year they died on me). I've had rocket, nasturtiums, and beans. The herbs have been so so, not as good as usual, but my Bay tree is coming along nicely.Why can't I grow Rosemary? Over the years I have bought five plants, some tiny, some about a foot high, and they have all died on me. One of my witchy friends who is a gardener and florist gave me a cutting, ready-potted, for Beltane. I really thought that would do well, and it looked fine for seven weeks - then just died!What is doing well in your garden at present?JoWith the first link, the chain is forged. The first speech censured, the first thought forbidden, the first freedom denied, chains us all irrevocably. Send instant messages to your online friends http://uk.messenger . With the first link, the chain is forged. The first speech censured, the first thought forbidden, the first freedom denied, chains us all irrevocably. Send instant messages to your online friends http://uk.messenger. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 22, 2008 Report Share Posted August 22, 2008 You are doing really well. I love purple sprouting broccoli, and kale. Jo , yarrow wrote: > > Blackberries are still going strong. I got a few yards of tulle to > protect them from birds and, more importantly, bird poop. (Haven't > used bird netting since a little bird got caught in another > gardener's rolled-up bird netting and it took lots of work to cut the > netting and set beak, wings, and feet free while the bird was > squirming in my hand.) > > Tomatoes are finally starting to produce, though the cherry tomatoes > are still not doing much -- everything got stunted this year. I'm > going to have to save seeds, because my favorite one this year was > mislabeled. > > Romano beans have started producing. > > Herbs are doing well, except for the 2-inch basil plants. I have > sage, lemon balm, chocolate and moroccan mint, lemon verbena, > rosemary, scented geraniums, echinacea, garlic chives, yerba buena, > mugwort, hummingbird sage, oregano, thymes, etc. > > Perennial kales are breaking branches off in the wind, even though > they're on a trellis. One of them is 7-8 ft. high. Russian kales are > sprouting all over. > > Finally harvested the rest of the potatoes last week, and planted the > green and too-small ones. > > Purple sprouting broccoli and purple peacock broccoli are taking > over. They were all cut way back in the spring, and have flourished. > > Harvested big bunches of lavender a couple weeks ago and gave most of it away. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 22, 2008 Report Share Posted August 22, 2008 Thanks. I do have a sunny spot under the eaves - so will have another go at planting one there. Jo , yarrow wrote: > > At 6:44 AM +0000 8/21/08, heartwerk wrote: > >Why can't I grow Rosemary? Over the years I have bought five plants, > >some tiny, some about a foot high, and they have all died on me. One > >of my witchy friends who is a gardener and florist gave me a cutting, > >ready-potted, for Beltane. I really thought that would do well, and > >it looked fine for seven weeks - then just died! > > > > Rosemary likes a sunny spot with well-drained soil. It doesn't need > much water once it's been in the ground for a while, though in a > container it will always need regular water. Have you tried a sandy > soil mix in a pot? If you have a sunny spot next to the house, under > the eaves where it won't get rained on, rosemary might do well there. > Or to improve drainage using regular soil, plant it on a mound/berm > of soil that's 6-12 inches higher than surrounding soil. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 25, 2008 Report Share Posted August 25, 2008 Sadly I don't think i'm that great either! lol I have had a lot of good crops but my tomatoes are just starting to form and the VERY wet weather we've had has killed off half the plants - think i planted them too close and they've not been drying off in between showers. The lovely cabbage butterfly has left her babies to eat my salad and the rain has seen off the rest.. any tips on disouraging them? really don't want to kill them now as they must be nearly grown. I do still have french beans on the go, corgette plant - which has amazed me with 8 corgettes so far, pumpkin, butternut squash, cucumber, baby sweetcorn still on the go.. I LOVE my veggie patch and am planning onions, garlic and some up to xmas potatoes soon - 2nds that if covered will 'sometimes' make it to xmas day! We have fruit bushes too but they're newly planted, only the blueberry did well this year. , " heartwerk " <jo.heartwork wrote: > > As you all know, I'm not that good at growing veggies. However, my > tomatoes have done extremely well, in spite of the worry I had earlier > on. I have peppers (last year they died on me). I've had rocket, > nasturtiums, and beans. The herbs have been so so, not as good as > usual, but my Bay tree is coming along nicely. > > Why can't I grow Rosemary? Over the years I have bought five plants, > some tiny, some about a foot high, and they have all died on me. One > of my witchy friends who is a gardener and florist gave me a cutting, > ready-potted, for Beltane. I really thought that would do well, and > it looked fine for seven weeks - then just died! > > What is doing well in your garden at present? > > Jo > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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