Harvesting Time - What are you growing?

[dbhokie]

I love to grow my own garden and grow my own vegetables and food. I love to can, and have fresh produce all year round, if I can't grow it, I get it at a local farmer's market to continue to support my community. I sell my excess vegetables that I am not canning to those in my neighborhood cheap. All this to say, what are you growing this year?


I have about 12 different varieties of tomato plants, German Johnson, Cherry Tomatoes, Mr. Stripey, Australian Reds, Pineapples, Big Boy, Early Girl, Beefsteak, Amish Paradise, Tomatillo, Brandywine

I love hot peppers:

Naga Jolokia, Caribbean Red Habanero, Orange Habanero, Red Chili Peppers, Green Chili Peppers, Jalapenos, Tabasco, Thai Dragon, Cayenne, Serrano, Black Scorpion Tongue, Pimiento, white habanero


Sweet Peppers:

Sweet Banana, Green Bell, Chocolate Bell, Red Bell, Yellow Bell, Orange Bell, Purple Bell, Carmen Peppers, Black Mole

Also:

Crookneck Squash, Straightneck Squash, Butternut Squash, Bush Pickles, Zucchini Squash, Watermelon, Cantaloupe, Japanese Eggplant, String Beans

Herbs:

Thai Basil, Sweet Basil, Cinnamon Basil, Lemon Verbena, Elfish Thyme, Lemon Thyme, Creeping Thyme, Rosemary, Cilantro, Bush Sage, Oregano, Lavender

[MatticusMania]

Well, Ive only got a small patio at home, but Ive got a Mammoth Jalapeno plant thats popping suckers up left & right! I bought it last year, it gave off about 10-15, this year is looking closer to 40-50.

I also have a tomato plant growing, even though I thought we had gotten rid of it. It either left some seeds behind, or was rooted deep in the ground. I only took it out cuz it had died and left dried up plant remnants. I figure I'll leave it grow until it become a nuisance. I dont much care for the yellow cherry type tomatoes, myself.

[Passinwind]

Originally Posted by dbhokie

I love to grow my own garden and grow my own vegetables and food. I love to can, and have fresh produce all year round, if I can't grow it, I get it at a local farmer's market to continue to support my community. I sell my excess vegetables that I am not canning to those in my neighborhood cheap. All this to say, what are you growing this year?

Habanero, Thai, Anaheim, Bulgarian Carrot, Hungarian Wax, Jalapeno, Chili de Arbol, Buran peppers; 8 types of tomato, Thai Basil, Genovese Basil, Rosemary, Oregano, Sage, Potatoes, Carrots, Garlic, Shallots, Beans, Peas, Lettuce, Kale, Dill, Thyme, Parsley, Raspberries, Strawberries, Figs, Apples, Pears, whatever else my wife or the Scrub Jays stuck in when I wasn't paying attention.

I'll probably do another bed of "exotic" hot peppers once I track down my buddy and get up to his nursery.

[MJ5150]

We just pulled a small basket of carrots from ours this morning. Had some radishes yesterday. We have more cilantro than I know what to do with. The tomato plants are coming up fast, but nothing to harvest yet. Broccoli is in there for my wife, and it looks like some is ready to pick. Peas and beans are growing all over the netting, but nothing big enough to pick and eat quite yet.

Sadly, our jalapeños and other hot peppers are doing nothing. Not very tall, no growth of new peppers, no nothing.

-Mike

[bassbully]

I have a small garden 7x12 that has 5 types of tomatoes, sweet peppers, straw onions, herbs,broccoli , mixed salad greens, carrots and spinich. I started it in pots and got tired doing it that way so I made a garden...much better.

[MatticusMania]

Originally Posted by MJ5150

We have more cilantro than I know what to do with. -Mike

How do you get your cilantro to keep putting out? I was growing some last year, but it just became a coriander plant, and stopped shooting off new leaves. I got rid of it, as I didnt have a use for all that coriander (at least not until I start homebrewing).

[MJ5150]

We put down an organic mulch before we started, bought the seeds from a local organic farm, and water every other day. I think the key is to grow it from seed instead of transplanting starts. I pulled off a bunch just the other day, and it comes back twice as thick as when I pulled it off.

Once it flowers, it's done putting out leaves. Might as well start over.

Here is our garden. The cilantro is on the bottom left, right behind the lettuce, and then there is some over on the right too. It got carried away.



-Mike

[MatticusMania]

Ah, I did use a start for the cilantro. Seeds it'll have to be. How long does it generally take to grow pack after picking it off? And is there a way to pull it off that'll help perpetuate new growth? Also, how can I keep it from flowering? Im a bit of a noob, if you couldnt tell.

[Blueszilla]

A few of my buddies have planted a garden every year now for about ten or twelve years. They moved last about 5 years ago to the current location in the North Valley of Albuquerque, close to the river. Maybe about an acre and a half. I go down every Monday evening to help weed and clean up the rows for watering. We've already planted and picked spinach, and some radishes. We planted green chile, tomatoes, cabbage, green beans, zucchini, yellow squash, yellow hots, jalapenos, serranos, a few habaneros, some eggplant, pimientos, and a bunch of herbs and sunflowers. I'll take some pics next Monday. Lots of fun and nothing beats fresh vegetables in late summer and fall.

[MJ5150]

Originally Posted by MatticusMania

How long does it generally take to grow pack after picking it off? And is there a way to pull it off that'll help perpetuate new growth? Also, how can I keep it from flowering?

Within a week, I am getting new growth where I pulled off. Some I pulled off three weeks ago is now back and ready to eat. When I harvest some, I take it down to about 3" from the ground. I don't use scissors to cut it, I break it off with my hands. You can also pull up the root of a mature plant...that is some good eating too.

Stress to the plant, yeah I know that sounds goofy, will cause it to flower usually. So start from seed, and grow it in the ground. Keeping the plants watered is a key and don't let them get really hot. You don't want your plants in full sun. The climate here has been damp and in the 50-60's the last month or so which is a good climate. I think we'll be fine in the low 70's, but once it gets to the upper 70's and 80's, I suspect it will be game over for our cilantro.

-Mike

[MatticusMania]

Thanks for the tips! Hopefully I can get a more successful cilantro harvest!

[geeza]

We had a cilantro plant, but a bunny ate it.
Otherwise, tomatoes, garlic, basil, sweet peppers, parsley, zucchini.

[Relic]

Peas, cucumbers, pumpkins, squash, jalapenos, bell peppers, tomatoes, rosemary and thyme.
and I hate gardening... it was the wife's idea and I got stuck with it. Well, truth be told I hate it a little less now that I (think) I'm starting to know what I'm doing.

[Pilgrim]

My wife plants tomatoes. I eat 'em.

I keep the cars running.

My landscape tools are a lawnmower and weedeater...not interested in doing anything that requires finer tools.

[MatticusMania]

So much for your username then, eh?

[fourstringdrums]

We've got a small balcony that has: Strawberries, Lettuce, Tomatoes, Jalapeno, Rosemary, Parsley, and Dill.

[warwick.hoy]

Of the top of my head; corn, squash, beets, radishes, dill, thyme, sage, potatoes, peppers, eggplant, tomatoes, lettuce, watermelon, strawberries, raspberries, basil, cucumbers, wild flowers. I don't think this is all inclusive.

We've got six raised beds and 2 wine barrels split in half all planted. This is all on a good friend's property and we spend time every weekend weeding and watering.

[Ben B]

We have decomposed granite instead of soil. Only weeds grow in it, so we use wine barrels for our garden. One good thing about the wine barrels is that the bunnies leave the plants alone.

We compost all of our fruit and vegetable scraps and usually get free plants when we mix some compost in the soil. Right now, we have tomatoes (7 plants), strawberries (2 plants that each spread to fill an entire wine barrel), and a red bell pepper from our compost. We are also growing orange bell pepper, carrots, parsley, and cilantro.

[SoonerMatt]

Veggies: Tomatoes, sweet potatoes, banana peppers, bell peppers, radishes, and yellow squash

Herbs: Basil, rosemary, parsley, cilantro, and oregano

[jp58]

I'm jealous of you guys, especially the OP.

All we've got this year is tomatoes and some mexican hot peppers that I don't even know the name for.