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Post by DayLilyDude on Apr 3, 2011 5:52:49 GMT -6
1- What zone/state do you garden in? 2- Why do you grow a vegetable garden? 3- What do you like the most about your vegetable garden? 4- What do you hate most about your vegetable garden? 5- What is your main crop? 6- What do you find to be the most difficult task to do in your garden? 7-What do you find to be the most enjoyable task to do your garden? 8- Do you share your produce with family and friends? 9- Do you grow everything from seed or buy starter plants? 10- Does everyone that comes to visit HAVE to tour the garden?  |
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Post by Pharmer Phil on Apr 3, 2011 6:29:20 GMT -6
Hopefully You don't mind a comment or two above and beyond da answers bro...so, here it goes... 1- What zone/state do you garden in? Zone 4 (almost 3) MINNESOTA2- Why do you grow a vegetable garden? PHOOD/PHUNDS/PHUN3- What do you like the most about your vegetable garden? Soil4- What do you hate most about your vegetable garden? location/ and it's a wee bit small )5- What is your main crop? tuff question...anything that fills da pantry...tomatoes are special to me...tators are most used6- What do you find to be the most difficult task to do in your garden? stoop/bendover7-What do you find to be the most enjoyable task to do your garden? biting into a big ol juicy ORGANIC mator8- Do you share your produce with family and friends? yes, and we have many more friends during garden season9- Do you grow everything from seed or buy starter plants? seeds10- Does everyone that comes to visit HAVE to tour the garden? Well, they have to take the tour...does no good to say I am too busy to show them around...so, out of fear they may wander into a planted but yet un-germinated area...I give em' the 5¢ tour |
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Post by nofeargardener on Apr 3, 2011 8:37:45 GMT -6
1-What zone/state do you garden in?
Zone 5 Michigan, close to Lake Michigan lake shore
2- Why do you grow a vegetable garden?
Cheap, healthy food. AND I think it’s good to know a thing or two about growing your own food so that you're not completely dependent on the store.
3- What do you like the most about your vegetable garden?
My dark soil, and going barefoot in the hot sun…. with a cold glass of lemonade sitting close by of course.
4- What do you hate most about your vegetable garden?
Wish I had more space
5- What is your main crop?
Maters & bush beans (with some extra stuff thrown in)
6- What do you find to be the most difficult task to do in your garden?
Waiting for harvest time!!!!!
7-What do you find to be the most enjoyable task to do your garden?
HARVEST TIME!!!!!!
8- Do you share your produce with family and friends?
Yes
9- Do you grow everything from seed or buy starter plants?
I buy starters (for now) for my maters & peppers. I use seed for everything else. I’m hoping to get into starting my own seed for my maters & peppers, but I need to pick up some gear first.
10- Does everyone that comes to visit HAVE to tour the garden?
Not really. They can see it from the kitchen window.
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Post by Michael on Apr 11, 2011 19:37:41 GMT -6
1- What zone/state do you garden in? 6b 2- Why do you grow a vegetable garden? Cause I love to eat. 3- What do you like the most about your vegetable garden? How close it is to the pool!  4- What do you hate most about your vegetable garden? Rabbits, skunks, and the fact that no one will help me. 5- What is your main crop? Don't have one but I grow a lot of corn(had some of last years tonight on the grill) and tomatoes for sauce. 6- What do you find to be the most difficult task to do in your garden? Weed 7-What do you find to be the most enjoyable task to do your garden? Harvest 8- Do you share your produce with family and friends? Yes 9- Do you grow everything from seed or buy starter plants? Mostly seeds unless I screw up. 10- Does everyone that comes to visit HAVE to tour the garden? By their choosing of course  |
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Post by Christy on Apr 11, 2011 21:03:46 GMT -6
1- What zone/state do you garden in?
6 PA
2- Why do you grow a vegetable garden?
Its addicting.
3- What do you like the most about your vegetable garden?
Phood right in the yard,. No trips to town.
4- What do you hate most about your vegetable garden?
Weeds
5- What is your main crop?
No main crop.
6- What do you find to be the most difficult task to do in your garden?
Starting it, Im always behind. and keeping up with the weeds.
7-What do you find to be the most enjoyable task to do your garden?
Thats a toss up between the first seed started after the long nasty winter to the fall harvest.
8- Do you share your produce with family and friends?
yep
9- Do you grow everything from seed or buy starter plants?
seeds.
10- Does everyone that comes to visit HAVE to tour the garden?
Only if I drag them out.
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Post by coppice on Apr 12, 2011 5:22:36 GMT -6
6a, SE-OH
Because I've always had one
Not that much, my ability to expand is pretty limited here.
Ohioan clay.
Bonsai, tomato, corn.
Fetching manure, I'm not that mobil.
Morning coffee and weeding tour. That, and conversations with my bonsai.
Yes.
Annuals just about all from seed, Woody plants-either, seed or bought/bartered seedlings.
I won't chase them away, also don't bring up garden till people ask.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 12, 2011 22:42:17 GMT -6
1- What zone/state do you garden in? 6a/b 2- Why do you grow a vegetable garden? we love fresh veggies 3- What do you like the most about your vegetable garden? eattin it  4- What do you hate most about your vegetable garden? no help and weeds  5- What is your main crop? maters and beans 6- What do you find to be the most difficult task to do in your garden? keepin the weeds out 7-What do you find to be the most enjoyable task to do your garden? eatin it 8- Do you share your produce with family and friends? yep 9- Do you grow everything from seed or buy starter plants? a little of both 10- Does everyone that comes to visit HAVE to tour the garden? nah, they can see it from the yard or the road as they come in. |
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Post by Pharmer Phil on Apr 13, 2011 4:10:27 GMT -6
Coppice, I like your last answer about the garden. wish Ours weren't so IN the yard...so folks would havta ask... we have a gravel road on the east side, of the proerty... a county highway on the north edge of the property When I was active in the Master Gardening program, folks, mostly groups of school kids, their parents...would come for a tour and to get garden tips...not so much nowadays tho.. But since we peddle plants and produce, we get gardeners..and gardeners are always curious... folks driving by tho slow way down, some stop...and GAWK a lot... prices being what they are today, I gotta keep an EYE on those drive bys... |
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Post by BestoFour on Apr 13, 2011 7:47:29 GMT -6
1- What zone/state do you garden in?
NC 7b
2- Why do you grow a vegetable garden?
It's a lot of work but it's enjoyable mostly stress free work PLUS the veges taste good.
3- What do you like the most about your vegetable garden?
I love going out and digging up potatoes to cook for dinner.
4- What do you hate most about your vegetable garden?
Squash bugs
5- What is your main crop?
Tomatoes and squash always do well
6- What do you find to be the most difficult task to do in your garden?
Killing squash bugs
7-What do you find to be the most enjoyable task to do your garden?
Watching it grow
8- Do you share your produce with family and friends?
Yes
9- Do you grow everything from seed or buy starter plants?
Both
10- Does everyone that comes to visit HAVE to tour the garden
I don't bring it up but people usually want to walk around in the gardens.
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Post by jack on Apr 16, 2011 1:44:28 GMT -6
Gidday
1- What zone/state do you garden in?
Otago, New Zealand. Right next to the Pacific Ocean but I need to garden as if it were cool mountain climate because the wind off the sea can drop temperatures so low so fast.
2- Why do you grow a vegetable garden?
For safe food, for value and affordable food, for healthy food and for fun
3- What do you like the most about your vegetable garden?
It feeds me. And I love food. And being able to eat food outa me own garden almost all year round.
4- What do you hate most about your vegetable garden?
The occasional cold wind off the sea and it aint big enough.
5- What is your main crop?
Food. Broccolii, carrots, parsnips, silver beet, and food.
6- What do you find to be the most difficult task to do in your garden?
Keeping up with the weeds.
7-What do you find to be the most enjoyable task to do your garden?
To be working in the soil with the sun on my back ans the sounds of the sae and the birds in my ears.
8- Do you share your produce with family and friends?
Yes. Of course.
9- Do you grow everything from seed or buy starter plants?
Bitta both.
10- Does everyone that comes to visit HAVE to tour the garden?
Nope. I don't like to skite, especially about the amount and size of things, like my weeds. Besides, I do most of my composting the way God set it up to be done, on the soil, like I just drop the weeds and tops or outside leaves where I pick me vegies from.
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Post by Rita on Apr 16, 2011 5:42:32 GMT -6
1- What zone/state do you garden in? 6b Northern Massachusetts 2- Why do you grow a vegetable garden? I love to eat and preserve fresh foods for my family . 3- What do you like the most about your vegetable garden? being able to walk out and get fresh tomato's .. watching my little one munch on peas off the vine . 4- What do you hate most about your vegetable garden? People walking over my food . and blight 5- What is your main crop? Tomato's 6- What do you find to be the most difficult task to do in your garden? Keeping the weeds at bay 7-What do you find to be the most enjoyable task to do your garden? when people walk by when I am working and ask how they can do it on their own .. 8- Do you share your produce with family and friends? NEVER  of course I do . 9- Do you grow everything from seed or buy starter plants? Mainly from seed but beings I killed most of my seedlings this year  I will have to buy some plants 10- Does everyone that comes to visit HAVE to tour the garden? YES .. most people look at it on a walk by as its right next to the road but they like my ghetto garden ;D |
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Post by coppice on Apr 16, 2011 22:38:34 GMT -6
The garden here is away from street. So its easy to miss. Bonsai are also in back yard, and I hope dis-honorable people Won't see them. Most bonsai theft is on impulse, which means they die of lack of care  |
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I will have to buy some plants 