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Gardening

onethatcares

(16,871 posts)

24. started in February

Reply to Diamond_Dog (Original post)

Fri Mar 14, 2025, 10:47 AM

Mar 2025

Pineapples, Fig trees (both already in ground), Kale, sweet potatos(Asian purple), jalopenas, swiss chard, okra, finger eggplant. Plantint 3/15, sugar baby watermelon, cantelope. In starter containers growing roots, cayanne sweet peppers, indigo cherry tomatos,

This is year 5 garden and it's going purty well. I'll be making compost tea and mulching with safe hay this weekend.

I'm in zone 10a.

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🍅 Is anyone starting their veggie seeds for the garden yet? What are you planting?🥬 [View all] Diamond_Dog Mar 2025 OP

I only do herbs out on my patio and then dry them for winter's use. Callalily Mar 2025 #1

Having your own dried herbs is so nice for winter use! Diamond_Dog Mar 2025 #6

Tomatoes! QED Mar 2025 #2

Sounds great! Diamond_Dog Mar 2025 #7

I love the yellow pears! QED Mar 2025 #10

Wow, awesome photo! Diamond_Dog Mar 2025 #12

I've lived here over 20 years and hadn't seen them until last summer. QED Mar 2025 #15

I usually buy starter plants but I read this article on garbage gardening questionseverything Mar 2025 #3

Don't apologize! It's so cathartic to plan and plant a vegetable garden Diamond_Dog Mar 2025 #8

I've started several crops indoors: WestMichRad Mar 2025 #4

NE Ohio here. Diamond_Dog Mar 2025 #9

Traditionally it's about May 15 here, WestMichRad Mar 2025 #11

Thanks, WestMichRad! Diamond_Dog Mar 2025 #13

tomatoes, peppers, basil, potatoes. The Wizard Mar 2025 #5

Don't you just love fresh basil? Especially with home grown tomatoes. Diamond_Dog Mar 2025 #14

I have regular basil and The Wizard Mar 2025 #17

This message was self-deleted by its author Figarosmom Mar 2025 #16

I'm managing to keep my seedlings alive. MissB Mar 2025 #18

Wow, sounds like you will have quite a garden this summer MissB! Diamond_Dog Mar 2025 #19

Good luck to your sister and her surgery! MissB Mar 2025 #20

Thanks, MissB. That's good to know! Diamond_Dog Mar 2025 #21

I was shocked by how much I didn't know? MissB Mar 2025 #22

I can only stay 5 days Diamond_Dog Mar 2025 #23

started in February onethatcares Mar 2025 #24