If any of you are gardening, what have you planted/will you be planting this spring? In addition to the usual tomatos, peppers, beans, squash, melons, etc. that I planted this spring (I got a late start but better late than never, right?) I decided to tear up some overgrown foundation shrubs (ancient junipers so deeply rooted I had to use my one ton pickup to pull them out of the ground) and an old ornamental tree to make room for an experiment in permaculture--semi dwarf fruit tress underplated with strawberries, all thickly mulched. I guess time will tell how they perform.

So what is everyone else here doing this season? If anything at all?

-- Gardener (peph@wt.net), May 10, 2002

Answers

tomatoes, bell peppers,onions, luffa, squash, jalepenos, chyanne, cucumbers, cow peas , okra, corn in 3 4x12 raised beds.

-- Jay Blair in N. AL (jayblair678@yahoo.com), May 10, 2002.

Dust and cultchers in the fridge LOL!!

-- Grizz Wondering the outskirts of DC!! (southerneagle@yahoo.com), May 10, 2002.

Waaaaaahhhhhhh! :( We had snow yesterday. YUCK, YUCK, YUCK! I wanna dig in the dirt. The ground is frozen today, but the sun is shining!!!!

-- Susan in MN (nanaboo@paulbunyan.net), May 10, 2002.

Adding collards and trying bull's blood beets for a heat resistant green, we will see how well it handles the heat here.

-- BC (desertdweller44@yahoo.com), May 10, 2002.

Jay, How do you keep the ants from cutting off the luffa fruits? Every time I have tried to grow them the ants attacked.

-- Cindy Johnson (johnson337@hotmail.com), May 10, 2002.

Okra, tomatoes, mexi-bell pepper, regular bell peppers, watermelon, cantalope, onions, parsley, cilantro, purple basil, garlic, garlic chives, broccoli, cauliflower, sweet corn, squash, and one orange tomato. I'm probably leaving out something but this is all I can think of right now.

-- Jodie in E TX (stanchnmotion@yahoo.com), May 10, 2002.

I'm with Susan on this one, can't plant anything -too cold up here in Minnesnowda.

-- Sherry (veggiemamma@msn.com), May 10, 2002.