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Veggie garden in with ornamentals

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This year I decided to eliminate some of the ornamental to enjoy some Melons, eggplant, peppers, tomato’s, squash, basil and pumpkins. I don’t remember when i have done so many different things. I started some things from seed and some from bands that I bought at the local nursery. I found antique varieties in catalogs and i just planted till I ran out of room. I’ll take more pictures when I’m not tending it but it has been so much fun it’s hard to break away to get the camera. I work in a nursery for 15 years where I taught many gardeners to garden. I rarely had my own garden cause i was so tired when i got home from work it was the last thing I wanted to do was go out and hold a hose. I retired as nursery manager 3 years ago and became a Bug Trapper for the department of Agriculture. It’s a job I love. I can’t tell you how much fun I have chasing bugs. I have learn a lot about the cycle of bugs. I decided this year it was time to garden, I can’t wait to get home from work to work in it. I wanted to share some pictures of it. It’s still developing but it’s already producing a lot.

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lulugardengirl

60 posts in 775 days
hardiness zone 9

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GrandmaT

5305 posts in 1026 days
hardiness zone 5

posted 775 days ago

Nice, very nice … and delicious too!!! :-)

What zone are you gardening in??

-- "A beautiful garden is a work of heart" -- Royal Oak, MI - Zone 5

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Eklectic

1809 posts in 948 days
hardiness zone 5a

posted 775 days ago

I does look quite lush!
Would be interesting to know your zone!! :-)

-- Eklectic, Follow my Bliss, South East Ontario 5a

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MsDebbieP

8102 posts in 1148 days
hardiness zone 5b

posted 775 days ago

great story.
Love the look of your gardens. The layout is interesting – not just rectangles or rows, is it.
The plants look really healthy. Impressive.
Can’t wait to see more

-- - Debbie, SW Ontario Canada (USDA Hardiness Zone: 5a) http://www.execulink.com/~yohan

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Bon

5154 posts in 928 days
hardiness zone 5a

posted 775 days ago

All your plants seem big and healthy.You should get a great harvest there.Nice job.

-- Bon,Hastings,Ont.....zone 5a....Always room for one more

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lulugardengirl

60 posts in 775 days
hardiness zone 9

posted 775 days ago

Thanks everyone. I live in the central valley of California. It’s is the heartland of many crops. I was the agriculture advisor for the local 4-H kids here and taught lots of kids to cultivate a garden. This project is really just a work in progress I call it defer maintence, for all the years I worked long hours and just didn’t have the time. It is my passion and I had forgotten how it makes me feel. I couldnt believe the success rate of my seeds in the green house. I use goat manure for fertilizer that has alfafa meal from the goats crushing it as they eat. We are high in salt in this area so I was a little afraid to use it but it’s working beautiful. I’m zone 14 in the western garden book, and zone 9 on the USDA. I hope that helps. I can’t wait to read more about what you’re all up too. I never expected messages back so soon. Again thanks so much and I’ll keep posting pictures. I must say my little gate with cucumbers of all kinds is my favorite little spot.

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Iris43

2184 posts in 778 days
hardiness zone 5a

posted 775 days ago

Your garden looks like it’s a lot of fun to tend—-you know it’s very addictive. (but you already know that)

-- 'To plant a Garden is to believe in Tomorrow'

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Bob

1427 posts in 896 days
hardiness zone 3b

posted 773 days ago

How does the heat down there affect your watering schedule?

I was wondering how you manage being out of most of the day.

Bob

-- I want to believe in a lot of things but, in the meantime I have to deal with the truth

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lulugardengirl

60 posts in 775 days
hardiness zone 9

posted 773 days ago

it’s busy in the garden this time of year when the temps reach 110. I actually love my job so much it’s easy to be out there. I work in the nursery and really enjoyed that. I’m so lucky to have gotten to work at my passion for so long.

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Bon

5154 posts in 928 days
hardiness zone 5a

posted 770 days ago

Your experience really shows in your gardens.Especially to be so lush in that kind of heat.Congratulations on your gardens.

-- Bon,Hastings,Ont.....zone 5a....Always room for one more

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jroot

3198 posts in 778 days
hardiness zone 5a

posted 770 days ago

I like the combination of ornamentals and vegetables. Well done. Actually, I find any of the veggies have really neat flowers. Some of them are even edible themselves. Some of the flowers are edible as well. Just don’t plant datura or brugmansia with them LOL

-- jroot

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lulugardengirl

60 posts in 775 days
hardiness zone 9

posted 769 days ago

It is so fun to come home from work to fine ripe fruit and veggies waiting for me.

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