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curliegirl
He's here!!!!
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Gina
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Calling all gardeners, what are you planting this year?
I was planning on:
Grape tomatoes (I WILL find them this year!)
Beefsteak tomatoes
different lettuces
1 eggplant
1 zucchini (those suckers get BIG)
peppers
basil
maybe strawberries
maybe cucumbers
and marigolds!
Where do you get your plants?
I am giving up on the seed nonsense!!!
Message edited 4/23/2007 3:44:59 PM.
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greenfreak
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Re: Calling all gardeners, what are you putting in yours this year?
I'm not adding any new plants this year, we're saving for a house.
But I do have lilies and tulips from last year coming up. I get my plants from Cipriano nursery in East Meadow usually.
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| Posted 4/23/07 2:33 PM |
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Little-J-Mommy
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Re: Calling all gardeners, what are you putting in yours this year?
we usually do
cherry or grape tomato
beefsteak tomato
roma tomato
green pepper
hot pepper
parsley
dill
basil
mint
and a slew of flowers
impatience (sp?)
roses
tulips
we get them from Home Depot. They're not the "greatest" but priced reasonably and taste just as good as from the nursery
eta: we can't forget the grape vine that has been growing here forever. It's what makes an Armenian home complete!!!
edit again to add:
Oh, and we always plant marigolds inbetween the veggie plants to keep the critters away. Something about the scent of those flowers keep them away
Message edited 4/23/2007 2:42:33 PM.
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| Posted 4/23/07 2:40 PM |
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chikita315
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M-lo
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Re: Calling all gardeners, what are you putting in yours this year?
A note on the strawberries:
My parents have a small patch and they ALWAYS get eaten by the squirrels before they can pick them.
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| Posted 4/23/07 2:40 PM |
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greenfreak
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greenfreak
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Re: Calling all gardeners, what are you putting in yours this year?
Hmm squirrels. 
What if you grow the strawberries in a pot with a chicken wire cage around it?
Doesn't look great, but at least you'll be able to enjoy the fruits (HA!) of your labor.
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| Posted 4/23/07 2:45 PM |
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MsG
Should be working
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Re: Calling all gardeners, what are you putting in yours this year?
tomatoes
basil
impatiens
maybe geraniums
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| Posted 4/23/07 2:45 PM |
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chikita315
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M-lo
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Re: Calling all gardeners, what are you putting in yours this year?
Posted by greenfreak
Hmm squirrels.
What if you grow the strawberries in a pot with a chicken wire cage around it?
Doesn't look great, but at least you'll be able to enjoy the fruits (HA!) of your labor.
It's been happening for years. My dad likes the leaves as ground cover now. Go figure.
They probably feel bad for the squirrels.
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| Posted 4/23/07 2:49 PM |
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greenfreak
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greenfreak
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Re: Calling all gardeners, what are you putting in yours this year?
I used to put things they like in my birdfeeders like sunflower seeds, so they wouldn't eat my tulip bulbs.
I never knew how crafty they were till I became an outdoors gardener!
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| Posted 4/23/07 2:56 PM |
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curliegirl
He's here!!!!
Member since 3/06 10128 total posts
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Gina
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Re: Calling all gardeners, what are you putting in yours this year?
Posted by chikita315
A note on the strawberries:
My parents have a small patch and they ALWAYS get eaten by the squirrels before they can pick them.
I live in Barnum Island, Island Park. We are on the water, no tress=no critters!!!!
My dad always wants me to plant a big garden because he has terrible squirrels!
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| Posted 4/23/07 3:06 PM |
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~Colleen~
my loves...
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guess
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Re: Calling all gardeners, what are you putting in yours this year?
We're building 4, 4x4 cedar boxes for:
- cherry tomatoes (2 plants)
- plum tomtoes (2 plants)
- big boy tomatoes (2 plants)
- cucumbers (1 plant)
- bell pepper (1 plant)
- lettuce (not sure which type yet)
- bush beans (1 plant)
- basil
- oregano
- parsley
- dill (though I haven't had any luck in the past with growing dill)
- cilantro
I already have 3 lavendar bushes...and about 12 rose bushes in the back and I think 6 in the front as well as Peonies, Lilacs & Lily of the Valley.
We'll add marigolds and petunias to the veggie garden.
eta: we usually buy from Main St Nursery in Huntington...sometimes we'll hit Paul's in ENPT...and we may meander over to Martin Viette.
Message edited 4/23/2007 3:21:45 PM.
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| Posted 4/23/07 3:18 PM |
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oops123
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michelle
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Re: Calling all gardeners, what are you planting this year?
i plan on planting:
plum tomatoes
cucumbers
string beans
bell peppers
lettuce(not sure which)
eggplant
zucchini
and i have a seperate herb garden also
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| Posted 4/23/07 5:08 PM |
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oakslady
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Re: Calling all gardeners, what are you planting this year?
well this year we are only doing florals because the house will be up for sale shortly and i dont want my usual huge vegetable garden to bother someone looking at the house.
we always got our plants at reliable garden in middle island.
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| Posted 4/26/07 11:46 PM |
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Diane
Hope is Contagious....catch it
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Re: Calling all gardeners, what are you planting this year?
Tomatoes (grape, cherry and beefstake
Eggplant
zucchini
yellow squash
radishes
cucumbers
impatients
putinas
pansies
begonias
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| Posted 4/27/07 12:01 AM |
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karacg
Babygirl is 4!
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Kara®
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Re: Calling all gardeners, what are you planting this year?
I'm not planting this year since I am pregnant....
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| Posted 4/27/07 4:24 AM |
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sunnyplus3
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Re: Calling all gardeners, what are you planting this year?
I'm doing
a huge variety of lettuce
cucumbers
onions
garlic
carrots
zuccini
green, red, yellow peppers
green beans
tomatoes
broccoli
cabbage & kale(for the chickens)
eggplant
spinich
basil
oregano
thyme
sage
chives
I'm also going to try corn & some various pumpkins & gourds for the fall
I use 4x4 cedar boxes too. This year I'm using pots for my lettuce.
I start everything from seed but the tomatoes.
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| Posted 4/27/07 6:41 AM |
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sometimesmommy
Always in my heart.....
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Re: Calling all gardeners, what are you planting this year?
I want to try but feel like everything would die cause we have our neighbors cats who seem to like our backyard grrr
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lorich
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Grammie says "Lora Gina"
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Re: Calling all gardeners, what are you planting this year?
We're hoping to start our garden this year...we may wait until next year depending on how busy we get with projects.
I'd like to plant...
Chives
Basil (LOTS of it!)
Rosemary
Oregano
Tomatoes - cherry & beefsteak
Cucumbers
Peppers - though since I moved to LI I have the WORST luck
Potatoes
Green Beans
Eggplant
Flowers...not sure yet...I'm discovering so many BEAUTIFUL trees & plants in our yard...the previous homeowner ROCKS! 
I do know I plan on planting a lot of impatience.
Currently in our yard budding & blooming are...
Forsythia
Rhododendron
HUGE cherry blossom treeS (everyday I look I see more!)
Weeping cherry blossom tree
Dogwood
Azaleas
Another couple of bushes related to the Azalea & Rhododendron family...
Peonies
Hydrangeas
Hostas
Lillies
Irises
Dafodils
Tulips
Crocus
Narcissuses
Hyacinth Flowers
There's more that I'm trying to figure out what they are...
Oh...and we have these two trees that hold up a hammock. The previous owner left it for us... I'd LOVE to plant lavendar around there....does anyone have any experience growing lavendar...tips?
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| Posted 4/27/07 8:41 AM |
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Red
spring is in the air
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helen
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Re: Calling all gardeners, what are you planting this year?
Posted by curliegirl
before they can pick them.
I live in Barnum Island, Island Park. We are on the water, no tress=no critters!!!!
so am I, but we have trees and squirrels - last December our chimney cap blew off a squirrel fell into out fireplace
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| Posted 4/27/07 8:42 AM |
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Red
spring is in the air
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helen
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Re: Calling all gardeners, what are you planting this year?
Posted by curliegirl
I live in Barnum Island, Island Park. We are on the water, no tress=no critters!!!!
so am I, but we have trees and squirrels - last December our chimney cap blew off a squirrel fell into out fireplace
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| Posted 4/27/07 8:43 AM |
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lorich
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Grammie says "Lora Gina"
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Re: Calling all gardeners, what are you planting this year?
Posted by Red
Posted by curliegirl
I live in Barnum Island, Island Park. We are on the water, no tress=no critters!!!!
so am I, but we have trees and squirrels - last December our chimney cap blew off a squirrel fell into out fireplace
 
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| Posted 4/27/07 8:47 AM |
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greenfreak
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greenfreak
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Re: Calling all gardeners, what are you planting this year?
Posted by lorich
I'd LOVE to plant lavendar around there....does anyone have any experience growing lavendar...tips?
Oh wow. You got some great ready-made garden there! I surprised they left all of it for you. Not that you could dig all that up in the winter, but I fully plan on taking most of my planted flowers with me. 
I've always wanted to grow lavender! I've heard they do best with a lot of sun, so maybe under the trees might not be a great place for them.
STILL waiting for pics. You better be taking pics of all this beautiful landscaping too!
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karacg
Babygirl is 4!
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Kara®
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Re: Calling all gardeners, what are you planting this year?
I have lavendar in my back yard and we do NOTHING to it!! It is there all year, blooms in the spring with just a little watering now and then. It gets full sun.
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| Posted 4/27/07 11:01 AM |
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Little-J-Mommy
I'm a Big Brother
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Re: Calling all gardeners, what are you planting this year?
Posted by ~Colleen~
- cilantro
We'll add marigolds and petunias to the veggie garden.
Don't know if you know it, but the seeds that grow on the cilantro are coriander seeds. Grind them up for a delish spice that we use to season lamb
And I didn't know about the petunias in the garden, only the marigolds. Thanks for the tip
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oakslady
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Re: Calling all gardeners, what are you planting this year?
lavendar is really easy to grow - it only needs full sun. i dont even water mine that often and it grows fine. under a tree probably not the best place for it. there are varieties that take partial sun, but if you're talking full shade probably wont work.
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Gertyrae
Peace out Homies!
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Re: Calling all gardeners, what are you planting this year?
I have already planted
Mesclun Greens
Sunflowers
Basil
Lavender
and my Peppermint and Oregano are coming back from last year
I'm planning on adding
Tomatoes
Peppers
Beans
Cucumbers
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