I grow herbs in a window box, cherry tomatoes in a container, and lettuce in another window box.

We grow tomatoes (of all colors and shapes), peppers, strawberries, blackberries, and our own herbs. Nothing better than running out to the backyard to add something special to a mealtime dish.

It’s also a learning experience, as we have grown some interesting mixed combinations of veggies and fruit. (cucumbers planted too close to cantaloupes = yuck)

We’ve had a vegetable and herb garden in our back yard for years. It’s only 16 feet by 8 feet, but by using the square foot gardening method, we get a very nice yield. We always grow a surplus of green beans, zuchinni, snap peas, tomatoes, and peppers to freeze. And we have several varieties of lettuce, spinach, and herbs througout most of the year. We’ll be moving to a home with a smaller yard soon, but even if we can only put in an 8 by 8 garden, we’ll grow plenty to eat.

When we had a house full of kids we had a large garden. It was close to 1/4 acre on a 1 acre lot. I grew corn, cabbage, beans, tomatoes, strawberrys, & cucumbers. The kids hated it because they had to help. The good part for them was that we grew too much for us to use and they sold the excess to the neighbors. They got to keep the money. Now that it’s just me and my wife, we don’t grow anything. My dad gives us cucumbers and tomatoes that he still grows.

Not yet. But I’m thinking about brewing my own beer, which I consider a food group. I just have to wait for my Birthday so I can drop hints around the house about the brewing kit I need.

I had to laugh at Amazedbythelunacy’s comment. Too funny. johnh will probaby share with us how he’s sold one of his comapanies and bought a farm and supplies him and all his serfs with canned goods for the winter months.

If someone can show me how to grow swedish meatballs from the dirt of the earth,I will.If not I will keep giving my hard earned money to Shop N’Save

Amazed. If anyone took your bet. You won!!!

I grow a garden about 1/2 acre in size…this year because of the rain, I am growing one half that size. I will till the other half when it is tillable, I will do the other half and grow a fall crop. Make compost for fertilizer. and use lake water for irrigation. I grow Kentucky wonder beans, Pole type) and anasazi beans that are 2 to 3 feet long. I grow tomatoes, radishes, snap peas, cucumbers, lettuce, Zook, yellow crook neck squash, etc. My insecticide is spraying the plants with water out of a cat litter can where I have placed chili peppers to soak. It is the perfect insecticide. If it rains and washes off, it runs down in the lake. NO HARM done. (Yes I grow chili peppers)

Eating bugs do not eat chili peppers, They won’t eat any thing that chili pepper water has been sprayed on, either.

Robber, or Slugger, if you two aren’t to lazy to grow a garden, and can get the government to grow it for you. I can teach you how to freeze veggies for later use. I could teach others how to do both hot water canning and pressure canning. I hon’t think you two love birds are quite ready for anything remotely difficult.

Amazed, go get your $10.00 you won. LOL.

I have zero sun in my yard,I grew tomato’s in a planter one yr found myself chasing the unshaded spots,I absolutly love a home-grown tomato I eat em like apples, a perfectly ripe tomato is worth its weight in gold!

Amazed/Johnh,

You guys made my day! Thanks for the laugh.

On topic, about the only thing I garden is my lawn - which looks great this year. I’ve thought about a small spice garden on the deck, but it would be more for fun than food.

Now cometh the Amish, 10 or l2 families moved in across the lake from me. An Elder and his wife came clippety Clopping up in front of my house on their buggy. They introduced themselves and handed us a bakesr’s dozen of potato donuts!!!!

It was mid year growing season for a garden. I gave them loads of stuff to take home, (while I was picking it for them) the LOI casually remarked that she had nemer rode in a buggy. I just heard the laughter.

I loaded the back of the buggy with veggies. They expressed their appreciation as my LOI got in the buggy. They took her buggy riding to their house, 2 1/2 miles away, and to their clan’s houses.

We took veggis over to them several different times. Then came the fall.
They clippety clooped up one day with a 150 pound pig that they had “field dressed” plus doing the hair removal.

Then next month they brought a 2 year old venison that they had skinned and field dressed.

Gardening makes friends. SHARE!!!