Low Carb Gardening 2007

[not2late]

This guy managed to open the refrigerator once. Walked over to it, put his paw beneath the door and wrenched it open. Granted I don't think the frig was closed all the way, but I like to tell myself that. Freaks me out that he knows how to use the tv remote too. lol

Anyhow, Boonie, snow peas do very well in my garden. I'm about 50 or so miles south of you and I've have plenty of success with snow peas for spring and fall planting.

[boonie stomper]

How soon do you plant the snowpeas, Megs? It's been so warm here, I'm tempted to start now; Annapolis has a sort of microclimate similar to the typical mid-NC weather. But we may still have winter coming, and I've started too early before and thing just never came up, rotted in wet soil or got eaten by squirrels.


You could grow an herb garden in a wire critter cage. (I keep mice in 2 of them, and the cat doesn't get them!) It would be tough for a cat to invade that, and you could water and pick more easily than a mini-greenhouse.

[not2late]

I'm in the Charles County-St. Mary's County area. So I usually plant around April. But with this winter...who knows?

[sallyseachange]

Nice to hear about everyone's veggie gardens!

My winter one isn't doing badly. Am eating home grown spinach, fennel, radicchio, escarole, chicory and what they call "broccoli Calabresi" here (they're similar to cauliflower but green... not shaped like cauliflower though... the 'flower' part is cone shaped). Do you get those across the pond?

Herbs are pretty dull right now but still have lingering basil, parsley, sage and chives.

Here they're saying it's been the warmest winter ever recorded, so far!

[not2late]

I've heard of it. They call it something like "broccoflower". I don't have any luck with broccoli or cauliflower. The most I can grow is broccoli rabe (and I'm not complaining because that stuff is EXPENSIVE, but more importantly I like it!)

I'm not sure about anyone else, but I thought Atkins was a very doable diet for me because of the foods list, including the veggie lists. If I had to live only on iceberg lettuce for this diet, I don't think I would have tried it.

[HeidiE]

well my ground is covered with snow but I noticed my passion vine did not die back this year....I dont do much from seed ...but I will be moving all the plants around next month and for sure planting sugar snap and snow peas on prez day as the tradition is ....my dog ate all my collards!!

[HeidiE]

I moved my five way cherry just before our huge storms and it was a smart move because it is save and sound in a well protected but sunny area now ...it was traumatized I am sure ..but I hope I get some cherries anyway ....

[boonie stomper]

Plants in my bay window are starting to bloom! Yay! So long as no whiteflies/leafcutters show up, (they usually do, just before I can move plants outside), I'll have some 2-year-old chilis and a 3-year habanero this year. Of course, I'll plant other pepper varieties as always, but I like to keep the peppers coming in year 'round. I had 1 plant live to be almost 5 but the bugs got it, finally. They bite the bases of the leaves and pepper them with tiny holes. I was too late with the soapy water.

I wish I had a bigger yard, with more sun. The shade trees are closing in bit by bit towards the center of the back yard. I may have to garden at Mom's soon!

HeidiE - what is a 5-way cherry? A graft with 5 varieties?

[biogeek]

Anyone ever tried growing asparagus?? I grow mostly herbs and a few veggies, but I would really like to expand into new territory.

[boonie stomper]

Yes, I had asparagus in NC, they came up every spring like clockwork. They didn't survive my attemp to transplant some to MD, however. Either the soil conditions here are wrong, or something dug them up. Not much harvest per square foot, and they aren't pretty. They look like weeds after spring.