Grow your own...

[cheebacheeba]

I also have a "curry plant", not a curry leaf plant but a curry plant.
The smell that comes off this thing is amazing.

I find growing herbs to be especially good - you usually only need a small amount for a meal. I find if I buy a bunch from a grocer, most of it ends up going to waste because I just can't use that much. Being able to just cut off a sprig or two from the garden is so much more convenient.

Totally. Have you dried your own for storage too?
If you have an flat grill or an over than can attain a fairly low temperature, it works a charm, and they taste WAY better and tend to last longer than jarred varieties.

I think this year I'll start on a ginger system, the potatoes, mushrooms, and hanging strawberries, all very easy to grow and pretty perpetual.

I've got the ox-hearts ready to go when I get my indoor setup going on...I may also be trying to obtain and produce some of the native Australian spices, pepperberry and bush tomatoes, theyre delicious.
And yes I've envied your stories of the chilli collection...also part of what I'll be getting into.

Lettuce I've thought about but in all honesty I get a great mix of 9 different greens from my local organic market guy, it just rocks out so much, ha, it would be too much effort and take more space than I wanted to dedicate.
Though baby (or "english") spinach, not part of said mix...and I love it in salads, or cooked...hear it grows like a crazy motherfucker as well.

I know alot of people who would agree that working closely with your plants, touching and talking to them, really does help them to grow.

Not sure what it is, but you hear gardeners go on about that stuff to no end...but hey, they seem to come up with the good, eh?
With me...I don't know, I just like to touch their leaves and stems as they grow, feel them. Just breathe them in, take in their changing scents and textures. And sorting earth...planting things...anything where I just get my hands right into it I feel incredibly at home.

and a big macadamia tree that gives us more nuts than we can use. The dog eats a few that fall on the ground, it's amazing watching her crack the shells with her teeth.

Ha, you get the cockies after those thngs too? The trees are HUGE, the girls brother has one...literally hundreds upon hundreds every year. Get about 4 of those and you could make a bundle.

Already had a shit load of the ever faithful rhubarb out of it, made some great rhubarb crumble with it.

Ha, I wouldn't even TRY to get rid of that.

If ever space allows, I'd like to grow some mangoes, and tangellos...distant dream at the moment, but hey.

I don't know what this is though...you can buy plants locally at a young age, and I have done, but in all honesty I just prefer growing from a seed...something about the whole "journey" bit.

[milktoaste]

Wisconsin is no good for fruit trees-too cold. I really miss having them.

Mac, your wifes allotment sounds awesome, we have a large community garden here. It's almost impossible to get a plot there, we have a large Hmong immigrant population and they take it over:mad: That's why I'm looking into indoor gardening, now that I have my wifes permission that is:)

[cheebacheeba]

So you gonna, yknow...get some tomatos happenin'?

[The_Return]

I love the idea of growing stuff, but I just don't have the patience for it. It's really something I should work on.

We've got a rhubarb patch in our backyard, which is awesome - pretty much takes care of itself, and it's a decent size patch so we have fresh crops from early spring through late fall. Delicious and versitile - a lot of times I'll walk by and just grab a stem to chew on right out of the ground. Big fan of stewed rhubarb too, and you can't beat the pies/crisps/crumbles that you can make.

[urgeok2]

I grow some funk of my own, amigo.





sorry - only die hard elton john fans will get that reference - dont think we have any on the forum :D

[Haunted]

I used to grow some mad herbs, but here in perfectle manicured suberbia, it's hard. So, I grow roses. I've got a pretty good hand for those. I have a pretty huge lavender plant and rosemary plant. I hate rosemary, but...

[scouse mac]

Originally Posted by The_Return

I love the idea of growing stuff, but I just don't have the patience for it. It's really something I should work on.

We've got a rhubarb patch in our backyard, which is awesome - pretty much takes care of itself, and it's a decent size patch so we have fresh crops from early spring through late fall. Delicious and versitile - a lot of times I'll walk by and just grab a stem to chew on right out of the ground. Big fan of stewed rhubarb too, and you can't beat the pies/crisps/crumbles that you can make.

My grandad use to have a massive back garden and he grew dozens of different veg, fruit and herbs. They held a wedding reception at their house one day and because there was only one toilet, the women used that and the fellas were directed to a secluded part of the garden. Just happened to be the rhubarb patch that got absolutely drenched in litres of piss all day long. After that, my grandad always said that it was by miles the best crop of rhubarb he ever produced.
So theres a free tip, urinate on your rhubarb.

[bloody_ribcut]

i tried to grow my own, it just made people paranoid.

[ManchestrMorgue]

Originally Posted by cheebacheeba

Have you dried your own for storage too?
If you have an flat grill or an over than can attain a fairly low temperature, it works a charm, and they taste WAY better and tend to last longer than jarred varieties.

No, I haven't tried that, but it's a great idea. Will have to give it a shot this year.

Originally Posted by cheebacheeba

Ha, you get the cockies after those thngs too? The trees are HUGE, the girls brother has one...literally hundreds upon hundreds every year. Get about 4 of those and you could make a bundle.

Actually we don't get cockatoos in our yard. There are a few that fly around the suburb, but they never come to our place. We do get lots of kookaburras and parrots.

[The_Return]

Originally Posted by scouse mac

My grandad use to have a massive back garden and he grew dozens of different veg, fruit and herbs. They held a wedding reception at their house one day and because there was only one toilet, the women used that and the fellas were directed to a secluded part of the garden. Just happened to be the rhubarb patch that got absolutely drenched in litres of piss all day long. After that, my grandad always said that it was by miles the best crop of rhubarb he ever produced.
So theres a free tip, urinate on your rhubarb.

That's what the neighborhood cats are for :D