Do any of you ladies garden?

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My family friend and his wife grows a bunch of shyt.

I might try it myself to see if it will interest me.

 

[nubianqueenbee]

They are actually quite easy. No real secrets. Just read something once about in nature they grow on trees and other substrate - no soil. So they catch a rainfall and then dry out.

So I think of that and am careful not to water them on any set schedule. I have them in clear containers inside decorative pots. So I see the roots and if it feels light and the roots are not full and green, then it is time to water.
Soak but don't let them sit in the water more than 10 mins. Whatever they have soaked up is all they need. Then just let them have indirect bright light and leave them alone. (Dust off the leaves as necessary) Don't water again until the roots are dried out. Otherwise you rot them.

So, my tip is simply soak then dry out. Soak, then dry out. (over how much time can depend on the weather/environment/sun exposure/humidity where I live, etc, so avoiding any set watering schedule is my "secret".)

Thank you so much. You have inspired me, I will run over to Walmart and get one or two and give them a try. Do you fertilize them at all? Do you use regular tap water or filtered water when you water them?

 

[Ello_Vee]

Thank you so much. You have inspired me, I will run over to Walmart and get one or two and give them a try. Do you fertilize them at all? Do you use regular tap water or filtered water when you water them?

I use bottled water most of the time (I don't trust the pipes in this house.) Other house plants I don't care. But if I spent $45 on a plant I am not going to take the chance over water. (I'm such a nerd I go to an orchid show and buy there.) I don't fertilize, even though I have it. I'm very lax with these things. I should say, I only have phalaenopsis. Other types are probably more temperamental.

This link might be useful to you.
www.repotme.com

 

[September]

So my bunny ran out of the garden as I got closer. He scared me half to death-I didn't see him in there. He (she) got back in there a couple of times. I tried to secure the netting better but it just wasn't working. The odd thing was that he never ate anything in the garden. I thought that's what rabbits were supposed to do.

Well, it had to be a week or two later when the plants were much taller and I was watering and something startes scurriying around. Baby bunnies were in the garden. I couldn't believe it. I just couldn't figure out how they got in there. I didn't want to kill the babies so I just gave up for that day. THe next day I came back and there was one still in there. I was able to coax him out but he fell in the hole from the concrete block so I had to catch him in my hand and release him. I took some cardboard and put over the holes on one side and fully opened the fencing so they could come and go as they pleased. I was so shook by finding the babies in there I just gave up trying to keep them out.

Anyway, so I just kind of let the garden do its thing for the next couple of weeks because there was rain pretty regularly and nothing was ready. Here's how it looked a few weeks later:

It actually was even worse, I trimmed back quite a bit of the tomato plants. I haave grown these before and they never got this big. I think it was the organic compost and garden soil I used when I filled the bed.

Here are some regular tomatoes. They are just getting red now, I don't know if it is because they are so shaded by the other plants that they are not getting enough sun. I picked one today. I have thought about picking some of the green ones and frying them, but I don't have that many of the regular sized ones for some reason.

Some of the red cherry tomatoes. I was able to pick a handful of them today. There are alot of these, the plants just grow and grown.

Here is one of my cucumbers that was ready to pick today. I have probably at least 3 or 4 more cucumbers that should be ready for picking in the next week or so these plants are performing really well.

I hope that you all enjoyed the pictures, I know they are big. Any one else with pictures?

My mouth watered at the cherry tomatoes. beautiful garden!

 

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