For the things that never make any sense! XD

[Geektopian]

My basil died So I'm jealous of your fresh pesto I have a huge Thyme bush though. Still alive might I add. I'm actually pretty amused by it as it grew pretty much wild in my backyard before I found it and transplanted it into a pot.

It has taken me several years to really develop a feel for the climate and growing seasons here, so this is the first time I've really been happy with my results. Even then, it was sort of a happy accident because the four plants I put in the bed were getting kind of sad. The stems had gotten "woody" because the leaves just wouldn't get big enough for a good yield and the bugs were having a feast on what was growing. Planting them in the bed gave them room to grow and a lot of nutrients. An unexpected but added benefit was that several young green anoles (a lizard that looks a bit like the Geico gecko) have taken up territories on the bigger plants and really keep the bugs in check. My basil usually dies under a late season, all out assault of cold weather and a very voracious type of caterpillar. I caught a couple of those today but maybe the lizards are helping keep them killed off too. We'll see but I hope to have basil for at least a few more weeks. I REALLY hope that it has established and will come back in the spring.

[Geektopian]

My entire garden is now a weed pit. I really let it go. Perhaps I can create a raised bed next spring. That would be awfully nice. I grow really good tomatoes in that spot despite the lack of evening sun.

Tomatoes have been the bane of gardening for me. If I stick around for another orbit, I'll try to start some Roma vines next spring. Heck, if I could get those and some garlic going, I'd practically have a whole meal! I had some modest success with red bell peppers this year so I'll probably try that again next year AND I've had good luck with rosemary this year so I'm hoping to plant more for both cooking a decorative purposes.

[Yanagi-sen]

Thyme and Rosemary are both perennials, although thyme is at it's best for only about 3 years and then often has to be replaced. Of course something being an annual or perennial does depend on what hardiness zone you are in and how much you baby your plants. My cilantro is still doing really well, so I brought it inside hoping I can STRETCH it's season a bit. I love fresh cilantro, but it doesn't grow so well in Northern PA once fall hits. I had lovely roma tomatoes this year, but the cherry tomatoes didn't produce that well for some reason. I didn't have much of a garden since I didn't know if I would have to move. Next summer should be much more productive.

[catshem]

I had a nice Rosemary tree before I cut it down and dried it out for the cold season. I'm hoping for Rosemary Christmas tree's to be on sale at our garden center. lol I would love to grow garlic and onions, but I have no idea how I should do that. I keep thinking that I just buy them at the store and then plant them in the ground. lol The more I think about it, the more I want to try a garden again, but this past season it all went to the weeds! Darn crab grass. It wouldn't stay out of the garden area! >:(

[kurosu.chan]

I'm amused by tomato plants. They're one of the only plants that smells like it's fruit.

[Trethowan]

My entire garden is now a weed pit. I really let it go. Perhaps I can create a raised bed next spring. That would be awfully nice. I grow really good tomatoes in that spot despite the lack of evening sun.

Tomatoes have been the bane of gardening for me. If I stick around for another orbit, I'll try to start some Roma vines next spring. Heck, if I could get those and some garlic going, I'd practically have a whole meal! I had some modest success with red bell peppers this year so I'll probably try that again next year AND I've had good luck with rosemary this year so I'm hoping to plant more for both cooking a decorative purposes.

Hm, that sounds fantastic. I did the "meal-deal" with my first garden. I had the tomatoes, basil, oregano, dill, rosemary etc, bell peppers, and hot peppers. I made so many pizzas and pasta dishes that summer. It was awesome and it felt really good growing my own food. For whatever reason, my tomatoes went wild! I had 7 foot beefsteak and mule team tomato plants growing in the pots on my porch. I had them tied up to the porch rail and snaking up trellises meant for flowers. The ones in mostly shade did better than the ones in full sun. The garden in the back yard did okay, but not like the potted garden on the porch. *shrugs* I used composted leafy/dirt with lots of dead worms in the pots. One year I used miracle-grow dirt but then freaked out that my tomatoes were soaking up chemicals.

Unfortunately in 2009 I got a blight. 2010 was worse. The plants stayed yellow and splotchy all season. The tomatoes looked weird, too. Misshapen and dwarfed. So, this summer I didn't plant anything. I really missed my tomatoes. Maybe I'll try again next spring. Sadly the winter killed off most of my herbs. The rosemary bush died, and the basil and oregano are still around but look a bit pathetic trying to compete with crab-grass.


What I can't seem to grow are pumpkins and squashes and the like. The vines brown up and die EVERY time. I'll get a few orange flowers, then bam. All dead. I planted 20 pumpkins and none of them survived. When I tried broccoli they filled up with worms. (The worms were discovered after I harvested a few stalks for a stir-fry. I put them in a bowl in the fridge and ended up with a fridge full of cold worms. It was so gross.) Aside from de-worming the stalks, it was the best broccoli I ever ate.

What do you think about the upside down tomato plants? I thought about trying that.

[Alopecia No Hime]

I heard those do really well. My aunt has a few of 'em and they're really heavy with tomato's.

Just found out Men in Black 3 comes out May 2021...I am gonna see it in theaters opening week. *puts shades on* Black Suit's Comin'.

[DollyKim]

Tomatoes is the plural, if there's an O on the end the plural usually has an ES like potatoes. Apostrophe S, 's, is possessive. Tomato's would be something that belongs to the tomato.

I'd like to know how how one of those upside down plants compares in taste to other breeds. When we first move to the previous house we had a watermelon vine, the start off almond size, until the gardener the owner hired killed it. It was in the middle of a sandy yard where grass wouldn't even grow so just spit those seeds anywhere!

[Yanagi-sen]

My grandma had very poor luck with the upside down tomatoes. They require constant watering, which she wasn't really up to. I haven't known anyone else that tried them.

[catshem]

I heard those do really well. My aunt has a few of 'em and they're really heavy with tomato's.

Just found out Men in Black 3 comes out May 2021...I am gonna see it in theaters opening week. *puts shades on* Black Suit's Comin'.

Wait, 2012 or 2021?

Otherwise.. *fangirl spazz* OMG I had no idea they were doing another!