OT: Anyone doing vegtable gardens… what’s in your garden.

[Eugene]

[quote=UCGal]And Eugene – like you we’re having to augment the soil a lot… Fortunately, we’ve got a lot of good worms in our compost bin – so I’ve got good soil to amend with.
[/quote]

A compost bin would certainly help, but, for a project of any scale, it would be a drop in the bucket. To take grapes as an example, if you want to turn our SoCal sand into something half-decent, you need at least 10 cubic feet of compost per vine. Your standard compost bin is what, 2-3 cubic feet?

I’ve been buying a lot of manure at HD and making occasional trips to the landfill.

[Coronita]

Well, I could tell you if you don’t call the narcotics division….I’m just kidding…..

I plant rosemary, chives, green onions, pumpkin (it’s still too small), Kumquat tree, tomato, and an avocado tree I’m trying to grow from a seed, lol, and two to three Eriobotrya japonica (loquat) trees I’ve been growing from a seed for the past 7 years (they are drawf plants right now)…Should be fruit bearing soon :)..The loquat trees have been pretty well traveled, and moved with me.. I couldn’t take the cherry tree with me from north cal. :(…
The pumpkin started from a few seeds my daughter chunked all over the backyard….

I want to try grapes,but I doubt it would work in Carmel Valley climate…I think I’ll need to move to Santee for that 🙂 I wish I could grow bing cherry tree. I miss my old cherry tree I had in the bay area. Though, it would be better if I could grow yellow cherries. Those things are sweet and when not on sales, incredibly expensive…Like $6/pound. Time for a house with a a bigger lot:)

[Coronita]

Well, I could tell you if you don’t call the narcotics division….I’m just kidding…..

I plant rosemary, chives, green onions, pumpkin (it’s still too small), Kumquat tree, tomato, and an avocado tree I’m trying to grow from a seed, lol, and two to three Eriobotrya japonica (loquat) trees I’ve been growing from a seed for the past 7 years (they are drawf plants right now)…Should be fruit bearing soon :)..The loquat trees have been pretty well traveled, and moved with me.. I couldn’t take the cherry tree with me from north cal. :(…
The pumpkin started from a few seeds my daughter chunked all over the backyard….

I want to try grapes,but I doubt it would work in Carmel Valley climate…I think I’ll need to move to Santee for that 🙂 I wish I could grow bing cherry tree. I miss my old cherry tree I had in the bay area. Though, it would be better if I could grow yellow cherries. Those things are sweet and when not on sales, incredibly expensive…Like $6/pound. Time for a house with a a bigger lot:)

[Coronita]

Well, I could tell you if you don’t call the narcotics division….I’m just kidding…..

I plant rosemary, chives, green onions, pumpkin (it’s still too small), Kumquat tree, tomato, and an avocado tree I’m trying to grow from a seed, lol, and two to three Eriobotrya japonica (loquat) trees I’ve been growing from a seed for the past 7 years (they are drawf plants right now)…Should be fruit bearing soon :)..The loquat trees have been pretty well traveled, and moved with me.. I couldn’t take the cherry tree with me from north cal. :(…
The pumpkin started from a few seeds my daughter chunked all over the backyard….

I want to try grapes,but I doubt it would work in Carmel Valley climate…I think I’ll need to move to Santee for that 🙂 I wish I could grow bing cherry tree. I miss my old cherry tree I had in the bay area. Though, it would be better if I could grow yellow cherries. Those things are sweet and when not on sales, incredibly expensive…Like $6/pound. Time for a house with a a bigger lot:)

[Coronita]

Well, I could tell you if you don’t call the narcotics division….I’m just kidding…..

I plant rosemary, chives, green onions, pumpkin (it’s still too small), Kumquat tree, tomato, and an avocado tree I’m trying to grow from a seed, lol, and two to three Eriobotrya japonica (loquat) trees I’ve been growing from a seed for the past 7 years (they are drawf plants right now)…Should be fruit bearing soon :)..The loquat trees have been pretty well traveled, and moved with me.. I couldn’t take the cherry tree with me from north cal. :(…
The pumpkin started from a few seeds my daughter chunked all over the backyard….

I want to try grapes,but I doubt it would work in Carmel Valley climate…I think I’ll need to move to Santee for that 🙂 I wish I could grow bing cherry tree. I miss my old cherry tree I had in the bay area. Though, it would be better if I could grow yellow cherries. Those things are sweet and when not on sales, incredibly expensive…Like $6/pound. Time for a house with a a bigger lot:)

[Coronita]

Well, I could tell you if you don’t call the narcotics division….I’m just kidding…..

I plant rosemary, chives, green onions, pumpkin (it’s still too small), Kumquat tree, tomato, and an avocado tree I’m trying to grow from a seed, lol, and two to three Eriobotrya japonica (loquat) trees I’ve been growing from a seed for the past 7 years (they are drawf plants right now)…Should be fruit bearing soon :)..The loquat trees have been pretty well traveled, and moved with me.. I couldn’t take the cherry tree with me from north cal. :(…
The pumpkin started from a few seeds my daughter chunked all over the backyard….

I want to try grapes,but I doubt it would work in Carmel Valley climate…I think I’ll need to move to Santee for that 🙂 I wish I could grow bing cherry tree. I miss my old cherry tree I had in the bay area. Though, it would be better if I could grow yellow cherries. Those things are sweet and when not on sales, incredibly expensive…Like $6/pound. Time for a house with a a bigger lot:)

[CBad]

At the moment….

sugar snap peas (just ate the last of them tonight)
strawberries
lettuce
tomatoes
basil
oregano
cilantro
rosemary
zucchini
wild raspberries (or blackberries, I’m really not sure, they volunteered years ago and do pretty well)

The star of the yard is the apple tree. It is a CRAZY producer and the apples are delicious. I also have an awesome kumquat tree that produces a tremendous amount of very good kumquats but that’s not really anything to brag about! And one decent orange tree. I’m on my 3rd avocado tree and was about to pull this one out and buy the 4th but there is one tiny avocado on it right now!

Even better is that we have generous neighbors and friends and always get fresh oranges, loquats, plums, grapes, apricots, spinach, and tangerines depending on the season and how well they did.

[CBad]

At the moment….

sugar snap peas (just ate the last of them tonight)
strawberries
lettuce
tomatoes
basil
oregano
cilantro
rosemary
zucchini
wild raspberries (or blackberries, I’m really not sure, they volunteered years ago and do pretty well)

The star of the yard is the apple tree. It is a CRAZY producer and the apples are delicious. I also have an awesome kumquat tree that produces a tremendous amount of very good kumquats but that’s not really anything to brag about! And one decent orange tree. I’m on my 3rd avocado tree and was about to pull this one out and buy the 4th but there is one tiny avocado on it right now!

Even better is that we have generous neighbors and friends and always get fresh oranges, loquats, plums, grapes, apricots, spinach, and tangerines depending on the season and how well they did.

[CBad]

At the moment….

sugar snap peas (just ate the last of them tonight)
strawberries
lettuce
tomatoes
basil
oregano
cilantro
rosemary
zucchini
wild raspberries (or blackberries, I’m really not sure, they volunteered years ago and do pretty well)

The star of the yard is the apple tree. It is a CRAZY producer and the apples are delicious. I also have an awesome kumquat tree that produces a tremendous amount of very good kumquats but that’s not really anything to brag about! And one decent orange tree. I’m on my 3rd avocado tree and was about to pull this one out and buy the 4th but there is one tiny avocado on it right now!

Even better is that we have generous neighbors and friends and always get fresh oranges, loquats, plums, grapes, apricots, spinach, and tangerines depending on the season and how well they did.

[CBad]

At the moment….

sugar snap peas (just ate the last of them tonight)
strawberries
lettuce
tomatoes
basil
oregano
cilantro
rosemary
zucchini
wild raspberries (or blackberries, I’m really not sure, they volunteered years ago and do pretty well)

The star of the yard is the apple tree. It is a CRAZY producer and the apples are delicious. I also have an awesome kumquat tree that produces a tremendous amount of very good kumquats but that’s not really anything to brag about! And one decent orange tree. I’m on my 3rd avocado tree and was about to pull this one out and buy the 4th but there is one tiny avocado on it right now!

Even better is that we have generous neighbors and friends and always get fresh oranges, loquats, plums, grapes, apricots, spinach, and tangerines depending on the season and how well they did.

[CBad]

At the moment….

sugar snap peas (just ate the last of them tonight)
strawberries
lettuce
tomatoes
basil
oregano
cilantro
rosemary
zucchini
wild raspberries (or blackberries, I’m really not sure, they volunteered years ago and do pretty well)

The star of the yard is the apple tree. It is a CRAZY producer and the apples are delicious. I also have an awesome kumquat tree that produces a tremendous amount of very good kumquats but that’s not really anything to brag about! And one decent orange tree. I’m on my 3rd avocado tree and was about to pull this one out and buy the 4th but there is one tiny avocado on it right now!

Even better is that we have generous neighbors and friends and always get fresh oranges, loquats, plums, grapes, apricots, spinach, and tangerines depending on the season and how well they did.

[DWCAP]

[quote=CBad]
I’m on my 3rd avocado tree and was about to pull this one out and buy the 4th but there is one tiny avocado on it right now!
[/quote]

Any avacado tree will take between 3-4 years to start producing fruit. Even then, it will take 2-4 years after that to get any real yeild. That is assuming you have the correct soil/water for it.

Tough little buggers.

[DWCAP]

[quote=CBad]
I’m on my 3rd avocado tree and was about to pull this one out and buy the 4th but there is one tiny avocado on it right now!
[/quote]

Any avacado tree will take between 3-4 years to start producing fruit. Even then, it will take 2-4 years after that to get any real yeild. That is assuming you have the correct soil/water for it.

Tough little buggers.

[DWCAP]

[quote=CBad]
I’m on my 3rd avocado tree and was about to pull this one out and buy the 4th but there is one tiny avocado on it right now!
[/quote]

Any avacado tree will take between 3-4 years to start producing fruit. Even then, it will take 2-4 years after that to get any real yeild. That is assuming you have the correct soil/water for it.

Tough little buggers.

[DWCAP]

[quote=CBad]
I’m on my 3rd avocado tree and was about to pull this one out and buy the 4th but there is one tiny avocado on it right now!
[/quote]

Any avacado tree will take between 3-4 years to start producing fruit. Even then, it will take 2-4 years after that to get any real yeild. That is assuming you have the correct soil/water for it.

Tough little buggers.

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