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Frugal Lizard

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Planting and Growing Your Own 2025
« on: January 23, 2025, 08:19:37 AM »
I have gotten my seeds, the seed catalogues and started sorting the mess in the grow room where I start my seeds.

First seeds I am starting are:
collected leek seed, King arthur
walla walla, ailsa craig, gladstone, cipollini, red geneva, red ruby and bianca di maggio onions
Zebrune shallots


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(OK - all that typed out - way too many varieties - what am I thinking? Gardener out of control before the end of January.)

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Re: Planting and Growing Your Own 2025
« Reply #1 on: January 23, 2025, 08:39:52 AM »
Thanks for starting this, FL. I need things to look forward to!

I ordered some large flowered trillium to add to what I hope becomes a lovely woodland wildflower area. Should arrive in a few months.




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Re: Planting and Growing Your Own 2025
« Reply #2 on: January 23, 2025, 10:14:33 AM »
We’ve just had our first rain of the last fortnight so that’s very exciting for my poor garden. The tomatoes and tomatillos have only just started flowering - but everyone in my area is reporting that it’s been a bad year for tomatoes. Which has been starting some real *glasshouse?* thoughts in my brain.
Meanwhile the beans are going great guns - I am picking a handful morning and night. My greatly reduced from last year summer squash at giving me a couple a day, and the pickling cucumbers are having a ball. I was the idiot who didn’t separate the pickling cucumbers from the long salad cucumbers so I have been quick pickling them all.
Pumpkins and winter squash are forming up. Strawberries are finishing.
I did just plant some pakchoi, mesclun seedlings and some green beans and having some thoughts about planting Chinese cabbage, shallots, more leeks and some garlic seeds. Maybe some shooting broccoli. 

Overall, I think that the size of our beds is about right and that any more planting should be flowers and shrubs. Oh and my plot to use strawberries to battle the buttercup was a really good plan!

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Re: Planting and Growing Your Own 2025
« Reply #3 on: February 02, 2025, 11:00:54 AM »
Goal for 2025 is to get back to having a (relatively) full scale garden given the space limitations of an NYC fire escape. Last years' got away with time and traveling and health issues.

Have received the burpees and seed saver exchange catalogues, got some orders placed, and starting to draw out/plan for April! Getting excited..

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Re: Planting and Growing Your Own 2025
« Reply #4 on: February 02, 2025, 11:14:22 AM »
Got my seed starting zone set up. Just need to find the timer for the grow lights.

Sowed 2.5 flats with two types red onions, sweet white, cipollini and shallots.  Going to sow a flat of leeks and finish the half tray with walla walla.

I thought I had way more varieties but all the seed packs were empty. Will donate all the leftover seed to the seed library since it doesn't store for more than a season.

Clearing out my seed box already.

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Re: Planting and Growing Your Own 2025
« Reply #5 on: February 02, 2025, 11:50:13 AM »
Getting planning here too… last year I ignored the in ground garden that we have access to, and stuck to our driveway pots/bags… but this year I think going all in sounds wonderful. Definitely not just a reaction to the horrible political outlook!

Our hazelnuts planted 2-3 years ago should producethis year, and maybe our huckleberries will as well. I planted yellow raspberries last year that should do well and it’s all pretty exciting.

Glad to be here with you all!


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Re: Planting and Growing Your Own 2025
« Reply #6 on: Today at 11:56:30 AM »
flats of onions are up!

 

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