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Sitnalta
True Blue Farmgirl
4208 Posts
Jessica
NJ
USA
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 Posted - Jan 24 2010 : 7:40:59 PM
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one thing in your garden this year, what is the one thing that your garden couldn't live without?
I don't have much room at my new house for a garden, but I know that impatiens are a perfect flower for all the shade that I have and they spread. I've always loved those and Vincas, so that would be my garden must have.
I kill veggies no matter how hard I try so I stick to pretty posies..hehe
How about you?
hugs
Jessie
"I have been driven many times to my knees by the overwhelming conviction that I had no where else to go." ~Abraham Lincoln
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cheneygal
True Blue Farmgirl
503 Posts
Suzie
Cheney
Wa.
USA
503 Posts |
Posted - Jan 24 2010 : 7:52:44 PM
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It would have to be more Coneflowers.....and I'm with you Jessie, not so hot with the veggie garden, other than maters so my yard is all about the flowers, bring em on!!!!!
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Aunt Jenny
True Blue Farmgirl
11381 Posts
Jenny
middle of
Utah
USA
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Posted - Jan 24 2010 : 8:49:33 PM
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I can't imagine only planting one thing ever..but if that were the case it would be tomatoes for sure. They are one of my very favorite foods. SUCH a big difference from what you can buy in a store. I think swiss chard would be my second choice....awesome green that goes forever when you cut and come again. But tomatoes..gotta have the fresh tomatoes!
Jenny in Utah
Proud Farmgirl sister #24
Inside me there is a skinny woman crying to get out...but I can usually shut her up with cookies
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DaisyFarm
True Blue Farmgirl
1646 Posts
Diane
Victoria
BC
Canada
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Posted - Jan 24 2010 : 10:43:13 PM
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| For vegies...don't have to think twice, definitely tomatoes! For flowers...a little tougher. Probably sweet peas, but then I like dahlias and I love zinnias. Oh and rudbeckia... Okay, a lot tougher! lol |
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Miss Bee Haven
True Blue Farmgirl
4331 Posts
Janice
Louisville/Irvington
Kentucky
USA
4331 Posts |
Posted - Jan 25 2010 : 08:53:22 AM
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My veggie of choice would be tomatoes. And plants...hmmm...even though I've got a bazillion daylilies, if I see a cool new one, I'd buy it! If not, then a new Rose of Sharon or Hydrangea.
Farmgirl Sister #50
"If you think you've got it nailed down, then what's all that around it?"
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ruralfarmgirl
True Blue Farmgirl
4309 Posts
Rene'
Prosser
WA
USA
4309 Posts |
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delicia
True Blue Farmgirl
917 Posts
delicia
cincinnati
ohio
USA
917 Posts |
Posted - Jan 25 2010 : 09:41:30 AM
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Definitely tomatoes.. Basil would be my herb of choice and for the flowers I love older flowers like hollyhocks, lambs ear and lilac's. I have not tried the sweet peas are they hard to grow?
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dutchy
True Blue Farmgirl
4427 Posts
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Posted - Jan 25 2010 : 09:58:22 AM
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ROSES, LOT'S OF ROSES
Hugs from Marian/Dutchy, a farmgirl from the Netherlands :)
My personal blog:
http://just-me-a-dutch-girl.blogspot.com/
Almost daily updates on me and mine :)
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Faransgirl
True Blue Farmgirl
895 Posts
Beth
Houston
Texas
USA
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Posted - Jan 25 2010 : 6:14:56 PM
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Well for "veggies" they aren't really veggies but it would be tomatoes. For flowers I have to have gardenias. They grow on a shrub. Then living in South Texas I have to have wisteria. But, it grows like a weed so with any of them it doesn't take much work LOL.
Farmgirl Sister 572
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asnedecor
True Blue Farmgirl
1054 Posts
Anne
Portland
Or
USA
1054 Posts |
Posted - Jan 25 2010 : 7:10:01 PM
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Tomatoes for a veggie must and this year finally I am planting Siberian Irises. I feel that is what I have been missing in my garden. I have other irises, but not the graceful tall Siberians. Got a gift card from a co-worker for Christmas and a gift certificate to Roots and Rhizomes from my sister. Bring on the Siberian Irises.
Anne in Portland, OR
"Weeds are flowers too, once you get to know them" Eyeore from Winnie the Pooh
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Sarahpauline
True Blue Farmgirl
672 Posts
sarah
Ringgold
GA
USA
672 Posts |
Posted - Jan 25 2010 : 8:42:16 PM
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Yeah I agree with the tomatoes but has anyone noticed how different home grown potatoes taste than store bought? Its just night and day. For flowers, I love clematis and I am on a gladiola kick now too. My grandmother had them and they make me think of her...and dame edna.
Oh Mr Darcy!
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jpbluesky
True Blue Farmgirl
6066 Posts
Jeannie
Florida
USA
6066 Posts |
Posted - Jan 26 2010 : 05:00:35 AM
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I would plant something that the pesky squirrels would choke on! tee-hee. They ate all my broccoli this year - every last one. Now I am fearful of planting my snap peas in February. If I could plant something new, I would like to try corn. Right now I grow peppers, tomatoes, cucumbers, and broccoli for the squirrels, and snap peas.
Farmgirl Sister # 31
www.blueskyjeannie.blogspot.com
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Sarahpauline
True Blue Farmgirl
672 Posts
sarah
Ringgold
GA
USA
672 Posts |
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kristin sherrill
True Blue Farmgirl
11303 Posts
kristin
chickamauga
ga
USA
11303 Posts |
Posted - Jan 26 2010 : 2:11:08 PM
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Brussel sprouts. They are amazing fresh off the plant.
Zinnias would be the flowers.
Kris
Happiness is simple. |
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chaddsgirl
True Blue Farmgirl
843 Posts
Sarah
Farmgirl Sisterhood #639
MO
USA
843 Posts |
Posted - Jan 26 2010 : 2:34:33 PM
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Definitely tomatoes!!!
A person is a success if they get up in the morning and get to bed at night and in between does what they want to do. Bob Dylan
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Yart
True Blue Farmgirl
143 Posts
MI
USA
143 Posts |
Posted - Jan 26 2010 : 7:03:50 PM
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Tomatoes & Daisy's
Vegetables are a must on a diet. I suggest carrot cake, zucchini bread, and pumpkin pie. ~Jim Davis
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cheneygal
True Blue Farmgirl
503 Posts
Suzie
Cheney
Wa.
USA
503 Posts |
Posted - Jan 26 2010 : 8:22:03 PM
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The tomatoes, most definately.....but I think more zinnias too!!
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Karrieann
True Blue Farmgirl
1900 Posts
Karrieann
Northeast
Georgia
USA
1900 Posts |
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Bellepepper
True Blue Farmgirl
1207 Posts
Belle
Coffeyville
KS
USA
1207 Posts |
Posted - Jan 27 2010 : 08:15:54 AM
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Depends on why I could only plant one thing. If I only had "room" for one thing, I would move. If I only had room for one veggie and one flower, I would plant tomatoes and greenbeans in the flower bed.
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kentuckywoman
True Blue Farmgirl
63 Posts
Majal
Ashland
KY
USA
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Posted - Jan 27 2010 : 7:23:28 PM
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| Sweet potatoes! I eat so, so many of them every week! |
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jpbluesky
True Blue Farmgirl
6066 Posts
Jeannie
Florida
USA
6066 Posts |
Posted - Jan 27 2010 : 8:34:29 PM
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Majal, there is nothing so good as sweet potatoes! I eat a lot too! But planting them and digging them up is hard work!!!
bellepepper - you mean you do not want to have bell peppers????? That is your name.... :)
Farmgirl Sister # 31
www.blueskyjeannie.blogspot.com
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Edited by - jpbluesky on Jan 27 2010 8:35:54 PM |
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edlund33
True Blue Farmgirl
1515 Posts
Marilyn
Renton
WA
USA
1515 Posts |
Posted - Jan 30 2010 : 5:04:22 PM
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Well, being a landscape designer by profession choosing only one plant would be a big challenge for me - but if I really got pushed into that corner I'd have to say my favorite flowers are Oxeye Daisies. As for vegetables I'd have to go with Butternut squash - fried squash blossoms are so tasty and baked squash with butter and brown sugar is to die for.
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smiley
True Blue Farmgirl
650 Posts
lea
pea ridge
arkansas
USA
650 Posts |
Posted - Feb 02 2010 : 5:49:12 PM
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