The vegetable forum

[Lilitu]

It's technically a fruit but for some reason a lot of people still classify it as a vegetable: avocado. Seriously. I'm obsessed with avocados. If you gave me like a bag with 20 avocados in it I'd devour it in less than a few hours if I was really in the mood. It's just awesome in so many ways even if it honestly doesn't have a very strong, distinguished taste. I'm getting hungry just thinking about it... luckily I have like 3 downstairs! 3 Might be too low to completely satisfy my avocado thirst but it's better than 1 which is merely a tease and 2 which in painfully inadequate. NOM OM NOM NOM NOM. If the world was an avocado I'd probably eat it.

There's an avocado tree right outside my house. They're nearly ripe for picking (took them long enough... the fruit's been hanging there growing by planck lengths per second for a good 4 months!)

[Bowyn Aerrow]

I wanted to upload pictures of my 'yard' (2 acres divided into 5 'gardens/yards') however it appears I have no talent in the technology area, and the phone I have requires a degree in computer engineering or something to take photos from it and put it on computer. So there will be no pix of my garden anytime soon.

As for the location, Its in my back yard, which is to say behind the house, but actually is a 'side yard' since the house sits at right angles to the speed of light.... or something... It is the largest sunny area.

I do have a few tomato plants amongst the flower garden...

[LONDONER]

Bowyn Aerrow, can you take a photo with your 'phone? If you can take a photo can you then e-mail it to yourself? If you can e-mail it to yourself then you should be able to save it on a file on your computer. If you can do that then you shouldn't have any difficulty in attachine it to a post.

You can see from my attached photos there is no way that I can grow vegetables on your scale. This is all I have.

[Bowyn Aerrow]

I have a flip phone, which does not have internet connection - I never bought that service and I am not going to pay out $$$ just to send myself a few pictures as email.

Its bad enough Verizon keeps on sending me text messages to upgrade to their glass brick (something like the Iphone), and they send me letters trying to sell me more crap that I don't want or need. I even get text messages to visit their 'ap store' ??? I don't have a phone that uses 'aps'...

Even if I had the money I would not be inclined to waste it that way. As it stands Verizons least amount of minutes is 3 times more than I ever use. So they are already robbing me.

Lovely flower box set-up there...

[Nick9]

In my garden, for the typical year.

:eek::eek::eek: and you still have time for ... well for anything else really? wow

[ardus]

In my garden, for the typical year.

Cool weather crops (early to late spring, mid-Fall until winter:
1. Broccoli
2. Cauliflower
3. Brussels Sprouts
3. Radish
4. Turnip
5. Carrots
6. Spinach
7. Variety of leaf lettuces
8. Peas
9. Potatoes
10. Occasionally cabbage...
11. Occasionally Egg plant, but I get tired of that so don't do it ever year.

Warm weather crops:

1. Green Beans
2. Wax (yellow) Beans
3. Tomato (beefsteak, Roma and Cherry)
4. Bell Pepper
5. Yellow (summer) squash
6. Zucchini (Not this year, the dog dug up the three plants - there is a reason I call her Bug)
7. Acorn Squash
8. Butternut Squash
9. Field Pumpkins (and one or two vines of Jack O'lantern Pumpkin)
10. Potatoes (warm weather variety)
11. Sweet potatoes &/or yams
12. A few rows of corn, it takes up too much space and needs too much nitrogen to raise a years worth, so just enough for a few good fresh ears.
13. Onion
14. Cucumbers (I used to do pickles, too much work)


Now I know this says vegetable, but...
1. Watermelon
2. Cantaloupe
3. Sunflowers
4. Grapes (white and purple)
5. Black berries (actually wild)
6. Strawberries, again wild.

Then there are the Trees

1. Lemon
2. Grapefruit
3. Orange
4. Almond
5. Black Walnut
6. English Walnut
7. Olives I stopped brine-ing olives, too much work.


Herbs:
1. Basil
2. Oregano
3. Bay
4. Some years dill.
5. Thyme
6. Garlic
7. Parsley
8. Sage
9. Lavender
10.Chives
11. Hmm I have a couple of other things I can't recall off the top of my head....

Others depending on the year and what I want to try.
Hot peppers, cayenne and chili - which I dry and grind down with a mortar and pestle.

I have a rather large patch of camomile and a decent quantity of catnip, along with the mint which basically grows wild.

^^^ That is the main bulk of my diet actually. When I eat constantly, my typical plate is 2/3-3/4 veg with the remainder left over dedicated to a bit of meat and a starch like rice, or something along those lines.

I steam most of my veg, or eat it raw (as in salads). I do occasional soups.

I also do a lot of lentils, they are easier and cheaper to buy in the bags from the store, Lentil bushes require lots of room, for little crop. Then hulling the damned things is annoying. Right now I have a pot of Lima beans soaking.

Typically I will mix in finely chopped onion, grated carrot and whatever is available, for instance I have the acorn squash which I will peel, and run through the food processor and add to the pot of beans for 'flavor'. Also a couple strips of turkey bacon finely chopped so I can say to the roommate "Of course this has meat in it!"

What a beautiful garden, I'm so jealous.

Richard

[LONDONER]

I have a flip phone, which does not have internet connection - I never bought that service and I am not going to pay out $$$ just to send myself a few pictures as email.

Its bad enough Verizon keeps on sending me text messages to upgrade to their glass brick (something like the Iphone), and they send me letters trying to sell me more crap that I don't want or need. I even get text messages to visit their 'ap store' ??? I don't have a phone that uses 'aps'...

Even if I had the money I would not be inclined to waste it that way. As it stands Verizons least amount of minutes is 3 times more than I ever use. So they are already robbing me.

Lovely flower box set-up there...

Surely you must have a friend who could take photos for you.

[SolemnBoy]

Do the avocados know you're lusting after other fruit and veg?

We've talked about it and they're fine with it. Besides my love for other fruits and vegetables are merely savory and in no way sexual. Wish I could say the same about avocados.

[sillyboy86]

Courgettes?

[Kiid]

YAMS!!!!!!!!!