- The Masked Shadow's Gardening Thread -

[The Masked Shadow]

So, I have been into keeping things since I was 6. So...naturally...my mom introduced me to gardening. A year or 2 ago, My mom and I got a wooden cube of about 6 feet. We also have PLENTY of pots. So, we forgot about it in the business of a lot of other things. We just got some plants - edibles, and nonedibles -. Things we got and planted are

(Nonedibles)

- Pansies (My sister picked these out. They are soooo pretty
- Milkweed (Came with Caterpillars!)
- Plumeria (Looks tropical. The flowers are so pretty!
- Something that looks like American Sycamore (Here, it is called a Daisy Tree. They can get up to 10 feet tall.
- Assorted Orchids (Love the flowers. We keep them indoors in the kitchen and on the table)
- Jacaranda (We already have 2 of them, one is 20 feet tall. But, we love them so much that we got another)
- Some kind of Fern (I believe it is Rabbit-foot Fern, but am not sure. I have it in the kitchen. Small right now, and gorgeous green)
- Assorted flower Seed Pack (100 seeds, and pretty. They look like weeds, but thee flowers are pretty)

(edibles)

- Italian Parsley (Really good! Our Cats like eating the leaves)
- Catmint (for our cats, naturally)
- Sage Berggarten (I just like the look of it. It gets large, as well)
- Sweet Marjoram (My mom loves it. Easy to grow)
- Mojito Mint (Just like any other mint. Delicious smell, and spicy kind of taste)
- Coriander Cilantro (Easy to grow, and gets relatively large)
- Krim Tomatoes (The Krim tomatoes originate from the Crimea Peninsula near the black sea. Exactly like Kalamata Tomatoes. My favorite!)
- Patio Tomatoes (Cheap, and easy to grow. Survived the waterless summer. It is mealy, but it is sweet!)
- Cherry Tomatoes (Yummy, and easy to grow. Very sweet, and survived the waterless summer)
- Oregano (This survived the waterless summer. Very easy to grow; just gets big)
- Pineapple Mint (This also survived our summer without water
- Sugar Snap Peas (Sweet and easy to grow. We love how it curls around)
- Arugula (Very easy! Flowers very weird)
- Assorted Edible Flowers (Colors: Purple, White, Red, and White.
- Elite Simpson Lettuce Heads (This lettuce is wrinkly and leafy. Lettuce is relatively easy. Just take off the flowers every few weeks)
- Swiss Chard (VERY Hardy. Survived our non-watering for a year. My mom loves it)
- Sorrel (very easy to grow. We use it to feed our Desert Tortoises)
- Curry plant (Easy to grow, and doesn't like a lot of water)
- Chamomile (My mom made tea. It was so good!

Let me know if you want to see a specific thing.

 

[eon aquatics]

i tried growing terrestrial moss for terrariums most of it has died

 

[Mr. Mom]

That's awesome. Growing up on a farm, I can relate. But living in the city, I mainly grow just flowers now (all from seed).
A neat flower I managed to grow last year (after 3 years of failed attempts) was Passion Flower. Although I missed the only bloom it gave last year (only lasts for less than a day).
I was quite impressed I succeeded, it's not rated for my geographic region. And now I've a few pots of them in the house, anticipating spring/summer.
So there's a suggestion for you, something with a bit more challenge. You seem to have a good grasp at growing so far.
There's actually a time lapse video on YouTube, someone posted, of a passion flower blooming. It's an extremely striking flower.

 

[eon aquatics]

snake plants and spider plants are very easy to grow and propagate

 

[The Masked Shadow]

I cut the Spider Plants out in my back because one, I think it is ugly, and 2, we were going to put a Tortoises enclosure there, and Spider Plants are poisonous

 

[The Masked Shadow]

Also, I live in what you would call the Suburbs, I guess. Each house is probably 1/6-1/3 Acre, and spacious. Nowhere near A farm!

 

[0wen_96]

same. i live in the suburbs and we use to grow corn and cabbage, but its usually tomatoes ,water spinach ,some kind of squash and something else i cant remember

 

[esoxlucius]

Many years ago when i was a child i remember a guy up the street from us who was particularly good at growing plants. That good in fact that he always had people visiting his house to admire them. And i'll never forget the peculiar smell. One day though the police paid him a visit and took them all away. Soon after he was in the papers and all the neighbours were talking about these plants. I never saw him again after that.

Lol.

 

[esoxlucius]

Oh, almost forgot. I have a garden behind our house where I have perennials and shrubs, but my favourite is the tree I planted in the front lawn, about 6 years ago now. I love these trees. Does anyone know what it is?

 

[Mr. Mom]

Also, I live in what you would call the Suburbs, I guess. Each house is probably 1/6-1/3 Acre, and spacious. Nowhere near A farm!

The farm reference was more for my background growing things. It's amazing what little space is needed to grow things. I too live in the suburbs now (.9 acre lot), and am slowly building a greenhouse out back. But being in Canada, I don't have the growing climate others do. (We're zone 4/5)
So managing to grow the Passion Flower was quite the endeavour.
Every spring, my kids and I convert our front window into a mini nursery for our seedlings.
It's nice to see the passion in others.