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Every year we have a veggie garden. This year I feel even happier to have one lol.

We are growing:

Cherry tomatoes

Yellow pear cherry tomatoes

Green zebra tomatoes

Purple Cherokee tomatoes

Mr. Stripe tomatoes (orange and yellow striped tomatoes)

Big boy tomatoes

Green bell peppers

Red bell peppers

Jalapeno peppers

Pickling cucumbers

Slicing cucumbers

Zucchini

Scallions

Sugar snap peas

Green Beans

Spinach

Red leaf lettuce

Leaf lettuce

Mix lettuce

Parsley curly/ flat

Basil

Cilantro

Oregano

Chives

Thyme

Mint

Sage

Pie pumpkins

Jack be little pumpkins

I’m posting a pic, everything is just starting out, and I will post another pic June 30th. To see the difference. Anyone else have a veggie garden? I thought we could have a post for us, to help out with garden issues, and awesome recipes from our awesome veggies :)

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I have a small one with Cherry Tomatoes, Red and Yellow ones, Onions and peppers. I have a Koi pond and flower garden to keep me busy. I'll post pics later.

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Great, i enjoy gardening, i have a few flower beds too, a koi pond is awesome :)

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I'm trying for the first time this year... I planted 3 Tomato plants and 12 green pepper plants in topsy tuby's :) Just picked my first tomato of the year yest and I have 4 green peppers that are about 2 inches big!!!! Everyone is jealous of my tomato! lol It's pretty early for them here in NE especially with as cold as it's been.

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Yeah, we have our first garden this year. I have no idea if anything will actually grow, especially after the hail storm we had last night.

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I have my first one this year! Zucchini, picklibg cukes, bell peppers, tomatoes, and cherry tomatoes. Everything is doing great except the tomatoes, something is killing it and we dint know what. :( I can post pictures later.

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Corn, red potatoes, Yukon gold potatoes, russet potatoes, purple potatoes, sweet potatoes, cherry, grape, and traveler tomatoes, strawberries, cantaloupe, watermelon, zucchini, yellow squash, cucumbers, and 6 types of pumpkins. Oh and sunflowers. Lol

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I have my first one this year! Zucchini, picklibg cukes, bell peppers, tomatoes, and cherry tomatoes. Everything is doing great except the tomatoes, something is killing it and we dint know what. :( I can post pictures later.

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I think my gardening days are over. :( I used to grow many things, but since moving to the mountains can't grow much but pine trees. I don't get much sun and many things will not grow at this altitude. I do try to grow a few things in planters on my deck, but it just doesn't work out well at all. Now I just buy my veggies at the store and farmers market.

This pic what my yard/land looks like.

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oh, just remembered..... I did manage to get a huge rhubarb plant to grow!! It's beautiful :)

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Nice garden waterchick, i wish mine was that big! @ Humming Bird, I love Rhubarb, one of my summer time favs :) @ Lollicatt Im not sure what could be eating them, is it just the Tomato thats being eatin? If so sounds like ground hogs, we had that problem a few years back, all we did was plant a few extra tomato plants to share with Mr. Groundhog. Then some one on my street caught him in a live trap and released him miles away. GL :) @ Sara75 Yeah i thought we were going to have the same problem, our garden was under Water for a few hours, thankfully all is ok, gl to u. :) @ #4 betheboo I cant believe you picked a tomato already, lucky duck :)

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