Melons

We have melons at the McGatha Garden Co Op!!

We have not had very much luck growing melons thus far.

We had trouble with bugs and disease in years past.

So this is our first melon harvest and we are super excited!!

McGatha Garden Update- Day 87

Day 87

The BIG Tomate plant fell in a bad storm

I think this plant has more tomatoes on it than it did last week!

Backyard Garden- Mid July

The grapes are planted and growing!

Bed 1 and Bed 2

Both survived the straight line wind storm we had last week

It just pushed the peppers over a little.

We stacked them up to help support them.

Just in time for some storms tonight!

The tomatoes are growing tall!!

The blackberries are turning!

Cucumbers on the trellis



Linked to Homestead Revival's Barn Hop

A List of Edible Perennials

Perennial Foods


Want to enjoy home-grown food year after year without having to start your garden from scratch each spring? Then, it's time to discover the perennial food garden.

All of the following herbs, vegetables, fruits and legumes can be planted once and enjoyed for many seasons to come:



Perennial Herbs
Basil (African Blue, East Indian)
Chives
Fennel
Garlic
Ginger
Horseradish
Lavender
Lemon Balm
Mint
Onions (Potato onions, Shallots, Japanese bunching onions, Welsh onions)
Oregano
Parsley
Rosemary
Sage
Thyme



Perennial Vegetables
Artichoke (Jerusalem, also known as sunchokes)
Asparagus
Broccoli (Nine Star, Purple Cape)
Radicchio
Rhubarb
Spinach (Ceylon, Sissoo, New Zeland)
Sweet Potato
Water Cress
Yams



Perennial Fruits
Apples
Apricots
Avocado
Blackberries
Cherries
Currants
Fig
Goji Berries
Huckleberries
Grapes
Kiwi
Lemons
Limes
Nectarines
Oranges
Peaches
Pears
Persimmon
Plums
Raspberries
Strawberries (Ever-bearing varieties can be maintained as perennials in colder climates)

Perennial Legumes
Beans (Winged bean, Scarlet Runner)



Note: While all plants listed are perennials, they may not grow perennially in all locations. Check for compatability with your region before making a purchase.

From About.com

Lanscaping with Edibles

Planning to do some landscape work on your yard? Think about going with edible plants.


An edible landscape will:

•Reduce your grocery bill

•Allow you to enjoy foods at peak freshness

•Make it easy to eat more fruits and vegetables

•Help you to weather financial hardships

Here are some great edibles to work into your landscape design:




Ground Covers
Vining cranberries
Creeping thyme
Alpine strawberries
Lowbush blueberries



Trees
Apple
Apricot
Avocado
Chestnut
Cherry
Crabapple
English Walnut
Fig
Filbert (also known as hazelnut)
Gingko
Lemon
Lime
Mulberry
Nectarine
Olive
Orange
Pawpaw
Peach
Pear
Pecan
Persimmon
Pine
Plum
Quince



Flowers
Calendula
Chives
Daylilies
Hibiscus
Lavender
Nasturtium
Pansy
Roses (the hips)
Sunflowers (the seeds)
Violas




Ornamental Shrubs/Plants
Eggplant
Huckleberries
Lettuce
Lignonberries
Okra
Passion fruit
Peanuts
Peppers
Prickly Pear cactus



Privacy Plantings
Bush apricots
Bush cherries
Chokecherries
Elderberries
Goji berries
Gooseberries
Highbush blueberries
Honeyberries
Jostaberries
Mulberries
Pomegranates
Raspberries
Roses (the hips)
Saskatoons



Vining Plants
Grapes
Kiwi
Squash
Peas

So research what would grow well in your area and..........Grow your Own!
 
 
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McGatha Garden CO OP: Day 64- July 2 2011

Matt went up to the big family garden today to do some work.

To see more pics, click the link:
McGatha Garden CO OP: Day 64- July 2 2011:

Backyard Garden- End of June

Blackberry Bush

Cherry Bush

Cucumbers

Bed 1 and 2 - June 30 2011

Bed 1 and 2 on June 6 2011

 I can't believe how much everything has grown!

Hot Peppers

Chocolate Cherry Tomatoes

Big Oak Tree behind the House

A feathered Friend who came to visit when I filled the bird feeder

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Linking to Homestead Revival Preparedness Challenge

and

I wish.........

I got a flyer for Farm Apparel in the mail the other day.

I assume I got it because I subscribe to Hobby Farm Homes.

I love the logo.

I want to find some one to make a sign like it for our little backyard "farm"

Family Garden- Day 45

This is the Family Garden up at Matt's Mom's House in Tipp City

To see more Pictures go here.....McGatha Garden Co Op

 

*linking to The Homestead Revival Barn Hop

The Garden is Planted.....Finally

The completed Grape Arbor

Bed One and Bed Two

Bed One

Bed Two

Blackberry Bush

( I planted some wildflower seeds around it. Not sure I am liking the look.)

Bed for the Cherry Bushes

Bed for the Cucumbers. I also threw in some beets on the ends.

*Linking to Homestead Revival Preparedness Challenge

Flowering Cherry Hedge

We are adding a Cherry Hedge to our backyard garden.
Now we will have blackberries and cherries.
We plan to add blueberries and strawberries next year.



A Living Fence Of  Flowers!
Sweet, Juicy, Delicious Fruit! Lush Green Foliage! - Winter Hardy Fruit up to 2" around. PROLIFIC, JUST 3 PLANTS MAKE AN ORCHARD. Who says that for cherries by the bushel you have to nurse, baby and coax a tree for half a lifetime? It used to be that way - BUT NO MORE! Not since the development of the amazing fruiting hedge you see pictured on this page.


Flowering Cherry Hedge
Erupts in a 5-feet high flower wall of bloom... a dazzling living fence of lush green foliage and snowdrifts of white blossoms... loaded down with clusters of luscious cherries to eat by the bowlful, smack off the bush... or for delicious pies, jellies and jams.

Easy To Grow… Even In Poor Soil!
And It's Winter Hardy Down To 40 Below Zero! And look how simple it is! Just drop in the ground _ water when needed _ and starting next spring get set for a Non-Stop Cherry Festival year after year.

                                                 




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