Anyone doin veggies this year? Progress? 😁

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So, I decided to do some veggies in buckets on my porch this year. There’s an awful lot of critters round here that make growing in the ground difficult. I’ve had lots of experience with root veggies and rabbits/moles/etc eating stuff. I had rounded up some buckets and planted some different things. Few diffferent tomato variety’s, peppers, squash, cucumbers and such. Having them up on the porch means I can keep the deer off them and they do get a crazy amount of sun. Close by so waterings a breeze. The porch is pretty substantial, up on 6x6’s with concrete footers, so I’m not to worried about weight. Square footage is limited, but next year I think I’m gonna get a bunch more :grin: I was thinkin about lookin for some old horse or farm animal feeding troughs for said project and going hard with it next year. Regardless, having them so close by is making it easy to control the environment. Anyone on their way out the door can water them. :grin:

The squash are looking good, getting a bit too big for the bucket. Anywho, how bout yall? Anyone else doing veggies this year? If not, it’s a great time to get started what with groceries costing what they are. Plus, I’m having a lot of fun with it. Learning a bunch! For those who may be growing stuff, Pictures? How goes it? :grin:

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fwiw my buddy is growing lots of veggies, mostly gourds, cukes and ocra, but he planted a strawberry bush near them and all the critters go for the strawberries and leave the other stuff. maybe he’s onto something, maybe it’s a fluke or just correlation but i figured it worth mentioning :man_shrugging:

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I’ll have to try and remember to get a picture uploaded in here. My dad and I put together a little garden every year at his house. I think we have tomatoes, cucumbers, peppers, and a bunch of herbs this year. There’s something really cool about getting to eat fruits and veggies you watched grow for months lmao. It’s like unlocking a primitive reward system :person_bowing:

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No doubt! It’s nice to have an actual connection with your food, at least some of it anyways. It’s something we take for granted to be sure.

I’d love some pics when ya have a chance. Talking with others and learning their methods is a big part of it for me. :+1:

It’s really been a lot of fun. Watching them grow, watching flowers and fruit develop. :grin:

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Pole beans, bush beans, tomatoes, straw berries, potatoes, onions, cucumbers, squash and 50,000 zinnia seeds.