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Healthy Living starts in the garden...

This'll probably get closed or merged, but in the meanwhile: yes.

I just put in my main plot at my grandma's: 60-something hills of potatoes, kale, carrots, peas, lettuce, chard, beats, beans, cabbage, Brussels sprouts and kohlrabi. At home I have a couple window boxes of microgreens, a bunch of strawberry plants, tomatoes, herbs and wheatgrass. Hoping to put in a green wall if I can get the time to build it before the end of the season.

Tip: if you're only going to grow one thing, grow strawberries. Fresh, ripe strawberries taste orders of magnitude better than anything you can get in any store. Next best thing to grow: tomatoes. Storebought = crap.
 
Although I have no pictures this is what my garden consists of:

Basil
Tomatoes
Cucumbers
Mint
Squash

I'm only getting started. I love growing my own food even though I'm only 21.
 
@iheart...: Strawberries are easy. Buy them as bedding plants, plant 'em after the first frost, and keep them watered. They like sun, and are perennial if planted in the ground, but will not overwinter in pots. If you're planting in the ground, spend the first year pinching off all the flowers; that way it'll send runners everywhere instead. Then next year you'll have tons of strawberries.
 
This is my first year. I am doing blueberries and strawberries and a couple different kinds of tomatoes. I had some cucumbers but they died :( This is one of the more satisfying hobbies I have tried out.
 
Cucumbers can be hit-or-miss. They're a bit touchier water-wise, but once they take, they spread like mad. They're climbers too, so they can be good to train to go up a trellis.
 
dave, i just might try some, though it`s prolly too late for this year...
Villian my condolences about your cukes... Try more from seed?
 
To piggy-back off of iheart's thoughts, when is it really "too late" to plant fruits/vegetables? I'm debating growing some cucumbers but won't be able to start 'til early July... Would it even be worth it by that point?
 
^ At that point, no. Planting them in July would more than likely just fry the seeds before they have a chance to properly sprout. You might be able to plant some herbs in containers in the windowsill, though!

Or, if you buy plants that have already sprouted and keep them in an area that gets a little bit of shade throughout the day until they get bigger, that might work too.
 
@ addictivepersona-
depends on where you live... As S_L said they might burnup. Here in maine you`d be fine... It would also depend on how long before you were expecting the first frost. Guys with market stands here make 3 sowings to keep them productive for our short season... I`d try it. What would you be out but some seed and space?
 
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