With all danger of frost behind us I now present my garden circa 2009.

2 x zucchini plants
2 x winter squash (I don't remember which ones)
1 x tomato
some green beans (so far the rabbit hasn't noticed this)
assortment of cucumbers
rhubarb

What's everyone else doing?

I was hoping to expand my holdings this year, but ended up the same as last year.
2 x tomato
1 x rosemary,basil,thyme,oregano

3 x tomato (cherry,beefsteak,roma)
4 x bell pepper (orange, red, green x 2)
habanero pepper
cayenne pepper
Collard greens
Red cabbage
Cucumber
Arugula
Basil

2x lemon trees.
6x mini italian peppers
rosemary, marjorlee, chives, parsley and basal

Just dill, rosemary, and tomatoes. We're always away for 3 weeks in mid-summer and the heat and drought take their toll.

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Originally posted by Board-O:
Just dill, rosemary, and tomatoes. We're always away for 8 weeks in mid-summer and the heat and drought take their toll.

That is what good neighbors are for.

And good fences are for good neighbors.

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Originally posted by Board-O:
And good fences are for good neighbors.

Touche'.

Well, we have long been past our last frost.

Lemon & Lime trees.
Rosemary (grows year round with few exceptions)
Basil (several types)
Oregano
Dill
Spearmint
Others I'm forgetting.

As for my tomatoes, peppers and other veggies, not until this weekend. We had way too much rain for 6 weeks running to fight the powder mildew and such.

Bunch of cilantro, spearmint. Need to get the basil in, ASAP.

A number of heirloom tomatoes and cilantro in containers. Regular Italian basil on the ground.

Veggies include about 30 types of tomato, 3 eggplant, 1 Japanese cucumber. Might still plant some squash, but a friend brings some by frequently.

Herbs includes maybe 10 types of basil (purple and green), Italian and Syrian oregano, sages, thymes, rosemary, 5 types of mint, tarragon, chervil.

Fruit includes Meyer Lemon, Rangpur lime, black plum, cherry plum, cherry, apple, various strawberries and blueberries, raspberry, boysenberry, olallieberry, medlar, American plum, Syrah, Pinot Noir, Muscat of Alexandria, Petite Verdot, Chardonnay, Red Flame grape, Fantasy grape.

Natives include blue elderberry, all 3 local strawberries, evergreen huckleberry, red huckleberry, black hucklebeery, choke cherry, sugar bush, lemonade berry, 3 types of currant, salal, service berry, yerba buena, hairy honeysuckle, California Native Grape.

Veggies: early girl and better boy tomatoes (plus heirlooms, cherry, yellow pear), red and yellow bell peppers, radishes, carrots, onions, squash (white patty pan and butternut), cucumbers.

Ornamentals: Jack-B-Little pumpkins, assorted gourds, Indian corn, dwarf sunflower, cotton (yes, cotton).

Herbs and other edibles: parsley, rosemary, basil, English thyme, tarragon, lavender, (still trying to get chervil to sprout), chives, dill, garlic, shallots and violas. I also planted a dozen raspberry canes this spring; hopefully a small crop for pickin’ next year!

I swore I wasn't going to plant this year, because of the dismal summers we've had the past few years. Nearly every vegetable planted ended up in failure. Even the gardening expert in the local paper couldn't get his tomatos to ripen last year!
But, I stumbled upon some odd (in that they're uncommon here) heirloom tomato plants at the store the other day and bought 3.
I also need to replace my 5 year old rosemary bushes that croaked under the snow last winter/spring.

Seven different types of tomatoes, a jalapeno pepper, four different types of basil, mint, rosemary, Meyer lemon, two oranges trees, and a nectarine tree....

Just some herbs this year: a few types of basil, cilantro, oregano, rosemary, sage, marjoram, and thyme.

Do any of you get little white bugs on the underside of your basil leaves? That, and the fact that I don't like pesto, preclude me from growing it any longer. I do like fresh basil leaves with sliced tomatoes and evoo and balsamic vinegar.

my basil's kept indoors and grown from seeds, haven't had any bugs in any of my plants.

I did get them tho when I bought one of those starter basils, they showed up like 2 weeks later.

I had white flies when I tried having a couple basil plants indoors one year, but never out.

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Originally posted by Board-O:
Do any of you get little white bugs on the underside of your basil leaves? That, and the fact that I don't like pesto, preclude me from growing it any longer. I do like fresh basil leaves with sliced tomatoes and evoo and balsamic vinegar.

I've a feeling the white bugs were the white flies yhn mentioned. They can be a pain to deal with, however there are a few sprays that work well such as "Neem". (Very important since the basil/tomato/evoo/balsamic you mentioned has become one of my summer favorites!)

Tomato x3 (Beefsteak and 2 Romas)
Eggplant x2
Cucumber
Various Lettuce
Red, Yellow, White Onions
Red Potatoes
Zucchini x2
Crookneck Squash
Bell Peppers x2
Ancho Chile Peppers
Basil
Sage
Rosemary

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Originally posted by Gentleman farmer:

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Originally posted by Board-O:
Do any of you get little white bugs on the underside of your basil leaves? That, and the fact that I don't like pesto, preclude me from growing it any longer. I do like fresh basil leaves with sliced tomatoes and evoo and balsamic vinegar.

I've a feeling the white bugs were the white flies yhn mentioned. They can be a pain to deal with, however there are a few sprays that work well such as "Neem". (Very important since the basil/tomato/evoo/balsamic you mentioned has become one of my summer favorites!)

Sounds like white flies to me also.

The only time I see them is when a plant is under too much stress.

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Originally posted by Gentleman farmer:
Veggies: early girl and better boy tomatoes (plus heirlooms, cherry, yellow pear), red and yellow bell peppers, radishes, carrots, onions, squash (white patty pan and butternut), cucumbers.

Ornamentals: Jack-B-Little pumpkins, assorted gourds, Indian corn, dwarf sunflower, cotton (yes, cotton).

Herbs and other edibles: parsley, rosemary, basil, English thyme, tarragon, lavender, (still trying to get chervil to sprout), chives, dill, garlic, shallots and violas. I also planted a dozen raspberry canes this spring; hopefully a small crop for pickin’ next year!

It is a darn good thing you retired.

Last weekend, planted basil (normal & purple), greek oregano, lemon thyme, rosemary, curled parsley and currie along with some pansies (edible and nice for presentations)

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Originally posted by wine+art:

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Originally posted by Gentleman farmer:
Veggies: early girl and better boy tomatoes (plus heirlooms, cherry, yellow pear), red and yellow bell peppers, radishes, carrots, onions, squash (white patty pan and butternut), cucumbers.

Ornamentals: Jack-B-Little pumpkins, assorted gourds, Indian corn, dwarf sunflower, cotton (yes, cotton).

Herbs and other edibles: parsley, rosemary, basil, English thyme, tarragon, lavender, (still trying to get chervil to sprout), chives, dill, garlic, shallots and violas. I also planted a dozen raspberry canes this spring; hopefully a small crop for pickin’ next year!

It is a darn good thing you retired.

Yes, and it is something I highly recommend!