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Originally posted by wine+art:
I also know escape told me of a golf course he played in Morocco lined with fig trees. Now that may very well be heaven.

The kind of course where it wouldn't be so bad to not be in the fairway.

It has my name all over it.

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As for our garden this year

Basil (3 kinds)
Oregano
Tarragon
Italian Parsley
Rosemary
Sage
Mint
Tomatoes (several heirloom and cherry varieties and Fantastic)
Yellow beets
Green and yellow beans
Arugula
Escarole
Lettuce (several types)
Green and Bright Lights Swiss Chard
Mustard
Yellow and green zucchini
English Cukes
Peas
Fennel
Red and yellow peppers
Rhubarb
Eggplant
Spaghetti squash

I think that's everything.

What..no asparagus?

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I spent much of my early life with my beloved grandparents, and my Papa picking a fig in his yard and telling me now is the time still brings tears to my eyes.

That story's bringing tears to my eyes.

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Originally posted by steve8:Thanks for that info YHN. We haven't had much success with fava beans, which I love, so I'll have to try planting them in the late fall.

I don't think that would work in your climate. I suggest you look/ask for tips at the gardenweb forum. Some varieties are successful and popular in England, so you should be able to grow them. But I'd guess it takes a bit more effort than in their native climate.

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Originally posted by Ronnie Roots:

- Figs

Fresh figs are so special.

I spent much of my early life with my beloved grandparents, and my Papa picking a fig in his yard and telling me now is the time still brings tears to my eyes.

I also know escape told me of a golf course he played in Morocco lined with fig trees. Now that may very well be heaven.

As Steve8 suggested, my type of course.

Beautiful memory wine+art. Fresh figs are a wonderful treat. LadyR and I were in the Douro Valley in August once. We were doing a hike through the vineyards (from Taylor's Vargellas to Vesuvio) and had the best lunch spot ever. In the shade of a fig tree, full with ripe fruit. They are so good to taste when they are still warm of the sunshine.

Grapes
Pears
Apples
Olives
Figs
Blackcurrants
Strawberries
Plums
Basil
Rocket
Rosemary
Mint
Cats
Frogs
and tons of dandelions

You people are months behind the curve. Gardens here have been harvested...season's over till September...too friggin hot.

However...I guess its hotter elsewhere since my better half tells me It will be hotter in Atlanta than Tampa when I visit this weekend.

I do however always grow Rosemary and Basil on the porch. Parsley's pretty much burnt out though

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Grapes
Pears
Apples
Olives
Figs
Blackcurrants
Strawberries
Plums
Basil
Rocket
Rosemary
Mint
Cats
Frogs
and tons of dandelions

You grow Cats and Frogs do ya?

This is my raised bed, organic garden.
6 different tomatoes, heirloom, cherry and grape(almost 5 ft now and posted on bamboo)
8 different peppers
2 and 3 yr thyme
3rd leaf grapevine(am. lamb)
Pineapple Sage
Lemon Basil
Rosemary
Oregano
Cucumbers
Chocolate Mint
Already harvested 2 waves of Radishes

1 week away from having endless cherry and grape tomatoes!

Just checking in to see how the gardens are doing this summer. My tomatoes thusfar show no signs of blight

Very small herb garden this year. Easy to keep a handle on it.
All Summer, the Basil has been going absolutely gangbusters!

Luckily no blight. But that's only because my tomatoes never made it this season. They're still as small as the day I put them in - no fruit, no flowers, nothing. Terrible season in the Hudson Valley.

I have been harvesting fresh Raspberries from my back yard.

I've had about a handfull of red tomatos so far from my "Sweet Million". The other two, a "Pineapple" and "Mortgage Lifter" barely show signs of flowering.
No blight, but I am finding a bit of leafcurl.

Had some nice cherries this year from my 8' tree; damn neighbor kids stripped my 6' peach tree though, before they were even ripe.

Our tomato plants are finally starting to bear fruit. A really wet summer up here has made it challenging, but the red cherry tomatoes are now plentiful, even if the orange ones aren't. A few heirloom types such as Maritime Pink and Rose de Bern are also ripening well. Made the summer's first caprese last night. The basil, especially the African Blue, is growing like a weed. First time we've grown that and it's very tasty.

Zucchini and cukes are plentiful, but that's not difficult.

A good year for greens. Lettuces, escarole and chard are all flourishing.

Peppers are hurting.

The wet, cooler, Summer in Quebec has provided a bumper crop of blueberries this year, as evidenced at the local Market.

Counted well over 100 lemons this morning on my trees.

Now, I need to start thinking of ways to use them all this Fall.

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Counted well over 100 lemons this morning on my trees.

Now, I need to start thinking of ways to use them all this Fall.

If you run out of ideas, I'll take a dozen. My brother-in-law, in Phoenix, sent a few to us last year. All I can say is, WOW, what a difference.

The few herbs that we planted this year have been great to have for cooking: chives, rosemary, parsley, etc.

This is the first year we planted tomatoes, and they look very promising.

I still can't grow dill. It's a weed and I can't grow it! Rosemary didn't grow too well either, but the tomatoes are the best I've ever grown, but I'm getting some spots on the leaves. There's an epidemic of late blight in the area and I think my tomatoes are coming down wth it.