Hi, everyone!
I'm a new-ish backyard gardener in the Lakewood area of Dallas. Right now, I'm confined to a 10'x15' patch, but we're on half an acre, so the expansion plan over the next few years is pretty rad.
I'll try to get some pictures up in the "Show us your Garden" thread.
Between the patch, pots and trees we have the following currently in the ground:
- Okra
- Cherry Tomatoes
- Tomatoes
- Corn
- Eggplant
- Squash
- Zucchini
- Pickling Cucumbers
- Slicing Cucumbers
- Strawberries
- Jalapenos (Jumbo for poppers and heatless for the kids)
- Bell Peppers
- Gypsy Sweet Peppers
- Pears (I *think* Bradford, but I need to get someone out to look at them.)
- Pecans
- Mulberries
- Muscadine Grapes
- Blackberries
- Radishes
- Various Herbs
We've had the chance to eat/cook with everything except the blackberries and grapes, which I picked up this spring as dormant vines. We'll see what happens with those.
Haven't had a chance with the pears yet, either. We moved in last spring, and while there appeared to be a bountiful harvest, the squirrels got every single one!
