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Gardens in Lakewood

Postby Stephen Eisel » Thu Apr 22, 2010 6:00 pm

Anyone else planting a garden this year? What are you planting? or what perennials do you have coming back this year?


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Re: Gardens in Lakewood

Postby Rhonda loje » Thu Apr 22, 2010 6:04 pm

I live in the dark and have mostly shade plants.....I have one sunny spot to plant lettuce, tomatoes and peppers.


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Re: Gardens in Lakewood

Postby Missy Limkemann » Fri Apr 23, 2010 6:59 am

this year we are not planting anything. with the major construction going on, the big huge trucks in and out of our driveway and everything being torn up, we are taking a year off. Normally we plant tomatoes, different types of basil, peppers, lettuce. In our front garden we have a dogwood tree that was planted last year, and some different flowers. Hopefully our front garden will not be damaged.


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Re: Gardens in Lakewood

Postby Danielle Masters » Fri Apr 23, 2010 8:38 am

We've always done a container garden but this year we plan on having a full fledged garden since we have the room. I think we are going to plant various types of tomatoes, basil, different types of peppers, zucchini, lettuce, carrots, and pumpkins (for the kiddos).


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Re: Gardens in Lakewood

Postby Valerie Molinski » Fri Apr 23, 2010 8:50 am

I really only grow herbs on my front porch, which gets blasted with sun, in pots. My back yard is small and extremely shaded by three very large century oaks.

Also, my father is a retiree who occupies his time with a giant garden. He provides myself and my siblings with more produce than we know what to do with. I had to quit the LEAF CSA because of him. I'm not complaining!


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Re: Gardens in Lakewood

Postby J Hrlec » Fri Apr 23, 2010 8:57 am

Lots of peppers: haberno, jalepeno, green, chilis
Zucchini, beets, green beans, rosemary, basil, oregano, thyme


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Re: Gardens in Lakewood

Postby Esther Hazlett » Sun Apr 25, 2010 10:26 am

Just a note to all Lakewood gardners, it looks like the Garden Center at Detroit and Brown is coming along nicely. There is an "opening soon" sign and there are pallets of soil (or mulch?) ready to go! I am looking forward to their opening!


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Re: Gardens in Lakewood

Postby Stephen Eisel » Sun Apr 25, 2010 5:29 pm

Esther Hazlett wrote:Just a note to all Lakewood gardners, it looks like the Garden Center at Detroit and Brown is coming along nicely. There is an "opening soon" sign and there are pallets of soil (or mulch?) ready to go! I am looking forward to their opening!
that is good news!!!!


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Re: Gardens in Lakewood

Postby Paul Schrimpf » Mon Apr 26, 2010 10:18 am

That's Detroit and "short Clarence ..." We're excited too ...close enough to walk w/ our own wagons in tow...


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Re: Gardens in Lakewood

Postby Valerie Molinski » Mon Apr 26, 2010 10:41 am

Paul Schrimpf wrote:That's Detroit and "short Clarence ..." We're excited too ...close enough to walk w/ our own wagons in tow...


Us too! So close to go down and get stuff I need when I am in the middle of yardwork. I wonder if I can walk home with more than one bag of mulch! What I didnt get in the elementary school plant sale, I plan on supplementing at the new garden store.


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Re: Gardens in Lakewood

Postby Jim O'Bryan » Tue Apr 27, 2010 10:04 pm

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Opening this weekend, if everything goes right with the city!



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Plants arriving everyday now.


Lakewood Historical Society's Sale On The Ground In This Saturday too,
right across the street!


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Re: Gardens in Lakewood

Postby Stephen Eisel » Wed Apr 28, 2010 6:53 am

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Re: Gardens in Lakewood

Postby Missy Limkemann » Wed Apr 28, 2010 8:34 am

I can walk there too. We can all meet up with our wagons!!!

Just a shame I will not be planting anything this year (except for grass since my entire 1/2 acre of land is now torn up thank you scoop, digger, cement truck, dump truck, and rain...)


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Re: Gardens in Lakewood

Postby Rhonda loje » Wed Apr 28, 2010 9:48 am

Missy,
There are always pots you can plant in the front yard.


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That you dont know what youve got
Till its gone
They paved paradise
And put up a parking lot"
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Re: Gardens in Lakewood

Postby Bryan Schwegler » Wed Apr 28, 2010 11:40 am

I'm thinking of planting an herb pot or two this year. Haven't tried it before, but it doesn't look too hard.

Other than that we've just got our normal perennials to take care of and our new trees. Might throw in some annuals too, but i'm forcing myself to was, i always plant too early :)



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