Growing vegetables in California

Submitted by Lata on Thu, 2009-08-27 15:50 My Gallery

In our home garden, in late spring, we grow vegetables like butternut squash, pumpkins, cucumbers, tomatoes, pole beans, eggplant, green pepper (shimla mirch), okhra and corn. Mint and Coriander is also easy to grow. Mint is a bit invasive, so I recommend you try growing mint in containers. I love to grow sunflowers in summer. Some of the other summer season flowers are Lavender, poppy, bougainvillea and all kinds of daisies (other than roses). Jasmine and Crossandra were added later on to our garden.
Here is a picture of our bounty:

Yes, my veges are very sacred to me, so I sometimes keep them in my puja flower basket Smile

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lakshmiraghu

Thu, 2009-08-27 18:49

Oh!!! great Lata!!!tomato looks very nice.tell me when ur preparing food from these vegtables...i will join u for the lunch...helo every one any body comming with me??

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ashanagendra

Thu, 2009-08-27 21:05

That's great Lata,mint looks fresh like what I get in ranganathan street and tomatoes also this is nattu thakkali...intresting BTW is 24 hrs a day enough for you?

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judelined

Thu, 2009-08-27 22:35

And I can see the "PROUD MUM"...

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judelined

Thu, 2009-08-27 22:35

My mother has an old wooden box in her balcony that she uses to grow mint and it looks so lovely - must try and get a picture and upload one of these days Smile

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Lata

Fri, 2009-08-28 00:13

Lakshmi, I think I've posted this image too late! The veges were consumed long ago! Smile
But, next time, I'll definitely invite beforehand.

Asha, no, 24hrs is not enough at all, and so are the 2 hands. Never enough! Smile

Judy, usually mums are bigger, and I grow white, maroon and yellow ones. Yes, when you find your mom's mint picture, do show it to us. Smile