Pictured Above: Lettuce, broccoli, tomatoes, radishes
This little guy is a brandywine tomatoAfter last summer's ' just throw something in the ground and hope it grows' attempt at gardening, this year we are trying to plan ahead and plant according to *ahem* schedule. In our defense, we didn't close on our house until the end of May, so we were running against the clock. Even so, we had an overabundance of green beans, tomatoes, zucchini and herbs.
This year, we're starting lots of seeds indoors and planting the cooler weather seeds early. The 'early' crops include lettuce, spinach, beets, carrots, turnips, radishes, peas, kale, etc. We're also tearing down a dilapidated shed in the back yard to make room for a bigger garden that is more out of the way of foot traffic.
Here's a little run down of what we're growing:
Tomatoes- 6 varieties: brandywine, heirloom mix, cherry, tinkerbell, beefy boy,ildi
Lettuce- 3 varieties
Spinach- curly and baby
Kale
Green Onions
Turnips
Radishes
Beets
Carrots
Peas - sugar snap and snow peas
Broccoli
Cauliflower
Zucchini- green and yellow
Bush beans- purple, yellow and green
Peppers- rainbow sweet, jalapeno, sweet pickle peppers
Cucumbers- slicing and pickling
Eggplant
Winter squash mix
Herbs- basil, oregano, cilantro,summer savory, lavender,chives
Red potatoes
Sweet potatoes
Strawberries
Blackberries
...I'm not really sure if this is everything, but its what I can think of off the top of my head. Crazy? Maybe. But why not? We have the yard space and its a fun, cheap hobby that gets our whole family outside. I received a canner when we got married, and haven't used it yet. Hopefully this summer that will change. We need to buy a deep freeze as well. I'm hoping we can freeze/can a decent amount of produce.
We also signed up for a CSA share! I'm so excited Dearing Country Farms is a local farm not too far from our house. They have lots of produce, chickens, eggs and sell beef as well. Each week for 22 weeks we will pick up a basket of whatever produce is ready. That way, I figure even if our garden flops, we'll still have some fresh local produce :)
Can you tell I'm ready for spring?
2 comments:
Thanks for leaving such a sweet comment! My hubby too loves his meat. Sometimes I can get away with beans for a few night, but then he'll ask "is there any meat in this?"...that's his way of asking when I'm going to add some chicken or beef to a recipe. Love your gardening pictures, can't wait to see more. We're planting a little this year.
Candi, thanks for stopping by.I've gotten away with 3 nights in a row without meat, so tonight I figure I'd better make some. I'm so excited about our garden, we're tilling it this week and planting on Friday! :)
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