I think I’ve decided on which vegetables I want to grow in the garden this year. Here’s my list:
Kale
Leek
Gourds
Cabbage
Tomatoes
Beets
Lettuce
Peas
Radishes
Carrots
Beans
Cucumber
Zuchini
Pumpkin
Celery
Eggplant
Peppers
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Wow, I haven’t posted since June.
I had a great first season gardening. I got a water barrel. I didn’t use anything but rain water in the garden – woohoo! I also got a composter. It took awhile to find a container to keep in the kitchen that worked for us, something with a lid that we could keep on the kitchen counter til it was time to take it out and empty it in the composter. But once we found a container that worked it was a super easy system to maintain. I’m amazed at the amount of kitchen waste we were able to put in it, not to mention how happy the garden will be this spring with all the good compost.
What were some of my best growers? The red Robin tomato that I got at Seedy Saturday from Casey’s Heirloom Tomatoes. I wish I had gotten some seeds from him too. That was the only tomato plant I was able to get more than just a few tomatoes from. It ended up getting sick but I’m sure it would have yielded a lot more tomatoes if it were healthy. I’m definitely going to get some seeds from him for the upcoming growing season.
The Marigolds I started from seed were great too. Although they didn’t get too big they had lots of flowers and were really pretty. I still have a bunch of seeds left so I’m definitely going to plant them.
Another one of my best growers were my peas. I planted them in three spots in the backyard, but only one – along an east facing fence yielded any peas. The peas that I did get though were really yummy – and big. I’m excited to try some more varieties this spring.
So, what were some of your best producers of the summer?
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I have to apologize for my lack of posting during the last few weeks, I’ve been busy. But now on to what’s happening in the garden……
I have three patches of peas growing. Two are under wooden trellises and the third is by the fence. I didn’t think they’d get enough sun by the fence so I wasn’t expecting many to grow. Boy was I surprised though when the ones by the fence grew the best! The package the seeds came in said they need full sun, but maybe they don’t. Anyways I had to jerry rig something for them to grow up so I made a thing for them out of twine. I’ll get a photo of it in the next few days to share.
The Peonies are finally in full bloom, well, at least one of the Peony plants is. They’re so beautiful this year, and big. I’ll have a get a photo of those too.
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My peas are finally starting to come up! I was out of town for the weekend and when I went out to check the garden yesterday morning I saw them poking up. I’m actually surprised at how many germinated. We’ve had almost constant rain for the last week or so and I was worried that it was going to be too much water.
As for the mysterious germinating pea, it wasn’t actually a pea. It was something else that came up in between two peas. It has yet to be identified.
These pansies were planted last spring and somehow survived the winter and came up again a couple weeks ago. I think they’re so pretty. Are they supposed to survive the winter? I didn’t do anything special to protect them during the winter.
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I planted the peas on Saturday morning. Yesterday I went out in the garden to see if the crocuses had bloomed yet and I noticed that there was a tiny seedling where I had planted the peas!
Is it possible for peas to germinate in 24 hours, even if it’s just one? I looked online and it said that peas germinate in 7 to 14 days. I moved around a lot of the surrounding dirt when I was planting the peas, so I doubt that it was there before I planted them, or else I would have killed it. I guess I’ll have to wait til it gets bigger to have a look at it ans find out if it is a pea.
Does anyone have any ideas about the mysterious seedling?
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So, I’m brand new at gardening. This is my first season. I’ve been itching to get into the garden and do some planting but there are still a couple more weeks left before the last frost. It feels like it’s going to take forever. Just to drive home the fact that I still have to wait it snowed today. Yes, snow. In May. But then again May has a reputation for bringing crazy weather to this city.
I was looking through my packages of seeds tonight and I opened up the peas because it said “Look inside for tips”. So I tear it open and lo and behold it says to plant 6 weeks before the last frost! How come it doesn’t say this on the OUTSIDE of the package? I could have planted them a couple weeks ago! Tomorrow (hopefully the snow will melt in the morning) I will plant the peas and finally be out in the garden.
On a side note we got a lot of rain along with the snow and our new rain barrel is already full of water. We didn’t have to wait very long for mother nature to fill it up.
I was also planning to post of pics of what’s already coming up in the garden, but it’s been pretty miserable the last day or two with the rain/snow. But pics are coming.
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