What a fun thread, PirateGirl!
I want to start my garden as soon as possible, but I don't have it fenced in yet, and I had wanted my chickens' new pen built (it will be adjacent to the garden, but even bigger), so they could till it for me, because I don't like destroying greenery (but chickens do a fine job at it, and seem to enjoy it); I don't think that will happen after all, though.
I get paid this Thursday, so I'm really hoping to buy some fencing and other stuff needed, and, of course, plants (and probably more seeds, too).
And then, I have tomorrow and Thursday off as usual, and the whole weekend as well, for once!So I'm really hoping to use that time to get a lot of things done.
Now, perhaps thee biggest success last year was the mustard plant. That stuff was fairly hardy and lived a long time, too, 'til later October (perhaps very early November), I believe, when most of the plants were dying/already died. And it's very productive, and loves cooler weather, and wet conditions. But so long as it was watered enough, it did fine in the heat.
This year I want to grow:
Cherry or grape tomatoes
The large husky tomatoes (whatever they're actually called)
Strawberries
White potatoes (and probably the red ones, too)
White Onions (and perhaps the red ones of these, also)
Carrots
Strawberries
Okra
Bell peppers
Cubanelle peppers (probably not any other ones of the smaller types, because they're too spicy, but I've heard these ones are pretty mild)
Iceberg lettuce
I might want to grow mustard again, too, and I'm trying to decide on what other green I should grow...perhaps spinach and red cabbage
I also kind of want to grow corn again (but give it more space this time so it can get bigger and thrive more), and pumpkins, too, but I'm afraid I won't have the space for them...unless I planted them in a different part of the yard, which I'm not sure my mom would go for that
And I want to grow peppermint, spearmint, lavender, rosemary, basil, and oregano(to feed to the chickens).
And as for flowers, I kinda wanna' plant or grow marigolds again, sunflowers, Venus flytraps, aloe Vera, cactus, morning glories, white moonflowers (it's also a vine like the morning glory), Shasta daisies, and probably others, because flowers are so beautiful and look nice wherever they are.
Asparagus has been along our southern boundary for about 5 years [we're in Oz so our seasons & orientation are quite different] but I basically keep it for the foliage as we don't get a lot of fruit off it.@PirateGirl and @Ribh I feel you. I am excited for all of us. I forgot that carrots too on our list. I have to find the right spot for aspargus (since it's a set it and forget it plant).
Can't wait to get these beds together and filled. I am excited for us to all share what grows and learn from each other. Thank you PirateGirl for starting this.
Yeah, our strawberries in our original garden did that. But I think something has finally happened to them, because they don't come back anymore.
I tried turnip greens, and they were gross...they tasted similar to my mustard greens last year, if I remember correctly. I used to like spinach-based salads with the right filling stuff mixed in (chopped carrots, shredded cheddar cheese, and a hard boiled egg), but one day I must've had enough of spinach...I got to really tasting it, and it was nasty, lol. Then I started eating iceberg lettuce, but I just got tired of it, and it kinda started tasting bland, sort of. I refuse to eat romaine lettuce, though, because it's bad for you in any way, shape, or form, I've read.
