Gardening 2019, share your plans!

[Farmdog267]

I've got my new garden area prepped. About 6.5' wide by 24' long. Still debating on using a 4x6 as a wood border or possibly going with a 4x6 and 4x4 on top of that. 4x6 is 5.5 tall and the 4x4 is 3.5 tall so that would give me some additional room for roots to expand since the soil is decent but not the best.

 

[mixedbreeds]

I was just looking at my garden spot I have 8 raised beds going to clean everything up tomorrow. I just found a zip lock bag of seeds in my garage from last year does anyone know if they would still be good it got down to about zero in there this winter. I had great luck with everything last year with potatoes up the kazoo.

 

[Farmdog267]

They were dry and in airtight storage? You might try getting a few to sprout on a wet paper towel and go from there.

 

[Tuhmu]

I'd like to till up an area roughly 20' x 80' to designate as the new garden. It seems huge but I want to put some more permanent plants in there such as rhaspberries, rhubarb, etc and the garden shed. That and have enough room for pumpkins, squash, etc to spread out. Last year they pretty much over took our current garden.

Plus this new area is right next to our chicken run, so it'll be easy to give them various odds and ends, and to let them have it at the end of the year.

 

[Kholts]

I like this thread and will definitely be following it.

We are just starting our Vegetable garden adventure this spring. Husband and I will be building raised garden boxes. I actually just started (last week) planting seeds indoors to get my plants started. We have a terribly short growing season where I am(growing zone 3A), therefore we got to be proactive about starting some veggies early in order to actually get a harvest.

I have started:
Oregano
Basil (lettuce leaf)
Lemon balm
Parsley(Italian)
Onion (annual bunching)
Kale(dwarf green curled)
Tomatoes(sub arctic plenty)

To start indoors:
Chives
Garlic chives
Thyme
Summertime lettuce
Romaine lettuce
Zucchini

Starting outside:
Dill
Swiss chard (ruby red)
Grande rapids lettuce
Cucumber (Lebanese type)
Carrot(red cored Danvers)
Peas (Alaska)
Yellow wax beans
Stringless green beans

Now that I’ve listed it it seems a lot! But most of these varieties I made sure they freeze well and I’ll be canning come fall.

I’m looking forward to soaking up the knowledge and tips from this thread

 

[DuckyBabies]

I have already planted my carrots and potatoes! I tried potatoes last year, and it was a huge fail. I’m attempting to grow them in a round laundry basket. It sounds crazy because it is so far, my carrots and potatoes are sprouting. My kids have planted some sunflowers in an egg carton that will eventually need to be transplanted, but they are growing good.We have a small tomato plant (the $1 thing from target) that my kids planted, and it is actually growing. I’m hoping to plant sunflowers, corn, cucumbers, green beans, and strawberries this year. Last year I planted sunflowers as a trial and error. I had three plants come up, which supplied me with so many sunflowers! I was giving them to all kinds of people. Any tips and tricks will be much appreciated as I don’t much know what I am doing!

 

[Farmdog267]

I'd like to till up an area roughly 20' x 80' to designate as the new garden. It seems huge but I want to put some more permanent plants in there such as rhaspberries, rhubarb, etc and the garden shed. That and have enough room for pumpkins, squash, etc to spread out. Last year they pretty much over took our current garden.

Plus this new area is right next to our chicken run, so it'll be easy to give them various odds and ends, and to let them have it at the end of the year.

I wish I had the property to have a garden that size or larger. I like your thinking along with keeping the shed right there and letting the chickens forage. Smooth and streamlined idea!

 

[Farmdog267]

I like this thread and will definitely be following it.

We are just starting our Vegetable garden adventure this spring. Husband and I will be building raised garden boxes. I actually just started (last week) planting seeds indoors to get my plants started. We have a terribly short growing season where I am(growing zone 3A), therefore we got to be proactive about starting some veggies early in order to actually get a harvest.

I have started:
Oregano
Basil (lettuce leaf)
Lemon balm
Parsley(Italian)
Onion (annual bunching)
Kale(dwarf green curled)
Tomatoes(sub arctic plenty)

To start indoors:
Chives
Garlic chives
Thyme
Summertime lettuce
Romaine lettuce
Zucchini

Starting outside:
Dill
Swiss chard (ruby red)
Grande rapids lettuce
Cucumber (Lebanese type)
Carrot(red cored Danvers)
Peas (Alaska)
Yellow wax beans
Stringless green beans

Now that I’ve listed it it seems a lot! But most of these varieties I made sure they freeze well and I’ll be canning come fall.

I’m looking forward to soaking up the knowledge and tips from this thread

Besides the Carrots, and swiss chard, most of your starting outside list can probably be started inside too to get a head start.

 

[Kholts]

Besides the Carrots, and swiss chard, most of your starting outside list can probably be started inside too to get a head start.

I didn’t even think to start them inside as the seed packaging didn’t mention starting early. They say start directly in garden after threat of frost. The dill I know grows fast around here and wasn’t too worried about it. The beans/peas though.... hmmm.

On another note... my kale has sprouted already

 

[PirateGirl]

I see those of you that have planted and/or sprouted some things already and I am a bit jealous. My victory yesterday was coming home to see the dirt of the yard and garden exposed instead of being buried in feet of snow still. About a third of the property is still under snow, but we have dirt again!