I've done it. I started my first seeds this evening. Walla Walla Sweet onions from seed. We tried a few last year and loved them so I'm doing a flat of them this year. Also, I'm trying out a soil pod/greenhouse set up. We shall see how it works. So far I like the lack of mess it makes. I'm still not sure how I'm going to do this with a toddler in the house. Might get interesting.
I'm thinking I'm going to only start a few things from seed early this year. I'm going to try direct seeding a lot of what I grow. I don't know if we have a long enough growing season but I'm going to find out.
Friday, January 29, 2010
Sunday, January 3, 2010
Welcome 2010!
New year, new garden, fresh starts. Nice to have a clean slate. I'm planning away on the garden. I'm going to rotate the directions my rows go. Last year they ran East to West. Everything did all right but I think I may get more stuff in my garden if I do a North/South row that is shorter. I'm still planning on running my beans and peas along the fence that runs East/West though. Just on my North fence so they don't block the sun.
So here's my basic list of what I think I want in the garden this year:
Tomatoes: Brandywine, Cherokee Purple, Black Krim, and maybe an Amish Paste?
Tomatillos
Carrots: Chantenay and Danvers Half Long
Potatoes: Haven't picked varieties yet, but at least one fingerling type
Zuchinni: Green, Yellow didn't do so hot last year
Pumpkin: I have a sweet pie pumpkin seed but also I've composted several pumpkins that may or may not sprout on their own. I had a small decorative pumpkin come up last year this way. Obviously my compost doesn't get very hot.
Peppers: Haven't decided here yet either, but will do plants instead of from seed
Cucumber: Have Straight Eight and National Pickling
Lettuce: I like the mix of leaf lettuces
Onions: WallaWallas and red (I planted the reds last fall. We'll see what we get)
Beans: Kentucky Blues and Bush Blue Lakes
Peas: Mix of sugar and snow peas along with some regular shelling
Beets: Detroit Red
Turnips: Purple Top
I'm debating radishes with my carrots. I just don't know how many we'll eat. I also have lots of herbs I want to put in. I just haven't decided if they will go in my veggie garden or elsewhere around the property. In addition to the herbs Tom would like me to put in some hops. This way he may start brewing beer. That would be kinda fun. We have the cellar for it, and I can put the hops around the garage or along our fence. I haven't decided which yet. Also, I'm debating brussels sprouts and cabbage. Both take up lots of room and we don't eat that many of them. Plus my brussels sprouts didn't mature until almost Dec. Maybe a corner of the garden where they can just be ignored for the summer. They were delicious, but didn't yield much.
Anyone have any luck with copper to deter slugs? Beer traps work well, but I always forget to refresh the beer so they get really gross and the slugs quit going in.
So here's my basic list of what I think I want in the garden this year:
Tomatoes: Brandywine, Cherokee Purple, Black Krim, and maybe an Amish Paste?
Tomatillos
Carrots: Chantenay and Danvers Half Long
Potatoes: Haven't picked varieties yet, but at least one fingerling type
Zuchinni: Green, Yellow didn't do so hot last year
Pumpkin: I have a sweet pie pumpkin seed but also I've composted several pumpkins that may or may not sprout on their own. I had a small decorative pumpkin come up last year this way. Obviously my compost doesn't get very hot.
Peppers: Haven't decided here yet either, but will do plants instead of from seed
Cucumber: Have Straight Eight and National Pickling
Lettuce: I like the mix of leaf lettuces
Onions: WallaWallas and red (I planted the reds last fall. We'll see what we get)
Beans: Kentucky Blues and Bush Blue Lakes
Peas: Mix of sugar and snow peas along with some regular shelling
Beets: Detroit Red
Turnips: Purple Top
I'm debating radishes with my carrots. I just don't know how many we'll eat. I also have lots of herbs I want to put in. I just haven't decided if they will go in my veggie garden or elsewhere around the property. In addition to the herbs Tom would like me to put in some hops. This way he may start brewing beer. That would be kinda fun. We have the cellar for it, and I can put the hops around the garage or along our fence. I haven't decided which yet. Also, I'm debating brussels sprouts and cabbage. Both take up lots of room and we don't eat that many of them. Plus my brussels sprouts didn't mature until almost Dec. Maybe a corner of the garden where they can just be ignored for the summer. They were delicious, but didn't yield much.
Anyone have any luck with copper to deter slugs? Beer traps work well, but I always forget to refresh the beer so they get really gross and the slugs quit going in.
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