This year’s garden is almost completely planted. It’s pretty full . . except for a couple of small areas that Vince didn’t till up.
Tomatoes
There will be close to 80 tomatoes planted once they’re all planted. I believe I counted 41 that I’ve already planted. We could have some wild storms later this week so I’m holding off planting the rest of them til after those storms. It would be pretty frustrating to lose all my tomatoes!
Tomatoes
There are about a dozen that came out of the greenhouse that are pretty big plants and have quite a few tomatoes on them. I’m hoping they survive but it’s never easy transplanting a fully grown plant. One of them is probably 7′ tall already. Vince had to build an extension to my regular tomato stakes.
Otherwise, this is what I have planted (and I know you don’t really care — this is mostly so I can remember!):
- kale
- lettuce (several kinds)
- beets
- turnips
- carrots
- leeks
- Mayflower bean
- Cherokee Trail of Tears Pole Bean
- Anasazi bean
- Royalty Purple Pod Bush Beans (from my friend, Dianne)
- German Long Beans (from my friend Teri)
- Borlotto di Vigevano beans
- Purple King pole bean
- Moon & Stars Watermelon
- Kleckley’s Sweet Watermelon
- Crane Melon
- Boston Marrow Squash
- Georgia Candy Roaster
- Seminole Pumpkin
- Sugar Pumpkin
- Artichokes
- Yellow Squash
- Zucchini Squash
- Daikon Radishes
- Luffa
- Onions (yellow, sweet and purple)
- Okra
- Bell Peppers
- Jalapeno Peppers
- Rue
- Pepper Cress
- Tomatillo
- Chinese Cabbage
- Pak Choi
- Parsley
- Cilantro (really that all came up volunteer)
- Lincoln Peas
- Broccoli (which the rabbits have enjoyed!)
- Cabbage
- Several kinds of tomatoes (of course!)
Edit to add the things I forgot to list:
- Potatoes
- Horseradish – a little but I’m waiting for a reader friend to send me some from her garden
- Ginger
WOW! That sounds like a lot of stuff. No wonder every bone in my body is aching! Some things are new . . never planted before (Boston Marrow Squash, Pak Choi, Mayflower Bean) and others we have grown before and love (Georgia Candy Roaster, Seminole Pumpkin, Sugar Pumpkin, Moon & Stars Watermelon). Some I planted just a few seeds, some I planted rows and rows (6 – 70′ long rows of Anasazi beans!).
No doubt . . not everything will make and some things that make will not produce well. It’s going to be very busy around here for a few months, but I cannot imagine not having a large garden.
Liz Rogers says
did you plant any potatoes, Judy?
frstborn says
What do you use to stake your tomatoes? I plant about six tomato plants each year and have tried every staking method (cages etc) that I could find, but once my plants get larger all of them fail!
Penny in CA says
Wow! You & Vince have been busy! You’ve certainly planted a great variety of veggies & other things!
Connie Robison says
I can’t wait to hear how the Moon & Stars watermelon turn out. The rabbits always take several bites out of mine long before they are ready to eat.
Ava Crotinger says
Wow, that is a lot of work. It’s looking good. It’s still early here in MO but I hope to find a sunny spot to plant a few things in my new yard. I may have to try the front yard garden idea.
Paula says
I have a new small raised bed garden. Six tomato plants, 2 zucchini, 1 jalapeño, 1 each red, yellow, orange bell peppers. My husband is going to build another box before it is too late to plant. Already in the 80’s around here.