Garden 2014 is Planted!

Last weekend we were able to get the bulk of our garden planted. Whew we're tired again. We divided it into 4 sections just like last year. Here is what we have so far -

Section A:

• Mexican Sour Gherkins (275 seeds) - we really like these
• Cucumbers (2 mounds)
• Celery
• Two types of Kale
• Swiss Chard
• Butternut squash
• Cantaloup
• Watermellon

Section B:

• Sugar Snaps
• Snow Peas
• Green Beans

Section C:

• Brussels Sprouts (3 varieties)
• Broccoli
• Acorn Squash
• Zucchini
• Egg Plant

• Coming soon - Sweet Potatoes 

Section D:

• Tomatoes - a variety
• Jalapenos
• Mini bell peppers

• Coming soon - More Bell Peppers

     N
W      E
     S

 The south side faces towards our house. 

 

This is looking from the corner of NE corner of Section B - fence is for sugar snaps.

SW corner - broccoli plants

 From the SW corner  Section C- broccoli plants

The Beginning - Garden 2013

So last summer Dustin and I rented a community garden plot at Ellis park. It was 1000 sq. ft of beauty. Of course, it was also one of the driest summers on record and this community garden has no direct water access. You could walk 200 yards to the river and carry water - see below - but most didn't. We (Dustin) did for the first half of the summer, and borrowed my brother's truck for the 2nd half.

So at the end of summer we started plans for 2013 and decided to put a garden in my brother's back yard. We tilled up about 1800 sq. ft - because obviously 1000 was not enough....

We have yet to run water out to it yet, but believe me, this will not be a bucket job this year!


And now the question is - what to do with 1800 sq. ft of garden space? I've become a seed catalog junkie. I now have catalogs from Seed Saver Exchange, Gurney's, Burpee, Henry Field's and Burgess.

 I have great aspirations of creating something like this -

http://www.countryliving.com/outdoor/gardening/ultimate-kitchen-garden-design

However, it will probably be a plethora of tomatoes, peppers, sweet corn, green beans, and sugar snaps. There are a lot of different tomatoes varieties out there...



I'm starting to make a list - anyone have suggestions?