2024 Vegetable List

Here is the 2024 garden vegetable list so far. The tomatoes will go in the garden later this week, with a protective wrap.

Broccoli (CB)

Broccoli-Di Cicco (EH)

Kale-Mix (seeds planted inside 4/28)

Lettuce-Romaine Flashy Trouts Back (seeds planted inside 4/28)

Snap Peas-Opal (seeds started & planted in early April)

Snap Peas-Sugar Ann (EH)

Snap Peas-Sugar Sprint (FM)

Tomato-Chocolate Chery (CB)

Tomato-Early Girl (CB)

Tomato-Fantastic (CB)

Tomato-Golden Rave (CB)

Tomato-Moskovich Heirloom (EH)

Tomato-Stupice (EH)

Tomato-Sungold (EH)

Tomato-Sweet Million (EH)

2023 Vegetable List

Here is the 2023 vegetable list, at this point. I came upon the Deep Harvest Farm seed booth at the garden show, so that has motivated me to make a plan.  Tomatoes will be added later.  I'm trying a variety of greens to extend and diversify the salad options.

• Bean Pole Romano - Helda
• Bean Pole Snap - Kew Blue
• Beets - Shiraz
• Broccoli - Island Market
• Broccoli Chinese / Gai Lan - Blue Star
• Cucumber - Mexican Sour Gherkin or Cacamelon
• Cucumber - Miniature White
• Fennel - Finale
• Greens / Mustard Mizuna        
• Greens Mache /Corn Salad - Dutch Lambs Lettuce
• Greens Minners Lettuce - Claytonia-Winter Purslane
• Greens Mix - Amazing Brising
• Kale - Kale Club
• Lettuce Romaine - Forellenschluss
• Pea Snap - Opal Creek
• Pea Snap - Cascadia
• Radish - D-Avignon
• Spinach - Space
• Squash Pumpkin - Naked Bear
• Squash Winter Acorn – Table King
• Squash Winter Butternut - Honey Nut / Baby Butternut
• Squash Zucchini - Dark Star
• Squash Zucchini - Yellowfin 

This was the garden helper in the snow last week. 

2023 Planning!

Ideas from reading to consider. 

• Cucamelons or Mexican spur gherkins slow to start, with growth in warmer weather. Tolerates cool spring and drought.  Climbers. Pick about 1 inch long. Sours with age.  Can save seed. G&T garnishment too. 
• Summer squash Cousa’Lebanese White Bush Marrow’, clarinets, alexandria. Magda 
• Beans Blauhilde, Dragons Tongue, Gold Marie. Runner bean golden sunshine (ok in cool weather), Borlotto type. 
• Greens- mizuna, and mustards golden frills or Ruby streaks   Baby greens or larger. 
• Celtruce? Mache. Amarath (dunius, cruentus, tricolor, blitum). New Zealand spinach. Orach (Aurora or Ruby red). 

Purple Sprouting Broccoli

 The purple sprouting broccoli from last year is now sprouting! 

White Castle for Defense of Peas

Ummm...I’ve been watching alternating shows of Monte Don’s Gardener’s World and Grand Designs.  Welcome to the Spring Garden, including the White (cloth) Castle to protect the peas from the deer or rabbits and/or birds who attacked them last year.  Also a wonderful red leaf lettuce and some broccoli seedlings planted. (The bean tower is in the further back bed.

Also, here is the current view in the cloche. 

First harvest!

I had started some kale from seed and transplanted to the cloche some time ago.  Today, I weeded the cloche and added broccoli seedlings.  And had our first harvest of kale leaves!

Garden List 2021

 Listing here the seeds and plants I (maybe) will have in the garden this year.  

These "Botanical Interests" seeds came from a shop closing last fall:

• Bean, Pole "Trionfo Violetto-purple pods
• Beans, Pole Runner "Scarlet Emperor"-the hummingbirds love them and I like the flavorful beans.  Will have to build a new trellis as the wonderful old one finally gave out.
• Pumpkin "Cinderella" aka "Rouge Vif d'Etampes"-grown before, wonderful all around
• Pumpkin "Red Warty Thing"-just cuz the seeds found me. Edible and decorative
• Spinach "Bloomsdale"
• Squash, Winter "Sweet Meat"

• Alyssum, Sweet "Oriental Nights"
• Chamomile "German"
• Cosmos "Candystripe"
• Iceplant, Livingstone Daisy "Sparkle Blend"
• Nasturtium "Alaska Variegated"
• Nicotiana "Indian Peace Pipe"

Growing or to add list in progress:

• Cilantro, growing
• Kale, growing
• Lettuce, "Flashy Trout's Back"
• Squash, Summer
• Tomatoes
• Rosemary, growing
• Oregano, growing
• Chives, growing
• Broccoli, Purple Sprouting, growing
• Peas
• Chard

Spring Starts 2021

In the fall, I moved two perennials from the former garden bed space that now is part of the pathways.  I'm happy to report both have accepted their transplanting - a hellebore and an Oriental poppy. The hellebore  is currently blooming and also snowdrops and a single crocus (that one should be moved too). 

Apple shoppers

Besides me, here are some of the nighttime shoppers enjoying this year of apple abundance.  Also captured were opossums, blue jays, squirrels and 2 or 3 cats.  I think the coyote was shopping for something besides apples.  The critters seem to notice the cam and sometimes come close to check it out before ignoring it.  I move the cam around when I see a trail or disturbed area. I caught the squirrels and blue jays raiding the garden sunflowers.

Bloom Day August 15

Well, now I see I need to plan for more August blooms! Squash blossoms still to add. And borage.  Find many more bloom posts at May Dreams Gardens.

Cosmos living with the vegetables

The bees like the mint

One garden bed have a variety of flowers and herbs

Sort of a bloom - a baby frog grown in the pond