SS = Seed Savers; SoC = Seeds of Change; HMS = High Mowing Seeds; ex = online seed exhange; TSC = Territorial Seed Company; BI = Botanical Interests; SfI = Seeds from Italy
| Plant | Planting date | In/Out | Transplant date | Harvest Date | Comments |
| California wonder sweet bell (HMS) 2008 | Feb. 8 | in | | | |
| lemon drop (SS) 2008 | Feb. 8 | in | May 16 May 23 June 6 | | |
| Goccia d'Oro pepper (SfI) 2009 | Apr. 11 | in | June 6 | | |
| Thessaloniki tomato (SoC) 2009 | Apr. 25 | in | May 23 | ||
| big rainbow tomato (ex) | Feb. 8 | in | May 2 | | |
| hillbilly tomoato (ex) | Feb. 8 | in | Apr. 18 | | |
| yellow pear tomato (ex) 2009 | Apr. 11 | in | May 16 | | |
| cherokee purple tomato (SS) 2008 | Feb. 8 | in | Apr. 18 | | |
| peacevine tomato (HMS) 2007 | Feb. 8 | in | Apr. 18 | | |
| black plum tomato (SS) 2008 | Feb. 8 | in | Apr. 18 | | |
| little gem romaine lettuce (SoC) 2009 | Mar. 7 | out | | Apr. 28 | |
| green oakleaf lettuce (SS) 2007 | | | | | |
| pot and patio lettuce blend (TSC) 2008 | Mar. 7 | out | | Apr. 28 | |
| red oakleaf lettuce (SoC) 2006 | | | | | |
| arugula (ex) | Feb. 8 | out | | | bolted and flowering |
| Prizetaker leek (SoC) 2009 | Apr. 11 | | | | |
| edamame butterbean (BI) 2008 | May 2 | out | | | |
| Oregon giant snow pea (SoC) 2009 | Mar. 7 Apr. 11 | out | | | |
| cima di Rapa Quarantina (SfI) 2009 | Mar. 7 Apr. 11 | out | | | flowering by late April |
| detroit red beet (ex) | | ||||
| purple haze carrot (TSC) 2008 | May 16 | | | | |
| dragon carrot (SS) 2007 | Mar. 7 | out | | | |
| nantes carrot (SoC) 2010 | | | | | |
| mini-white cucumbers (SS) 2009 | May 2 | out | | | |
| supermarconi bean (SfI) 2009 | May 2 | out | | | |
| perfection fennel (HMS) 2007 | Apr. 11 | out | | | |
| yellow summer squash (SoC) 2007 | May 2 | out | | | |
| Delicata squash (HMS) 2007 | May 2 | out | | | |
| butternut squash (SoC) 2008 | | | | | |
| sugar baby watermelon (SoC) 2006 | May 2 | out | | | |
| Charantais melon (SS) 2008 | May 2 | out | | | |
| early Hanover melon (ex) | May 2 | out | | | |
| moon and stars watermelon (ex) | May 2 | out | | | |
| Italian large-leaf basil (BI) 2006 | May 2 | out | | | |
| nematocidal marigolds (SoC) 2007 | | | | | |
| nasturtium | May 2 | out | | | |
| borage (SoC) 2006 | May 2 | out | | | |
| spicy globe basil (BI) | Apr. 25 | out | | | |
| thai basil (siam queen) (BI) | May 2 | out | | | |
Great post, Kristen. I think it's time to start seeds for this coming summer plants. I have lots of Cucumber seeds (asian, pickle type), very yummy. Let me know if you want some.
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I'm thinking about building raised planting beds for vegetable gardening. Do you have any suggestions/instructions for doing so? Trish
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ReplyDeleteFor raised beds, my main suggestion is to enclose them in grow boxes because they are easier to manage that way. Tu made the grow boxes out of untreated lumber, 2" thick by ~6" wide, and nailed them together at the corners.
Other than that, I just dump a random mixture of topsoil, black kow manure, and homemade or store-bought compost in them. The beds have really helped because the native soil quality is so poor. I try to add new compost every year or two, and sometimes I add organic fertilizer to particular crops as they are growing.
Speaking of raised beds, "Mel's Mix" (the Square Foot Gardener" has a mix he says is perfect. Some day maybe I'll try it. Anyway...Kristen, I'm sorry I never replied to your email. I had told you about my beans and you'd asked what kind they were. I had done some blue lake and some kentucky somethings. But I think what happened to both my beans and my cucumbers was the lack of nutrients and also there was a time when they weren't getting water because the hose thing had come apart and I didn't know it. Anyway, you inspired me to start a garden blog, so I did...check it out at tammysgarden.blogspot.com. :) Happy gardening!
ReplyDeleteI now have the first of two 4'x10' grow boxes built and filled with Mel's mix (1/3compost, 1/3 vermiculite, 1/3 peat moss). Abby picked an array of seeds from Johnny's & Gurney's. Now I have to figure out when/where/how to plant the seeds! It is fun but overwhelming. I've never tried this and Lee has threatened that I need to produce $100 worth of vegetable per year for 15 years to pay for the boxes!...Trish
ReplyDeleteYes, I feel the same about return on investment. I'm not sure that I have made money yet, but Tu doesn't grumble too much as I continue to buy supplies...
ReplyDeletePlanting times aren't too hard. You can separate things into two basic groups: before final frost (peas, lettuce, other greens, carrots) and after final frost (almost everything else). I'm going to put my tomatoes out in the next couple of weeks. Yay!
Let me know how it goes! Lettuce, tomatoes and peas were the easiest for me. And cucumbers.