We are expanding our hoop house space, going to grow more ginger and turmeric, as well as try our hand at andrographis, a tincture of which we've been using on tick bites. We want to see if we can grow this plant native to India here in Vermont.
We are phasing out strawberries, because there are good organic PYO options near us, and strawberries are time consuming - or at least we haven't figured out how to keep them weed free without a lot of time weeding and mulching.
This is so different from my experience! I hate weeding, but my strawberries grow so thickly that they crowd out most of the weeds. Maybe it's because I have such a small, dense patch.
I grow them in a raised bed filled with years of mulch and horse manure and mulch with apple leaves. They grow like crazy and they basically are like weeds themselves.
We're switching to raised beds for the main garden this year. The original garden is going to be planted with pumpkins and watermelon. If that all goes well we'll add a greenhouse. It's a big move. The original garden has been in the same spot for as long as I can remember.
I’m excited about squash here in TX. Some are just now ready to pick. Seeing lows 38F highs 80F. My plan is to ignore advice on when to plant; just keep putting seeds in ground year round. Hodgepodge of saved & catalog seeds. Let Darwin pick who survives.
that's cool - I was a grad student in molec biology decades ago when those genes were first discovered, would never have thought to see them in a petunia :)
Sorry for the truncated response. I was making dinner so I was focused elsewhere.
I enjoy having unusual petunias scattered about in the garden. The glow in the dark petunia will be fun. I’ve included some of my collection from last year.
I'm trying something new this year; going to direct-seed as much as possible. My worm farm ( in my LR) is providing most nutrients and I'm making extracts for the rest. Bitten by the regenerative farming bug, but adapting it to 300 sq ft. Excited by ALL of it, including those dangerous catalogues!
I just harvested our last batch of broccoli and bok choy. I'm looking forward to planting heirloom tomatoes, delicata squash, cucumber, purple cauliflower, lacinato kale, snow peas, and a variety of herbs including thyme. I might put in a few strawberry plants since it's hard to beat yard grown. 🍓
Yes, living in a mild climate like the Pacific NW does have some advantages. It was quite wet in Seattle this spring so we didn't actually put in our starter plants in until May.
Would it be weird to say compost? I've started my own for the first time, and I'm weirdly excited. I'm also learning to garden with more intent. We're adding 1, possibly two new beds for veggies. Trying to bring in a lot more pollinators with flowers and using herbs as pest deterrents.🌱🐝🦋🌻🌸
Still figuring it out. I was a market gardener in Saskatchewan for 12 years — long and extremely cold winters. I now live in France, with a year-round growing season, especially inside a hoophouse. Installing 3 tunnels in February. Let the fun begin!
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Hope the coreopsis self seeds nicely
Forsythia planted this fall will hopefully be cheerful
I enjoy having unusual petunias scattered about in the garden. The glow in the dark petunia will be fun. I’ve included some of my collection from last year.