Growing Time

I am trying to map out my veggie garden in my head today. I need to plant all of my carefully nurtured seedlings this weekend, this is for certain. It is the placing of my plants that needs the careful thought. I hope this years crop is even better than the last.

I will be planting squash and beans, greens, onions and tomatoes, lettuce and spinach, just like last year. My cucumbers, eggplant and a few of my fancy heirloom tomatoes did not fair well last year and so I am replacing them with other veggie delicacies. All of my seeds are heirloom and I grow everything organically. I am SO ready to eat food from my own garden! There's just nothing like it and it saves me so much $$ at the store, too.

This year, I will be adding to my herb garden a few extra types of basil & oregano and maybe even a few more healing herbs....I have quite a bit that has surprisingly survived the winter and so I'll wait and see how much more I need to plant. I think I will plant fragrant herbs (like Chamomile, Lavender and Lemon Balm) in my inside yard close to the front entrance and try the tiny Feverfew seeds that I received from a friend. My Mint has jumped from my planter and is growing nicely on the slope near my drive, which is a good place for it to grow.

I am going to try sugar peas and sweet corn this year, for the first time, too. I hope it grows well in the place I have prepared for it. I also have a few fruit trees and lots of berries that grow without much fuss. I have strawberries, raspberries and blackberries, cherry trees and an apple tree....my peach tree has not weathered the winter storms well and is probably dying but my pear tree looks as if it will recover very nicely.

This year, a new fruit will be introduced to my property; Blueberries! I love to eat blueberries and so I figured I might as well grow my own and freeze the leftovers (if there are any, heheh).

I am so totally pumped for this years growing season. I just hope I can keep up the energy I'll need to keep the food growing all season long.