Nick got the garden mostly planted a little over a week ago, finishing up this past weekend with a few extra tomato plants and some garlic sets. It's been fun watching him check the garden every day. He points out what is sprouting and how things are growing, an it helps me to learn along with him.Our plan is simple: he will garden, and I will process the produce. While I've been leaning about canning methods and freezing techniques, Nick has been studying up on vegetable varieties, sun exposure, and compost. Our goal is to grow the vegetables we would consume. So, though I don't use peppers or onions in my cooking generally, as Nick hates them, we are in fact growing some to use in the salsas, pasta sauces, and ketchups I hope to make with our tomatoes.
Here's the list of what we hope will grow for us:
- broccoli
- cauliflower
- beans
- peas, both snap peas and shelling peas
- carrots, in a variety of colors
- onions
- garlic
- spinach
- a variety of lettuces
- pumpkin
- summer squash
- cucumbers
- tomatoes
- sweet potatoes
- potatoes
- and a variety of herbs such as dill, basil, parsley, cilantro, thyme, rosemary....
I'm keeping a garden journal on how we do from year to year, but I'll tell you more about that later. We'll keep you posted on how everything grows!
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