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I began getting seeds into seedling soil in late March or so.
I've sown:
tomatoes - Gardeners Delight, some other hybrid from seeds I got last year, Purple Ukraine, Peacevine, Orange Banana (last three are heirloom type)
Cantelope : Collective Farm Woman (heirloom)
Watermelon: Blacktail Mountain (heirloom) - I don't have much hope for the ones I've planted really, and might get some more seeds. Watermelon here is extremely iffy if you don't have a very good greenhouse.
Courgettes/Zucchini: Verde d'Italia (supposed to be light green - heirloom) and a Golden type (store bought)
Peppers : Orange Bell, and Taltos (both heirloom)
Squashes: Waltham Butternut (heirloom)
Pumpkin: Cheyenne Bush (heirloom ) and New England Pie (reg. storebought)
I've also sown - and planted out some Okra and Eggplant. I have no idea how these will fare with the English weather.
I've sown in the raised bed: mixed lettuce.
I've sown amongst the golden courgettes some Eternal spinach and mixed lettuce
I've also sown :
peas - some sugar type.
Paris pickling cucumbers (heirloom)
I plan to plant some sweetcorn : Double Standard ( a bi-colored heirloom)
And lots more lettuces as the season goes : regular storeboughts, and some heirlooms which are : Australian yellowleaf, crisp mint, and Flame.
and I plan to plant some more cucumbers if I have room.
I've got some strawberry plants both in a raised bed and in a pot.
I have so many seeds that I'm not sure what else I am going to plant. I wish I had a lot more room. Our back garden is only 1/28 of an acre, 35 x 85 ft. I do plan to use containers as well for slotting around the raised beds and straight-in-the-dirt plants.
I'm not big on fertilizers but I do have some Miracle gro for tomatoes and I have some plant food from a chain store here. If I get any pesticides I'll try to mention it.
Here's a video from April 24 - you have to turn the sound way up because I didn't talk loud enough.
And here's one from today, May 5. I didn't talk through it, it's just a short less than 2 minute walk looking at things as I go from the bottom to the top of my garden. The chicken alone is in quarantine because of illness. The plants in the square containers are blueberries. You can see the long cloches I have put over the okra and eggplant I have put out today (I hope they make it!!).
I've sown:
tomatoes - Gardeners Delight, some other hybrid from seeds I got last year, Purple Ukraine, Peacevine, Orange Banana (last three are heirloom type)
Cantelope : Collective Farm Woman (heirloom)
Watermelon: Blacktail Mountain (heirloom) - I don't have much hope for the ones I've planted really, and might get some more seeds. Watermelon here is extremely iffy if you don't have a very good greenhouse.
Courgettes/Zucchini: Verde d'Italia (supposed to be light green - heirloom) and a Golden type (store bought)
Peppers : Orange Bell, and Taltos (both heirloom)
Squashes: Waltham Butternut (heirloom)
Pumpkin: Cheyenne Bush (heirloom ) and New England Pie (reg. storebought)
I've also sown - and planted out some Okra and Eggplant. I have no idea how these will fare with the English weather.
I've sown in the raised bed: mixed lettuce.
I've sown amongst the golden courgettes some Eternal spinach and mixed lettuce
I've also sown :
peas - some sugar type.
Paris pickling cucumbers (heirloom)
I plan to plant some sweetcorn : Double Standard ( a bi-colored heirloom)
And lots more lettuces as the season goes : regular storeboughts, and some heirlooms which are : Australian yellowleaf, crisp mint, and Flame.
and I plan to plant some more cucumbers if I have room.
I've got some strawberry plants both in a raised bed and in a pot.
I have so many seeds that I'm not sure what else I am going to plant. I wish I had a lot more room. Our back garden is only 1/28 of an acre, 35 x 85 ft. I do plan to use containers as well for slotting around the raised beds and straight-in-the-dirt plants.
I'm not big on fertilizers but I do have some Miracle gro for tomatoes and I have some plant food from a chain store here. If I get any pesticides I'll try to mention it.
Here's a video from April 24 - you have to turn the sound way up because I didn't talk loud enough.
And here's one from today, May 5. I didn't talk through it, it's just a short less than 2 minute walk looking at things as I go from the bottom to the top of my garden. The chicken alone is in quarantine because of illness. The plants in the square containers are blueberries. You can see the long cloches I have put over the okra and eggplant I have put out today (I hope they make it!!).