Just Call Me the Tomato Queen!

Garden Harvest  

This is my biggest garden harvest yet! I've got lots of tomatoes ripening now on the 30 plants I grew this year. Tomatoes are my favorite so I grew a lot of different heirloom varieties to try.

 

[x_video_embed type="16:9"][/x_video_embed]

 

Tomato varieties shown in this video:

Aunt Ruby's German Green Paul Robeson Blondkopfchen Mexico Midget Green Grape Black Cherry Jaune Flamme

Melon variety shown:

Petit Gris de Rennes

Spring Garden Update!

Spring Garden Update We've made a lot of progress on the garden! The area has been expanded and I've got lots of plant starts growing inside under my grow lights. Here's an overview of how everything is coming along!

 

[x_video type="16:9, 5:3, 5:4, 4:3, 3:2" m4v="" ogv="" poster="" hide_controls="" autoplay="" embed='' no_container="true"]

See the full list of what I'm growing.

 

The Best Plants for Your Garden

Growing a garden can give you the most delicious and nutritious fruits and vegetables around, but deciding what you want to plant can be hard. These are some of the things I think about when choosing the plants I want to grow in my garden. [x_video type="16:9, 5:3, 5:4, 4:3, 3:2" m4v="" ogv="" poster="" hide_controls="" autoplay="" embed='' no_container="true"]If you want to know more about what I'm growing in my garden this year, here's a full list. I've divided the plants into categories to make it a little easier to find what you're looking for.

Beans

  • Provider (bush, snap)
  • Rattlesnake Snap (pole, snap)
  • Calypso (bush, dry)
  • Good Mother Stallard (pole, dry)
  • Turkey Craw (pole, snap or dry)

Beets

  • Detroit Dark Red
  • Chiggia
  • Burpee's Golden

Broccoli

  • De Cicco

Cauliflower

  • Early Snowball

Cabbage

  • Prize Choy
  • Early Jersey Wakefield
  • I also plan to grow some fall varieties, but I haven't selected those yet. I'll add them here once I do.

Carrots

  • Dragon
  • Paris Market
  • St. Valery

Collards

  • Vates

Corn

  • Smoke Signals Popcorn

Cucumber

  • Parade

Ground Cherry

  • Aunt Molly's

Kale

  • Lacinato
  • Red Russian

Lettuce

  • Bronze Arrowhead
  • Crisp Mint
  • Forellenschluss
  • Green Oakleaf
  • Mantilia
  • Mizuna
  • Red Velvet
  • Sylvetta Arugula
  • Tango
  • Yugoslavian Red

Melon

  • Boule D'Or
  • Petit Gris de Rennes

Peas

  • Amish Snap
  • Champion of England (shell)

Peppers

  • Aji Crystal (hot)
  • Bull Nose Bell (Sweet)
  • Chocolate Beauty (Sweet)
  • Jimmy Nardello's (Sweet)
  • Martin's Carrot (hot)
  • Mustard Habanero (hot)
  • Thai Hot (...hot :D)

Radish

  • Cincinnati Market
  • Early Scarlet Globe
  • Watermelon

Summer Squash

  • Black Beauty Zucchini
  • Summer Crookneck

Swiss Chard

  • Five Color Silverbeet (Rainbow Chard)

Tomatillo

  • Green
  • Purple

Tomato (Cherry)

  • Black Cherry
  • Blondkopfchen
  • Green Grape
  • Mexico Midget

Tomato (Large)

  • Aunt Ruby's German Green
  • Gold Medal
  • Italian Heirloom
  • Jaune Flamme
  • Kellogg's Breakfast
  • Paul Robeson

Turnip

  • Purple Top White

Watermelon

  • Blacktail Mountain
  • Orangeglo

Winter Squash

  • Marina di Chioggia
  • Thelma Sanders
  • Winter Luxury Pumpkin

Herbs

  • Basil, Genovese
  • Basil, Thai
  • Borage
  • Catnip
  • Chives
  • Garlic Chives
  • Cilantro
  • Dill
  • Feverfew
  • English Lavender
  • Lemon Balm
  • Lovage
  • Greek Oregano
  • Rosemary
  • Sage
  • Spearmint
  • Thyme

Flowers

  • Beary's Giant Zinnia
  • Blue Boy Bachelor's Buttons
  • Butterfly Weed
  • Calendula mixture
  • Lupine
  • Globe Amaranth
  • Titan Sunflower (edible seeds)

 

Garden Planning: Tips and Resources

The best way to have a successful garden is to have a plan! Here are some tips for what to think about when planning your garden, as well as my favorite place to get heirloom and organic seeds and a garden planner that takes out a lot of the guesswork. [x_video type="16:9, 5:3, 5:4, 4:3, 3:2" m4v="" ogv="" poster="" hide_controls="" autoplay="" embed='' no_container="true"]

Seed Savers Exchange

SEE Garden Planner

Learn about the SEE Garden Planner