Can I just say I am so excited for Spring! Last winter I took a gardening class but didn’t have the prep time to make it work. Well this year it is going to happen! I have purchased my seeds, starter kits and have it all mapped out in my head where everything will be planted. Below are pictures of what my garden will consist of!
Better Boy Hybrid Tomato
As I am not a fan of tomatoes I will be giving these away and canning the rest.
Tendersweet Carrots
The awesome part of carrots is you can plant them all year round! They will first be planted in the spring for some yummy summer treats but then they will be planted again in the fall and will stay good in the ground all winter long! So come December I will still have fresh carrots to dig up and eat!
Harrier Hybrid Beets
I love beets and these should be very similar to growing carrots.
Jackpot Hybrid Summer Squash
Again this is not a vegetable that I like but I will give it a try. If anyone is interested they will be up for grabs this summer!
Big Max Pumpkin
I am very excited for this! This will be the pumpkin I will enter into the state fair. This guy can grow to an impressive 100 pounds or more! It will have a beautiful smooth red-orange skin and bright orange flesh! Along with being so big it is also great for canning, freezing, and baking! I will attempt to make my very first pumpkin pie from scratch this fall!
I will be starting all these plants from seed and I will not use them all. If anyone would like a start of any of these please let me know and I would be happy to share as long as supplies last!
This year I will also be working on beautifying our yard. I have bought the following plants to help achieve this!
The first three pictures are a type of ‘ground cover’. I will plant these in the flower beds in the back yard and hopefully they will overcome the weeds and make for a beautiful outlining.
Dragon’s Blood Sedum
Pink Emerald Creeping Phlox
Snow Maiden Creeping Phlox
One of my ALL TIME FAVORITE flowers are poppies! (Something I guess I got from watching the Wizard of Oz so much as a child.) But today I came across this beautiful mix of poppies!
Jelly Beans California Poppy
I will plant these in the front yard flower beds in front of the house. Hopefully these will work well with the current flowers and help it not look so sparse. These apparently do really well in poor soil and dry conditions. Best of all, they just have to be planted right in the dirt, no starts necessary. I have plenty of these as well so if you want some, let me know!
Another one of my favorite flowers are Ranunculus!
Ranunculus Mix
I think I will plant these in the front flower beds as well. Each pack only comes with 15 bulbs so I will have to place them carefully to get the best effect.
Wynne’s All-Star Jumbo Dahlia Mix
Okay I couldn’t resist these! Look how big they are! These will be so fun to watch them grow if I can successful do so. I was looking at the winners at the state fair last year and someone had won for a Dahlia. I am not sure what it takes to win for horticulture but if I can get these to grow I just might enter them as well! It will be a little tricky to get these to grow next year because of our cold winters. They do better in warmer climates in general but I will have to dig them up in the fall and bring them into the house so they don’t freeze. I know people who do this with other plants so I know it is possible. It will just be if I remember to do so.
One year I will have a green house and I will start any kind of seed for those who are interested. To buy a pack of seed from the seed cataloges I have is really cheap. Then to buy the starting kits is cheap as well. I would love to have starts of tomatoes, different types of squashes, ANYTHING and sell them for like $.50 to people I know (that means you). Just enough to cover the starts themselves but that way we can have great plants without having to spend $50+ on them each year. We will see how this year goes and hopefully in the near future I will post a blog about available starts for sale.
Until Next Time...
