What is planted where in my 2016 garden in 2016. Another work in progress…
Bed 1
- Cherry tomatoes
- Purple beefsteak tomatoes
- Roma tomatoes
- Yellow tomatoes
Planted from seeds started in February. They were fairly leggy and a big mistake was not thinning each pot to a single plant. The patch grew way too thickly, and the harvest suffered. Planted in early June.
I staked the toms using the Florida weave system. It worked nicedly at first, but the weight of the plants was eventually too much. The cheapo wooden trellis stakes I bought at the home center rotted by the end of the summer and fell over. The staking twine I got was pretty crappy too.
I did get a decent harvest of romas, and a few of the purple beefsteaks. But blossom rot and slugs (ugh!) were a problem. The romas made good sauce and went into a couple batches of ratatouille, as well as for some nice Greek salads. The beefsteaks were mainly sliced for breakfasts and sandwiches.
Bed 2
- White eggplant
- Japanese eggplant
- Italian eggplant
- Okra
Started eggplant seeds indoors. Transplanted outdoors in late May and seeded the okra directly in the ground after soaking seeds overnight.
Okay, I love okra, but sheesh. Two rows grew to 7 foot tall each. And the okra kept coming. The eggplant did okay, but wasn’t particularly prolific.
I breaded, baked and froze about a gallon of okra. The rest I pickled or let go to seed. Grandma Vera got some too. The eggplant went into moussaka, ratatouille and baba ghanoush. Next year I want to make some Italian melanzane sott’olio or Syrian makdous.
Bed 3
- Zucchini
- Yellow squash
- Pickling cucumbers
Bed 4
- Mexican Midget tomatoes
- Beefsteak tomatoes
- Golden tomatoes
- Amish paste tomatoes
Bed 5
- Habanero peppers
- Purple Beauty peppers
- Fresno peppers
- Hungarian frying peppers
Bed 6
- Black beans
- Black-eyed peas
Bed 7
- Cannellini beans
- Peas
Bed 8
- Zucchini
- Yellow squash
- Pickling cucumbers
Bed 9
- Green cabbage
- Kale
Prairie Patch
- Mini pumpkins
- Cantaloupe
South Shed Bed
- Charentais canteloupe
- Yellow acorn squash
- Butternut squash
- Italian basil
East Shed Bed
- Turkey craw shelling beans
- Italian Romano green beans
- Cilantro
West Shed Bed
- Red onions
- Yellow onions
- Shallots
- Dill
- Dipper gourds
Shade Garden
- Rutabagas
- Red and yellow and white carrots
- Radishes
- Chiogga beets
- Parsnips
Deck Planters
- Fresno peppers
- Habanero peppers
- Arugula
- Baby mustard greens
- Pansies
- Rosemary
- Rau ram
Front Herb Garden
- Thai basil
- Lemongrass
- Lemon verbena
- Lavender
- Common sage
- Lemon, woolly and common thyme
- Greek oregano
- Parsley
Next Year
- Scallions
- Chives
- Potatoes
- Sweet potatoes
- Shallots
- Garlic
- Lettuce
- Daikon