Gardening is my therapy. Even the planning is fun. I start seeds too. I got shop lights at Menards, put them on a metal storage shelf and it has worked so well for 3 years.
We just moved, so my plan for the upcoming year is to replant all the lavender I took from the old house, maintain whatever we inherited from the old homeowners, and figure out how much sun we get and where. I'd love to grow cucumbers--my dad and my grandpa both grew them for me when I was a kid, and I was so spoiled by fresh cukes.
I have no idea how or where to start with growing, though every year, I think about how nice it would be to at least have some herbs and salad leaves. I look forward to this series! Esp your Okinawan sweet potatoes.
When I had my garden in CT, I also had a mulch pile, roughly 6’x6’ with a three foot opening on one side. It was make from poles and 6” mesh. I planted tomatoes along the sides, using the mesh as a trellis for the vines. I was able to harvest into NOVEMBER since the mulch pile threw off so much heat that it kept the frost away.
I also had a couple of varieties of asparagus that harvested a long season between them. They’re probably the most expensive food I buy now in produce. I have it away, I had about a 10’ trench for it parallel to the potatoes. Asparagus is perennial and takes two years for the first harvest.
Gardening is my therapy. Even the planning is fun. I start seeds too. I got shop lights at Menards, put them on a metal storage shelf and it has worked so well for 3 years.
Excited to see how the Daikon do!
We just moved, so my plan for the upcoming year is to replant all the lavender I took from the old house, maintain whatever we inherited from the old homeowners, and figure out how much sun we get and where. I'd love to grow cucumbers--my dad and my grandpa both grew them for me when I was a kid, and I was so spoiled by fresh cukes.
I have no idea how or where to start with growing, though every year, I think about how nice it would be to at least have some herbs and salad leaves. I look forward to this series! Esp your Okinawan sweet potatoes.
When I had my garden in CT, I also had a mulch pile, roughly 6’x6’ with a three foot opening on one side. It was make from poles and 6” mesh. I planted tomatoes along the sides, using the mesh as a trellis for the vines. I was able to harvest into NOVEMBER since the mulch pile threw off so much heat that it kept the frost away.
I also had a couple of varieties of asparagus that harvested a long season between them. They’re probably the most expensive food I buy now in produce. I have it away, I had about a 10’ trench for it parallel to the potatoes. Asparagus is perennial and takes two years for the first harvest.
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