SCR: Gardeners: Have you started planning your spring garden?

aamadore

I'm just getting starting with the planning. I'm going to join a CSA this year, but I still want to plant a garden. So far I'm planning to plant: tomatoes, herbs, lettuce, and brussel sprouts.  I haven't decided what else.

What are your plans?

stargirl0508

We do a container garden on our deck.  Herbs (basil, thyme, rosemary, sage, parsley), tomatoes and peppers (bell and jalapeno).

aamadore

stargirl0508:

We do a container garden on our deck.  Herbs (basil, thyme, rosemary, sage, parsley), tomatoes and peppers (bell and jalapeno).

When I lived in my condo I had a container garden, that's what started my love of gardening!  

living_insanity

Our spring garden bulbs were planted in the fall

They are already starting to bloom too.  I had a crocus bloom last week

 

We wont plant our veggie garden until Mothers Day just like last year

DH has a lot of pepper seeds he is going to try starting in March

 

We've had good luck with tomatoes, all peppers (sweet red peppers are the most frustrating though) cucumbers, eggplants, squash, herbs, I had some bush beans that did well but I didnt like the taste so I want a different bean,We had lots of melons in the summer but didnt think they were worth planting again.  The watermelons were small and full of seeds, and the honeydew didnt taste quite right. 

 

fall planted crops

spinach (this was planted for fall and we picked a bunch even last weekend), broccoli also a fall plant we had success, 

brussel sprouts are the only thing that didnt come up for us at all.   Turnips were planted in fall but didnt come to a nice root size but the greens were great! 

 

We arent doing any gardening right now though  

hiltyn78

Funny you should ask this, I have been OBSESSED this week with planning my spring veggie/herb/ fruit garden.  I'm going to makea grow light system and plant the daylights out of a bunch of things.  So far, I want to try:

peppers, tomatoes, eggplant, carrots, cauliflower, spinach, lettuce,pumpkin

dill, cilantro, basil, rosemary, oregano, thyme

maybe attempt strawberries and watermelon and cantaloupe

spiritenergy

We just got our first set of seeds in the mail. We are planting lots of things this year.

Spring:

1. lettuce mix

2. peas (5 types)

3. carrots (5 types)

4. Strawberry spinach

5. strawberries (2 types)

6. broccoli (2 types)

7. cauliflower (3 types)

8. kale (4 types)

Summer:

1. Amaranth

2. Quinoa

3. Tomatoes (5+ types)

4. Melons (5+ types)

5. Cucumbers (3 types)

6. Malabar spinach (not an actual spinach)

7. ground cherries

8. huckleberries

9. fig (in a pot)

10. crab apple (in pots)

11. tomatillos

12. Cardoon

13. sorgrum

14. corn (2 types)

15. beans (3 types)

16. wonderberry

17. sesame (2 types)

18. watermelon (5+ types)

19. okra (2 types)

20. peppers (5+ types)

21. Roselle

Fall:

1. 1-4 and 6-8 of spring garden

2. leeks

3. celery

4. celaric

5. pumpkins (4 types)

6. parsnips

7. brussel sprouts

and herbs. There maybe a few other things that I forgot.

kayash

We have started planning. We are planning on doing tomatoes, green peppers, onions, green beans, carrots, and peas. I'm also really pushing for potatoes and strawberries but dh isn't so sure.

Plus I'll have some planters with herbs - cilantro, thyme, rosemary, mint, basil. Maybe a few more, not sure.

 

BridgetMc

I've been getting stressed about this, since it gets warm here a lot sooner than the rest of the country.  I could already be doing lettuce if I was more organized!

I plan to put pots of herbs on the porch.  

I have a raised bed, and I want to plant peas and lettuce early, then tomatoes and jalapenos later, plus some butternut squash. 

aamadore

Thanks for sharing everyone!  I have some ideas based on your plans.