2011 - How does your garden grow?

[TiggerToo]

Even though it is just January, I figure there are a few of us out there who have already started planning what we are going to be putting in our garden this year. I thought we could use this thread to post what we were going to do..then maintain it throughout the gardenening season!

[justmama]

I can't wait!!! That said, i haven't thought much about it, lol.

[bugweena]

I received a seed catalog at the beginning of the month. After I wiped the drool from my chin, I thought about changes I wanted to make in my garden this year.

I think I am going to try to plant more early veggies like broccoli and peas and try to start tomatoes from seed in the garage....someone posted about winter sowing and I looked it up on the internet, so I may give that a shot.

[TiggerToo]

I usually do my old standbys:

1. Butt load and a half of tomatoes
2. Leaf lettuce
3. Cucumbers
4. Jalapeno peppers
5. Radishes
6. Green Beans
7. Cayenne Peppers
8. Mebbe this year I will try Spaghetti Squash....last year it was acorn squash.

[Annye]

It's actually planting season already in my area - our zone never freezes, so we start seedlings late Dec/early Jan for Feb plantings.

My goal this year is to expand my abilities with vegies and herbs, not just growing the "easy" ones for my area LOL We have little space, so many things I'll just grow a plant or two as a tester, rather than to sustain our eating needs.

Seedlings Already Sprouted:
Butter-leaf lettuce
Catnip
Dill
Marjoram

Waiting To Spout Currently:
More dill
Chives
Bell Peppers, California-variety
Radishes

It's nice to be looking at the baby plants this time of year :)

In peace,

Annye

[meofcourse80]

I do winter sowing, so technically should have started already, but the holidays have been way too busy...that, and I don't have enough milk jugs. :-)

I'm doing several new things this year, including yard-long beans. We'll see how it goes.

[meofcourse80]

I do winter sowing, so technically should have started already, but the holidays have been way too busy...that, and I don't have enough milk jugs. :-)

I'm doing several new things this year, including yard-long beans. We'll see how it goes.

[mom2lucas]

I'm looking forward to a garden this year. My mom lives close by, and she wants to work together so we can do a bigger garden at my place. I think I might throw in some herbs this year too.

Tomatoes
radishes
bell peppers
leaf lettuce
cucumbers
peas
pole beans
squash
pumpkins

[isis]

I can't wait to get started either. I want to do cucumbers again. I did not have luck with tomatoes, so I'm going to plant them earlier. Bell peppers sprouted really late for me, like September and even with TLC, they only grew to be mini's. A few turned red too! I finally picked them mid-Dec, chopped and froze them. Not quite as tender as store bought, but I guess thats b/c they didn't fully mature. Want to do herbs, like Basil and maybe thyme. Maybe even plant lettuce and/or spinach.

[TiggerToo]

Heck...completely forgot about my herb garden. DH built these awesome planters for me that I completely plant with herbs:

Thyme
Basil
Oregano
Parsley
Sage
Rosemary
Peppermint
Chocolate Mint
Orange Mint
Dill
Tarragon
Lemon basil
..and last year I tried Chamomile