Apr. 30, 2009
We Did It
Posted in Gardening
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Well we got most of the garden planted!! Here is what we got in:
-6 rows (approximately 65 ft long) of Blue Lake Pole Beans. These are actually planted in beds of 3 rows each.
-6 rows ( approximately 50 ft long) of Incredible Corn
-40 pepper plants ( combination of Big Bertha and California Wonder)
-cantaloupe ( Ambrosia, Athena, and Hales Best)
- Dark Green Zucchini
-Jarrahdale Pumpkin
-New England Pie Pumpkin
-Crimson Sweet Watermelon
- Yellow and Crookneck Squash
-Winter Density Romaine Lettuce
-Sweet Slice Hybrid Cucumber
Planting notes:
We have planted Blue Lake Bush Beans and Roma Beans in the past but we don't like picking them. Of course, Mark doesn't like staking the pole beans... but he doesn't want his labor crew to mutiny, so he plants the pole beans for us. Last year Earliqueen Cantaloupe did very well for us but we couldn't get seeds for those this year. Hales Best Cantaloupte is an open pollinated seed which we would rather plant ( so we can save seeds ) but they had a lot of mildew problems. We love the Jarrahdale Pumpkins they cook up thick and aren't watery. Mark just wanted to try the New England Pie Pumpkin this year. We have tried Kandy Korn in the past but it was too sweet for us. We put up a 6 foot fence around the garden to keep the deer out.
In a few weeks we will plant several rows of Silver Queen Corn and Georgia Jets Sweet Potatoes. Now we get to fight weeds until the harverst. |
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