Every year I say that I'm going to write down and keep track of all the veggies I've grown that year and I've never actually done it. I want to do it so that the next year, I can remember which tomatoes I've grown and how well each varietal did. Well, no more excuses! I did it!
I planted a few things that I've never planted before: yellow crookneck squash, shallots, eggplant, and a few of the tomatoes.
The most important part about documenting my plantings is to know where I planted each type of veggie and later to track what produced well where and what I would not want to plant again.
As in my work, I use evidence-based design to plant my garden. A few years ago I grew my cucumbers next to my corn by chance. The result was a symbiotic relationship between the two veggies. The corn provided nice shade and stalks on which the cucumbers could grow. I made the best pickles that year! I am attempting to recreate that fate this summer. As you can see the corn field seems to attract all the pets. Soledad, the cat is in heaven with all of these birds around her.
My zucchini is off to a good start although it has been a steady 10-15 degrees below normal so far this spring. I'm hoping to harvest my first squash sometime this week.
THIS is tonight's dinner!
I planted this artichoke about 3 years ago and it has since multiplied and is producing about 15 artichokes or more per season. This winter I will dig it up, divide it and replant some in another location and give a plant to a lucky friend. But for now, dinner needs to get on the stove.
On a completely different note, my girls are truly looking like hens! While I was working in the garden this weekend, they hung out on the patio and I grabbed this photo of them. My beauties!
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