After an hour or so of seed shopping and gathering, this is what I came out with. 63 seed packets of every plant imagineable. Complete with Thai Angled Loofa. (I just bought that one for the fun of it, but I'm hoping it tastes great as well.) <br>
I'm just in awe. I have big plans for our garden this year. Although this means that there is a lot of work ahead of me, I know that it will all be worth it in the end.
We are trying a different gardening method this year. Instead of the typical row garden, we are looking to do a permanent gardening method (this is the exact layout we are going for), or otherwise known as wide gardening. Basically, we have shorter rows, but a wider bunch of plants. This cuts down on weeding, and walking from one end of the garden to the other to harvest.
Also in our plans, is to have edible landscaping in our front lawn. This will include all sorts of herbs as well as edible flowers. I must say that although the flowers are edible, that doesn't mean that I will be eating them! Something about eating a petal just kind of weirds me out a bit.
This will also be the first year that we do heirloom seeds. I love that they are non-hybrids, meaning that I can save my seeds from this years crop, and be able to plant them next year. What a money saver! Buy seed packs one year, and have a producing garden forever! Lets just hope that that is how it turns out!
Now that we have bought all our seeds, I am itching to play in the dirt. We have had some great spring-like weather so we have been trying to do all of the prep work we can to get this garden in the ground.
The month of May cannot come soon enough!!
Do you have any garden plans this year? Have you ever planted heirloom seeds? Ever eaten flowers?
Please share your experiences.
6 comments:
I am getting very excited to start planning out my gardens this year.
Very similar to what you are trying this year is Square Foot Gardening which is the method we use and have had great success with.
I love being able to grow my own veggies. It is much healthier and a very frugal way to go once you purchase your initial seeds like you were saying in your post.
Good luck with your new gardening method, I'm sure you'll have a bountiful harvest.
Kristie
Good luck. That is WAY too much work for me. I'm lucky though, I have lots of family members who have plentiful gardens.
Have you ever heard of putting carpet around your rows? It cuts down on weeds. You can also use newspapers (which eventually degrade back into soil). I know the Wehmers do both to much success. Just a thought.
This is my second garden with edible landscaping. I have 32 fruit trees in just under a 1/4 acre, plus grapes, herbs, and lots of other food. About half of our fruit trees are espaliered (growing on the wall).
At my last house we grew fruit trees in the front yard, plus lavender and swiss chard tucked in around our roses and bushes.
I linked my comment straight to my garden if you want to see it; I like a very formal style garden but I also want to eat from it every day.
At the last house I did rows of lettuce with pansies in front of the lettuce; it was very pretty.
Not only will heirloom seeds allow you to save and replant the next year, they are also the best tasting! The key is to start with certified seed; otherwise the plant may not be as healthy the next year after reusing the saved seed. Garden Harvest Supply offers many different heirloom seed that is certified. http://www.gardenharvestsupply.com/category/certified-organic-garden-seeds
How exciting! All my seeds are heirloom this year and have started sprouting already down here in Texas! Here's my garden posts:
http://whatsheupto.blogspot.com/search/label/2009%20Garden%20Log
Our local Master Gardener wrote an article this week on edible landscaping and I thought of you. I just read it today; here's the link:
http://www.lvrj.com/living/39279092.html
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