2008 Gardening Plans

Sweetie and I are planning out our vegetable garden for this spring... Planting will hopefully begin tommorrow and most fears of deep freezes are over in this area.

In hopes to be more systematic about my gardening (and learn from my many mistakes) I am going to try to keep records of what we plant, when we plant it, and how it fairs...

Plant Varieties:

Tomatoes

Variety 1: Early 50?

• purchase from: Wal-Mart


• number planted: 1 plant


• date planted: March 16, 2008


• notes:

Variety 2: Big Boy?

• purchased from: Wal-Mart


• number planted: 1 plant


• date planted: March 16,2008


• notes:

Variety 3: Best Bush?

• purchased from: Wal- Mart


• number planted: 1 plant


• date planted: March 16, 2008


• notes: The packaging said to plant this tomato bush 80% underground... it was strange buring so much of the plant that just the topmost leaves stuck out of the dirt!

Spinach

Variety 1 - Ferry Morse - Bloomsdale, Long Standing

• purchased from: Tractor Supply Store


• number planted: 1 pkg/ 12 feet of planting


• date planted: March 16, 2008


• notes:I think I planted these too close together

Variety 2 - Ferry Morse - Teton Hybrid

• purchased from: Tractor Supply Store


• number planted: 1 pkg/ 12 feet of planting


• date planted: March 16, 2007


• notes: again, too close together

Beets

Variety 1 - Ferry Morse - Tall Top Early Wonder

• purchased from: Tractor Supply Store


• number planted: 1 pkg/ 12 feet of planting


• date planted: March 16, 2008


• notes: requested by mom, planted and then read about a different way to space the seeds... hopefully they work!

Onions

Variety 1 - Super Sweet

• purchased from: Tractor Supply Store


• number planted: many... 12 feet x 4 per foot = approx 48 onions


• date planted: March 16, 2008


• notes: bulbs

Variety 2 - Yellow

• purchased from: Tractor Supply Store


• number planted: ~ 48


• date planted: March 16, 2008


• notes: bulbs

Variety 3 - Red

• purchased from: Tractor Supply Store


• number planted: ~ 70


• date planted: March 16, 2008


• notes: bulbs, planted these last year, about 20 - 3 actually grew

Dill

Variety 1 - Ferry Morse Heirloom - Dill Bouquet

• purchased from: Tractor Supply Store


• number planted: 3 foot row


• date planted: March 16, 2008


• notes: planted from seed, annual herb

Asperagus

Variety 1 - Dutch Valley - M. Washington

• purchase from: Tractor Supply Store


• number planted: 9 crowns


• date planted: March 13, 2008


• notes: 2 year old roots, planted in permanent bed, corner of the fence... will make for easier mowing :)

Peas

Variety 1 - Lowes - Sugar Snap, Edible Pod

• purchaed from: Lowes


• number planted: 1 pkg/ 12 foot row


• date planted: March 16, 2008


• notes:

Squash

Variety 1 - Lowes - Grey Zucchini

• purchased from: Lowes


• number planted: 3 hills


• date planted:


• notes:

Beans

Variety 1 - Lowes - Black Turtle, Bush

• purchased from: Lowes


• number planted:


• date planted:


• notes: