We do a force spot type of planting. We don't measure it exactly and by some "methodical" gardeners you have to have a certain spacage etc. We have found you can get creative and make lots of interesting things happen.
We currently have four types of lettuce, kale, broccoli, red cabbage,onions, 30 tomato plants,peas, 2 types of green beans, sweet banana peppers, lemon cucumbers, strawberries, gourds, walla walla onions, sweet basil, Mexican oregano, and cauliflower growing. We are going to be adding a garden bed just for Kaya (part of her gift from us as we got her new "real" garden tools, watering can, seeds and gloves for her bday.She was EXCITED!!) and one other bed in this area. We have raspberry vines growing onto our clothesline that we will allow to vine and twist around the line and keep the berries off the ground.
We currently have four types of lettuce, kale, broccoli, red cabbage,onions, 30 tomato plants,peas, 2 types of green beans, sweet banana peppers, lemon cucumbers, strawberries, gourds, walla walla onions, sweet basil, Mexican oregano, and cauliflower growing. We are going to be adding a garden bed just for Kaya (part of her gift from us as we got her new "real" garden tools, watering can, seeds and gloves for her bday.She was EXCITED!!) and one other bed in this area. We have raspberry vines growing onto our clothesline that we will allow to vine and twist around the line and keep the berries off the ground.
Kaya's fave and she is counting down the days of growth and when it will ripen LOL She literally will clean the vines off completely if you do not keep an eye on her. We have I believe 5 varieties of tomatoes including husky cherry we started on our seed racks going.
I love seeing this peek through :) We have had great luck with cauliflower here. Soon will be time to tie the leaves over the heads to protect them from the sun and encourage bigger heads. Last year this was one of our garden faves!!
Green bean climbing the strings.
On left side is a half section of our peas (we plant in two different places) climbing strings. You don't have to climb strings but it helps to keep them off the ground if you have lots of rain/hot sun..less rotting. Peppers and some of the tomatoes shown here. We staggered out plantings to encourage a later crop.
We also have transplant pots that we use. We've found either mixing in crumbled Tums or reg ole calcium pills stops the tomato blight that you can get around here from watering in pot/hot sun etc.
We will also be building a hot box using wood and either glass or plexiglass.
I can't wait to see Kaya's garden box and see her face while working on "just hers". She can plant what she wants and take care of it. We got her mainly flower seeds because she loves to pick flowers :)
We also have transplant pots that we use. We've found either mixing in crumbled Tums or reg ole calcium pills stops the tomato blight that you can get around here from watering in pot/hot sun etc.
We will also be building a hot box using wood and either glass or plexiglass.
I can't wait to see Kaya's garden box and see her face while working on "just hers". She can plant what she wants and take care of it. We got her mainly flower seeds because she loves to pick flowers :)
I'm big on gardens not just because I grew up gardening, canning etc. but because it's an easy way for families to grow healthy food they like while also being good to the environment etc. If we encourage our kiddos to get their hands dirty, have patience and seek the reward of something they grew...then it may encourage them to eat healthier and tackle difficult tasks later in life. A child is more apt to eat something "odd" if they can watch it grow and take care of it.
A good quote says "You may occasionally need a dr, a lawyer, or a handyman...but 3 times a day you will need a farmer"
I'm also super excited to start hitting the farmers market. We have one of the best ones around the next county over and I'm thinking about how I want to "attack" lol I've not got beds going for potatoes yet and I will probably look for those there and then I'm going to put them in the fridge to decrease them going bad. I'm going to look for big onions to hang in the "pantyhose" slings we have in the garage(I will attach info).And I want to look for items to freeze etc. to round out what we have.
** Onion slings. Simply take a clean pair of pantyhose (We use Kaya's when she outgrows them..wash and use). Drop one round onion in the foot, tie a knot about 2 inches up...continue on both legs and till you get to the top. Hang on a nail somewhere dry and cool (we use the garage) .Simply cut below the knot and you have an onion with the others staying in place.
A good quote says "You may occasionally need a dr, a lawyer, or a handyman...but 3 times a day you will need a farmer"
I'm also super excited to start hitting the farmers market. We have one of the best ones around the next county over and I'm thinking about how I want to "attack" lol I've not got beds going for potatoes yet and I will probably look for those there and then I'm going to put them in the fridge to decrease them going bad. I'm going to look for big onions to hang in the "pantyhose" slings we have in the garage(I will attach info).And I want to look for items to freeze etc. to round out what we have.
** Onion slings. Simply take a clean pair of pantyhose (We use Kaya's when she outgrows them..wash and use). Drop one round onion in the foot, tie a knot about 2 inches up...continue on both legs and till you get to the top. Hang on a nail somewhere dry and cool (we use the garage) .Simply cut below the knot and you have an onion with the others staying in place.
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