IT'S PLANTING TIME AGAIN

If you haven't started your summer garden and your nights are above 55 degrees, time to get on it.  This is a sure fire way to avoid those nasty GMO's and the high prices of Organic Vegetables.....GROW YOUR OWN.

It's not as difficult as you think and the rewards far outweigh a little work.  Besides, the vitamin D you'll get from the sun is an added benefit.

This year I'm planting these vegetables for my starter.  I will fill in with others later, but these are all from seeds.  You notice I say planted by the number.  Starting from the packets of seeds I number each one.  When I put my seeds in the starter tray I number them to coincide with the seed packets.  When I move them to individual pots I number them as well.  I keep using this method all the way to the final planting.

What I do is plot out where I'm going to plant what type of vegetable and then each hole is numbered.  When I actually plant the vegetable I assign the plant number to the whole number.  For example if the first five holes are tomatoes I would put the hole number with the tomato type number.  Holes 1-5 (3) for Black Krim.  That's just the way I've been doing it so I don't have to buy stakes every year.  I've also gone so far as to do an elaborate plot map (example at the bottom of the page) wherein I put everything on the map the way it is situated in the garden.  A lot of work but I had fun doing it.  The reason I want to know the names of the plants instead of just "tomato" is that the prolific and great tasting ones will be used again. I always like Mr. Stripey so I always plant it.

Have fun, keep it organic, baby it, learn to cook with it and best of all, eat it.

2013 seeds planted by the number.  

1       Basil Genovese

2       Black Beauty Zucchini

3       Black Krim Tomato

4       Bloody Butcher Tomato

5       Boxcar Willie Tomato

6       Buran Pepper

7       Cajun Tobasco Pepper

8       Cherokee purple Tomato

9       Diamond Eggplant

10    Early Prolific Straight Neck Yellow Squash

11    Hillbilly Tomato

12    Italian Heirloom Tomato

13    Jalapeno Pepper

14    Lacinato Kale

15    Matina Tomato

16    Minnesota Midget Melon

17    Moskovich Tomato

18    Mr. Stripey Tomato

19    Pasilla Bajio Pepper

20    Rose de Berne Tomato

21    San Marzano Tomato

22    Stupice Tomato

23    Suyo Long Cucumber

24    Tarragon

25    Thessaloniki Tomato

26    Thyme

27    Tsakoniki Eggplant

28    Violet of Sicily Cauliflower

29    Waltham Broccoli 

My 2011 garden plot map