Well, we just moved into our house and I NEED to start a garden. Since the yard has been receiving chemical weed control and fertilizer, I really don't trust the soil. We stopped the poison immediately and plan on keeping our beds as organic as is possible with much of the neighborhood using the spray on stuff. We decided that raised beds with topsoil added might be the safest choice for this year.
Since I prefer square foot gardening (at least my own version of it) I eventually want two beds side by side that are 4' X 24' but we have some drainage issues we need to deal with over the summer. So for now I get one of the beds. In addition its quite a late start to planting and the ground is very wet. We've had SO much rain.
Since I'm limited in space for the summer crops, I'm planning on
6 tomatoes (mostly heirloom)
2 banana peppers
1 sweet pepper
1 jalapeno pepper
4 rows of bush beans
1 row of pole beans
1 zucchini
1 summer squash
and herbs interplanted in garden (basil, oregano, thyme, sage and maybe tarragon)
Since spent 15 years gardening in the midsouth, I have some concern about what's in store for this year up north. Stay tuned for posts on the set up and prep of our beds this weekend. Hopefully we'll get the plants in by the first of next week.
