I got my garden boxes planted yesterday. Since I did all the hard work of box prep last year, this year the planting went really fast. I cleared out all the dead leaves and other debris. I used a pitchfork and loosened the soil, turning it and mixing it up. Then I turned in a few inches of fresh compost, smoothed it out and dropped in seeds. Fast and fun.
Box 1 contains basil, tomatoes, (great companion plants!) and jalapeno peppers. I bought seedlings for all three of those.
Box 2 has green bell peppers (seedlings), zucchini and beets.
Box 3 has yellow squash, eggplant and radish
Box 4 has cucumbers and kale.
And all four boxes have marigold borders for natural pest control.
I feel as though I got my boxes planted sort of late this year -- especially for the kale -- but I should be okay.
I learned last week that my asparagus crowns won't ship until April due to the suppliers fields still being covered in snow, but it's all good because I don't have the area for them chosen and ready yet anyway!
Box 1 contains basil, tomatoes, (great companion plants!) and jalapeno peppers. I bought seedlings for all three of those.
Box 2 has green bell peppers (seedlings), zucchini and beets.
Box 3 has yellow squash, eggplant and radish
Box 4 has cucumbers and kale.
And all four boxes have marigold borders for natural pest control.
I feel as though I got my boxes planted sort of late this year -- especially for the kale -- but I should be okay.
I learned last week that my asparagus crowns won't ship until April due to the suppliers fields still being covered in snow, but it's all good because I don't have the area for them chosen and ready yet anyway!
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