Ready... Set... Spring!

Yesterday, instead of indulging in green beer, I rented a gas-powered tiller and  plowed up my garden, adding several bags of compost to the mix.  Yes, I’m lame, but man, I have spring fever and it was too good of a day to pass up.  Temps in the upper 60’s, light breeze, no bugs yet…I love spring.  The whole garden smells like onions, too, from all the leftovers that got mixed in by the tiller…mmm…

What I don’t love is the mine field that is my backyard after a winter of the dog’s “business” going unchecked.  I need to dig out the pooper-scooper and fast!  That dog…I’m really tired of his crap.  Literally! J

 

Let’s see what we have on the garden menu this year:

-          Tomato and peppers, of course – the transplants will arrive mid-May

-          Broccoli seeds that I didn’t get to last year

-          Lettuce mix – yea, salad!

-          Pickling cucumbers – gotta have the cukes

-          Edamame – my new favorite snack; I figured I might as well try to grow it too…

-          Sunberries – just something different

-          Bee balm – I have my doubts, since I didn’t notice before ordering that this was an inside starter.  I didn’t start it inside!  I’m going to toss it in the ground and hope for the best

-          Cilantro – from a co-op transplant, coming in May

-          Basil – also from the co-op

 

What I’m not growing this year:

-          Radishes – the hubby got sick of them pretty quickly

-          Eggplant – I just don’t like it and am not sure why I bothered last year

-          Cantaloupe – I didn’t have much luck the past two summers, so it’s out

-          Beans – I got a ton from our CSA share last year – assuming it will happen this year too!

 

I’m sure there’s more on both lists.  I love zucchini, so that will get added, but probably from a farmer’s market transplant.  Same with butternut squash – I’ll have to get it somehow!  My goal this year is to make things as easy as possible, as I will be recovering from my jaw surgery for most of May, and I’m just lazy in general and kind of neglected the garden last summer.  We also signed up for a full CSA share this year, so regardless of what  comes out of my dirt, I’ll be eating well.