{"id":1287,"date":"2019-02-02T16:10:56","date_gmt":"2019-02-02T20:10:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ninebyeighteen.com\/?p=1287"},"modified":"2019-02-02T16:10:56","modified_gmt":"2019-02-02T20:10:56","slug":"garden-plans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ninebyeighteen.com\/?p=1287","title":{"rendered":"Garden Plans"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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It is cold outside today. Perfect time for a hot cup of tea, my seed box and a stash of seed catalogs. Time to plan the next gardening season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The first step is to take stock of the previous season<\/a>, which I kind of do as I go along. I take notes throughout the season and then make a summary in late fall. I reflect on what worked well in the garden and what did not, and take note of what vegetable varieties I would like to grow again this season and in what quantities (same\/more\/less). Are there any new vegetables or varieties I might want to try this year? Are there any that I will definitely not grow again (because they did not do well, I did not like the taste, they took up too much space, required too much labor, were decimated by pests etc.).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Second, I take inventory of my seeds. I store all my seeds in a single cardboard box and use simple card stock dividers to sort the seeds by vegetable. Every winter\/early spring, I go through the box and discard the old seeds<\/a> and make a list of vegetable seeds I need to buy for the next season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I then plan the layout of my plot and draw up a planting diagram for the year. I like to rotate crops and this is this year\u2019s plan:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Here is my general plan for the garden plot for 2019:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

  • tomatoes (6 to 8 plants total: 3-4 early, 3-4 mid\/late)<\/li>
  • eggplant (2-3 plants)<\/li>
  • hot pepper (1-2)<\/li>
  • cucumber (1 cell of 3-4 plants)<\/li>
  • butternut squash (1)<\/li>
  • basil (5)<\/li>
  • carrots (2 rows spring, 2 rows summer\/fall)<\/li>
  • radishes (2 rows)<\/li>
  • garlic (5 rows)<\/li>
  • golden beets (1 row)<\/li>
  • fingerling potatoes (1 large hill)<\/li>
  • Swiss chard (1 row)<\/li>
  • kale (4 plants)<\/li>
  • leaf lettuce (1 row)<\/li>
  • head lettuce (1 row)<\/li>
  • peas (2 rows)<\/li>
  • bush beans (2 rows) <\/li>
  • pole beans (1 tipi)<\/li>
  • leeks (2 rows)<\/li>
  • fall greens (1 row)<\/li>
  • bok choy (1 row)<\/li>
  • spinach (1 -2 rows in the fall)<\/li>
  • flowers: dahlias, cosmos, sunflower, zinnia, nasturtium, marigold<\/li>
  • parsley<\/li>
  • sage<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n

    For my back porch, I am planning: 1-2 tomato plants (I will select varieties that are suited for containers), 1 hot pepper, 1 mini eggplant, chard, head and\/or leaf lettuce, herbs (sage, thyme, rosemary, parsley, basil, mint) and flowers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Now comes the fun part \u2014 I browse the seed catalogs (paper copies and online) and make a preliminary list of interesting varieties to consider. I will then narrow down the varieties and prepare my final seed orders. I have yet to start saving my own seeds. Maybe this is the year?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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