We plant a garden every year for the last 20 and this year was no exception. We started with kale and broccoli in the spring. We had our best year ever !!!! I was able to harvest broccoli four times and the kale was finally pulled and frozen after eating it everyday for weeks. I later found out I could have just cut it back and it would have come back in the fall. We will try that next year.
Then we planted peas, beans, cucumbers, zucchini and yellow squash. We had a better year with the peas. Was able to pick enough a couple of times for meals for dh and I. The beans did okay. Enough to can about 4 pints before dying early. I have a good friendship with a vendor at the farmers market and I have been able to get more green beans at a good price. The zucchini and yellow squash did well until July 1 and then the heat got to it I think. Dh has pulled all of the plants out already and we have harvested what we are going to for this year. That leaves what we planted last - tomatoes and peppers. I wait all year for the first tomato and relish it. We plant rapanzels this year and they are delicious !!!!! Can't wait for them to ripen soon I hope.
We are trying to figure out what to plant this fall. Thinking carrots and beets. Maybe some lettuce. Our weather is such that last year I was still picking peppers in November. I think we may need to plan better in the spring in order to have seeds for the fall garden.
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