Sunday, March 1, 2009

Garden Planning 2009


The blogosphere has spoken and I have listened. Now is the time to begin planning my 2009 vegetable garden. Thankfully, there are SO many great resources on the Internet for those of us who have a track record of killing plants rather than growing them. Here are two:
One thing I haven't been able to find is some advice about managing pests (from deers and groundhogs to unwelcome bugs) in an eco-friendly way. Anyone have good resources to offer?

Last year I had a container garden which I could conveniently keep on my back deck and the deer couldn't get to (although, a groundhog frequented my garden for a parsley meal). This year, I'm planning to expand to a full-out backyard vegetable garden. Unfortunately, none of my herbs survived the winter other than my bay laurel, so I have to start from scratch. Here's what I would like to plant (it is yet to be seen what I actually do).
  • Vegetables
    • Peppers (Cayenne, Bell, Paprika)
    • Asparagus
    • Lettuce
    • Spinach
    • Tomatoes
    • Garlic
    • Onion
    • Broccoli
    • Pumpkin
    • Squash

  • Herbs
    • Parsley
    • Cilantro
    • Basil
    • Bay Laurel
    • Thyme
    • Rosemary
    • Sage
    • Oregano

  • Sunflowers (because they are just so awesome)...

4 comments:

Gabriel Girl said...

Good luck to you and your garden! I have a black thumb, but my mom spends hours a day in her garden. Just one thing - you forgot to add zucchinis to your list! So yummy...

Carmen said...

I do love zucchinis - I just have to sell the rest of the fam on that. Maybe if they grow it with their own hands!

Lisa Nelsen-Woods said...

It snowed today and reading all of these blog posts about people planning their gardens is giving me an even bigger case of Spring Fever! I can't really do anything in my garden until after Mother's Day or it might freeze.

Unknown said...

I live in the country on 15 acres so I definitely have deer and rabbits. They never get in my garden and I think it is because I have a dog that roams free on our land. He is part chow and is very protective of the home area. If you are willing to have a dog, they make noise when someone approaches and they keep the deer away.