Is it Lent again already?
Now that I have a yard, I need to start thinking about a garden. I've found a raised garden bed made of recycled plastic online. It's not as cheap as getting lumber and going to, but I really wanted the plastic. It's also 16" high, which is a bit higher than most I've seen available. I want the height because it might help foil the bunnies. (There's no foiling the squirrels, except maybe to put the garden in the middle of the yard where they have to cross open ground to reach it. They may be put off by the hawks.)
I figure to start with a small bed--if I do well, I can always buy another one next year and expand. The one I'm looking at is only 3' x 6' (standard seems to be 4' x 10' or 4' x 12').
So, what should I grow? Tomatoes are obvious. I think I might also like string beans. I would be willing to try peas, which I hate unless they are fresh-picked baby peas. Brussels sprouts. Broccoli.
Spinach needs sandy soil, yes? So maybe that needs a different box. Same with beets.
I know squash, zucchini, and eggplant are supposed to be easy to grow and produce abundantly, but I don't like them, so no, I will not be growing them.
Maybe I will grow cucumbers. I like cucumber sandwiches.
What greens do people suggest? Is there even a point to growing my own? The romaine lettuce at the store is pretty decent, and it's quite clean and easily grown organic since it's mostly produced in hydroponic greenhouses. My desire is to grow things that taste much better when fresh picked, which makes the effort worth it.
I need to start thinking about apples, too, since they will take a few years before they fruit. Fortunately, they don't get planted until the fall.
You know, I think I have this enormous backyard, and suddenly it doesn't seem like it will be big enough.