Planning a Garden

[the_z]

I'm planning my garden for this year. We'll be re-painting the house in yellow/cream and red accents. I should probably get ornamental plants to reflect this, but the blue hydrangea many of the bulb companies are offering this year look so enticing! There are some beautiful dutch irises too in blues and purples that really tickle me. Oh god, and

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[xvolph]

It's hard to go wrong with your own vegetables. Whatever tomatoes don't get used right away can be canned and used with meals over the winter, or used in sauces and soups. Extra veggies can be blanched and will freeze well and can be kept over several months.

Green beans and eggplant are also good ones to go with, but they need room to spread out. They should give a nice yield.

[the_z]

I used to like eggplant more as a tiny, but I don't really care for it anymore. I wonder if I had a bad meal at some point. Green beans sound great and I think Andi will love those, or peas. Peppers always do well in this region, too. Those sorts of plants take a bit more work, but I bet it'd be a good learning experience for mini me.

[xvolph]

Something else which might be fun and interesting for Andi would be cherry tomatoes. Dad had me raising them as far back as I can remember. Most of the plants would be in the garden, but he'd always keep a few aside and put them in large pots in front of the house. The pots make upkeep easier since it minimizes the necessity to weed them. And with the colors it sounds like you're picking for the new paint on the house, red and gold cherries might be a nice accent on your walkway.

[the_z]

I think that'd be beautiful! and fun for Andi too. I might use that idea but with strawberries. She adores picking berries.

[xvolph]

That works. :)