Page 1 of my inventory
(red highlights are crops that failed; blue is something I need to buy)
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Garden work has been plentiful and productive. However, before I got too much further, and thus got ahead of myself, I wanted to stop and take inventory of what plants I have, what’s been planted, what needs planted, what’s growing in the greenhouse, and what I still need to buy. Oh, and also what’s already failed this year (the peas and the radishes).
Page 2 of inventory
Inventorying took away a few hours I could have spent in the garden but I feel it was well worth it to have this updated list. I now know that I have over 40 perennials already planted but only nine annuals, which puts me three shy of the required 12. I never really did like annuals… I also have three biennials in the ground now so that requirement is met.
Page 3 of inventory
In the vegetable department, I came to realize I needed to make sure my carrots went in soon so I’d have something in the ground for the root requirement (they were directly sown tonight, 5/21). The cole/brassica requirement will have to wait until fall as I’ve decided not to even bother with those anymore. Although, with the ridiculously rainy and cool May we’ve been having, they might have had a shot after all. Otherwise, most of my vegetables have been started in the greenhouse and I’m please with their progress. I’m hoping to get my last order of seeds in this week and then be done with buying for awhile.
Laying out plants for my cutting garden
Once the inventorying was done, I was free to frolic with abandon in my garden. I planted up a storm, getting the majority of my cutting garden in the ground (save for the zinnias, cosmos and nigella that I seeded in the greenhouse) on May 15th. Then I swung around and planted my entire tea garden on May 19th. I am still on the hunt for one herb in particular that’s proving very difficult to find. If anyone knows where I can get some honeydew melon sage (seeds preferred but a plant would be great too), I’m all ears!
Tonight I also put up posts for my garden’s facade which I plan to then string with either solar powered twinkle lights or woven branches (or maybe both). I also hope to create some rough garden art with twigs, but that will have to wait for a rainy day.
Cutting garden planted
Next up in the garden is putting water lilies in my container. I was able to snag a few lilies from Tim after his class last weekend. Unfortunately I have no idea what kinds they are or how many might reasonably fit into a container. I guess I’ll find out.
