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No, really, what do you grow in your Capitol Hill garden?

When we saw this post — What do you grow in your garden? — over on Seattle Metblogs we got all excited because we thought it would be about what things grow best in the great Pacific Northwest.
Beer Garden
Instead, it was about this funny picture of beer bottles which is a very nice picture indeed.

No bother. We’ll re-excite ourselves by asking here — what DO you grow in your Capitol Hill garden?

Us? We’re planning on the regulars. We have room for one artichoke plant, one rhubarb plant, and a few zucchini– though we haven’t planted yet :-o — and no tomatoes because we were too lame to get things going in April. Maybe add a Northern California sensimilla patch. Just kidding mom. We’ve also had good luck with chives, crappy little strawberries and the mint seems to be off to a good start. Our sad little fig tree, however, wishes it lived in California.

To see what you’ve waited too long to plant, check out this handy seed calendar.

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Arboreality
Arboreality
15 years ago

I have a large west facing patio; currently I am growing kale, chard, a few kinds of mint including a huge catnip plant, peas, and a bunch of herbs: basil, parsley, chives, oregano, sage, rosemary, thyme, dill. As soon as I can harvest the kale and chard, I’ll be switching those planters out to make room for a few tomato plants.

The joys of a balcony garden: http://flickr.com/photos/arboreality/collections/72157605322984949/

PR
PR
15 years ago

You can still plant tomatoes if you want. There are plenty of starters you can pick up at farmer’s markets. The link you give is a seed planting guide for Kansas City. The climate is very different there, so you shouldn’t be using that. I recommend you check out Seattle Tilth: http://www.seattletilth.org/. They even have a hotline you can call if you have questions.

Oh, and to answer your question: tomatoes, fennel, leeks, squash, peas, radishes, beets, lettuces, and lots of different herbs.