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.
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.
Sorry to get your hopes up!
Coincidently, I am growing chard and a salad greens mix. I’m going to start cilantro and basil next week. I miss my Southwest exposure apartment. I used to grow tomatoes, Thai red chili peppers, green beans, bell peppers, and spinach.
I started a garden this year to try and get my son to eat his veggies. Just went over to City People Garden Store and bought a whole bunch of different veggie and herb plants. They have an awesome selection. So far everything is coming in without any need for me to fuss with it at all especially the salad mix and other lettuce type stuff we got.
I went a little nuts with seeds and starts this year. I’ll see how things do and probably try to winnow the list next year. I’m growing (or trying to grow) lettuce, kale, chard, carrots, beets, onions, garlic, corn, broccoli, cauliflower, raspberries, blueberries, plums, strawberries, rhubarb, tomatoes, baby bok choy, spinach, peas, squash, zucchini, pumpkins, basil, other herbs, and probably a few things I’ve forgotten. I still need to find spots for string beans and cucumbers. Yes, we have a tiny yard, but we filled some of it (and part of the planting strip) with raised beds. Now I’m just wishing for more sunshine…
This year, I went a little nuts as well since we have great sun on our balcony. I’ve got fava beans, parsley, two types of mint, tons of lettuce, broccoli raab, catnip, chard, thyme, arugula, zucchini, rosemary, strawberries, and some flowers growing.
Most of the plants are doing great, but I’m expecting them to explode over the next couple of weeks when its warmer and sunnier.