After double digging the new compost into Mom and Dads' garden, we planted:
One row of marigolds, Lemon Boy, Petit mix and Fireball
3 Early seedlings tomatoes with Wall-O-Water on green mulch film
One row cabbages: Radicchio, Savoy, Wong Bok and Super Red
One row salad greens: Elegance mix, Black seeded Simpson and Red Romaine
One double row of onions: Ruby Ring, Frontier, Sweet Yellow Spanish and Ailsa Craig
Two long rows of potatoes: Butte, All Blue and Cobbler
Hi there..I love coming on here every day to see what you have posted! I have a question about lettuces..Do you use row covers? This will be mt first year trying them and I am worried about them getting destroyed! Thanks!
ReplyDeleteIt's so great that you plant your parents garden! I know....us gardening addicts just can't get enough! I am going to plant my in-laws vegetables in the next couple of days. They will be very surprised when they return from Italy.
ReplyDeleteI'm in the Piedmont of Va.zone 7
ReplyDeleteMy black seeded simpson is almost
ready to start cutting & Swiss Chard looks great.
I'm looking for a different type
bean to plant this year besides
the usual blue lake - any ideas?
Also looking for tips to keep
squash bugs at bay!
What happens to the plastic when it decomposes?
ReplyDeleteDoes the chemical get absorbed by the plants?