How does my garden grow?
Jan. 14th, 2008 07:26 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
hertinknessWe always had a garden when I was growing up, so I've always associated growing your own vegetables as part of the whole adult responsibility thing.
Well, with my new adult job, my own adult apartment, my own adult dog (coming February 2008) and my (hopefully forthcoming) adult raise, I think it's time I had a garden. I've tried a few times to get something started, but now that I have a nice west-facing patio, I think I can make it work this time around. I bought one of those peat seed starter kits, and next on my list are some good containers, and of course, seeds.
I want some herbs, but since most of these don't need started, I'll plant them directly in the containers when the weather starts getting warmer. I'm going to grow cilantro, parsley, basil, peppermint, chives, and maybe dill- those are the ones I use most often. I want heirloom tomatoes, maybe a plant each of the plum or roma and the slicing tomato. I'll plant marigolds in the containers with those- they help keep the bugs off. Eggplant does well in containers as well, I think. And green and red peppers- I can't go without those. I like spinach and green onions, but they don't really do well when I try to start them before planting- I'll just put them directly in the container.
That leaves me with three more kinds of plants to consider that require starting. Broccoli? Squash? Bok choi? Parsnips? I really don't know- I like food, and this container garden is already going to take over my patio. So, only three more.
Well, Friends of the Internets, what should I grow?
Well, with my new adult job, my own adult apartment, my own adult dog (coming February 2008) and my (hopefully forthcoming) adult raise, I think it's time I had a garden. I've tried a few times to get something started, but now that I have a nice west-facing patio, I think I can make it work this time around. I bought one of those peat seed starter kits, and next on my list are some good containers, and of course, seeds.
I want some herbs, but since most of these don't need started, I'll plant them directly in the containers when the weather starts getting warmer. I'm going to grow cilantro, parsley, basil, peppermint, chives, and maybe dill- those are the ones I use most often. I want heirloom tomatoes, maybe a plant each of the plum or roma and the slicing tomato. I'll plant marigolds in the containers with those- they help keep the bugs off. Eggplant does well in containers as well, I think. And green and red peppers- I can't go without those. I like spinach and green onions, but they don't really do well when I try to start them before planting- I'll just put them directly in the container.
That leaves me with three more kinds of plants to consider that require starting. Broccoli? Squash? Bok choi? Parsnips? I really don't know- I like food, and this container garden is already going to take over my patio. So, only three more.
Well, Friends of the Internets, what should I grow?
