My 2009 Garden Plans
 
January 3, 2009:  Its time to start planning out the garden for the new year now!  I have been poring over the seed catalogs and seed seller's websites, and trying to come up with some plans for the new garden.
 
I would like to use this webpage as a kind of experiment - here I will post lists of purchased seeds - flowers, herbs, veggies & miscellaneous - along with costs for seeds, soil amendments etc. to try to keep a running total.
 
Then, at the end of the season I will also post the lists of what I have reaped from the garden, and compare the investment with the dividend.  Should be interesting!!
 
Today, I will start with a photo of what our garden area looks like right now, plus a list of what I have purchased already for planting, and seeds I have saved from previous years.
 
 CLICK HERE TO SEE GARDEN AS OF MAY 25 2009!!!
 CLICK HERE TO SEE GARDEN AS OF MAY 1 2009!!!
CLICK HERE TO SEE MY PLANTING OUTLINE
Photo at left taken Jan 3 2009, approximately 5pm.  The upper 2 rows contain a few cabbage & collard plants, plus several cilantro plants that are still hanging on.
This garden plot is on a gentle slope which faces due east, behind our house.  There is a gentle breeze almost constantly, which prevents freezing. The dirt is good ol' North Carolina red clay.  
I have 10 rows in this plot, plus the herb garden which is at the very top of the plot (directly to the right of the turned over wheelbarrow, behind the rock)
 
For future reference, the characters shown here are my garden buddies - the Head Garden Buddy (ME!) is at the very top; top left is Jake the Cat, Top Right is Ben the Yorkie, Bottom Right is Little Bit the tortie cat and Bottom Left is Spud Bear the solid white cat...Oh, and by the way, the one directly below is my husband William and his friend T. Rex!
I am a vegetarian, and believe that eating local, sustainably produced food will help stop global warming.
Also, it just tastes better when you grow it yourself!
Let's see what I'll be trying to grow!
Miscellaneous Seed List
List of Purchases for 2009 Garden
List of Seeds Saved from Previous Years for use in 2009 Garden
 
Planting the Grape Vines
Feb 25, 2009
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