The day finally arrived, last Friday, April 15th. Laura and I were Ready To Plant. Or so we thought. Turns out, we still needed to do a little more planning because some of our veggies required direct planting into the soil, while others needed to be pre-planted then transplanted into the soil. So, back to the drawing board for us. Fortunately, we found this amazing website that gave us tons of information about planting (how, when, how many per square foot, etc.) and it also included a drag-and-drop plan-o-gram for whatever sized garden we wanted! The name of the company is Gardener's Supply Company and here is a link to the website: (http://www.gardeners.com/on/demandware.store/Sites-Gardeners-Site/default/Home-Show)
Once we planned out our garden, we realized we would have enough space to plant three separate rows of the same grouping of veggies. That meant that we can make up the beds in the beginning and then space out our actual planting so that we'll have a "continuous bloom" of food. (Not for us will there be the dilemma of harvesting 30 heads of broccoli and 250 tomatoes over a weekend!!)
So, for the record, here is what we're planning on planting:
BED #1: corn, green beans, and sugar snap peas
BED #2: cherry tomatoes, leeks, carrots, broccoli, zucchini, and summer squash
BED #3: large tomatoes, brussel sprouts, cucumbers, romaine lettuce, and mesculin lettuce
BED #4: more tomatoes, green peppers, and more sugar snap peas
BED #5: oregano, rosemary, chives, cilantro, and basil
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