Posted: 7/9/2008 6:06:39 AM EDT
We were shopping for houses and came across one we really liked (and ended up buying). As a bonus, it has one entire section of the yard dedicated to a garden. It's probably getting a little late in the season to plant more now, but I'm looking forwad to it next year...  
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We have gotten a late start on our garden 2 years in a row, having been here barely that long in our new house. But we have still had a productive garden, just check times on seed packets for time to harvest. We had good lucks with lettuce, beans, peas, tomato, carrots, zucchini and broccoli last year, and added some other things this year. Hopefully my peppers produce, and the other things do well. |
Yeah I know...I need to fence it off with something so the dogs quit trampling my plants and getting muddy paws. |
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You have plenty of time. You might not be able to get good summer crops like okra and peanuts, but you can do alot. Before you plant, go to a local horse farm and get some composted manure. Till a cubic yard or two in. The the manure is not fully composted, add a little nitrogen. Plant now: Zucchini Tomatoes - If you can find mature plants, you might get some before the first frost. Bush Beans Carrots September: Peas Broccoli Lettuce Cabbage en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Square_foot_gardening www.squarefootgardening.com/ Buy the book. It is worth ever penny. Another good book is encyclopedia of organic gardening. Every SFer should be familiar with Square Foot Gardening... IMO. |