March 29, 2008
Blueberries, strawberries, The Garden is Growing!
Every weekend (and a few days midweek) sees us putting more stuff in the garden: edibles as well as ornamentals. This weekend we are adding blueberries to the strawberry patch, even though they are entirely different in shape and could block my access to the herbs in the back...come to think of it, I may have to veto this choice of space.
So far, our list of veggies already in the ground is:
tomatoes (four cultivars)
eggplant (one cultivar)
potatoes (two cultivars)
celery (one cultivar)
strawberries (who knows what is in there)
Swiss ruby chard
mizuma
green bib lettuce
some red leaf variety of lettuce called "four seasons" - never heard of it, but it looked good
arugula
key limes
Persian limes
Navel oranges
citron
garlic
What is planned:
carrots
fennel
watermelon radishes (maybe)
Tuscan melon
fava beans (perhaps)
ginger
shallots
I am not counting the herbs. That is next weekend's project, when I will plant the basil.
I am also not counting the avocado, which will, in all probability, fail to produce fruit. I might try growing coffee in the living room, but only as a novelty: I don't think I can get a weekly yield of a pound and a half.