Mandy, Angela'a sister, came into to town and it was great having her. While she was here, we expanded our garden with a new 4x16 foot bed. In it we planted, in this order, "Hales Best Jumbo" cantaloupe, "Horace Boyett" Cucumber, Purplehull Peas, and "Clemson Spineless" Okra. There was a small spot left empty in the Abigail bed, next to the red bell peppers, so we planted some jalapeños.
Just one note about the seed Angela and I have been using. Most of the seed we have been using has come from Seed Savers. It is an invaluable resource for seeds that have a wide genetic diversity. Another resource has been our local feed store, Standard Feed Company. They have a suprisingly diverse selection and very helpful staff. They also gave me a planting schedule which helped a lot too.
One thing we did do differently was, we directly planted the seed in the ground as opposed to growing seedings. no real reason for this other then we were impatient and really wanted Mandy to sow her bed before she headed back to Asheville.
We have been crowding the plants more so than normal because we read that when you garden in a bed you can crowd them more than normal because of the soil and it helps hide your veggies from things that might want to eat them.
As for the soil, we added the same mixture of 160 lbs. top soil, 160 lbs. manure, and around 1.5 cu. ft. of peat moss. Our plans for the next set of beds is for 2 more beds of legumes.
When Ang initially told me the variety name for the cukes, I thought she said "Whore's Boy" cucumbers....seems more fitting, no?
ReplyDeleteI think I'll save some seeds from them and reoffer them to Seed Savers members uder that new name. Should be popular.
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