2011 - What Are You Growing This Year?

elderberry, black currant, marionberry, evergreen huckleberry, wintergreen, comfrey, nettles, mullein, lemon balm, rosemary, lavender, thyme, oregano, rocket, corn salad, rainbow chard, spearmint, corsican mint, apple mint, strawberry mint, orange mint, indian plum, alfalfa, horseradish, tea (Camellia sinensis), parsley, borage, mugwort, motherwort, blueberry, hops, sunchokes, peas, carrots, spinach, kale, nasturtiums, garden sorrel, chives, leeks, onions, garlic, bush beans, pineapple guava, bloodroot, marshmallow, yarrow, miner's lettuce, kinnikinnick, calendula, echinacea, habanero, ground cherry, potatoe, goji, maralroot, musk mallow, wild ginger, summer savory, rhubarb, parsnip, strawberry, basil, radish, bee balm, valerian, hyssop.

Probably a few others and I didn't count any of the useful weeds around - some of which I've been cultivating in pots like Prunella vulgaris or self-heal. This is a rental home but fortunately there's also grape, plum, apple, cherry, oregon grape, and asian plum growing here.

 

Tomatoes Bell peppers Kale (first time) Swiss Chard (first time) Sweet onions (first time) Snap peas Carrots

 

The heat is giving my garden a hard time. It has been 12+ degrees above normal for about 2 weeks in a row.

 

This year I have moved things about in the garden to make room for a small chicken coop, and have less room than usuall

New this year;
Pumpkins and Scots Pine trees! (and birch tree cuttings that aren't looking very well)


The annuals;
tomatoes (about 8 varieties)
Peppers (3 new varieties)
peas (2 varieties)
potatoes (2 varieties)
Onion
Red onion
Garlic
Watercress
Rocket
Carrots

Perennials;
Raspberries
Gooseberries
Blackcurrants
Blueberies
Rhubarb

 

We are growing tomatoes, acorn squash, butternut squash, onions, carrots, kale, beets, peppers (spicy and bell), pumpkin, watermelon, canteloupe, beans, cucumber, lettuce (volunteer!), eggplant, spinach, brussels sprouts, cabbage, radishes, sunflowers, strawberries and potatoes. We also have a peach tree (new this year), plum tree (got hit and broke in a storm), apple tree, rainier cherries, pear tree and raspberry bushes.

Here's some of my garden beds:
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