Garden 2021

Wow! I finally got the garden in for the 2021 season. I don’t think I’ve worked this hard on the garden since the year I installed it. This is mainly due to not using pressure treated lumber (except the posts) and a number of the 2x8 members needing replacement. On top of that, a request was made to widen the aisles for Gma as her mobility has declined over the years.

As a result of this request, I removed the six large beds which were 4’x6’ and 4’x5’ respectively and replaced them with a single, continuous bed that is only 18” wide around the perimeter. I also lengthened the bed in the middle by two feet. In so doing, I had to move a lot of dirt and rock. Overall, I’d say I physically moved at least 1 ton of dirt and rock (each) over the course of the last several weeks. Knowing that this was the task ahead of me, I started working far earlier than the typical long Memorial Day weekend.

Here are some images of the before, during , and after.

BEFORE

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DURING

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AFTER

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As for what was planted, I still managed to get everything into the garden that I typically plant. It is always more than enough for the family. I did add some things that I haven’t tried before namely the various “salad bar” crops (spinach, romaine, chard, and kale) but I’m lacking the garlic crop this year as the cloves didn’t survive winter and/or were stolen by ambitious squirrels or chipmunks.

2021 Planting:

  • Tomato

    • 1 Cherry

    • 2 Roma

    • 3 Beefsteak

    • 1 Marina

    • 3 Glacier

    • 1 Black Russian

  • Salad Bar Crops

    • 2 Spinach

    • 2 Red Romaine

    • 2 Swiss Chard

    • 2 Curly Kale

  • 3 Butternut Squash

  • 2 Yellow Squash

  • 2 Zucchini

  • 3 Cantaloupe

  • Cucumbers

    • 2 Pickling

    • 2 Heirloom Straight Long

  • 2 Eggplant

  • 4 Green Pepper

  • 2 Basil

Existing Perennials:

  • 1 Chive

  • 1 Rosemary

  • 1 Oregano

  • 1 Sage