Partners in Thyme

Wow, it's been a while since I blogged. It's embarrassing now that I've had moment to look and the last post is from July! It's six months, so here's an update. Our first full season of gardening was excellent. Our most productive plants were cucumbers, squash, okra and mustard greens. We literally harvested bushels of each. Our cherry tomatoes were doing great until the first frost and we learned the hard way that plastic sheeting is not enough to save many of our plants. Other varieties have survived the harsh Florida winter, which include broccoli, cauliflower, brussel sprouts and mustard greens.

This month we will be planting potatoes. We've been collecting and saving up used tires to make potato stacks. I plan to write a detailed description of our potato adventure, so if successful, you can try for yourself. I've already started carrot seeds and plan to start bell peppers very soon for the spring garden.

Garden Goals for 2011:

• Blog, blog and more blogging needs to happen.
• Start more plants from hertiage seeds.
• Keep a detailed calendar with planting and harvest dates.

Planting in 2011:

• Asparagus
• Potatoes
• Jerusalem artichokes
• Corn
• Perennial Edibles