The weather is warm enough to plant. The nurseries are open (didn’t do the Tilth sale this year because it was being held downtown and their selection was pretty limited). Last year I had let the sunflowers run rampant to bring people some joy during lockdown, but it didn’t leave much room for veg, as the sunflowers quickly shaded the shorter plants. Lesson learned. This year the sunflowers are contained to the lower planters, except for a couple of “accent” sunflowers at the top.
Dug up the tulip bulbs that Shaynee had planted in the fall (we have a constant supply of bulbs from Jim’s garden). Amended the soil with compost and some organic fertilizer. Then, we kind of went nuts with tomato varieties. (Descriptions collated from various tomato websites)
- Japanese black trifele – looks like a beautiful mahogany pear. Rich and complex flavors. One of the blackest varieties available.
- Black krim – dark reddish-purple flattened globes.
- Black sea man – hardy Russian heirloom that looks odd but tastes delicious. Full-bodied, complex, intense, creamy tomato flavors.
- Sweet million – mature early and deliver incredible yields of delicious sweet cherry tomatoes all season long. One of our standards.
- Sun sugar – ripen to a very nice orange color. very early to mature.
- Berkley tie dye – port wine colored beefsteak with metallic green stripes. very sweet, rich, dark tomato flavor.
- Ananas noire – dark purple-red with a green blush and green shoulders. The flesh has beautiful and distinctive streaked patterns of pink, red, green and yellow. Deep, smoky and rich flavor with a hint of pineapple-like citrus. My favorite tomato.
- Aunt Ruby’s Green – one of the largest green beefsteaks. Neon green, strong, sweet, fruity.
- Cucamelons!
- Lemon cucumbers
- Tasty jade
- Patio snackers
- Salt and pepper cucumber
- Kentucky Blue pole beans
- Blue Lake bush beans
- Many varieties of carrots
- Many varieties of lettuces
- Trying corn again
Also have several terracotta pots on the deck.
- Spoon tomatoes – worlds smallest tomato, about the size of a red currant.
- Super dwarf Boronia – dusky rose purple color. flavor is well balanced, mild and sweet.
- Siberian Heirloom – One of the earliest maturing varieties on the market. Cold resistant.
- Strawberries
- Pumpkin
Admittedly, several of these plants are for amusement value. Like the tiny tomatoes, or the tiny melon-looking cucumbers, or the spherical carrots.
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