We've purchased 15 bags of garden soil to work into each area we plant in. Our Indiana soil is more like clay than good growing soil. In the fall last year, we dumped quite a bit of leaves, pine needles, and burn pile waste into the garden hoping to loosen the soil a little this year. I also composted directly into the soil by dumping uncooked kitchen scraps directly into the garden and covering them with dirt. I believe these steps did loosen the soil a little, but it still needs some work.
This year, we plan to plant the following items in our garden:
- Spaghetti Squash
- Radish
- Cucumber
- Zucchini
- Summer Squash
- Sweet Corn
- Cantaloupe
- Watermelon (new for us in 2010)
- Leaf Lettuce
- Cilantro
- Hot Peppers
- Bell Peppers
- Tomatoes
- Green Beans
- Onions
- Broccoli
April 1, 2010
Planted Tomato (Roma, Super Sweet 100 Hybrid, Super Beefsteak, 4th of July), Cantaloupe, Squash, Cucumber (Bush Champion, Early Pride Hybrid), Zucchini, Watermelon, Spaghetti Squash, Bell Peppers (Grand Bell Mix Pepper, California Wonder Pepper), and Hot Pepper Mix seeds in trays in garage.
April 2, 2010
Planted Cherry Belle Radish, Green Ice Lettuce, and Onion sets in garden. I planted some onion sets just below the surface of the dirt and others about 3-4 inches deep. The shallow ones will be regular onions and the deeper ones will be my green onions.
April 11, 2010
Planted Broccoli, Cilantro, & Marigold seeds in the garden.
April 17, 2010
Planted another row of Radishes and Lettuce and one more short row of Onion sets for green onions. This should space out the harvesting dates just enough to enjoy each just a little longer in the season.
April 18, 2010
Taking a chance here - planted a row of Green Beans (Bush Blue Lake 274) seeds in the garden. Last year I planted green beans this early and had to replace a few. We'll see how this year works out. It's been much warmer this year than last so far, so maybe I'll get lucky and all of the plants will grow.
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