This year, I decided that we were going to simplify our garden plans. I still have big plans, mind you, but slightly less gargantuan than years past. As we have such a small space to work with, we typically buy a huge variety of seeds, but then, in reality, we only plant a few seeds of each type. This year, I decided that we would do seeds for the easier stuff: beets, greens, peas, radishes, carrots, beans and a few others, but we are going to buy starts for everything else. The cost of 2 zucchini starts can't be much more than a pack of seeds, there is less chance that the established plants will get devoured by slugs, and it is one less thing for me to do.
One of these days I will be more organized in my planning and execution of our yearly garden, but as many of you know, with 2 littles and very many other responsibilities, time for gardening is often haphazard. Regardless, we are excited to see what our 2012 garden will bring,and excited for the learning and adventures along the way.
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Oh my, I am a seed fiend too. Sometimes I scare myself. ;) I am excited about your garden and can't wait to see what happens. We had a frost last night, but so far so good. Haphazard gardening is the only way to go for now. Have fun!
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LOVE it! Can't wait to see more pics as it grows. I can spend forever outside too. In fact, I do. :) My mom teases me about how I don't mind a dirty house if it means I've been outside in the garden all afternoon. And, she's right. :)
ReplyDeleteLove your garden- We've been doing a lot over here too- I know EXACTLY how you feel about wanting to move to a farm- I say it a million times a day-
ReplyDeleteOh, yes summer is not summer without a garden. We too do a bit of both, start some from seed and then buy some starters. It works for us. Can't wait to see how your garden grows.
ReplyDeleteGardening with littles is challenging. I've had years when I've gotten completely over my head and then I burn out by August. This year, I'm trying to keep it simple and focus on a few veggies, rather than overdoing it and letting the garden get overrun by weeds.
ReplyDeleteDon't you just hate slugs? What do you do about slug control?
Sorry about the slowest reply ever! Ugg. Slug control has been a huge pain for us. We have tried copper, beer traps, slug picking, and heck! we even got ducks for slug control but nothing has seemed to fix our problem. Last year I did use a bit of sluggo (it is considered to be organic as it is just phosphorous) but i still don't like to use it b/c it is not good if it gets into the groundwater. However, I used a tiny bit and it seemed to work wonders. I think I have will save it for emergency use only and try and deal with them more naturally if possible. What about you?
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