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Feb. 11th, 2008 02:02 pmI'm working on an activity for the spring day camp at work. One of the activities I am doing with the kids is making seed starters out of toilet paper rolls, and I've been browsing around trying to decide what kinds of seeds to buy for this activity. Of course, more often than not I find myself window shopping for my own garden.
This year, I want to try growing more herbs, since they seemed to do really well last summer. Given that I am now in a different location with different light, presumably this will affect which things grow and which don't, but I think that what was great about the herbs for me was that they didn't need a whole lot of attention, and the gratification was pretty much instant--I was cooking with them almost right away, and the more I picked, the more they grew. I still have oregano and thyme in my freezer from the summer and fall. I want to have more basil this time around, which I will use to make jars of pesto--last year I didn't have enough to make that worthwhile.
I think this year I am going to scale back on the veggies and just do one or two really well, rather than a whole lot in a half-assed manner. I liked the green onions and will definitely do those again, maybe in a larger container as they were getting a bit pot-bound in their little beer cups. I would also like to grow tomatoes again--they were the most frustrating at the time, but also the most satisfying when they finally (literally) came to fruition. This year I want to get some heirloom varieties--I'm thinking of ordering some online.
My plan is to start the tomatoes at the end of this month, and to plant them outside at the beginning of May.
I will not be growing peas this year. The ones from last summer were tasty for about five minutes before they all died, despite my efforts. I have a feeling it was just too hot for them. I can sympathize. (I will, however, be planting peas with the day camp kids, because they come up quickly and thus are very exciting to young gardeners.)
I'd also like to try some peppers this year, being inspired by![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
casanovacoconut's success in that area.
So now I guess there's nothing left to do but wait for the sun to come out.
This year, I want to try growing more herbs, since they seemed to do really well last summer. Given that I am now in a different location with different light, presumably this will affect which things grow and which don't, but I think that what was great about the herbs for me was that they didn't need a whole lot of attention, and the gratification was pretty much instant--I was cooking with them almost right away, and the more I picked, the more they grew. I still have oregano and thyme in my freezer from the summer and fall. I want to have more basil this time around, which I will use to make jars of pesto--last year I didn't have enough to make that worthwhile.
I think this year I am going to scale back on the veggies and just do one or two really well, rather than a whole lot in a half-assed manner. I liked the green onions and will definitely do those again, maybe in a larger container as they were getting a bit pot-bound in their little beer cups. I would also like to grow tomatoes again--they were the most frustrating at the time, but also the most satisfying when they finally (literally) came to fruition. This year I want to get some heirloom varieties--I'm thinking of ordering some online.
My plan is to start the tomatoes at the end of this month, and to plant them outside at the beginning of May.
I will not be growing peas this year. The ones from last summer were tasty for about five minutes before they all died, despite my efforts. I have a feeling it was just too hot for them. I can sympathize. (I will, however, be planting peas with the day camp kids, because they come up quickly and thus are very exciting to young gardeners.)
I'd also like to try some peppers this year, being inspired by
casanovacoconut's success in that area.So now I guess there's nothing left to do but wait for the sun to come out.
