gardening leads to cooking. having fresh grown vegetables on hand inspires the appetite. having a beautiful r.wood bowl to put it all in finishes it off perfectly.
this is a list made by an old rwooder, mandy who farmed the southern soil for many years. she is now living out west working the cali soil.
tomato: ”arkansas traveler”- heirloom and good producer
cucumbet: ”lemon”- herloom and good to pickle
red onions: any kind from feed and seed store
potato: ”red dale” (or and potato, sweet or not-) plant 1st week of march; dig late summer/early fall
lettuce (any mix)/ arugula: ”astro” lasts through summer heat- stagger plantings every two weeks
squash: ”yellow crookneck”- great flavor, stagger plantings
basil: ”genovese”- hearty and makes delicious pesto
beet: ”detroit red” sprinkle seeds out and let germinate thin to 2″ apart and eat “pulls” as microgreens
sunflowers” any kind-grow your cukes up them; or feed the birds with their seedheads
soil prep:
- pick a sunny spot with good drainage- can build raised bed too
- dump leaves and compost over bed in fall and winter; wheat straw is okay, too- no pine straw (too acidic) and no hay (has seeds)
- can sow cover crops of winter rye or crimson clover for nitrogen and green throughout winter and red flowers in spring {clover}
* do not turn soil after a lot of rain- the red clay in it will bind…UNLESS you have good loamy soil already
planting time:
-our last frost date is march 31 or april 15, depending on who you ask
Never Talk to Strangers video -some people say plant only on good friday
-mandy says, follow instructions on packet
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what a great post! thanks.