This year I’m experimenting with three raised beds, and I’ve got a plot of greens that I know will do just fine in the ground. My seeds are from Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds and ECHO (both available by mail). I purchased a few seedlings from Shell’s Feed and Garden Supply. So far, so good! I’ll give you garden updates over the winter, and check back for lots of recipes as I harvest. What are you growing this year? I’d love to hear about your garden resources and tips, too.
Raised bed #1
Wando Pea Great pea for the South, more heat tolerant than other English garden peas. Trellised on upside-down tomato cages (seeds planted 1.5″ apart around the perimeter).
Oregon Sugar Pod Snow Pea Edible pod. Also trellised on upside-down tomato cages (seeds 1.5″ apart around the perimeter).
Raddichio Variegata di Chioggia, an Italian variety. Last year this was my garden favorite.
Pak Choy ‘Shanghai Green’ Baby bok choy.
Kai Choy ‘Hirayama’ Selected in Hawaii, tolerant of heat and humidity.
Raised bed #2
Lettuce ‘Mignonette Bronze’ Excellent for hot and tropical weather, slow to bolt.
Lettuce ‘Grandpa Admires’ Heat-tolerant butterhead type.
Lettuce ‘Butter King’ Tastes like butter.
Lettuce ‘Sunset’ Beautiful deep red.
Radish Chinese Red Meat aka ‘watermelon radish’. Big, green/white on outside and red inside.
Raised bed #3
Collards ‘Georgia Southern’
Kohlrabi ‘Early Purple Vienna’
Seminole Pumpkin Wild squash of the Everglades. Super sweet, great for pies, but not until spring. Will be trellised on the back fence.
Jicama Will be trellised on the back fence. Tubers will be ready late spring or summer.
Ground Plot:
Mustard Greens ‘Japanese Giant Red’ and ‘Southern Curled’
Collard Greens ‘Georgia Southern’
Bok Choy ‘Ching Chang’
I’m totally going to plant Wando peas in our raised garden where the jalapenos are failing. LOVE peas!
Me, too. That kind of pea is hard to find in markets around here. Let’s hope we get enough to blog about!