Above is the preliminary plan for the 2011 season. It's similar to last year with the exception of the location of the plants. I figured it was time to rotate some of the locations.
I have received my 2011 Seed Saver's Exchange catalog and have gone through it a couple of times. I'm not quite sure what I'm going to be ordering yet, but it looks like I'll be getting some funky watermelon, pea, sunflower, herbs, and perhaps a few more that catch my eye. There are some real tempting varieties of tomatoes, but I'm still not ready to start tomato or peppers from seed. And as long as the West Chester Grower's Market keeps bringing in some fun varieties then I'm OK paying a little markup.
In addition to the garden plot I plan to do more container gardening this year. The last two seasons I've grown a variety of herbs in pots and they have been very successful. In addition to the herbs I'm going to try some lettuce, spinach, and maybe a few other plants in pots. In years past they've grown well initially but the cooler weather of the Spring doesn't seem to last long enough and they bolt in the heat. My hope is that Keeping them mobile I can move them to a cooler shadier spot when the days start getting too warm to extend their life.
I may also try and really clear the annex from 2009 and try my luck with some watermelons again. The plan is still in it's early stages and will surely be refined a couple of times before March!
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