mostly for our reference...

the majority of plants and seeds were purchased at our local Jung's greenhouse, with additional items coming from our local farmer's market, and trading of seeds and plants with family and friends.

(i still think we need to add a mushroom kit for techdragon, if we can figure out where to put it.)

Half-Box 1:
* Patio Tomatoes - Busy Bee?
* Early Tomatoes - Way Ahead
* Sweet Peppers - Carmen Hybrid
* Standard Peppers - Fat & Sassy
* Lettuce - Buttercrunch
* Carrots - Red-Cored Chantenay
* Carrots - Nelson Hybrid

Half-Box 2:
* Sweet Peppers - California Wonder
* Eggplant - Dusky Hybrid
* Cucumbers - Sweet Slice
* Cucumbers - Homemade Pickling
* Spinach - (var unknown)
* Brussels Sprouts - Long Island Improved

Half-Box 3:
* Leeks - Lancelot - (from b&n via Jungs)
* Summer Squash - Cousa (from b&n via PineTree Garden Seeds)
* Snap Peas - Sugar Ann
* Bush Beans - Espada

Full-Box 1:
* Potatoes - All-Red
* Red Onions
* Leeks - (from b&n via PineTree Garden Seeds)
* Carrots - Red-Cored Chantenay
* Carrots - Nelson Hybrid
* Lettuce - Buttercrunch
* Lettuce - Green Ice
* Leeks - Lancelot - (from b&n via Jungs)

Full-Box 2:
* Strawberries - June-Bearing

Low Box 1:
* Rhubarb - Canadian Red and an heirloom variety (via coworker of b&n's and Jung's)

Low Box 2:
* Winter Squash - Waltham Butternut
* Winter Squash - Table Ace Acorn

Low Box 3:
* Strawberries - June-Bearing
* Raspberries - Heritage

Herbs:
* Catnip - Nepeta cataria
* Chives - Allium schoenoprasum
* Purple Sage - Salvia leucophylla
* Silver-Edged Thyme - Thymus vulgaris 'Argenteus'
* French Tarragon - Artemisia dracunculus
* Root Beer Plant - [need to nab scientific name.]
* Sweet Basil - Genovese (Ocimum basilicum 'Genovese')
* Greek Oregano - Origanum vulgare
* Fernleaf Dill - Anethum graveoleus

So, I got all the transplants in place and planted the second run of carrots, lettuce and spinach. I need to get a small ground bed dedicated to squash - I think I have a good spot set aside. I also need to ask jeffreyp to make the trellis backs for these boxes - I picked up the netting today. I hate buying transplants, especially with a smaller sized garden, because there is nothing smaller than a four-pack and we don't need that many. I could always see if the extra tomatoes and eggplant would grow well in some porch containers instead of wasting the plants.

(posted by techdragon)

More pictures have been added to the gallery with garden progress. The next round of planting is scheduled for May 30th and 31st.

Gallery updated with progress from yesterday.

~1640lbs of topsoil to finish the backfill and fix grading drainage between the tub and the fence.

~1600lbs of crushed granite over a layer of landscape fabric.

The boxes were placed and then filled with about a yard of garden mix (1/3 compost, 1/3 peat moss, 1/3 vermiculite).

Need to tuck in the edges of the landscape fabric along the concrete, and get another load of the granite to make it a bit thicker after things have a chance to settle.

(posted by jeffreyp)

The pictures of the landscaping are up.

First part of the privacy/wind screen is up. New cover shipped yesterday and should be here in about a week.

(jeffreyp)

our second anniversary gift to each other -- a handmade stained glass panel by a california artisan. currently hanging in our large, formerly-unadorned front window.

pretty!