2.11.2008

the plan

okay, in a fit of spring fever, i can't hold back.
this is what i am going to grow this year—

berries!
black raspberries (jewel i think, maybe black hawk also)
blueberries (chandler, brigitta or elizabeth)
currants (white imperial or pink champagne)
cranberries (highbush)
and maybe gooseberries (pixwell or jewel)

and

vegetables!
oh holy shit. this one is a shit storm.
beans (french filet, and another bush variety)
carrots (purple haze)
cucumbers (green. 2 plants.)
melons (2 plants. watermelon & other)
potatoes (blue ones, fingerlings, another)
peppers (lots! colorful and tasty. not sure yet.)
summer squash (gold rush & another light green type)
celery & celeriac
horseradish
herbs (basil, cilantro, parsley, thyme, fennel, dill)
onions perhaps? (cipolini, green onions, yellow)
parsnips
egg plant (2-3 plants)
winter squash (bush delicata, sugar dumpling, butternut)
broccoli (regular & romanesco)
cauliflower (purple & other)
chard, lettuces, mustard, kale
fava beans (for the winter. cover crop.)
garlic

tomatoes! a category of their own.....
green zebra (as always)
sungold (cherry tomato)
brandywine
(other ideas: black krim, moskovich?)

le sigh.....i can't stop doing the pre-emptive planning. i'm excited. :)

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