In my neighborhood I'm a bit conservative in perhaps only one category, I plant my seedlings late. Too often S. New Mexico will get a freeze in early April. When seedlings live for too long in the seedling pods they get leggy and root bound. Today I planted the following in seedling trays where they'll live in my east facing kitchen window until about 4/15:
beans (runners, bush), brussel sprout, castor bean, eggplant, loofa, okra, peas, peppers (6 varieties), tomatoes (6 varieties) pumpkin, wolf-berry, cantaloupe, chile.
I also started several pots (also indoors) that include the following: basil, lemongrass, marjoram, sage, thyme.
And I will direct seed (in the coming weeks): bee balm, calendula, carrot, parsnip, chamomile, echinacea, evening primrose, fennel, holly hawk, holy basil, lavender and watermelon.
Since we had a winter garden there's really no room for new plants in the beds anyway. The winter garden that's currently still growing includes: kale, spinach, celery, arugula, broccoli, bush beans, cilantro, dill, potatoes, onions, beets, garlic, lettuces of all kinds.
4 comments:
Isn't Bee Balm (Monarda) perennial? Or is this your first use of it in this garden?
On a side note it's one of my favorite plants, the flowers are fascinating and wow do the bees love them.
this is my first planting of bee balm. and then hopefully it'll be back time and time again. the flowers got my attention, as did it's medicinal uses. fingers crossed.
You transplant your loofah? I've read that tends to break the taproot, and make them much more dependent on shallow water.
Not that I have any experience with them. I'm hoping to grow some as soon as I have space, I hope this summer but we'll see.
i only grew loofa once, last year. i tend to start seedlings and also direct seed. that was between the two one might turn out ok.
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