planting season approaches!: favorite vegetables to grow?!

Gosh, I wish I had the energy to plant and maintain and garden! I have always wanted one and I LOVE the idea of growing my own veg, but I'm not a gardener...I'll spend one Saturday really getting into it and planting, but then I'll forget to water it, I hate going out and weeding, we don't eat as many veggies as grow in the garden, etc.

Some day....some day....

Hey, great post!

We've just started our peppers from seed, under grow-lights. We make our own chili powder, diced green chilies (canned) and roasted peppers (frozen) for casseroles, hummus and salsa. Today I'll be sowing celery and lettuce in little starter pots, and it's time to sow spinach & peas directly in the ground.

We also grow boysenberries, raspberries, strawberries, blueberries and grapes. We plant 200 garlic every year, lots for roasting on the grill and plenty to save for seed. Other crops include asparagus, artichokes, corn, chard, kale, kohlrabi, broc, cauliflower, cabbage, potatoes, onions, scallions, leeks, beans, tomatoes, tomatillos, cukes, radishes, carrots, beets, parsnips, summer & winter squash, and a large variety of herbs. And flowers!

Our garden is almost 3000 sq ft, so we do a ton of processing! We're in the PNW, fortunate to have great loamy soil and no water shortage. Looking forward to another wonderful harvest this year - let the fun begin!

sistrsprkl wrote: »

I also have 2 big rain barrels, I water by hand, and mulch (with straw) - I think this all helps conserve water. I didn't notice any drastic increase with our water bill over last year's very dry summer. My garden is pretty small, though.

my water wasnt too bad last year, but i think now that i got a couple avocado trees it might go up.. im also making my garden a bit bigger. I just got rain barrels.. AFTER San Diegos record rain ha!