Let me respond my way, construct my theme
From particles of a different dream,
Be it illusion as well it may.
I would sooner hope and believe
Than dig for my living life a present grave.
...
- I still will sing with credence and with passion
In a new fashion
That I will believe in April while I live.
I will believe in Spring,
That custom of the year, so frail, so brave,
Custom without a loss of mystery.

Vita Sackville-West, The Garden, 1946

Saturday, February 12, 2011

Planning Time

I think I've procrastinated long enough - it's time to start planning the 2011 garden.
I've got my catalogs:

My favorite catalog is Bluestone Perennials, but that's not for vegetables, just flowers.

I'm thinking that the last frost date I'm going to use is April 30 for cold season crops and May 16 for warm season crops.  Perhaps thinking about it now will help... unless I forget about this completely.

Vegetables:
  • Beets
  • Carrots
  • Cauliflower
  • Cucumbers
  • Eggplant
  • Fennel
  • Kohlrabi
  • Parsnips
  • Peas
  • Peppers
  • Radish
  • Rutabaga
  • Summer Squash
  • Swiss Chard
  • Tomatoes
  • Turnip
  • Zucchini
Herbs:
  • Basil
  • Cilantro
  • Oregano
  • Parsley
Flowers
  • Cleome
  • Cosmos
  • Four O'Clock
  • Marigold
  • Nasturtium
  • Nicotiana
  • Sun Flowers
  • Zinnia