Planning the Garden

Last year was the first time for us to plant a garden. Some things did ok, others were a total flop. My mom said not to get discouraged or to give up on any one thing yet because the weather here was unusual. Besides all that, our soil is really awful! Here is what we planted last year:

1. red potatoes
2. russet potatoes
3. zucchini squash
4. yellow squash
5. green beans
6. foot long green beans
7. sweet corn (different varieties)
8. tomato plants
9. bell pepper plants
10. green onions
11. carrots
12. radishes
13. okra
14. pumpkins
15. watermelons
16. cantaloupe
17. lettuce
18. broccoli
19. cucumbers
20. a few varieties of flowers

This is what I want to plant this year. I'm pretty proud of my plans this year because most of the seeds that I'm planting are either seed I saved from last year or seed that I bought on clearance for 6 cents a pack.

1. a lot more russets than I did last year
2. a lot more red potatoes than I did last year
3. zucchini
4. yellow squash
5. green beans
6. field corn
7. 3 varieties of tomatoes from seed
8. bell peppers from seed
9. jalapeno from seed
10. onions
11. carrots
12. okra from seed I saved from my plants last year
13. pumpkins
14. watermelons
15. cantaloupe
16. garlic
17. lettuce
18. broccoli
19. cucumbers
20. sweet potatoes
21. peach tree (from peach pits)
22. pecan tree (from pecans I picked up)

I've never done garlic, tomatoes or peppers from seed, or field corn. I'm interested to see what new things they have in the store also. The only thing that did well last year were the potatoes and zucchini, so I can't wait to see what happens this year. The lettuce did ok, but I waited too long to plant it and it turned bitter before we really were able to enjoy much of it. Nothing went to waste though, because I fed the flops to the chickens. (At least the flops the chickens didn't help themselves to first.) ;o)