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Garden Log 2.1.2011
Feb 1, 2011 | 2:05 PM PST
Tags: kentucky blue pole bean , dwarf french bean velour , bush bean soleil , soybean early hakucho , black beauty egg plant , corn golden bantam , lemon cucumber , cucumber straight eight , memmoth dill , fern leaf dill , amish paste tomato , yellow pear tomato , brandywine tomato , gardeners delight cherry tomato , big rainbow tomato , basil , tigers eye heirloom marigold , calendula , leek american flag , little finger carrot

It is windy and pouring rain today; I think I managed to spend about 15 minutes outside this morning before the rain chased me and the pups back inside. Checked the weather forecast and it looks like the highs are going to be in the 30's for the next week, so I dont guess I will be doing a whole lot in the yard.

So today I have been working on making a digital copy of the vegetable garden plans: it is a bit smaller on GG than what it was in paint, but I think it might give you all the basic idea.

The dashed line on the right signifies where I stopped measuring. The vegetables we will be growing that aren't illustrated here are the snow peas, lettuces, radishes and spinach that are in the lettuce bed by the house as well as the three varieties of pumpkin, loofa gourd, watermelon, honeydew, and cantaloupe. also, half the corn crop got cut off.

Now, in an attempt to escape the dreary weather and wintertime blues I am going to post the prettiest pictures of the vegetable varieties I will be growing as I can find. I miss the warm and the sun and opening the windows and screen doors to let fresh air in.

Kentucky Blue Pole Beans

Dwarf French Bean Velour (bush)

Bush Bean Soleil

Soybean Early Hakucho

Black beauty Egg Plant

Corn, Golden Bantam

Cucumber, Lemon

Cucumber, Straight Eight

Mammoth Dill

Fernleaf Dill

Tomato, Amish Paste

tomato, Yellow Pear

tomato, brandywine

Tomato, Gardeners delight

Tomato, Big rainbow

Basil

At least one variety of marigold I am growing is tigers eye, an heirloom variety:

calendula

American flag Leeks

Little Finger Carrots

pepper, rainbow bell blend

Jalapeno, flase alarm hybrid

Cilantro

Gadzukes Zucchini

Yellow CrookNeck Squash

Asclepias Tuberosa (butterfly plant)

I hope yall dont mind all the pictures (I realy hope they load properly) I hope these pictures help brighten yalls day as much as they did mine; finding them made me hungry and heartsore for spring to burst into life.

Stay safe in the snow, all yall northern gardeners.