Good morning, gardeners. There is absolutely nothing happening in my garden here in the greater Trenton-Princeton area of New Jersey. We have taken down all the holiday decorations, and I am headed back to class in just over a week. This is not my favorite time of the year. I am a daughter of the summertime. I like to garden, swim, walk, and jog, and I do not like the cold. The only bright spot is the arrival of the seed catalogs. I received lovely catalogs from Territorial, from Burpee, and from John Scheepers, and we are working to plan our garden for the summer.
We are facing some challenges as we try to plan a vegetable garden. Dad and I need to be in Turkey for most of the month of August. We are the zooarchaeologists for two excavation projects, and we have LOTS of animal bones and bone tools waiting for us. We want to focus on plants that ripen early, like lettuce, peas, and beans, and small plants that can be grown in containers. They will be easier for our son to take care of while we are away.
Here are some of the plants we are considering:
Territorial has a half-pint shelling pea that is an heirloom that can be grown in a pot. It produces full-sized pods. Everyone at casa blue jersey likes peas, so this looks like a winner. Territorial also has a pot and patio lettuce mix and a patio star zucchini. I am quite tempted by the zucchini. When I plant squash in my garden, it tends to take over. I may have more control over it in a pot.
My holy grail of gardening is a good cucumber plant that will grow happily in pots. Scheepers offers an Iznik bush cucumber, Territorial has a patio snacker, and Burpee has a Spacemaster and a Salad Bush. Do any of you have any experience with any of these? Do you have another that will grow on small spaces that you can recommend?
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Since absolutely nothing is happening in my garden right now, I thought that I would post a few pictures from past seasons.
Let me know what you are planning for next spring and summer. Kinki and I are here to listen: