What else should I get?

[ninny]

Is this good for a basic garden?

Veggies-
Boston Pickling Cucumber
Moon and Stars
Orange Giant Amaranth
Dragon Tongue Bush Bean
Purple Podded Pole Bean
ChinseRed Noodle Bean
Painted Lady runner bean
Strawberry Popcorn
Lemon Cuke Cucumber
Strawberry Spinach
Flax
European Mesclun Mix
Southport White Globe onion
Zucchini-Black Beauty
New England Sugar Pie
Table Queen Acorn
Vegetable Spaghetti


Flowers/herbs

Basil - Emily
Borage
Echinacea Purpurea
Yarrow
Dwarf Jewel Mix - Nasturtium -
Orange Hawaii - Marigold, French

This is what I am ordering from bakers creek. I'm getting peppers and tomatoes and lots more herbs as plants in town. I need garlic too. Strawberries are going to be in a pallet garden. Could you grow raspberry and such in a pallet garden too? What are your can not be without herbs? I have lavender,thyme,and a couple mints already.

 

[me&thegals]

For herbs, parsley, basil, mint, dill, cilantro.
How about potatoes?
Carrots, sweet potatoes, onions, summer squash/zucchini, cabbage?

Sounds good, though

 

[Emerald]

Garlic and shallots should(properly) be planted in the fall. you can plant and grow them this spring but the size will be tiny.. and if you have the room put in a tiny plot of little finger carrots! my family loves those little things and you can cram them in almost anywhere. we even grew some in a window box one year.

 

[ninny]

The root crops will be at my friends house. We have brick clay here so there a no go. I promised my two yr old carrots though somehow. I forgot them! Hoping over to the Baker Creek site to order now.

 

[Wannabefree]

Am i missing tomatoes on that list or do you just not eat/grow those? I just can't imagine a garden without them

 

[ninny]

Am i missing tomatoes on that list or do you just not eat/grow those? I just can't imagine a garden without them

I really don't eat them just use them for things sauces and stuff. I'll be buying what I need as plants. I've tried to grow them and they just dye. It's a big family joke now.

 

[moolie]

I see the following on your list:
cukes
melon
amaranth
beans
popcorn
spinach
flax
salading
onion
zucchini
pumkin
squash
a few herbs
peppers
tomatoes
strawberries
garlic

There are a few holes, but it sounds like a friend is growing some of what you can't?
We grow:
beans (for drying and freezing)
beets (for canning and pickling)
cabbage (keep in cold storage)
carrots (keep in cold storage)
corn (haven't been successful in years, season is too short)
cukes (eating fresh, pickling)
lettuce/salading (eating fresh)
onions, chives (keep in storage)
parsnips (keep in cold storage)
peas (freezing or drying)
potatoes (keep in cold storage)
pumpkin, squash (keep in cold storage)
radishes (eating fresh)
rutabagas (keep in cold storage)
brussels sprouts (keep in cold storage)
celery (eating fresh, freezing)
peppers (eating fresh, freezing)
tomatoes (eating fresh, canning)
raspberries (eating fresh, freezing)
strawberries (eating fresh, freezing)
apples (keep in cold storage, canning)
and we forage for saskatoon berries (eating fresh, freezing)

Hope that helps!

 

[Corn Woman]

Am i missing tomatoes on that list or do you just not eat/grow those? I just can't imagine a garden without them

Same here tomatoes and more tomatoes!!

 

[Wannabefree]

Am i missing tomatoes on that list or do you just not eat/grow those? I just can't imagine a garden without them

I really don't eat them just use them for things sauces and stuff. I'll be buying what I need as plants. I've tried to grow them and they just dye. It's a big family joke now.

Maybe we can help you learn to start those yourself if you're willing. I used to couldn't gte them to grow to save my life, but after learning the proper way, i am having great success and have found them quite easy!! Just let me know if you'd like some pointers The darn things are expensive to buy!

 

[moolie]

Am i missing tomatoes on that list or do you just not eat/grow those? I just can't imagine a garden without them

I really don't eat them just use them for things sauces and stuff. I'll be buying what I need as plants. I've tried to grow them and they just dye. It's a big family joke now.

Maybe we can help you learn to start those yourself if you're willing. I used to couldn't gte them to grow to save my life, but after learning the proper way, i am having great success and have found them quite easy!! Just let me know if you'd like some pointers The darn things are expensive to buy!

Ditto this, we've been growing our own tomatoes from seed for something like 16 years now

Whenever I've bought a tomato plant (for a different variety, or the first year we lived in this house when we didn't do much of a garden) I've been shocked at how much they cost.