Sue's in the Garden Growing the Groceries: The Beginning of the Fall Garden

Monday, September 8, 2014

The Beginning of the Fall Garden

Yesterday I removed the spent Jade bush beans. I hate to see them go! I prepared that bed, as well as the bed long ago vacated by the edamame, in order to plant some fall greens, just in time to take advantage of 1-1/2" rain.

one bed of kale
Dwarf Blue Curled Scotch
Red Russian
Spring (Smooth)

one bed of spinach
Red Cardinal SmoothLeaf
Tyee Savoyed

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One year later...

... Andrew came home after his freshman year at UNC-Asheville and announced that he wanted to put in a vegetable garden. He said he wanted to learn how to do it "before he had to." We all liked the idea of eating more local food. You certainly can't get any more local then your own back yard!

Rouse had recently pulled out two overgrown shrubs in the bed behind the house. He had no plans to improve the area until fall, so he gave Drew the go-ahead. Andrew worked hard preparing the soil... digging it up and adding turkey manure enhanced dirt and mulch. He planted pole beans, cucumbers, a variety of hot peppers, okra, eggplant, canteloupe, zucchini and yellow squash.

Drew's garden was a huge success. We enjoyed the fresh food so much Rouse and I decided we wanted a more permanent garden. And chickens, too! In September of 2007 Rouse built four more raised beds and starting clearing space for the chicken yard. See "The HENstory" on its own page.

We had a successful fall garden, with lots of salad and cooking greens. In the spring of 2008, we added four more raised beds. I successfully grew lettuce, arugula, spinach, chard, kale, mustard and turnip greens, cabbage, brussel sprouts, broccoli and cauliflower, sugar snaps, tomatoes, peppers, okra, green beans, field peas, lima beans, yellow squash, zucchini, eggplant, sweet potatoes, plus, lots of herbs. I had less success with beets, radishes, and carrots.

See the "Evolution of a Garden" page for pictures and more about how our garden has grown!

Sue's in the Garden Growing the Groceries

Monday, September 8, 2014

The Beginning of the Fall Garden

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