Kitchen Garden 2013

The weather is bizarre.  It's May 5, we have winds and nights dipping low.  The fruit trees yet again have been through some trauma so it will most likely be a bad local fruit year.  There is a reason people historically built courtyards in these high desert climates - it protected the trees from harsh late cold snaps and high winds.

Luckily, our procrastination will pay off as we have not put most of our plants in the garden yet, so nothing much to freeze.  That reminds me I'm on the hook to start some broccoli, tomato & eggplant seedlings for my parents who are in Ireland.

We have planted wildflowers, giant & dwarf sunflowers, some marigolds,  and other misc. cut flower seeds.  Debashis planted peas, and they seem to be up.  The strawberries are already ready - the mara du bois and alpine strawberries.

To plant:

• Herbs - thai & italian basils, Shiso, thyme, chives, oregano
• eggplants - 16 varieties!
• chilies - lots.  Bhut jalokia - geez, $1 a seed, or something crazy
• cucumbers
• Greens, greens, greens!
• tomatoes - yellow, green, striped, grape, cherry, etc.
• carrots
• okra
• beans
• melons
• etc.

I have ornamental corn, goblin gourds, giant pumpkin I want to plant for a fall display in the front.  I don't know it it will happen, but sounds good.