when are you sowing your garden this year?

[hunterhawk]

I also live in littleton and my Garden is like a jungle! my neighnors are amazed (its my first time growing a garden) I have collected a few zucchini and everything else is right around the corner. I could be doing the lettuce and other greens but really havent been getting it! I need to asap.

I kept getting tomoatoe cages for a few of my plants and its killing me! I couldnt contain them.. so now they are all over the garden! wont make that mistake again! also a lot that i thought were going to die came back so im overcrowded but didnt want to kill them because I love tomatoes so much! beans and peas are coming but were planted to late. the cucumbers are coming but they had to totally come back from hail.. peppers are close and squash is close.. the corn looks just like yours!

what an awesome first year to have a garden!
yours looks great! much bigger than my garden but I do plan on expanding.. it was more than i thought it would be to start it up!

[Lucky]

For a few years I've done container gardening, each year I add more. I'm considering switching to raised beds and/or fenced rows next year because I keep adding to my wish list... it's all good practice for a massive vegetable garden(s) in the future. Much of what I grow goes to juicing, but pretty soon I'll need to start canning/blanching more to store and share. I want what I've grown in winter instead of just a few months of the year. My grandma had an awesome cellar, anything you can imagine- that's the goal.

Cucumber and beets for pickling, carrot, peas, onion, radish, tomato (I'm attempting catsup this year), sweet pumpkin for pie. Last year I juiced all of my spinach and lettuce, this year is was annihilated by late hail and never bounced back. I also buy organic asparagus and fresh eggs for pickling. Most were planted a week after Mother's Day but I may begin some starts inside next early spring, based on variety. Looking to add corn, raspberry, strawberry, cabbage for kraut, and potato (that 5 gallon bucket idea looks killer!) next time around.

Definitely interested in a seed swap if that's still on the table. My seeds are currently all Botanical Interests brand- fantastic, yet not heirloom. I'd be more than happy to swap pickles and beets for some heirloom seeds, and I'd for sure share any excess seeds down the road. Gardening and storage is so important, nice to see discussions and encouragement here.

[rbeau30]

For a few years I've done container gardening, each year I add more. I'm considering switching to raised beds and/or fenced rows next year because I keep adding to my wish list... it's all good practice for a massive vegetable garden(s) in the future. Much of what I grow goes to juicing, but pretty soon I'll need to start canning/blanching more to store and share. I want what I've grown in winter instead of just a few months of the year. My grandma had an awesome cellar, anything you can imagine- that's the goal.

Cucumber and beets for pickling, carrot, peas, onion, radish, tomato (I'm attempting catsup this year), sweet pumpkin for pie. Last year I juiced all of my spinach and lettuce, this year is was annihilated by late hail and never bounced back. I also buy organic asparagus and fresh eggs for pickling. Most were planted a week after Mother's Day but I may begin some starts inside next early spring, based on variety. Looking to add corn, raspberry, strawberry, cabbage for kraut, and potato (that 5 gallon bucket idea looks killer!) next time around.

Definitely interested in a seed swap if that's still on the table. My seeds are currently all Botanical Interests brand- fantastic, yet not heirloom. I'd be more than happy to swap pickles and beets for some heirloom seeds, and I'd for sure share any excess seeds down the road. Gardening and storage is so important, nice to see discussions and encouragement here.

Welcome to the board Lucky! Looking forward to pics if you got any! It is always nice to hear from folks so we can all learn from our experiences.