Yay! With gardening season just around the corner, I'm going to The Shadow Box this week! I'll just be picking up a few packets of seeds, dirt, and starter trays this time around. The adorable little seedlings with all their delicious potential will have to wait another few weeks until the threat of frost has passed. I can hardly wait to start planting!
This year's garden adventure will include most of last year's plant participants. However, I decided to cut a few from the line up and replace them with more feasible alternatives. The cayenne and tabasco peppers will not be making an appearance this year (unless they come up as volunteers), and I haven't decided whether I will be planting eggplants again. The hot pepper plants were cute, but I never really used the peppers for anything. I like eggplant, but the plants didn't make it last year. First they were attacked by flea beetles. Then "teenage" grub worms destroyed what was left of them. So, unless I can come up with a better way to grow them, they will not be part of this year's garden.
The offspring of last year's tomatillo forest will probably come up as volunteers this year. They are quite tasty and I enjoy using them in salsas and other dishes. I just have to keep them from taking over the entire garden this time around. Last year, I ended up being glad that they took over a good part of the garden because the tomato blight didn't have a noticeable effect on them.
More garden plans will be shared soon. As we wait for outdoor garden time, do you have a garden? If so, what do you like to grow in your garden?
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