spring cleaning
I may not have mentioned that I permanently abandoned the Honors Research Garden South. I left it in Louisina. All 6 square feet.
Anyhow, back to the O.G. - original garden!
Aaron and I spent the first two weekends planning and spring cleaning. Every year, mice make nests in the shed, and we sweep them up in the spring. Some years we've been shocked with dead mice in the nest, but not this year.
It appears that the University has made plans for landscaping the honors house and that will require us to relocate the Vegetable Garden to the side of the Honors House near the shed. The exact location is yet to be determined, but that's roughtly where it will appear. I think that's a very good location for the garden-- the sun is full over there.
I just planted a bunch of seeds in peat pots today. I also potted some peppers (purchased at the highland heights garden center) and tomatoes (purchased at the campbell county farmer's market). The tomato varities are Jet Star and Carolina gold. The peppers are sweet banana and jalapeno.
i planted zuchini, butternut squash, watermelon, canteloupe, and cucumber inside peat pots this evening Normally, we don't take such a step (plant those right in the ground) but it looks like it could be as late as memorial day for planting the garden this year, due to the relocation plan. That might be on the late side for some of our crop.
We will be re-envisioning plans for butterfly and herb gardens over the coming weeks too.
notes on carolina gold (from Dave's Garden)
A 1996 dark yellow fresh market tomato from the North Carolina State Univ., Fletcher. Abundant fruit that is flavorful and attractive that matures midseason.
It is part of the mountain series despite the name and is an upgrade of the strain Mountain Gold. It has resistance to verticillium wilt, fusarium wilt 1 and 2, and graywall.
notes on jet star (from tomatogrowers.com)
Gardeners rate this variety as excellent, especially for its superior, very pleasant taste. Heavy yields of 8 oz. firm, meaty fruit that is generally free of cracks. Vines offer good foliage cover. Not recommended for canning as Jet Star is low in acid.
