About Beth
I am a freelance writer, based in Pittsburgh, PA, specializing in science and technical topics. Yes, I am available for new writing projects! victory is in sight
It doesn't make any sense to call this project a victory garden, but I'm probably going to keep doing it. (I admire the DIY, practical, tightwad sort of attitude of the original victory gardens. I'm just 60 years behind the times.)
Chris went and claimed a garden plot for me this weekend (it's about a mile from our house, rented from the university); seedling planting time is long overdue. I turned my desk into a tiny indoor farm, protected by a structure Chris and I call a "screenhouse". Basically, it's the thing that keeps the iguana from eating my plants.
I'll give you the rundown on what I planted (the details are here):
Brandywine tomatoes, known for being large and delicious. They are the classic "heirloom tomato".
Roma tomatoes, for pasta sauce and bruschetta.
Rosa Bianca eggplants, known for mild flavor and lavender/white color.
Dark green zucchini and Yellow crookneck squash. Will I pick them when they're small and tender, or will I be overrun by vegetables the size of baseball bats? Do I even need to ask?
New England pie pumpkins because man do I love pumpkin pie.
Waltham butternut squash - a favorite of both Chris and the iguana. As I was planting I would sometimes think out loud, "I have 16 (or whatever) more pots available. What should I plant?". Chris would always answer "More butternut squash!" or, sometimes, "more pumpkin!". If the deer don't eat them, we'll have 32 fruits from each. Chris has promised to eat them all.
Rocky Ford muskmelon - I love muskmelon but I've never tried to grow it. Here's hoping.
Greek oregano and italian parsley - these I will grow indoors. I know they can take a while to grow, but it's not like we have any shortage of the dry stuff.
There are a few more seeds that I'll be planting outside this weekend:
Scarlet Nantes carrots - they're red! How gourmet!
Evergreen Hardy Bunching Onions - apparently a scallion sort of thing. If the packet is correct I'll be able to harvest them in July.
Lettuce mix - both from my seed packet and from the seedlings I bought at Greenstar today. (I got some Sungold tomato seedlings too, which I need to re-pot because they'll be sitting in the screenhouse for another month).
By the end of the month I should be able to plant corn (Ashworth) and beans (3 types - Provider, light red kidney, and Royal Burgundy). I'm hoping to get a three sisters kind of thing going.
Chris went and claimed a garden plot for me this weekend (it's about a mile from our house, rented from the university); seedling planting time is long overdue. I turned my desk into a tiny indoor farm, protected by a structure Chris and I call a "screenhouse". Basically, it's the thing that keeps the iguana from eating my plants.
I'll give you the rundown on what I planted (the details are here):
Brandywine tomatoes, known for being large and delicious. They are the classic "heirloom tomato".
Roma tomatoes, for pasta sauce and bruschetta.
Rosa Bianca eggplants, known for mild flavor and lavender/white color.
Dark green zucchini and Yellow crookneck squash. Will I pick them when they're small and tender, or will I be overrun by vegetables the size of baseball bats? Do I even need to ask?
New England pie pumpkins because man do I love pumpkin pie.
Waltham butternut squash - a favorite of both Chris and the iguana. As I was planting I would sometimes think out loud, "I have 16 (or whatever) more pots available. What should I plant?". Chris would always answer "More butternut squash!" or, sometimes, "more pumpkin!". If the deer don't eat them, we'll have 32 fruits from each. Chris has promised to eat them all.
Rocky Ford muskmelon - I love muskmelon but I've never tried to grow it. Here's hoping.
Greek oregano and italian parsley - these I will grow indoors. I know they can take a while to grow, but it's not like we have any shortage of the dry stuff.
There are a few more seeds that I'll be planting outside this weekend:
Scarlet Nantes carrots - they're red! How gourmet!
Evergreen Hardy Bunching Onions - apparently a scallion sort of thing. If the packet is correct I'll be able to harvest them in July.
Lettuce mix - both from my seed packet and from the seedlings I bought at Greenstar today. (I got some Sungold tomato seedlings too, which I need to re-pot because they'll be sitting in the screenhouse for another month).
By the end of the month I should be able to plant corn (Ashworth) and beans (3 types - Provider, light red kidney, and Royal Burgundy). I'm hoping to get a three sisters kind of thing going.
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2007-05-03.