We made the mistake last year of planting too much in general and too many "viney" plants. We planted tomatoes, cucumbers, peppers, zucchini, yellow squash, cantaloupe and misc herbs. Eventually the viney cucumbers and cantaloupe overtook the entire garden killing everything else.
We also planted everything too close and many plants didn't thrive (zucchini, yellow squash and peppers) or grew really tall and overtook everything that wasn't already dead from the viney stuff (tomatoes). It wasn't a complete loss since we did get a small crop from most plants and a ridiculous number of cucumbers. We certainly learned a few lessons in gardening...
... so bring on 2011!
This year we planted fewer plants, further apart. We spent Isaac's naptime last weekend and this weekend getting everything cleaned up, tilled and planted.
This year we planted 2 roma tomatoes, 2 grape tomatoes, 2 zucchini, 1 orange bell pepper, 1 red bell pepper, basil, cilantro (yum!) and several green bean seeds. I know that still sounds like a lot, but it's probably 1/3 of what we planted last year in our 20' x 4' bed. Notice that the only "viney" stuff is the green beans. We also were smarter and put in a trellis so they hopefully grow up and not out.
Our 2011 Garden!
(and yes we still require the use of the chicken wire to keep Lacey from digging everything up!)
You may also remember that in 2009 I planted 2 "Cinqo de Mayo" rose plants which were the 2009 rose of the year. (read about it here) They are alive and still kickin!
I also love springtime in Texas for the beautiful, fragrant Magnolia blossoms! Our tree in our backyard that we planted about 6 years ago has 4 large blooms on it right now and about a dozen bulbs about to open up. Love it!
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