Early Starts
Been thinking about Our Big Backyard. Which isn't really that big. But has a lot of potential for usefulness. Hidden potential.
I just really want to use all our space...and make it all beautiful! Seems like we were a bit too busy Spring of 2009, and I'm not sure what happened last year...at least I tried.
Here's my wish list:
deck furniture and some kind of shade providing object
water-play items {that don't break, mildew, or kill grass}
kid-friendly play zone = picnic table, slide, toys, sandbox{?}
pink/purple themed cut flowers = long-blooming, tall, medium blooms, hardy, full sun
white/purple themed bed flowers = pleasantly-scented, short and spreading, non-invasive
lots of healthy beefsteak tomato plants
just enough cherry/grape tomato plants
Bed #1=sweet onions, green onions, chives
Bed #2=yellow squash, zucchini, butternut squash
Bed #3=green beans, wax beans
Bed #4=kale, leeks
Herb Planter=cilantro, basil, rosemary
hundreds of sunflowers along the back fence, that don't fall over
Here is a list of what I'm sure will be some of our obstacles:
lack of time for the project
lack of motivation
procrastination {but it's not spring yet}
SLUGS
And my solutions:
dedicating several Sundays to the project
picturing the final product {see borrowed photos below}
making a planting timeline
coming up with a slug eradication plan {planting beans in little plastic tubes?? slug bait??}
I just really want to use all our space...and make it all beautiful! Seems like we were a bit too busy Spring of 2009, and I'm not sure what happened last year...at least I tried.
Here's my wish list:
deck furniture and some kind of shade providing object
water-play items {that don't break, mildew, or kill grass}
kid-friendly play zone = picnic table, slide, toys, sandbox{?}
Isn't this cute?
white/purple themed bed flowers = pleasantly-scented, short and spreading, non-invasive
lots of healthy beefsteak tomato plants
just enough cherry/grape tomato plants
Bed #1=sweet onions, green onions, chives
Bed #2=yellow squash, zucchini, butternut squash
Bed #3=green beans, wax beans
Bed #4=kale, leeks
Herb Planter=cilantro, basil, rosemary
hundreds of sunflowers along the back fence, that don't fall over
Here is a list of what I'm sure will be some of our obstacles:
lack of time for the project
lack of motivation
procrastination {but it's not spring yet}
SLUGS
And my solutions:
dedicating several Sundays to the project
picturing the final product {see borrowed photos below}
making a planting timeline
coming up with a slug eradication plan {planting beans in little plastic tubes?? slug bait??}
Tomatoes
Bed Flowers
Cut Flowers
