This is only the second year I've had any real space for gardening, and the first that I've grown absolutely everything from seed, most of which are heirloom, from Baker's Creek. I started some of them back in February (I was ambitious), and I already harvested a couple of peppers (this morning) and basil (all the time). I didn't get my first pepper until late July/early August last season.
I've got:
- Brandywine tomatoes
- Hillbilly tomatoes
- tomatillos
- jalapeno peppers
- serrano peppers
- red bell peppers
- paprika peppers
- zucchini
- cucumbers
- corn
- purple podded pole beans
- peas
- brussels sprouts
- red leaf lettuce
- basil
- parsley
- thyme
- chives
We'll see how it goes. We're still renting, and the area where the garden currently resides only gets about six or so hours of sunlight a day, which is partly why I started them so early. (The garden would otherwise be on the enormous front lawn, which gets 8 - 9 hours of sunlight.) So far, the bugs are having their way with my brussels sprouts, and several of the corn plants have been trampled by some annoying critter. And after I took the trouble to transplant them, since the chipmunks dug up each and every corn seed that I planted last season.
