the blog rules!

So I just looked back and discovered that we didn't do our planting/tilling until the weekend of May 1 last year. Yippee for the blog and its recording of our garden history.

I bring up the date because I think we should start figuring out a plan for when we till, plant, and put up the signs. I know M. is away the weekend of the 29th and df has exams. Which of the next three weekends (the 8th, the 15th, the 22nd) would work for our big garden day? Or should we split up the tasks.

One thing I would like to attempt to do is sketch out the plot before we start planting. So what do we want to plant. Here was last year's wish list:

Eggplant, Tomatoes of all kinds, Yellow squash, Zuchinni, Lettuce, Mesclun mix, Leeks?, Beets, Green Beans, Chili Peppers, Bell peppers, Cucumbers - reg and pickling, Spinach, Arugla, Collard Greens, Chard, Chives, Scallions, Onions, Broccoli, Soybeans, Peas?, Rhubarb?, Brussel Sprouts?, Chayote Squash, Butternut Squash, Rosemary, Basil, Lemongrass, Fennel, Mint, Marigolds

I think we ended up with tomatoes (did well), squash and zucchini (kind of sketchy because of the bugs), lettuce and mesclun (went well but i feel like we should split up our planting so we have more over time), beets (more beets!), green beans (beetle victims), peppers (did ok but not great), cucumbers (we had a bunch and everyone liekd them), chard (chard tart!), butternut squash (did anything ever happenw ith that), broccoli (1 or 2 heads and that's it), rosemary, basil, mint (would have done better if we had planted them closer together and without the weed infestation), snow peas (bugs and bad supports), soybeans (weeds). What else do we want to add and take away?

If we want to do a little bit by hand and clearly mark it, I wouldn't be against planting some shallots, garlic and maybe some early lettuce before the big till.