Monday, January 21, 2013

Let the ordering begin!

I have my first order in the envelope and ready to be sent.  I concentrated my early efforts on ordering vegetables and berry plants.  This year I am branching out into fruiting bushes (again).  I had successful raspberry bushes on the south side of the garage.  I also had successful picking by my young daughter and the neighbor boys.  I did not see too many of the raspberries myself once they were aware of the treat.  
The patch was lost to moving of fenced areas for the dog and reallocation of the space to park our trailer.  The plants were diminishing with the increase of shade in this area, so I didn't bother saving any of the stock.  I also had no place to relocate them as the pool was still a large part of our backyard. 
Our nest is empty and my desire to grow more edibles is strong.  I plan on putting in a male and female hardy kiwi as well as a male and female honey berry.  I would also like to reestablish an asparagus patch and possibly get a dwarf fruit tree or two.  I will take it one plant at a time, though.  The literature is promising for the honey berries for our soil pH and heavy clay texture.  They even like a bit of light shade if the summers are hot.  I have all these things going for me.  
The kiwis will replace the spireas that now run on the west side of our fire pit area.  I plan on using the post I am digging out of the old deck area to create a sturdy trellis to grow them on.  My husband will be thrilled to hear I want to dig more post holes. There is still plenty of deck wood to create cross pieces on the horizontal.  I think I will use some strong wire to fill in the center.  More research is needed.
I have the onion seeds on the order and will be trying an Italian onion called Red Marble (which is a red storing onion) as well as Copra for a yellow storing onion.  I really liked the filet type beans last year.  Jung's has a pole filet bean which I am going to try instead of my usual purple trifiano.  I am also getting some pepper seeds to start this year as last year's seeds seemed to be a mixed bag.  The anchos didn't set as well as they did in 2011, so I have a variety which promises better set.
I still have to sit down with my daughter and pick out flowers suitable for a fall wedding.

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