Zeibeck of Smyrna :: Charles Gleyre

Guvan    June 23, 2014

harvesting a square, replant and keep it growing.The other thing you can always do?ˆ”when a vegetable stops producing and you remove it, plant a quick growing veggie in its place. Things like lettuce (will need shade in summer), spinach (in spring or late summer), carrots, green beans, radishes, beets, and green onions all mature quickly enough that you might get several plantings in a season. Where I live this would be difficult, but since your growing season is so long, I think it would be possible there.I?ˆ™ll comment on your garden beds one at a time:R1Parsley is a biennial, so it should last two years. After that it will go to seed and have to be replanted. A general rule of thumb with herbs?ˆ”if it?ˆ™s still producing, keep it. Many herbs are listed as annuals because in most areas it?ˆ™s too cold to keep them year round. Since you live in a place that?ˆ™s pretty warm, I think with minimal effort you could keep the herbs from dying. If you want to try this, devote one section to herbs. Then, as it gets cold you can find a way to protect them. One year my oregano lasted through a ton of snow, so in Georgia I think you could have most things thriving!My experience is that one plant of each herb is enough for our family, except for cilantro and basil. I would plant 4 times as much cilantro, and at least twice as much basil. Both parsley and dill get pretty big and tall. I would give them each at least 2 squares, and not plant them next to each other. R2Potatoes will spread, but I think it?ˆ™s a good idea to plant it with broccoli and cauliflower. Those have relatively shallow root systems, so if the potatoes go under them it won?ˆ™t be a problem. They grow well together (are good companion plants), and once you harvest the broccoli and cauliflower it would be a good idea to give the potatoes one or two squares extra, but then you can plant in the other empty squares.Broccoli, cabbage, and cauliflower require more than one square. Since you have the room, I would plant 3 in 8 squares. R3Yum?ˆ”strawberries! R4If you were pressed for space, you could plant one zucchini/squash in 4 squares by caging or staking it. Since you have the space, let them spread! I?ˆ™d recommend planting one squash at the top of the bed, the next toward the bottom, etc. L1This looks like a salad garden! My suggestion would be to move the beets, carrots, and celery to this garden bed, and the onions to the next one. My reasoning is that this garden bed has fast maturing plants that need more water. You will be working and harvesting in this bed all summer long. Onions are more of a ?ˆ?set it and forget it?ˆ? plant. Garlic is good here, but it?ˆ™s generally planted in the fall, and is harvested early summer. Then you can plant more greens where it grew.L2Plant all your warm weather veggies at once (cucumbers, peppers, eggplant, tomatoes). They have a long growing season and keep producing until it freezes, so there?ˆ™s no benefit to succession planting. Just a note, celery and cauliflower are really hard to grow. I don?ˆ™t recommend them for beginners, but if you?ˆ™re adventurous, go ahead and give them a try!L3Mostly I?ˆ™m just jealous because you can probably grow tons of these delicious melons!L4Left to itself, each tomato plant will require 8 squares or so. But, if you use good tomato cages you can grow them in 4 squares each. Go here to see about the cages. /how-to-build-tomato-cages/Finally, the only thing I noticed is that you don?ˆ™t have plans to grow peas or green beans. These are my family?ˆ™s favorites, so I?ˆ™d hate to see them get forgotten! But, if your family doesn?ˆ™t like them, there is no reason to give them space in the garden. I find 4 squares of peas and 8 squares of beans is PLENTY for our family of four.AMAZING!Emily

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