DS and I found out this morning, that our plot in the community garden has been upgraded from a 'half' to a 'full' (we were on a waiting list). This is a happy turn of events, since it will allow us more space for some of the 'viney' things we have in mind for the garden -- cucumbers and squashes and the like. I will need to go into the park district office to pay the difference, and as of now we are up to $42 rental for the season (plus an additional deposit). Anyway, DS and I will be sitting down this afternoon to do some basic planning. One thing is certain, we'll have to invest in some sort of deer protection (-- netting perhaps? They're thick as thieves out there. And voracious as all get out....)
Since we're coming in a little late, I'm not sure how much time we'll have to mail order seeds and supplies, etc. I much prefer planting heirloom varieties over commercially manufactured hybrids, but we'll have to see what we can scrounge up. In any event, I'm willing to pay a little more for heirloom and organically produced seeds (promising myself to save seeds this season for next season). Plus I'll have to comb through my seed collection from previous garden ventures -- they're getting old by now, but hopefully a number may still be viable. We can at least try sprouting them and see what they do. My father will provide us with lots of seedlings (heirloom and hybrid) for peppers and tomatoes. LOTS of seedlings -- so, we'll be quite covered as far as those cousins in the nightshade family are concerned....
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