My father was a gardener of note in the town I grew up. He only grew flowers and trees. He must have been listed as having a noteworthy garden somewhere because I remember in my late teen years getting up in the late morning to go outside and smoke a joint and finding 4-5 old ladies touring our backyard uninvited. There would be a few drive by tours several times a day. My dad was also a renegade tree planter. He would buy 50-100 high quality trees once a year and plant them anywhere he thought needed a tree. He'd also do stuff like climb or break through fences on blighted land to sew clover anywhere he passed by often enough to hate barren ground.
None of his skills were passed on to me, I hated garden chores and did every thing I could to get out of them. I would cut wood for two hours to get out of one hour of weeding.
But, I just bought my own house, complete with a few raised beds and small fenced off garden areas. Can't say I chewed on the idea for more than 48 hours before, while shopping for groceries, I asked my wife if we could hit the garden section before we left.
I planted a few herbs, peas, green beans, brussles sprouts, a few varieties of peppers and two varieties of tomatoes. My wife bought some greens to plant but for some reason I just don't want to deal with growing greens, hope she finds the will.
There is a bunch of stuff already planted from the old owners, not sure exactly what or how alive it all is, I guess I'll find out in a month or so. I do know that there are some herbs, blueberry bushes, strawberries (I think), onions (which I have no desire to maintain or plant) and some kind of root vegetable (it's too small to figure out what).
I'm germinating a few things inside and planted a few things outside.
Anyone else planting a garden? What are you planting? What should I know before I kill off my bounty? I know many of you are still locked in ice and snow but by March 1 we have usually seen our last frost. Strange weather this year, I wouldn't be surprised to see a cold snap.