Re: 2012 Official Gardening Thread
I have an enormous garden this year, and I just built an herb bed. I'll be growing a huge number of herbs, and a boat-load of basil specifically, so that I will be able to make a huge amount of pesto in the fall. It freezes incredibly well, and I don't like anyone else's basil recipe.
Other than that, I've started 3 varieties of tomatoes, 2 varieties of peppers, pumpkins, muskmellons, cabbage, and brussel sprouts. I have a friend with a greenhouse that starts a million things, and gives the plants away, so I don't know all of what I will plant yet.
I'll also do several varieties of potatoes - I don't plan to buy potatoes in the next year, I'm growing enough.
I'm in the process of extending my basement on the north side of my house, in order to create a cold-cellar. I'm pretty hard-core about being local with my food, and have beef, pork, and poultry all from local sources. I'm working on lamb.
I'm also helping to organise a local community garden, so I have a plot there, too. It's not huge - 20x30, so I'm going to grow nothing but flowers and a couple rows of pop-corn in that plot. I provide flowers to a local retirement home.
I also put in 8 raspberry bushes last year, and I put in 6 blueberry bushes. I hope to put in an apple and a pear tree this year.
Eventually, I want to buy virtually no produce. I like to be able to control how much pesticides/insecticides go on my food, and I have the acreage. Now, I just have to keep up with the weeds...
