List of Plants Planned for the Spring 2013 Backyard Garden

Here is a list of the varieties I plan to grow in the garden this season. I will update this as I add more! We will see how this turns out! It is going to definitely be an experiment, since I started the beds from scratch and I am unsure if the beds will receive enough light to produce fruit!

Plants started from seed:

1) 'Long Purple' Eggplant (started inside 2/27/13)

2) 'Scarlet Runner' Pole Beans (will start outside between March 11-15)

3) 'Salad Slicer' Cucumber (will start outside between Mar. 11-15)

4) Red Leaf Lettuce (started outside around edges of tomato pots 2/27/13)

Transplants:

Peppers
1) Jalapeno Pepper (planted 2/26/13)
2) 'Better Bell' Sweet Pepper (planted 2/26/13)
3) 'Red Beauty (Baron)' Sweet Pepper (planted 2/26/13)
4) Chocolate Bell Sweet Pepper (planted 3/1/13)
5) Golden California Wonder Sweet Pepper (planted 3/1/13)
6) Tabasco Hot Pepper (planted 3/1/13)

Tomatoes
1) 'Yellow Pear' Tomato (planted 2/26/13)
2) 'Homestead 24' Tomato (planted 2/26/13)
3) 'Cherokee Purple' Tomato (planted 2/26/13)
4) 'Sweet 100' Tomato (planted in pot 2/27/13)
5) 'Patio' Tomato (planted in pot 2/27/13)
6) 'Beefmaster' Tomato (planted 3/1/13)
7) 'Better Boy' Tomato  (planted 3/1/13)
8) 'Sunny Boy' Tomato  (planted 3/1/13)
9) Old German Heirloom Tomato  (planted 3/1/13)
10) 'Celebrity' Tomato  (planted 3/1/13)

Pumpkin
1) Pie Pumpkin (planted 2/27/13)

Strawberries
1) 'Sweet Charlie' Strawberries (planted 2/26/13)

Herbs:

1) Sweet Basil
2) 'Red Rubin' Basil (started indoors from seed 2/27/13)
3) Chives (will start from seed outdoors between Mar-May)
4) Cilantro (will start from seed outdoors between Mar-May)
5) Dill
6) Oregano
7) Rosemary
8) Sage
9) German Thyme
10) Curly Parsley
11) Peppermint

Other:

1) 'Lemon Queen' Sunflower (seeds started indoors 2/27/13)


At my community garden plot, I will be doing a "three sisters" planting using sweet corn (which was started from seed indoors today - per a suggestion from one of my gardening books that with care, corn actually can be transplanted successfully), 'Kentucky Wonder' pole beans, and summer squash. More details on that planting later!