stuff i want to grow...

[keryx]

This is largely a list for quietdeath, or anyone else who wants to try out this gardening co-op idea. Keep in mind that I am not at all anal about gardening & until I know what my fence will cost, I'm assuming I'll do most of the work myself. So. Uh, not everything I plant will be successful. I'm pretty sure I can keep tomato and pepper plants alive (plus, most herbs are insanely growy around here), and I know I can grow roses and morning glories.


Herbs/fragrant stuff: jasmine, chives, basil, catnip, possibly mint (which has to be far from the catnip, as they're easily confused, and catnip makes a lousy mojito), cilantro. Apparently you can also grow garlic around here, which sounds like fun. These will all get planted near the back porch, with the figs.

Veggies: spinach & collards, tomatoes (big ones! small ones!), cucumbers, butter beans & some form of pea (for the flowers). I'm also going to attempt beets, okra and a pepper of some sort. I'm going to try to keep veggies along the fence in the backyard. I don't think I want big garden beds, and the unplanted side of the fence gets amazing sun all day.

Fruits: already have a pear tree. I'm planting figs & grapes, and possibly a cherry tree. Don't expect any of these to fruit yet. The grapes will go along the fence with the veggies.

Flowers: my parents have a rose-of-Sharon that grew in my great grandmother's house in Michigan. It did alright in Norfolk and is fine in MD, so I hope a cutting will live in Richmond. Cause, native or not, that's just awesome. They're also going to give me some of the rosebush that's as old as I am; the roses smell intense & are good in bowls and bud vases. Both of these are going out front, where the sun's not so harsh. I'm also going to fence a weird little alcove into the yard, and I plan to cover that fence with every possible local variety of morning glory.

My father's lending me a tiller after I visit next weekend. Tiller! But not the kind on a sailboat.