Alright so I'm terrible at drawing, and when I try to upload these diagrams they are illegible...so no diagrams, it'll just confuse y'all
Basically, I have two different gardens - one at my house, and another at a community garden. there are some plants already established in both places, but lots of open space for veggies/herbs/flowers/whatever.
i'm looking for input on what to do with the assortment of seeds/starts I have right now...companion planting and such. no need to worry about plot rotation because I am leaving in september...and unfortunately I doubt my gardens will be tended after I leave. anyway, onto the details:
my community garden plot consists of two areas - one roughly 50x20ft , and the other about 30x30ft. the larger plot has mostly veggies - beans, tomatoes, corn, squash, zucchini, melons, peppers, eggplant, beets, cucumber, carrots, peas, spinach, etc. there are also some hop vines, a comfrey plant, and some sage and mint. a few sunflowers here and there. there are a few "communities" of plants such as corn, beans, squash, melons - or tomatoes, peppers, and cucumbers. okra and carrots are interplanted, etc. but for the most part things are spread out. recently I sowed calendula, yarrow, and nasturtium over 1/3 of the plot. very few things are planted in rows...i kinda just sow things wherever. there are a few circular plantings...
the smaller community plot consists of similar veggies, with some more herbs like oregano, parsley, etc. a few larger tomato plants with carrots sowed around them...a few "three sisters" areas - corn, squash, beans. a lot of empty space. lettuce and brassicas..more than the other plot.
Here are the seeds/starts I have available:
Basil Mrihani, Genovese, Sweet Lettuce Leaf, Thai, Greek,
Tulsi (Holy Basil) Krishna, Kapoor
Bean Anasazi Cave (Pole), Hopi Red (Pole), Dragons Tongue (Bush), Adzuki, Mung, Black, Pinto
Corn Hopi Blue, Double Red Sweet, Anasazi Sweet, Stowells Evergreen Sweet
Cucumber Boston Pickling, Sumter, Lemon, Bush Pickle
Eggplant Black Beauty
Hops Cascade, Nugget, Centennial, Mt. Hood
Melons Honeydew Orange Flesh, Muskmelon Delicious 51, Canteloupe
Nasturtium Dwarf Jewel, Jewel, Empress of India
Okra Clemson Spineless
Pepper Cayenne, Criolla Sella, Jalepeno, Banana, Korean Dark Green, Chinese 5 Color
Sunflower Lemon Queen, Fat Mama, Skyscraper
Squash Zucchini, Golden Zucchini, Summer Crookneck,
Tobacco Catterton, Hopi Wild
Tomato Cherokee Purple, Beefsteak, Principe Borghese, Riesentraube, Black Cherry, Sweetie Cherry, Brandywine, Large Yellow Pear, Sweet 100, Roma
Watermelon Moon & Stars, Sugar Baby
Grain/Cover Crops: Purple Hulless Barley, Hard Red Wheat, Crimson Clover, Dutch White Micro Clover
Flowers/Tea Garden: Yarrow (White, Coastal), Calendula, Echinachea, Chamomile (German, Roman), St. Johns Wort, Morning Glory, Poppy, Hibiscus
Other Herbs: Lemon Balm, Mint, Spearmint, Thyme, Oregano, Rosemary, Tarragon, Marjoram, Summer Savory, Parsley, Chives, Fenugreek, Lovage,
Other Random Things: Strawberries, New Zealand Spinach, Comfrey, Stinging Nettle.
obviously things like hops, comfrey, or strawberries are already in the ground...but i figured i'd include them in the list anyway..
at my house there are the same assortment of veggies, hops, comfrey, herbs, etc. less space than the community gardens...something like 15x30..and another small plot thats about 5x30...also some raised beds here and there.
what would you guys do with this assortment of seeds? i'm hoping to plant tomorrow or the day after...so throw your ideas at me! i'll hear anything out....
also, how do you guys go about hardening off plants? I'm finding it a bit difficult with the intensity of the sun here...after 20 minutes in the sun plants are wilting like crazy