pygmy

wow, so i added up all the stuff i'm planting.

the numbers are the length of the rows (in feet), not individual plants.

600 potatoes *
500 snap beans *
600 dry beans*
400 sunflowers*
300 herbs: rosemary, oregano, thyme, dill, cilantro, parsley, sage, lavender, fennel, mint, catnip, caraway, lovage, lion's tail, lemon balm, lemongrass, basil, tarragon, chamomile, angelica, and some others i'm forgetting*
600 tomatoes *
200 eggplant
2000 corn *
400 cucumbers*
500 cantelope/muskmelons*
500 watermelon
600 peppers (sweet, spice, hot)*
300 okra*
400 winter squash
300 summer squash*
300 greens (kale, lettuce, chard, orach, amaranth, spinach, collards, arugula etc
400 peas *
400 black-eyed peas/crowders
400 onions*
200 broccoli (x2, for fall crop)*
200 cabbage (x2)*
200 carrots*
200 beets
200 turnips
400 sweet potatoes
400 sq. ft broadcasted with mustard (for greens & seed)*



various:
edamame
celery*
millet*
sesame
radish
sorghum
horseradish*
jerusalem artichoke*
popcorn*
birdhouse gourds*
atlantic giant pumpkin*
tomatillos*
ground cherries*
hulless oats

cover crops:
sweet clover
hairy vetch
buckwheat
alfalfa

*finished planting.

i did almost all of corn yesterday, all the cucumbers and melons and okra and some other stuff today, until it started to get too windy and i had to come inside.

uff da.






EDIT

question: so whatcha going to do with all those veggies?

answer: eat, can, pickle, freeze, etc. what i can.. give some away to friends, and of course the people whose land i'm using, and work with my buddy freddie who has a program to give fresh organic produce to people who would normally struggle to buy rice & beans. yay!


and since i just planted melons, i'm particularly excited about them, so here are descriptions of some of them

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Valencia Winter Melon
A rare old-time melon that was listed by American seedsmen in the 1830's but probably goes back much further; believed to come from Italy. Can keep four months into the winter. Very sweet cream colored flesh, dark green skin; rare and delicious.

Prescott Fond Blanc
70 days. The most unique and beautiful French melon we sell! The fruit is 4-9 lbs., very flattened and ribbed, with warts and bumps. Melons have grey/green skin turning straw color; flesh is salmon-orange. Once one of the best known melons, it was mentioned in the 1860's, but it likely is much older. The flavor is very rich if picked at perfection and the fragrance is heavenly. This is a favorite melon of mine, almost unheard of in this country.

Charentais
85 days. A famous, superb heirloom. A French, 2-3 lb. melon with light, grey-green skin. The bright , orange flesh is super sweet and very fragrant. This was my favorite melon in 2003. I just love the firm, sweet flesh. These are top sellers at high dollar markets.

Tigger
The most amazing melon we have grown. The fruit are vibrant yellow with brilliant fire-red, zigzag stripes, (a few fruit may be solid yellow), simply beautiful! They are also the most fragrant melons we have tried, with a rich, sweet intoxicating aroma that will fill a room. The white flesh gets sweeter in dry climates. Small in size the fruits weigh up to 1 lb. - perfect for a single serving. The vigorous plants yield heavily, even in dry conditions. This heirloom came from an Armenian market located in a mountain valley


Thai Golden Round New!
This variety really caught everyone's attention last summer as we trialed it in our gardens. The plants are extremely productive, and did very well here in our climate. The big 6 lb fruit look like glowing orange pumpkins. One of the most attractive and unusual melons we've ever grown. The green flesh is sweet and melting, and has a very unique taste something like pineapple and papaya flavor, somewhat un-melonlike in taste. This variety adds a whole new category of melons to the US, and is sure to be a favorite of gardeners who love diversity. Collected by Andrew Kaiser in 2006. Perfect for summer and fall arrangements!

Old-Time Tennessee
An old favorite of mine. Produces huge, oblong melons that weigh 12-14 lbs. and have a deeply creased rind. Their orange flesh is superior, being loaded with unique fruity undertones and a sweetness not often found in modern melons: High sugar content. Fragile melons are not good keepers but are winners with gourmet foodies. This old Tennessee heirloom was almost lost to modern gardens.

Banana
90 days. Banana-shaped fruit, smooth yellow skin and sweet, spicy salmon flesh. 16 long, 5-8 lbs. It was listed in 1885 by J. H. Catalogue, which said When ripe it reminds one of a large, overgrown banana... It smells like one, having a remarkably powerful and delicious fragrance.This is one of my all- time favorites, being very sweet and great for specialty markets.

Bidwell Casaba
This melon was grown by General John Bidwell, who received his seed stock from the USDA in 1869. He was a soldier in the Civil War and also became a US senator. He grew this melon in Chico, California. It produces massive fruits that weigh about 16 lbs each and are football shaped. The orange flesh is sweet and creamy. Dr. Amy Goldman says it "...tastes like heavenly orange sherbet," in her book Melons for the Passionate Grower.

Sweet Passion New!
An Ohio heirloom that has been grown since the 1920s. According to legend, the sweet orange flesh is said to cause a state of passion if eaten straight from the garden on a moonlit summer night. It has succulent flesh that is very sweet, aromatic and very finely flavored. Fruit weigh 3-4 lbs, and are produced on vines that have some drought and wilt resistance.