Annnnnd we're back
23 March 2025 16:42![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
preserved_by_bronzingWell, last year became: spouse having surgery, me starting two jobs, rinse repeat.
We did the the raised beds installed along the garage, and we did grow radishes, cucumbers, herbs, and (a crap ton of) tomatoes. With the level of busy-ness, we didn't really stay on top of the garden, but we still had some good learnings. San Marzanos are great, but they Just Do Not Stop. Romas are good but not asgood, but have the benefit of Stopping. We also grew some heirloom paste tomatoes, but Spouse didn't care for the color, which is fair. Jury is still out on whether we'll do determinate or indeterminate (or both) this year.
Work is still busier than either of us would like, but we did get the intended seed-starting setup going and then got some snapdragons and strawflowers started. I also have a pot of salads that keeps on giving living behind the TV couch in the basement. It is awesome to have fresh greens.
As an interesting bonus: I accidentally saved radish seeds. We'd let the last succession of radishes go to seed last June; the intent originally was to eat the pods, but then life happened and they just... malingered there. We left them over winter, and a few days ago I went and snagged some of the dried pods. There were indeed radish seeds in there!
I planted some, and I now have a friendly radish sprout in my basement salad trough.
We did the the raised beds installed along the garage, and we did grow radishes, cucumbers, herbs, and (a crap ton of) tomatoes. With the level of busy-ness, we didn't really stay on top of the garden, but we still had some good learnings. San Marzanos are great, but they Just Do Not Stop. Romas are good but not asgood, but have the benefit of Stopping. We also grew some heirloom paste tomatoes, but Spouse didn't care for the color, which is fair. Jury is still out on whether we'll do determinate or indeterminate (or both) this year.
Work is still busier than either of us would like, but we did get the intended seed-starting setup going and then got some snapdragons and strawflowers started. I also have a pot of salads that keeps on giving living behind the TV couch in the basement. It is awesome to have fresh greens.
As an interesting bonus: I accidentally saved radish seeds. We'd let the last succession of radishes go to seed last June; the intent originally was to eat the pods, but then life happened and they just... malingered there. We left them over winter, and a few days ago I went and snagged some of the dried pods. There were indeed radish seeds in there!
I planted some, and I now have a friendly radish sprout in my basement salad trough.