Promised Land Homestead

What's In The Ground?

So we've finished all of our spring planting.  For the next two months we'll just weed and water.  Here's a list of everything we've planted.  Keep in mind that although the seed is in the ground, we might not get all of this to grow.

Herbs (I don't pretend to know what half of these are for)

• comfrey
• peppermint
• spearmint
• calendula
• chamomile
• lavender
• cilantro
• basil
• majoram
• echinecea
• burdock
• thyme
• parsley
• plantain
• anise
• dill
• chives
• chickweed
• dandalion
• savory
• motherwort
• st. john's wort
• lemon balm
• fennel
• caraway
• marshmallow
• feverfew
• rosemary

Fruits and Veggies

• strawberries
• peas (snow, snap, & english)
• corn
• potatoes (red, yellow, white)
• buckwheat (just as a green manure crop)
• onions (purple & white)
• bunching onions
• carrots
• garlic
• lettuce
• spinich
• nasturshums
• leeks
• kiwi
• peanuts
• cayenne peppers
• jalepenos
• bell peppers
• tomatoes
• watermelon
• cantelope
• grapes
• cucumbers
• pumpkins
• beans (3 types of bush beans, 1 type of pole bean)
• gourds
• blackberries
• squash
• zucchini
• broccoli

Wow.  That's a lot when you write it out like that.  Can you see now why I let my wife plan the garden?  I'm just the manual labor.