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Spalding’s Garden Story

This garden is for my family and me. My partner built the greenhouse where tomatoes thrive all summer, and where I get an early start on seedlings. He also built the cedar-raised beds that were all planted using the . 

I printed out each segment of the season from early spring to late summer. I focused on organic gardening. I did not use fertilizer other than home-brewed compost tea. I also tried companion planting for the first time, which I learned about from the Garden Planner, and I love the option in the Garden Planner to see companion options for every vegetable! I had almost no pests to deal with all season. I let the spiders stay, and they help, too. I’ve learned to work around them and let them do their job. 

I will not plant broccoli again because the yield doesn’t warrant the space required since we have only four boxes. The one plant did not produce much but took up a lot of space. I added two potato boxes that are not shown in the plan. I had a great crop of red potatoes! Two years ago, I learned that carrot seedlings cannot be moved. So, last season, I planted them in place and had an amazing yield. The few I needed to move were sort of deformed, but they still tasted good. I can’t seem to grow happy kale, but I will keep trying. The lettuce was prolific, as were the mini cukes. We had lots of healthy bush beans all summer; those were planted next to the zucchini. I planted nasturtium, dill, and borage in with the asparagus, and that produced really well. I had tons of parsley in the same box that I ended up dehydrating and jarring and we have been using all winter.

This is the best garden I have had so far, and the Garden Planner definitely gets some credit for that.

The Vegetable Garden Plan

(Maine, U.S.A.)

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