Sowing

I’ve never had a serious vegetable garden before. My parents always did when I was younger, with zucchinis (courgettes) that wouldn’t stop multiplying and tomatoes my sister would eat straight off the plants like apples.

This year, our lovely neighbor (can you see why I love my neighborhood??) has built me four square raised beds in our back garden and I’ve been researching and thinking and plotting my vegetable garden. I think I’ve got it figured out.

This is my step one. It’s like crafty gardening and cheap! Love cheap.

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So I’m going to plant seedlings this weekend, and based on the awesome advice from a few different friends on twitter (I’m @emilyholmes – you can follow me there too!), here’s what I’m going to plant:

beetroot
carrots
lettuce
zucchini (courgettes)
spaghetti squash (my dad brought me some seeds last week! hope that doesn’t get me in trouble!)
pumpkins
cucumbers
and lots of herbs

I tried tomatoes once a few years ago but they never turned red, so I think I’ll skip them. I missed out on planting garlic over the winter, but did you know you can just plant cloves of garlic and they’ll grow a whole bulb? So neat.

So any tips before I start planting? Thoughts on growing things in Ireland? Thoughts on growing things anywhere?