Here goes…everything seeded unless indicated as plant:
- 5 tomato plant varieties: Lemon Pear; San Marzano; Big Boy; Fantastic; Early Girl
- 3 summer squash: ‘Bennings Green Tint’ patty-pan/scallop; ‘Dark Green’ zucchini; ‘Yellow Prolific’ straight-neck
- 4 winter squash: ‘Sweet Potato’ delicata (2); ‘Mesa Queen bush’ acorn; ‘Small Wonder’ spaghetti
- 2 cucumbers: Lemon; Straight-8
- 5 melons (personal size): ‘Margarita’ (3); ‘Charantai’ (canteloupe-type) (2)
- 1 chive plant (from last year)
- 1 parsley plant
- 8 ft. of bush beans: ‘Tricolor’; ‘Top Crop’; ‘Yellow Bush’ in successive seedings every 3 weeks
- 10 ft. of rainbow Swiss chard
- 3 ft. scallions (bunching onions) ‘White Lisbon’
- 3 rows (@ 5 ft.) yellow corn ‘Bodacious’
- 8 ft. of basil ‘Genovese Italian’
- 8 ft. of kale: ‘Russian red’
- 8 ft. of beets: ‘Early Wonder’
- 8 ft. of lettuce ‘Marvel of 4 Seasons’
- 6 ft. of lettuce ‘Simpson Elite’
- 8 ft. of lettuce ‘French Mesclun Mix’
- 4 ft. of spinach: ‘Tyee hybrid’
- 10 ft. of peas: ‘Dwarf Grey Sugar’
Front sidewalk tier:
- 15 bush nasturtiums
- 8 lavender plants of various types: Spanish and French types (raised from volunteer seedlings)
- 1 rosemary plant (raised from volunteer seedling)
Amendments and supplies:
- 6 lbs of bloodmeal (21-0-0) to raise deficient nitrogen levels; spread onto soil; turned into upper 6″ by shovel.
- Supplemental organic slow release fertilizer (4-6-2) added periodically as side-dress to plants
- 250 ft. of soaker hoses
- 150 ft. of solid hose (3@50 ft) to connect soakers to house faucets
- Brass or plastic multi-channel hose-connectors
- Tomato cages
- Calendar for scheduling water duties
- Scale for weighing produce
- Paper pad for notes and recording harvest weights
Deer repellent tactics as needed:
• Deer or bird netting over the tops of plants
• Bars of Irish Spring soap to rub down the tomato cages