The initial planting includes:
5 tomato plant varieties
6 yellow bell pepper plants
3 summer squash (seeded): patty-pan (or scallop), round zucchini, yellow straight-neck
3 winter squash (seeded): delicata, spaghetti, buttercup
3 cucumber plants: lemon, sweet-slice long, bush crop
1 purple eggplant
1 chives plant
1 parsley (seeded)
16 ft. of green bush beans (seed)
8 ft. of rainbow Swiss chard (seed)
8 ft. scallions (bunching onions) (seed)
4 rows (@ 6 ft.) white corn (seed) to yield 24 plants total
6 kale plants
8 sunflowers (seeded among the squash plants)
6 vine-type nasturtiums to climb bamboo teepee (seed)
15 bush nasturtiums to stabilize and color the front edge of the bed (seed)
8 basil (seeded)
3 lavender plants (move in fall)
There will be subsequent seeding of bush beans every 3 weeks, through mid-July, as well as another installment of scallions, and Swiss chard, all in 8-ft. rows, where there is space.
Amendments and supplies:
• 5@4-lb.boxes of E.B. Stone Organics All Purpose Plant Food (5-5-5); raked into top 3 inches of soil; furrowed under corn rows.
• Tomato cages
• 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
• Many large cardboard boxes to cover the entire 600 sq. ft. of lawn
Deer repellent tactics as needed:
• Surrounding the perimeter with monofilament line and hanging strips of rags soaked in lavender, mint, and citrus oils
• Bars of Irish Spring soap to rub down the perimeter lines and poles, even the tomato cages
• Hair clippings collected in small mesh/cloth bags and hung in 1 or 2 locations
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