2026 garden plan (open to critique)

snarfing said:
Just a pic off Google. But I grow sprouting broccoli which instead of forming 1 big head forms a bunch of smaller ones. And when you cut it it will sprout 1-3 more times.

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Looks like above.
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Oh yeah, I grow those as well. How could I forget? My purple sprouting broccoli, recommended to me by a fellow gardener from south of the border, though, didn't fare too well here; it was very sparse, but the green one does well here. My kids love this type of broccoli.
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Figgin' A said:
Oh yeah, I grow those as well. How could I forget? My purple sprouting broccoli, recommended to me by a fellow gardener from south of the border, though, didn't fare too well here; it was very sparse, but the green one does well here. My kids love this type of broccoli.
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Yeah i actually grow the green one but thought the purple was easier to see. I think its worth the spot.
 
betdempster said:
@TorontoJoe. Got my first seed catalogs and they are already dog eared. What kind of tomatoes do your Italian friends and family grow? All heirlooms or are there some I might be able to find online or in these catalogs?
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Almost all of my regular tomatoes came from the old country from family farms...Not found in any catalog...... and they're glorious! Send me a DM some time...

Ne parliamo :)
 
betdempster said:
@TorontoJoe. Got my first seed catalogs and they are already dog eared. What kind of tomatoes do your Italian friends and family grow? All heirlooms or are there some I might be able to find online or in these catalogs?
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Copia tomato is a favorite of mine. Extremely fruity. But I only eat them for fresh eating. Grow em every year and experiment with a few varieties each time
 
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Here's what I have so far....
Sugar baby watermelon
French breakfast and pusa gulabi reddish
Calabrese sprouting broccoli and asparbroc
Badgerflame beets and golden beets
Honeynut and koginut winter squash
Partial eclipse summer squash
Dragons tongue bush beans
Strawberry bite
Kyoto red and purple dragon carrot
Purple and Rio grande tomatilli
Brown jalapeño and black Hungarian hot pepper
Black lentils
Long island improved Brussels sprouts (represent)
Alice's dream tomato and my saved copia seeds
Bunching onion and american flag leek
Black kabouli chickpea
Purple globe artichoke
Mammoth dill
Slow bolt cilantro
Hamburg rooting parsley

Whew scary to look at all written up.
 
snarfing said:
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Here's what I have so far....
Sugar baby watermelon
French breakfast and pusa gulabi reddish
Calabrese sprouting broccoli and asparbroc
Badgerflame beets and golden beets
Honeynut and koginut winter squash
Partial eclipse summer squash
Dragons tongue bush beans
Strawberry bite
Kyoto red and purple dragon carrot
Purple and Rio grande tomatilli
Brown jalapeño and black Hungarian hot pepper
Black lentils
Long island improved Brussels sprouts (represent)
Alice's dream tomato and my saved copia seeds
Bunching onion and american flag leek
Black kabouli chickpea
Purple globe artichoke
Mammoth dill
Slow bolt cilantro
Hamburg rooting parsley

Whew scary to look at all written up.
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You let the dog pick out what seeds to sow? That's one smart puppy! :)

The mammoth dill I grow. It's excellent. I keep it on a north wall now and it doesn't bolt. It's my go to for pickling cuc's, peppers and beans.

Best Jalapeño I've ever grown are from seeds from one I bought at a market. Huge peppers.... I pickle more than I the family can eat with a couple of plants.

French breakfast may be my favourite radish. Not too strong and grow so fast. I have left them in the ground too long once and ended up with some mutants. I wish I took pictures.
 
speaking of seeds: i think i need turnip seeds (for after my potatoes). anyone have a variety they like? ive never grown them. Id like to eat the greens + tuber.
 
snarfing said:
ive seen these but i need to look more into them, do you grow them? Leeks are actually a perennial, if you let them go they grow new ones and you just divide them out. part of why i grow them, also cause i love them
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Yes, I do grow them from bulbs and I always end up with too many bulbs by the end of the year. I usually eat the leaves and rarely eat the tiny onions. I love having carefree plants that can take over my garden to some extent. I have not had success with leeks when I tried to grow them in zone 7. By the way I also grow sunchokes but be careful because they can become invasive and turn the area into a jungle. Lol I'm trying to be a carefree gardener not a weed whacker.
 
Tiger garden said:
Yes, I do grow them from bulbs and I always end up with too many bulbs by the end of the year. I usually eat the leaves and rarely eat the tiny onions. I love having carefree plants that can take over my garden to some extent. I have not had success with leeks when I tried to grow them in zone 7. By the way I also grow sunchokes but be careful because they can become invasive and turn the area into a jungle. Lol I'm trying to be a carefree gardener not a weed whacker.
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mine in raised beds so should be fine. ive grown leeks a few years in a row and have done well. they like a bit more shade ime
 
I have a tendency to mix plant all my crops. My wife calls it a jungle. I told her it is high density mixed planting designed to confuse the bugs.
 
Wow that's an ambitious bunch of gardening. I'm just hoping to grow tomatoes and enough so no one notices when they don't make it inside. and I haven't had luck here with cukes or green beans so maybe just those three under shade cloth and we'll keep our fingers crossed. My three favorite veggies. Will look for copia tomatoes
 
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