2021 Garden Order

I had a lot of fun picking out what to grow in the garden this year and also have a lot of seeds that my Mom gave to me. I am looking forward to planting her seeds and seeing their beauty and bounty in the coming year. My Mom had a green thumb – she was known for her gorgeous flower beds but I remember many afternoons harvesting blueberries, rhubarb, and cutting fresh herbs as a child. Here is what I am planning to grow in 2021…

Vegetables

• Temptress sweet corn – I am an Iowa girl and sweet corn is an absolute must in my garden even if it may not work out.
• Sungold Hybrid cherry tomatoes – these will probably need to ripen in the greenhouse given our grow season.
• Candy Hybrid onions
• Red Pontiac potatoes
• Sugar snap peas
• Snow peas
• Green beans
• Lettuce
• Radish
• Tomatillos – I love to make salsa and then enchiladas verde!
• + many more…

Herbs

• Chives
• Italian Parsley
• Rosemary
• Dill
• Oregano
• Thyme
• Cilantro
• Mint

Flowers

• Delightfully Fragrant Peony collection – peony’s are my Mom’s favorite flower so I’m eager to get these planted in the flower bed.
• Josee Reblooming Lilac – this is a dwarf lilac that blooms in late spring and then intermittently until frost. I absolutely love fresh lilacs on my dining room table.
• I also have many packets of flower seeds from my Mom I will be planting this year and I planted iris, tulips, crocus, and bluebells last Fall – many of them are already peeking out of the ground.

Fruit

• Dwarf Meyer Lemon tree – this tree bears medium size round lemons year round and will be kept in the greenhouse.
• Dwarf Calamondian Orange tree – beautiful white flowers are followed by small, juicy, and tart oranges – another tree for the greenhouse!
• Sweet Repeat raspberries – one crop in June and another harvest in Fall.
• Ka-Bluey Northern Highbush blueberries – these are medium size blueberries that have hints of peach, raspberry and strawberry.
• Sweet Sensation strawberries – advertised as the most productive junebearer – I’ll be planting 50 of these with the hopes of a big enough harvest to make my Mom’s homemade strawberry jam!
• Sugar Baby watermelon – compact vines produce 6-10 lb. watermelons, sounds like the perfect summer treat to me!
• We also have an apple and asian pear tree on our property + enough blackberries for plenty of pies.