- Cauliflower- a fan favorite for the both of us
- Carrots- I heard these are tough to grow, but I have never had them fresh out of the ground and there are so many tasty ways to eat them!
- Zucchini- amazing on the grill in the summer, in bread for the winter, in pancakes for breakfast...heck, these guys are awesome!
- Tomato- who doesn't grow tomatoes?! Ours will be cherry; great for snacking, and I love the "pop" they make when you bite into them.
- Spinach- this is one of my favorites, not just because it is a nutritional power house (loaded with vitamin C, iron, phytochemicals, etc.), but because it is a great meal for our little tortoise Gus!
- Pole bean- another great snack to munch on and awesome for picnics and BBQs.
- Sunflower- dry out the seeds and they are great fro protein and healthy fats; a favorite of Andrew's
- Basil, Rosemary, Mint, Sage, Oregano, and Stevia
I have most of the seeds already (thank you Dollar Store!), but the next thing on my list is to buy the rest of my herbs; most of which can not be found in stores.
Heirloom Seeds is the website I will more than likely be using because all of their seeds are heirloom, meaning that they have not been genetically altered and are naturally occurring somewhere in the world.
The third step that I have done is to plan out the garden. I have yet to pick a spot in the yard, but I do know what I want it to look like thanks to this site. Here, you can choose the size of your garden (any size, no matter how large or small!) and virtually place what you want to grow where. The only problem was that it does not have all of the plants I want to seed, but I just made up some plots and I'll fill it in with what I really want when I am planting.
Happy planting!
