That's going to be some kind of garden...pots and outside. I hope that you will frequently update here with foto's and commentary. I have a feeling that you will do quite well with this project.
Thank you! I have a blog started on the veggie garden. The property needs a lot of work. My landlord is not very interested in grounds maintenance, nevermind gardening. It is ok though, because he gives me freedom to do anything I want to the property, within reason. I moved in, back in March of 2012, and spent that first year watching where the sun fell on the property. I picked the spot and built the veggie garden last year, and each year, plan to go a little further. This year, I hope to complete the finishing touches of the veggie garden, prune the rhododendron bushes in front of the house (which are a total mess), and start a small herb garden and a small shade garden (both much smaller and simpler than the veggie garden). The shade garden is going to be a small raised bed with peas, beans, carrots, celery, radishes and swiss chard. In another area, which is already built, it only needs to be filled with compost, I plan to grow lettuce and spinach. The bushes in the front of the house are a wild mess. I have heard that rhododendron can take hard pruning and bounce back well. I hope so because that is what needs to be done. They need to be cut down to a third of what they are, maybe less, and hopefully shaped into something presentable.
This project sounds really interesting. I am getting excited....for you! You already have one year under your belt now and have plans for expansion. All the things that you are planning to grow in your plots sound like great kitchen staples and require not a great deal of attention after they begin to grow.--Ideal. A blog is a good way to keep up with yourself and how things are going. It is also a good thing to have and use as a reference in terms of dates planted, dates when plants come up and dates when things are harvested. It is good for this year and the future. Good luck with the pruning of your Rhodi.You will wait until after blooming, right? hahaha.
I'm excited too. Ugh, that Rhodi is awful. I wanted to cut it back two weeks ago, but with the snow and my sprained ankle, I didn't want to chance it. In that area, the snow is finally gone, so I'll try to do it this weekend. It is a good thing I didn't try before because the ground is very uneven. I know somebody who all but cut out the stump of a Rhodi and it is growing back! That is a good thing because now I know how far I can go, and if I mess up, the bush is very forgiving... or stubborn... hm.
Well, there are certain types of Rhodi's that are very difficult to get rid of and that spread quite easily and quickly quickly as an added irritant.
