Garden Planning.

I have made lists. Mapped our our small plot on graph-paper. Thought about it some more. I think it is time to get some seeds. We are mostly going to plant greens. We eat lots and lots of greens. Currently we eat a head of lettuce and a bunch of spinach a week. This could be much more. Every morning at least a cup of spinach goes into our smoothies. I could easily add sauteed greens as a side to many of our dinners. The plan is spinach, arugula, devils tongue lettuce, kale, and swiss chard. In the summer we generally spent 5 dollars a week on Farmers Market greens. The other big component is going to be beets. We love beets. Farmers market beets are the best but usually we can't justify the expense to eat them as often as we like. Bunches of beets are usually about 3 dollars and only come with 3 small to medium beets! So I plan on 2-3 varieties if there are extra I will try my hand at pickling. Carrots are anther big thing that we eat. We went through 5 lbs in the last two weeks! I don't want to plant orange carrots instead I am going to do a purple variety and a white one. Then there will be scallions, bunching onions, and celery to round out our food staples. We are excited about the idea of canning and pickling so I am going to grow some pickling cucumbers as well. We are also going to plant at least 7 if not more tomato plants.
I am looking to get seeds from Uprising Seeds and Territorial Seed. I will check some racks this weekend so I don't have to pay for shipping and can support some local stores.
13 Days til our Chicks arrive!