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[chhotii]

Here's a list of stuff to work on growing in our yard. It's sorted, roughly, according to how much output I expect, per unit of effort, based on my limited prior gardening efforts, and what I hear about other people growing around here. Topping the list, with least effort/most output is rhubarb; nothing needs to be done and we get more rhubarb than we know what to do with.

Rhubarb
Mint
Basil
Concord grapes
Blueberries
Raspberries
strawberries
Peaches
Cherries
pears
zucchini
Butternut squash
Cherry tomatoes
Other tomatoes
peas
Cucumbers
Brussel sprouts
Spinach

Feedback, or other suggestions, fellow gardeners?

Comments

[tamidon.livejournal.com]

asparagus. It's a perennial,plant,and forget it, in a few years start cutting down 1/2 the patch a year

[koshmom.livejournal.com]

from my own failed attempts, asparagus is hard to get started, and since it takes a few years to get going, I'd put it near the bottom of the list. However, once you have a healthy patch going, you don't have to do a thing except to weed it and harvest it.

I really want an asparagus patch.

[chhotii.livejournal.com]

Asparagus! There's a great idea.