very local food

[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

[istemi.livejournal.com]

more rhubarb than we know what to do with

If it's still there, I'd be happy to take some off your hands.

I've heard home-grown potatos are nothing like store potatos, even organic Whole Foods ones. Can't comment on effort and output, since I haven't tried growing them yet.

[koshmom.livejournal.com]

my grandmother used to do the homegrown potatoes, and yes, they are heavenly.

[chhotii.livejournal.com]

I'm not sure of the state of the rhubarb plants right now. When you come over on Saturday we can look at them. But, they seem to be impossible to kill, so I'm sure we will have rhubarb in the future. You're welcome to come any time and collect rhubarb. Maybe you can cook it into something yummy and feed it to Rich to convince him that rhubarb is actually food; he's doubtful of that, so he's been experimenting with tormenting the plants.