Anyone have suggestions? So far, I'm thinking:
- Green beans (freeze)
- Peas (freeze)
- Potatoes (root cellar)
- Onions (root cellar)
- Garlic (root cellar)
I definitely want to keep my garden small scale for now. I've never had much success with plants. Even houseplants. I have a brown thumb. Every plant I touch just withers and dies. But I really really want to learn how to grow some of my own food, so I'm going to give it a try this spring.
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Last summer I tried my hand at gardening and like you, have a brown thumb but my container garden did surprising well. I grew cherry tomatoes, carrots, cucumbers, peas, strawberries, onions and jalapenos.
I also got several blueberry bushes that did not produce berries but I hear that's to be expected the first year or two.
Overall I was overcome with Cherry tomatoes and cucumbers. My peas initially did okay and then just suddenly died. Still not sure what happened. I got a few jalapenos and my onions grew moderately. I had several stumpy carrots but I suspect that was due more to the container than anything else. Everything else did okay but not GREAT.
This year I'm hoping to do some raised beds and try my hand at square foot gardening. The best advice I can offer to not expect to much and just play around with it and get a feel for gardening. If you get a ton of stuff that's GREAT. If not, well, you'll have gotten the feel for what works and doesn't work.
Might I also suggest some lettuce of some kind? I hear it's super easy to grow (most varieties) and gives you a quick gratification since it grows so well early in the season?
All of the items you mentioned can be dehydrated very easily...I dehydrate a lot and freeze very little with the exception of fresh berries.
Carrots are pretty easy to grow and they can be dehydrated or cellared. THe only tricky thing about carrots is that you have to keep the seeds covered with some cloth or burlap for them to germinate. Once they sprout you removed the burlap and they pretty much take care of themselves.
Bell peppers are super easy to grow and simple to dry.
I agree with Lace...try some lettuces. They're easy to grow, inexpensive and add a lot of bulk to your summer diet.
If you can get a copy of the Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds catalog, it would be a great reference for you. THere is so much information in that catalog...rareseeds.com
How about some herbs? You could dry them.
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