The Community Garden

A dozen staff members are sharing a plot in the new community garden area at the Gardens. I had to promise Sam (8) and Emma Jane (10) that we would still maintain our vegetable strip in the gravelly area next to the driveway at home, which they love even though it yields very little.

My wish list:

Tomato - large and grape or cherry - any color
Cucumber
Eggplant - small and large
Colored pepper (or green if we can't get color)
Cabbage - green
Green Beans
Beet
Onion - especially Vidalia or other mild, sweet
Carrot - any variety
Yam
Potato
Squash (summer & winter with a pumpkin or two)
Melon - is it possible?
Mushrooms - probably not possible?
Corn - maybe a separate plot just for this?
Basil
Parsley
Cilantro

I would have added sugar snap peas to the list, but they need to be planted no later than St. Patrick's Day. I planted some at home last weekend while Sam played soccer against the garage door.


The vegetable plot pictured above is located at Missouri Botanical Garden. We hope our plot will look as lovely one day.