What's Growing in the Garden

I removed and added some veggies yesterday so I thought I would give an update as to what is currently planted.  I haven't had much luck with the legumes, specifically the soy beans and filet beans so I either planted something else in their place or I'm going to in the near future. One soy bean plant is hanging tough...hangin' tough (an homage to Kelly and her obsession with NKOTB).  The yellow and red chard is doing well, but the Bright Lights variety is struggling.


On Sunday I transplanted 7 broccoli plants which I bought (okay, my mom bought) at the farmer's market in Jackson, MS.  I added them to the box with the squash.


On Monday, I planted more Dinosaur Kale, Georgia Collard Greens, swiss chard (red, yellow, & Bright Lights). I also planted 2 squares of dill, which I will use when I pickle the cucumbers and pole beans, and 3 squares of radishes (48 total--16 Ruby Red and 32 Valentine's Day mix).  Radishes are very quick growers so hopefully in 1 month I'll be posting pictures of me pulling my first veggies out and then frantically running around trying to figure out what the hell to do with 48 radishes.  Any suggestions/recipes? Don't be afraid to leave a comment...in fact, you would be the first commenter in the short history of the Grow Dat blog and in turn would be the winner of a bag full of radishes.   


23-Aug-2010 (mind the date format Commander Flatus): planted 8 cucumbers (4 squares), 16 carrots (1 sq) and 1 summer squash (9 squares).  


24-Aug-2010: planted 8 squares of kidney beans (1 per sq) and 2 more squares of Kentucky pole beans.  


I'm trying to stagger the planting dates so I don't have an abundance of vegetables ripe for the picking at the same time.  


Future plans include beets, garlic, cauliflower, more broccoli, and a 4'x8' bed devoted entirely to greens.


I attached the following diagrams because 1) you can't really tell what's what with a picture quite yet since everything is just starting to sprout, 2) to show you what I've been using to keep up with what I've planted and what I plan on planting and 3) to give an easy overview of everything planted to date.  It's just a simple table made in Word.  Don't worry, I'll attach some new photos soon.  For the time being, use the photo at the top of the blog page for a reference as to where everything is planted.

North
This is the bed on the far right.

North
3rd bed from the right.

North
4th bed from the right.