I went from 6 pots to a 4×12 plot in a community garden.  I was trying to go all organic from soil to plant, but the soil I was given is tilled every year from one gardener to the next so I only knew what I put in.  I actually had a lovely surprise zucchini patch pop up within the first few weeks due to seeds left in the soil.

I am not exactly sure what I am getting myself into and as the plot fills with more and more green leaves every day, I worry that I will be over run with vegetables come July.  I am currently trying to grow yellow submarine and tasty jade cucumbers, Brandywine, Sun Gold, and Black from Tula tomatoes, green beans, Romaine, spinach, kale, mustards, sweet peppers, jalapenos, okra, eggplant, and herbs. Oh and I can’t forget my rouge zucchini!  I have had some troubles with my spinach going to seed too quickly and some pea plants dying off rather early, but other than that everyone seems to be growing at their own pace.

I have learned that mulch might be worth the investment as my back can attest to all of the weeding early on in the growing process.  I have also learned that critters like baby Sun Gold tomatoes more than any other plants.  Thankfully that is my only problem with pests to date, which is fortunate because I am not sure what kind of pesticide I can use while staying true to growing organic.