Mary, Mary, quite contrary.....

Here in balmy zone 5a, we are in the height of planting season. I'm such a smarty, I have my veggie garden all in. Not that it was a very good idea. You see, our Last Expected Frost Date (bloody lie that it is) is May 10th. Chomping at the bit as I was to get my hands in the dirt, I planted my homegrown started veggies not long after that. Not a good idea. We've had a few light frosts since I put those little babies in the ground so now they are wasting precious growing time recovering from frost damage. Lesson learned, local lore before books! Seeds are fine in May (peas and potatoes are ok late April), but transplants go in not sooner than June.

The garden is rectilinear, but the rows are angled to run North-South. The beds are 4' wide and raised. My garden is HUGE. I really don't know how big it is. Last year when we started it, I think it was 25'X60'? This year, we've doubled it I think. Now it feels nice and roomy, last year it was very cramped. Mind you, we didn't get near as much produce as I had hoped even in the space we had. I had chosen open pollinated and heirloom seeds over fancy smancy hybrids, and many things didn't manage to ripen during the cold and rainy summer. Ideology be damned, I want my veg! So, this year, I have fancy smancy hybrids. here's the big list:

Beans - EZ Gold, Royal Burgundy, Derby
Broccoli - Gypsy
Brussels Sprouts - Oliver
Cabbage - Glory of Enkhuizen (OP)
Savoy Cabbage - Savoy King
Chinese Cabbage - Blues
Cauliflower - Early Dawn
Carrot - Touchon (OP), Rainbow, Purple Haze
Corn - Honey Select
Eggplant - Dusky
Onions - Copra
Peas - Super Sugar Snap, Lincoln (OP)
Pepper - Hungarian Hot Wax, California Early Wonder
Potatoes - I didn't write that down, and now I forget.
Pumpkin - Vif D'Etampes
Rapini - San Marzano
Tomatillo
Tomato - Viva Italia, Celebrity, Mosaic Mix (from Vesey's)
Watermelon - Vista
Winter Squash - Waltham Butternut (OP), Burgess Buttercup (OP)

I may have left out a few things, I am using a few things from last year...
Thistle, Oxeye Daisy and ragweed grow REALLY well in my garden. Getting ripe tomatoes is another matter altogether. This year it WILL happen!