2008-03-04 Starting the 2008 Garden

Here are a few pictures of the garden I started for this year.

As you can tell from the pictures, pretty much everything I planted is for the purposes of eating.

The reason I planted so much in the garden is two fold: the primary reason is that I can get instant fresh veggies and herbs which taste great and I know what went into them. The second is that it is eco-friendly. It will mean that we need to get less food from far away and spend the energy and fossil fuels to get it to our house. Admittedly, this will only account for an estimated 2% of the food that we eat at home, but heck, it's better than nothing!

In this year's garden:

Lime, lemon, rosemary, lavender, quince, peppermint, coriander/cilantro, white pomegranate, jalapenos, serranos, cayenne, poblanos, bell peppers, chives, strawberries, oregano, parsley, thyme, grapes, carrots, green beans, green onions, white onions, red onions, garlic, broccoli, and finally, potato.

Most of this is on a drip system, so it uses only a small amount of water. This saves not only water, which is getting pretty scarce here in California, but also the energy used to pump the water to our house.

Also, check out greening my house, which is a blog about things we are doing around the house to be more eco-friendly.

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items are from between 03 Apr 2008 & 20 Apr 2008.