How does your garden grow?

My former neighbor Renee mentioned on Facebook that she started planting her garden yesterday. She always grows a lovely garden. When I lived nearby, I would sneak a peek through the fence whenever I went down the alley that connected our houses.

We’ve had a backyard garden for a few years now, but I’m still a novice and have never planted this early. I think I might give it a try, though, following her guide for what went in the ground yesterday:

Italian black kale
Chard
Fava beans
Snow peas
Beets
Carrots
Lettuces
Radishes
Bush beans
Dill
Spinach

“The peppers, cukes, broccoli, tomatoes and flowers are in the flats under grow lights in the basement,” she wrote.

Anyone else planting seeds yet? What will you be growing this year?

Need a little visual stimulation to get in the gardening spirit? Check out these Flickr groups dedicated to photos of backyard gardens:

Potager, kitchen gardens

Edible gardening

Local is Beautiful: Growing and Eating Local Food

Organic gardeners