What do you want to try for the next growing season?

[Blueberry Acres]

I always like to grow at least one new flower variety every year. This year, I want some interesting sunflowers, maybe pink or chocolate colored ones (or both!)

 

[ducks4you]

Eggplant AND I may have to look further for that yellow sunflower with the yellow middle to grow.
My volunteer didn't have enough time to make seeds for me.

 

[Branching Out]

I am hoping to try growing Lima beans and Romanesco cauliflower for the first time next season, as well as some new mustard greens and sweet peppers. It's always fun to try something new!

 

[Dahlia]

i hope i can get a lot more early peas planted but i can never predict what is actually going to happen between the weather and whatever the critters might get into. the garden i'm working on right now would be improved a great deal if i could get an early cover crop of peas in there and then turn them under for my main bean planting. i suspect i just will not have enough time to do everything i want to get done...

A few years back I tilled under some peas that were old and dried out and then forgot about them. To my surprise I got many volunteers in that spot! It's a good thing I didn't try planting anything in their place!

 

[flowerbug]

A few years back I tilled under some peas that were old and dried out and then forgot about them. To my surprise I got many volunteers in that spot! It's a good thing I didn't try planting anything in their place!

i have an onion garden where i buried some pea debris a while ago, all sprouted and growing up until these hard freezes have started to knock them back.

 

[digitS']

Unrelated to what I want in 2024, well, maybe ... but, someone who is more knowledgeable would have to make the case for it.

Winter cover crop: To an extent, I don't pay much attention to hardiness zones. Perennials? I'm mostly an annual gardener. Maybe I should plant Winter wheat – there's some of that, around here. I've grown Winter rye. A very nice cover crop but to have that level of growth required sowing at the end of July. Wheat may require the same planting date — too early!

Austrian peas were tried several times. Hardiness zone is listed for them as zone 6. Our Winters are still classified as 5 and nearly all those peas died. The few remaining might have staged a comeback but they were really few and beaten by the cold weather.

Steve

 

[ducks4you]

I had what a thought was a Few dried out stalks of turnip seeds. Turned out there were a LOT more. They overtook two growing areas, although planting was late and I got some harvest. They have become a great cover crop and I HIGHLY recommend them As a cover crop. They shaded out weeds, are easy peasy to grow, although I think they are turnip greens, instead of turnips. They haven't really died back, even though we've had nights in the 20's.

 

[Phaedra]

I always like to grow at least one new flower variety every year. This year, I want some interesting sunflowers, maybe pink or chocolate colored ones (or both!)

I grew one variety 'Astra Rose' this year, and they look elegant and fit in the garden well.

(photo credit: internet)

 

[Phaedra]

I plan to have a sunflower patch next year, and here are the 7 varieties I want. One of them is perennial 'Early Bird', and the others are either Procut (pollenless) or smaller-flower types. The giant sunflowers look also great, but they are not very suitable for my needs.

 

[ducks4you]

IF I get my sunflower seeds out next year, I plan to leave most out to feed the birds over the next winter.