Garden Planning 2022

My garden plans for 2022!

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Gardening is one of my absolute favorite things to do but this year will be bittersweet.  James helped with the garden so much.  I know I will be constantly thinking about him this year while I'm doing all the garden things.

For past 2 years, we did large gardens.  The 2020 garden did so well.  It was our best garden ever.  We tried again last year but it was a disaster.  We were just beginning our cancer journey in June right after we put the garden in.  Things were neglected & then, after a series of floods, the garden was pretty much over with.

I have a different plan for the 2022 garden.  Because I have the greenhouse now, I want to move the garden closer to that.  I'm also going back to raised garden beds.  I don't think I'll have the time & energy to do a big garden this year.

I'm not sure what the raised garden beds will look like yet.  My dad made a super simple raised garden bed from leftover lumber a couple years ago, so I might do something similar.  I'm super tempted to buy a raised garden bed kit from Amazon but they're just so expensive!  We'll see how motivated I am when the time comes to put the beds in!

I will probably only do about 4 raised beds this year.  1 bed each for tomatoes, peppers, strawberries & squash.  I have been wanting to do strawberries forever & this year I'm making it happen.  I'm obsessed with everbearing strawberries so that is what I will be doing this year.  I'm still undecided on the tomato, pepper & squash varieties.  I want to try winter squash but I'm not sure I have the patience for it.

I'm looking forward to the garden this year even though it will be a bittersweet experience.

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