Garden Planning for 2021

Starting garlic chives

Last year, in the epic 2020 self-quarantining world of sour dough starters and urban gardening, I chose to go with a small herb garden. While my mother seemed to have a green thumb, I had more of a brown or black one. In my early/mid 20s, I had an amaryllis flower that bloomed once and stayed dormant for the rest of its life, and I somehow managed to kill a bamboo plant.

Keeping my plant growing history in mind, I decided to start small and easy - parsley, oregano, thyme, rosemary, garlic chives, sweet mint and peppermint! For my husband, we started a few jalapeno and habanero peppers. Everything started off well. However, I learned a hard lesson that “full sun” does not necessarily mean “full Utah sun”. All my herbs fried! The peppers were slow starters, but we ended up with a small bowl of tiny pepper, which we slow roasted in the oven.

For 2021, I decided to try a small herb garden again. All of the previous year’s, along with different types of lavender, spearmint, lemongrass, habanada, and the Armageddon hybrid. In addition to my herbs, I decided to try my luck with tomatoes! I couldn’t narrow down my selection and ended up choosing a large variety. I’m sure I’ll end up with more tomatoes than I’ll know what to do with!

Have you started planning your garden yet this year? What are you most excited for?