• Yellow Wax Beans - did NOT like the heat; took twice as long to set beans as the package did - but once a hint of cool fall was in the air, they started producing like crazy. So my initial thought was to give up on beans - but I have since reversed that decision.
• Ozark Beauty Strawberries - Planted the day before the last snow of the season - languished in the heat and then started sending copious runners under the shade of the Yellow Wax Beans and tomato plants. I didn't let them set fruit this year, but for 2008, I don't think I will need to purchase any more - 8 survivors out of 12 plants have filled a 4 x 6 foot portion of Veggie Bed 2.
• Cherry Tomatoes - Canine thrashing around in the Veggie Beds during peak fruit setting time drastically reduced harvest quantities - but these babies continued to produce fruit up to 90-95*F. Yellow Pear being the most robust by a Long Shot.
• Standard Fruit Tomatoes - Set fruit early, but were again mauled by dogs. Dogs ate the first ones to start ripening... none of these really set any fruit until the temps came down into the 80*F range - but of course, by then, frost was less than 30 days away!
• Yellow Squash - Needs hand polinating in our area. Planted way too close together and too close to the zucchini, too - but still got a reasonable harvest - not over flowing, but very yummy. It is amazingly hot here - they really didn't like the weather when it got over 105*F - but did well in the upper 90*F range.
• Black Beauty Zukes - ditto Yellow Squash. They set a little more fruit without hand polination, but they set more when I had time to help them out
• Garlic - Hardnecks did much better than softnecks; non-dog trampled did better than those stepped on by 100 lb canines. Sooo much better than you can buy at the store. I didn't cure mine very well, but it seems that, at least for my small harvest, it didn't matter - they will all be gone well before their "go bad" date!
• Basils - All sorts did well, even after extreme abuse before planting out. Sweet Dani Lemon Basil was the most prolific and robust, but Mrs. Burns Lemon Basil smelled better. I didn't like the smell of most of the "spice" basils, but the flowers were beautiful and the pollinators loved them, so I will plant more next year. Purple Ruffles were pretty and taste/smell like regular basil - unfortunately, they also had run-ins with dog feet, so they didn't do to well.
• Lemon Balm needs to be planted in a drier place next year
• Oregano and Sweet Marjoram - Both successful; I like the oregano better but the Sweet Marjoram attracted pollinators when in bloom, so I can't complain about that. The oregano never set buds, but 2 tiny seedlings covered nearly 2 square feet of dirt with dark green, fragrant leaves.
• Rosemary - Bought at Wal-Mart for $2.97 - well worth it. It languished inside under grow lights for most of the early spring, and then did well outside. Needs more sun - it grew mostly shaded by tomato plants this year.
• Dwarf Sunflowers - Huge success! Of course, they LOVE the sun out here! Ripening right on schedule. I planted about a dozen - some were over grown and shaded out by the tomatoes, but 6 made awesome 3 ft plants. Irridescent green wasps and giant humming bird moths partook of their nectar. They had no trouble with the wind. Next year I plan to plant over 100 dwarf and standard sunflowers.

• Siberian
• Korean Red
• Kettle River
• Bogatyr
• Georgia Crystal

2006 - Late Fall - Oct. 22
8 varieties - 48 cloves of Garlic planted in raised bed number two

2006 - Fall Items sown as of Sept. 3rd

2006 - Summer Items Grown/Growing