Today, we planted six of our vegetables in window boxes. We had to get a little creative because we have three cats who are very curious. It took them a total of ten minutes to hop into the boxes while we were working on them in the living room.My husband was able to hang the boxes from the top of the windowsill. This should allow them to get the sun they need and it should keep them (mostly) out of reach of the cats.
We bought these planters at Home Depot, but we only bought six of them because my husband is planning on building the rest with wood from pallets.The six vegetables that we planted today are kale, cayenne peppers, Romanian sweet peppers, banana peppers, jalapeno peppers and Texas Grano onions.
Solanaceae (Potato and tomato family)
Eventually, these will go in our South Garden, which gets a lot of sun. We have a total of four varieties of peppers we will be planting - These will be planted next to the Romanian Sweet Peppers.
According to the companion guide, these can be planted near basil, carrots, eggplant, onions, parsley, or tomatoes. (Says Keep away from: fennel, kohlrabi, but we are not planting those) I might plant them between the hotter peppers and the tomatoes. It is really true that if you plant jalapenos or other hot peppers next to tomatoes, your tomatoes will be spicy!
Instructions say: Plant at a depth of 1/4 inch. Plants should be 2 feet apart, each row should be 2-3 feet apart.
Transplant from indoors after last frost
These will go in the South Garden along with the other peppers because they need a lot of sun. They will go next to the cayenne peppers and NOT the tomatoes.These peppers should grow fairly fast. The companion guide says to plant next to basil, carrots, eggplant, onions, or parsley.
I am looking forward to having fresh jalapenos for salsa!
Instructions Say: Plant to a depth of 1/4 inch, Plants should be 2 feet apart. Rows should be 2-3 feet apart.
Transplant from inside after last frost.
Early Texas Grano Onions
Allium (Onion family) These will go in the East Garden because they can tolerate a little shade. The companion guide says these can be planted next to beets, cabbage family, carrots, chamomile, lettuce, parsnips, but to keep them away from beans and peas. An interesting thing about onions is that they deter pests like maggots. I will be glad to have them in my garden!
Instructions say to plant at a depth of 1/8 inch, and to space individual plants 4-6 inches apart. The package says to plant as many as 100 seeds in one pot! So we will have a lot of these in our garden because they can be grown close together.
When transplanting, we will need to trim the tops of the onions to 3 inches. These plants can tolerate light frost.
Brassicas (Cabbage family)
The kale will go in the sunny South Garden. This particular type of kale is also known as "Dinosaur" or "Black Tuscan Kale" and it has bumpy dark green leaves!
Companion guide says to plant near aromatic herbs, buckwheat, cabbage family, marigolds, nasturtiums but to keep away from pole beans and strawberries.
Instructions say to plant at a depth of 1/4 inch, and the plants need to be 1 to 2 feet apart. Rows need to be anywhere from 1.5 feet to 3 feet apart. These can be transplanted outside 4 weeks before the last frost because they can tolerate a frost (they will be some of our first outside plants!)
Solanaceae (Potato and tomato family)
These sweet peppers should be very colorful and sweet! They will change from ivory to orange to red and can be multiple colors at once!
The companion guide says .to plant next to basil, carrots, eggplant, onions, or parsley. Peppers, in general, should be kept away from fennel and kohlrabi. We won't be planting those, however.
Instructions say to plant at a depth of 1/4 inch, plants need to be 2 feet apart and rows need to be 2 to 3 feet apart. They cannot tolerate frost so they can only be moved outdoors after the last frost.
Cayenne Peppers Solanaceae (Potato and tomato family)
I am really excited about these, because my husband's family has had good luck growing them in this area and they had large yields. They can be dried and used for a long time. I use cayenne in a TON of recipes.
Like other peppers, they can be planted near a variety of things like basil, carrots, eggplant, onions, or parsley. I know we will be planting these next to the jalapenos.
Instructions say to plant at a depth of 1/4 inch, plants need to be 2 feet apart and rows need to be 2 to 3 feet apart.
And the finished product! (Now only 7 more varieties to plant indoors) Hopefully, my husband can get the pallet planters made soon!
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