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2025 Garden Plan

2025-06-01

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‍Planting an annual garden is a familiar ritual that also presents evolving challenges. Each season begins with decisions that shape the harvest and the gardening experience. Choosing what to plant involves balancing taste, space, time, and curiosity. Some gardeners stick to tried-and-true varieties, while others experiment with new plants like purple cauliflower, heirloom peppers, or novel flowers to attract pollinators. This personal process is rooted in experience and aspiration, where last year’s lessons meet this year’s hopes.

‍At the beginning of the 2025 growing season, my garden consisted of three raised beds.

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‍This year I’ll plant tomatoes with basil and nasturtiums seeded directly among the tomato plants. I selected several tomato varieties as detailed below.

‍Arugula, red and gold beets and carrots are favourites for salads. These are seeded directly in the garden. I also had some success with butternut squash and I’ll seed some directly. There is also a perennial “walking” onion, which survives the winter and self seeds.

A comparison table of four tomato varieties with images at the top, showing various attributes like supplier, location, price, and other specifications.

Garden layout diagram with three boxes. Box 1 contains images of Principe Borghese tomatoes, Old German tomatoes, Lolla tomatoes, Campers tomatoes, and San Marzano tomatoes. Box 2 contains arugula, beets, and carrots. Box 3 contains butternut squash and walking onions.

‍Deciding how many of each plant to grow is a chore. Too few can leave you short on fresh produce, while too many can overwhelm your time, storage, and patience. I did calculations based on the plants selected and the space I have in the garden.

‍Here is the result.

A table titled "2023 Planting Timeline" with columns for various vegetables, planting dates, and related information.