Second year gardener and expanded my garden from 2.5 beds to 6 this year. First year just did some tomatoes, basil, a bed of failed brassicas, and jubilee watermelon. This year I chose seeds purely based on whimsy. If they don’t bring my eyeballs joy then they’re not welcome.
Here’s my current lineup:
– costoluto genovese and Sungold tomatoes
– shooting stars eggplants
– Tromboncino zucchini and patty pan squash
– yellow flesh moon and stars watermelon
– rainbow Swiss chard
– rainbow bell peppers
– romanesco broccoli (also regular cauliflower and cabbage)
– luffa gourd to make my own sponges
– shiso leaf (korean bbq here i come)
And of course some regular ones like basil, pickling cucumber, peas, onions, garlic, potatoes
Ready to hear your most whimsical/exciting veggie this year
by toxicplayerstore
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Forgot to include my most whimsical addition: red Peter peppers
Not the question, you asked, but: give yourself LOTS of space and trellis for the tromboncino & the luffa, and be super careful about how aggressively shiso will self-seed. Harvest it regularly and nip the flowers if you don’t want a permanent, expanding patch.
Chupon de Malinalco tomatillo is probably my only “whimsy” pick this year. I haven’t grown it for two years, but one of my kids absolutely loves them. It’s not a conventional tomatillo and doesn’t quite work for the usual recipes, so we mostly eat them fresh.
I LOVE this! Please update when everything is growing!! 💗
You’ll have a lovely colorful garden!
I’m doing Orange Aji Fantasy and Sweety Drop Peppers this year for some whimsy, along with Doochova Yellow Pepper Tomatoes.
Patty pan, sungolds, and purple bell peppers are going into my year two garden, too! Good luck!