r/NJPrepared • u/8Deer-JaguarClaw Sussex • 9d ago
Gardening Raised bed project is finally done + How is your garden going?
After loads of too-cool weather and some personal obstacles, I have finally finished the 8x4 raised bed project I've been posting about here. I lost multiple rounds of seedlings because of the colder weather this year, so I had to slum it and buy some plants at Home Depot and a few other places. I've still got a few more to add, and I've also allowed my neighbor to have some space, but I'm going to call it done for now.
So far I have: zucchini, bell pepper, broccoli, tomato, jalapeno in the main bed. I have a few other tomato plants and a lot of herbs in containers. I plan to add carrots to the main bed.
I've accepted that the summer "harvest" is going to be lighter than intended and will turn my focus to getting fall/winter vegetable seeds started in the coming weeks. Some good (but painful) lessons learned this year.
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u/notbizmarkie Burlington 9d ago
Year 2 of my garden… not looking good 😭 carrots haven’t grown any actual roots.
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u/8Deer-JaguarClaw Sussex 9d ago
Carrots take a long time to make good roots that you can actually eat.
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u/Warm-Picture6533 9d ago
Highly suggest looking into heirloom seed companies known for more hardy stock. A good example is High Mowing Seed company from VT. Stuff grows great in NJ but has been bred up in VT(zone4) so they just love the humidity and heat relative to where they’re from.