Growing a Garden

I've always wanted to have a vegetable garden, and we've decided to do it this year (2026).

I plan on keeping it very small this year, with:

  • a single raised bed platform for tomatoes, carrots, peppers, and swiss chard.
  • an in ground bed with some herbs like thyme, and catnip
  • a stack of milk crates to grow potatoes in.
  • a large pot that contains various herbs

Plant List

  • Purple Cherokee Tomato - I got this variety at the farmer's market in downtown Baltimore, and I'm hooked. Makes a fantastic sandwich, with some black pepper and some mayo, on toast.
  • Lila Lu Sang Carrot - I like this variety because it says it can be grown in partial sun
  • Vulcan Swiss Chard - Live Long, but also prosper? I always wanted swiss chard in my garden, even if I never eat it normally...
  • Banana Peppers - For making Stuffed Peppers (Pittsburgh style). I don't really care for the regular bell stuffed peppers, but I like this kind a lot. It's not just because I'm from there either