I'm moving to my grandfather's house, which is all of two-hundred feet away or so. Literally, it's across the farm from my old house. I want to start a garden as we're moving over there soon. The wind blows from the back of the house to the front and I'm in zone 6b mostly (I think). We're close to Lancaster county, PA. [Essentially, the winters are freaking cold and snowy, but the summers are usually hot and too humid and tend to come with storms or drought.]
This is my new house:
The first one is only in full sun because it is pre-spring. In the summer the ornamental cherry trees are covered in leaves and so the area is in mostly shade. The down side to this is that a bunch of things fall off these trees in fall. >_<
The second is the side of the house, there is shade and sun here, but what you see here is usually the exact amount of shade/sun on the ground. Most of the sun is on a small slope that you can't see in the picture.
Three is behind the house, a little patio entrance is covered in shade here, and you can't see it in the picture. The sun/shade ratio is pretty much the same as in the picture year round. This would be the spot I want, but the wind blows from the woods to the house, which means the garden could be pummeled every time we get a bad thunderstorm (which is frequent in the summer). It is also on a slight slope downward from the house.
Four is more of a continuation to four, it's the sunny part that's on the slope.
I'd appreciate opinions as to which site would be best. ^_^
Also and suggestions for what veggies, fruits, or herbs I could grow here would be appreciated.
This is my new house:
The first one is only in full sun because it is pre-spring. In the summer the ornamental cherry trees are covered in leaves and so the area is in mostly shade. The down side to this is that a bunch of things fall off these trees in fall. >_<
The second is the side of the house, there is shade and sun here, but what you see here is usually the exact amount of shade/sun on the ground. Most of the sun is on a small slope that you can't see in the picture.
Three is behind the house, a little patio entrance is covered in shade here, and you can't see it in the picture. The sun/shade ratio is pretty much the same as in the picture year round. This would be the spot I want, but the wind blows from the woods to the house, which means the garden could be pummeled every time we get a bad thunderstorm (which is frequent in the summer). It is also on a slight slope downward from the house.
Four is more of a continuation to four, it's the sunny part that's on the slope.
I'd appreciate opinions as to which site would be best. ^_^
Also and suggestions for what veggies, fruits, or herbs I could grow here would be appreciated.
