I got a trellis net - http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000BZ8FXS - that I want to hang on the east fence that gets a lot of sun. I think I want to try growing a vine of hops along it.
Pole beans - they do well around the yard, but I'm not sure what to grow them against. They grow easily 6' tall. I was thinking about letting them clamber up the new maple trees, but B doesn't think that's a good idea. I don't seen why not, so long as it's the trunk and lower branches and not shading out actual leaves, but ... I guess I'll be putting in some poles. Taller poles than I got last year, too. Or letting it climb over the red flowering currant again; that worked fine.
Peas - they also need room to climb - not sure yet where they'll go either.
Tomatoes - a cherry or grape tomato in the hanging planter on the deck or by the garage, and another in the sunny area either by the house patio or by the red maple. Both did fine last year. Maybe one in planter, two in the ground. Might try a couple of varieties said to do well here in seed catalog.
Strawberries - in the pop-out hanging planter on the deck - or elsewhere?
Clematis to grow up in the scraggly rhodie
Lettuce, bok choi, spinach in the deck planters and perhaps try them on the ground in the shade near the grass path and along the west fence path
Something lower-growing for the sunny beds along the east fence
Patio cucumber in a pot with a little trellis - back patio if I can track sun, otherwise front yard?
Basil, oregano, thyme - how to keep from bolting again? Simply pinch it more? Oregano and thyme might be perennial?
Chives - never really took off last year?
Need to extend water lines to deck planters inconspicuously. The deck planters on the railings are pretty and convenient - but dry out so quickly July-September. Twice a day minimum won't happen daily.
More thinking to do yet....
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