I am quite proud of my garden this year, especially considering that it didn't get planted until June 2nd. I had high hopes for it this year. I even planted a lot of seeds ahead of time. Those that didn't freeze or get scorched on our one hot day in May, rotted because we had so much rain. This is only my 4th year having a garden, so I am still learning and fine-tuning - but I think that never ends with gardening and is part of the fun. I also take great satisfaction in knowing I helped create some of the food we eat.
This year I have 4 different kinds of tomatoes, 3 different kinds of potatoes (red, brown, & purple), green beans, peas, onions, bell peppers, radishes, spinach, lettuce, carrots, butternut squash, cucumbers, tomatillos, basil, and rosemary. That list seems quite long now that I have it typed out. Seems like a lot of stuff, but it's really just a little of this, a little of that. Nothing is really producing right now other than radishes. Hopefully the growing season will last long enough to get a good crop out of everything.
I also have a lot of flowers. They are a necessity to me. I have probably spent $100 just on flowers this year, but it was some much needed therapy for me during the long gray spring here. The little white flowers in the picture below were one of the few things that survived from the seeds I planted. They've been quite prolific and I have actually had to thin them out in places.
I took the picture above when I was blowing bubbles with Piper (I think I was having more fun than her that afternoon). The bubble lasted long enough for me to go in the house to get my camera.
3 comments:
Your flowers are beautiful!! I used to do so much more planting of flowers, yardwork like that was one of my favorite past times. Unfortunately now it has become a little bit of a burden with all my kids and that makes me sad. But, they grow fast and this stage won't last forever. I'm sure I will be gardening again someday! In our house we just moved into there are 2 raised gardens in the back yard. They are full of weeds right now, but next year I am going to plant vegetables in them. I think it will be a great learning experience for the kids, and for me!! I haven't ever planted veggies. I too would feel very good about growing my own food, especially in this time of skyrocketing food prices!!
IMPRESSIVE! My sister-in-law is a fabulous gardener as well, and I have to admit that there is nothing better about summer than fresh veggies... I just don't have the time or energy to attempt it myself! I'm like the Little Red Hen's friends! I don't want to do any of the work, but I'll happily chow down on someone else's garden veggies at the next BBQ!!!
oh how I miss having a real garden! I planted 2 tomato plants and a few herbs right in front where I used to have 2 big evergreen bushes. One tomato rotted...all I have now are blossoms but I didn't even have that last Monday so maybe yet I will get a tomato!
:-) Gina
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