Garden Update

 My little seeds made it!

The strawberries, however, died. Two times. They were supposed to thrive in that first box. They were going to have a whole bed to themselves to make those wonderful little berries for my smoothies. If I can find healthy plants/plugs somewhere, I think I'll try a third time. I'm nothing if not stubborn determined.

Well, I had some extra pepper plants and no real place to put the cosmos, so I threw them in there. It's a very roomy space, but I couldn't have a big ol' box of dirt sitting there all summer, could I?

{Cosmos}

{Chile)

{Red Romaine}

{Spinach}

{Italian Green Beans}

{Dill}

{Basil}

{Black Seeded Simpson Lettuce}

{Tomatoes}

We have a variety of tomato plants, and would you believe I didn't label them? Bad gardener. I guess I'll figure it out eventually. There is a mix of cherry, Roma, Amish Paste, beef steak, and pear.

In between the tomato plants, we're trying to grow black beans. I hope they do well, but I think something has been munching on them. We'll see. I originally planted carrots and beets, too, but they didn't make it.

I didn't get a close-up of the peppers...we have Chilies and Hungarian Wax. We like 'em spicy :)

{Sweet potatoes}

{My compost pile}

{An attempt to maximize our small space...tomato and pepper plants share a pot on our deck}

A planter hung on the rail of the deck holds parsley, basil, and oregano.

I know it's a small garden set-up, but I love that I don't have to till it! This year, I laid brick between the boxes so mowing is a lot easier, too. We started the season with a lot of rain and a good bit of doubt about our plants surviving, (let alone thriving) so we're thankful for anything that makes it to the table. I've also been helping in a 'community' garden with three other families. I'm hoping to harvest some produce for the freezer through that time and labor.

How's your gardening going?

I hope you're all having a wonderful weekend!