I’ve been so busy in the garden, I haven’t had much time to write about it. Hopefully I can catch up in the next few days. Everything is in that wonderful, lush spring phase. Well, almost everything, but more on that another day.
My raised vegetable beds are looking great. I got my first harvest yesterday and we enjoyed a fresh vegetable side dish and a few small treats. Most of the early seeds I planted in the side raised bed didn’t come up, but the spinach and a few stragglers survived the harsh spring.
In that bed, while the few early things are finishing up, I’ve planted tomatoes, onion starts, sugar snap peas, lots of squash, zucchini and cucumbers. All the “messy” garden characters are nicely hidden on the side of the house with plenty of space to grow. All seem to be getting started nicely.
The new beds are also flourishing with vegetables, herbs and even some flowers.
The “left” garden has swiss chard, kale, spinach, lettuce, bush beans, cabbage, green peppers, sunflowers and nasturtiums in it. I expect it’ll get a little more shade as the summer goes on, so maybe the cool weather plants will have a bit of an extended life.
The “right” garden is chock full of more lettuce, radishes, cabbage, green peppers, bush beans, basil, sunflowers and zinnias. In front are marigolds, potted herbs and snapdragons to give the beds some color. I like my herbs in pots to keep them tidy and in place. On the side of the house I have more herbs, including mint. Mint should always be in some type of corralled container to prevent it from taking over.
So far, no complaints on the appearance of the gardens. I’m really trying hard to not let it get unruly. Hopefully the flowers add a burst of color. To further help that, in the background of the gardens I’ve added cosmos and daylilys. This project may turn out to be even nicer than we expected.
Even the strawberry pot is looking great. Nothing like fresh from the vine fruit to remind you of what fruit is supposed to taste like.
Everything is looking green and yummy….so much growing in your veg garden.
Thanks, this is the first time I’ve really has much in the way of early vegetables. Quite a treat.
Your greens and strawberries are looking very appealing and your raised beds are tidy and lush.
My goal is to keep the gardens tidy. That was part of the deal to allow me to put them there. I think everything will enjoy the extra space, too. First time with strawberries. They taste as good as they look.