Garden: Garden of Growing LoveSmall square in our front yard filled with vegetables... and love. Currently we have corn, pole beans, kale, shallots, snow peas, zucchini, tomatoes, assorted lettuces and sunflowers.
Garden: kimmy's escapemy garden is always changing, lots of colours, textures and scents. i live in the valley of kamloops, across the street we have cactus, sage brush and the odd rattle snake. it is very hot and dry here and can be very cold in the winter, it can be quite a challenge to find and keep plants that can make it through our climate changes, but as all gardeners, i love the challenge. i loved the english country garden my grandmother grew, so that is the main theme of my own garden, as well as mixing more heat tolerant plants. i must say that morning glories, foxglove, and lavender,look soft and soothing beside the large exotic caster beans that flourish here. we have different varities of tomatoes and peppers, most veggies do very well here. lots of perenials, bulbs and corms. i'm trying to downsize the amount of baskets and containers i've had in the past because of how hard it is on the plants to keep any kind of moisture. bigger containers may be the answer i guess!
Garden: Boxes and PotsThe yard is in an older area and had been let go for a few years. My garden consists of 3 square boxes and 3 long planters plus several pots of vegetables, herbs and flowers. Vegetables are peas, carrots, cucumber, peppers, eggplant, broccoli, lettuce, radish, onions and tomatoes. I planted rhubarb in the yard as well. I also have 2 small flowerbeds. I also have most of a garden plot in one of the community gardens. I haven't been in it for about a week so I'm not sure what's going on with it. Potatoes, corn, tomatoes, cabbage, cauliflower, peas, beans, carrots, onions, beets, turnips, cucumbers, squash and pumpkin. If I get much of a crop I'm going to have to buy another freezer! I'm quite excited to see how things do. I planted several things that I never have before.
Garden: Trouble TreeI have a 6' x 20' plot on a slightly sloping area in my yard. When the sun decides to give the rain a vacation, it will shine on the garden from late morning until late afternoon. The western side of the garden has a split rail fence with chicken wire against which about twelve vigorous tomato plants are quickly maturing. Beans and peas are also growing at the north end of the garden and are graciously supported by the fence. At the southern end a cantaloupe and a few watermelons plants are reaching outwards into an adjoining flower bed. Cucumbers, onions, peppers - sweet and hot, and zucchini contend for the limited space in the garden and seem to care little for the mossy bricks laid down for stepping stones. Lettuce, spinach, radishes, mint, and eggplant battle for the remaining space. The lettuce has already yielded many delicious salads and is promising much more throughout the season. At the northern end a mystery lilac tree grows, tightly knit with two other as yet unidentified flowering bushes, and provides shelter to a lone artichoke experiment.
The name 'Trouble Tree' is inspired by my father. When I was very young, my dad would come home from work each day and devote just a few moments to leaving his frustrations from work at his 'trouble tree.' Touching the leaves and appreciating this simple miracle allowed him to shed the stress that often followed him home. My garden functions in much the same way for me on a daily basis.
Garden: Vegetable GardenSince we moved here in 1991, we have grown a full range of vegetables including potatoes, lettuce, radish, tomatoes, beans, peas, onions, and many herbs. We have mint, oregano, catnip, chives, rosemary, dill, thyme, and cilantro.
Garden: Praxis PermacultureWe live in an 1940 log house on 4.5acres, originally built from trees on the property by homesteaders on Gabriola Island. Some of the trees and flowers are here from the 1st owners, some new.
The property is a mix of native species forest (fir, maple, garry oak, arbutus, yew, cedar, pin cherry, alder); meadow; fruit (apples, plum, apricot, peach, blue-, straw- and raspberries); specimen trees & shrubs (japanese maples, liquid amber, mock orange, forsythia, lilac); perennial flowers & vegetables.
We have a fenced (from the deer) area around the house with raised beds and lots of rock walls and stone paths. Water - or the lack of it - is our main issue. We have no lawn and I cut the meadow grasses with a scythe.
We see ourselves as stewards of this property in which we want to encourage as much of the native species as possible. We work with a forest gardener to manage the treed areas (thinning dying and dangerous trees, planting new ones). We have a naturally wet area on the low point on the property and want to restore the it as a wetland with native plants and trees.
Our property is home to many species of insects inc. butterflies and bees, birds, snakes, tree frogs, deer - and we have planted species of flowers especially with them in mind. We try to grow heirloom varieties and have had heritage chickens in the past.
This year, for the first time, I am attempting to grow mushrooms by inoculating alder logs with white oyster and shiitake mushroom spawn.
Garden: Connie's GardenThis is the 1st year I could grow a garden again. We just moved back to IL after being in MS for 10 yrs. Nothing grows in a garden in MS, it always burns up! I had little hope I would get a good yield but my tomato plants are higher than me! (5'2") Been picking beans for 3 weeks now too, I'm in canning heaven!
Garden: MY OASISTONS OF FLOWERS, PERENNIAL & ANNUAL. SASKATOON BERRY {3}, TOMATOES, YELLOW BEANS & HERBS. SMALL POND W/ PUMP.PATIO,HAMMOCK AREA AT BACK . NO GRASS AND 6" FENCE WITH LATTICE ALL AROUND. VINES ,CLEMATIS,MORNING GLORY,ROSES,STRAWBERRIES. LOTS OF JEWEL TONE COLOURS WITH SOME WHITE FOR NITE. FRAGRANCE FROM STOCKS,LAVENDAR,ROSES&NICOTANIA. LOVE TO GARDEN, IS MY PASSION .....
Garden: Jan's GardenI have planted a variety of vegetables. Primarily garlic, tomatoes, peppers, onions, carrots, cabbage, zucchini, cucumbers, brussel sprouts, beans, peas and sweet potatoes.
Garden: Julies veggie gardenWe have a small flower bed in the front yard, and a medium sized vegetable garden in the backyard. This year we have sunflowers, yellow/green beans, tomatoes, green onion, radish, lettuce(3)varieties, carrots, beets, zuchinni, cucumbers, turnips, pumpkin, and peas.
Garden: Lisette's gardenMy back yard garden is a little garden for tomatoes ,wax beans, carrots ext.I have shrubs and a couple of parianials in my back yard too.I planted trees and flowers in the fron yard too.I got bird houses and water supply for them and bird feeders in the front.I really enjoy my summers .
Garden: The Backyard GardenI envision this 13' X 14' piece of land to be my little urban farm. We only took possession of it the first of Aug, so I have until next spring to plan. Until then, I have my wishlist. Any feedback is appreciated!
2010 Wishlist:
Sunflowers
Tomatoes of all kinds
Summer squash
Lettuce Greens
Green Beans
Broccoli
Asparagus
Sweet Corn
Garlic
Sweet Peppers (Red & Green)
Butternut/Acorn Squash
Herbs: Basil, thyme, cilantro, oregano, sage, rosemary
Garden: First Time GardenerBeans, peas, tomatoes, cucumber, turnips, beets, carrots, radishes, onions, potatoes, lettuce, pumpkins, green peppers, zucchini, cantaloupe
Garden: Renfrew GardenWe are renting this place from a friend of ours who grew up at this house - his parents, and especially his Father, were awesome Italian gardeners. When we moved in, Tony, our landlord, told us with tears in his eyes how beautiful the garden was (it had been left for 3 years and was now covered in packed dirt and dandelions!!) and we vowed to bring it back to what it once was. We also have a greenhouse. You name it - we planted it and as it's our first time as gardeners; we've learned a great deal about soil, spacing, water/sun and patience!! We have the tallest sunflowers in the neighborhood because Tony's dad had them - now we do too - over ten feet tall!! We grow tomatoes, peas, onions(green&red), lettuce, cabbage, beets, swiss chard, strawberries, potatoes, radishes, carrots, green and yellow beans, many types of zucchini and squash and peppers, green, red and various hot ones. It's a very rewarding adventure !
Garden: Jane's GardenI have had raised beds for quite some years, but two years ago I decided to go to square foot gardening. I plant peas, carrots, various lettuces, several different herbs, peppers (jalapeno and chili), garlic, onions, cucumbers, spinach, potatoes and beans. I built a spiral herb garden this summer to plant next year.
Garden: Charlie's GardenFor my ten years on this boggy bit of mountain land, my gardening has been driven by being an artist/sculptor, with just a small amount of food growing.
I have a polytunnel with tomatoes,peas,beans,
salads,some fruit and lots of propagation of perennials....and growing eucalyptus trees from seed.
In these Peak Oil, Climate Change times, I'm now learning about Permaculture and Edible Forests, and am planning to turn my remaining acre over to broadleaf trees, fruit trees and bushes, nut trees, and bio-mass crops.
A Huge learning curve!
My info says full sun....this year it's been full-on rain like never before!
Garden: 201 Charlesland Wood, GreystonesI have a long narrow garden, with wooden panelled fencing on both sides so they cast shadows on the garden in the morning and evening if we are lucky to have sunlight. Its a work in progress as a friend has designed a series of garden rooms which I am very slowly implementing. Another friend constructed a living willow fence for me this year so that forms one of the 'room' boundaries. I have a raised bed for vegetable growing - all in modest amounts given the restriction on space. I have successfully grown beans, peas, lettuces, rocket, strawberries, cucumbers, spuds (potatoes), herbs and so on in the productive garden.
Garden: Backyard perenial and vegetable gardenI have created a raised vegetable garden in order to allow me to work from my wheelchair. I have planted and cultivated radishes, beats, yellow-green-purple beans, peas, squash, tomatoes, potatoes, salads, onions, strawberries and rhubarb.
For a 1st year garden attempt it has been great... the kids eat right off the plant as they run by.
My wife has wonderful perennial gardens flanking the yard; irises, lilies, roses, lilacs and much much more.
Garden: pen avewe are trying to grow as many edibles as our family of 5 will eat. two big veggie patches filled with strawberries, cukes, leeks brocolli, cauliflower, beans, corn,tomatoes, onions, celery, carrots, salad greens, ppotaoes, peas etc
Garden: Torita PatchCarrots, Sugar snap peas, Swiss Chard, Tomatoes, one little pepper, beets, some really tiny parsnips and a row of beans.
Garden: Veggie TownVegetable garden. 2nd year. Corn, zuchini, tomatoes, bell peppers, egg plant, cucumbers, radishes, green beans, carrots, tomatillo, lettuce, muck melon, summer and winter squashm herbs. Had success last year with pumpkins and potatoes also. Full sun 8+ hours per day and is watered by hand or sprinkler daily for a least 1/2 hour. Very loose mixed soil of peat, compost, clay, and sheep and mushroom manure.
Garden: Jack and Gay's gardenFirst year of growing corn, cucumbers and squash in front garden - full sun. Very good crops. Back yard less sun but very good pole beans, carrots, strawberries, raspberries and broad beans.
Garden: Zen and the Art of Garden MaintenanceWith the purchase of our home 2 years ago, I inherited several raised weed and bramble infested beds in my southern exposed back yard. After much work I am learning to grow vegetables and currently have scarlet runner beans, swiss chard, ever-bearing strawberries, cucumbers, carrots, yellow bush beans, beets and a section of herbs. I love it!
Garden: Garden my 14yr old son and I planted.Small plot about 25ft wide and 50 or more long, double last years size and hoping add about another 30 x 25 more for next year.Planted 4 types squash, pumpkin, cukes,sunflowers,3 types tomatoes,row of potatoes,kidney beans,snow peas,yellow beans,zuchinni,and corn.
Garden: MarcheIn the back of my garden I have planted corn At the bottom of each plant I have planted pole beans. At the south side of our garden their are big boy tomato plants.
Garden: Veggie - Flower garden mixI am growing a variety of vegetables in what used to be a mainly flower garden. This is the first year, with beans, carrots, squash, parsley, swiss chard, lettuce, and now am putting in kale and collard for the winter months, which I hope will grow! It's an experimental garden at this point, mainly because I love gardening and have access to soil.
Garden: Yancy's Gardentomatoes, broccoli, lettuce, squash, watermelon, cucumbers, green beans, purple beans, strawberries, asparagus, peppers, cilantro, garlic, basil, dill, corn. eggplant. I'm saving seeds to plant for next year. Also growing lemon seeds and apple seeds. Grapes and more.
Garden: Monnie's GardenSuburban garden. I love flowers - grow as many type of lilies as I can lay my hands on. Have small veggie area about 16' x 8'and this year grew broccoli, cauliflowers, french beans, cucumbers, celery potatoes,peppers and chilli peppers. We grow apples - (wonderful crop - we are eating them at the moment) and soft fruits raspberries, red and black currants.I have a grass garden and a lavender bed. Wouldn't be the most well organised garden in the world but I Love it. I will try anything.
Garden: My Peace of MindI live on a rented 5acre property so most of the gardens are done but I have just started growing beans, tomatoes strawberries and onions.
Garden: mrs P3500sqm of mostly clay and stoney soil.
we have many spanish plants and some english, olive, almond, cherry, walnut trees, and oliander, orange ,roses,and lots of shrubs many climbers,marigolds,gladoili,blueberries,blackcurrants, and a veg patch, with onions potatoes tomatoes,beetroot rhubarb,carrots cabbage shallots,green beans lettuce pepino,and melons,not all at the same time,but very busy in the spring/summer.
Garden: My Roznow FarmOne field that is 150 feet by 150 feet to grow commercial quantity potatoes and corn and string beans for the food bank, one second smaller patch about 45 feet by 45 feet for growing an assortment of veges for myself, my friends and for homeless shelters. Additionally a large area of open green space dotted with trees, some fruit, some evergreen. It's a farm more than a garden.
Garden: Paxton GardenLaura and John are growing vegetables and herbs this summer! Paxton Garden is a container garden on an east-facing balcony in the suburbs of Chicago. We have planted tomatoes, green beans, spinach, arugula, Swiss chard, broccoli, lettuce, strawberries, green garlic, basil, cilantro, oregano, parsley, and lavender.
For more visit: http://paxtongarden.blogspot.com/
Garden: My experimentI'm planning on the first garden to consist of (in order of rows)...
1. Bush beans
2. Bean herbs (bohnen kraut)
3. Tomatoes
4. Lauch (onions)
5. Karrots with Dill mixed in
6. Onions
surrounded by the veggi garden will be certain flowers, Marigold, Ringelblumen that help with the bugs and soil.
On a second level (terrace) I plan to plant more Tomatoe plants surrounded by Lavender and Echinicea.
Garden: Oregon Sage and PineMine is a high desert environment. NOT the sand and cactus that many think of when we say "desert" but the sagebrush-steppe of the Northern Great Basin. We have an arid dry climate also filled with thick stands of Ponderosa Pine tree forests about 12 miles north of our small pleasant rural community. I have loved gardening all of my life and concentrate on herbs, perennials and edibles for thier food and esthetic value.
A photographer and writer I also love using my garden and garden products in my art.
I also LOVE friends who garden and love to learn about garden efforts of folks in differing climates and environments.
Regards,
Mari
Garden: Our kitchen gardenThis was dug over and seaweed added in the autumn, along with well rotted manure. We managed to grow peas, beans, squash, leeks,carrots (in tubs),radishes and onions.
Garden: Margaret's Backyard GardenI started a small garden in my backyard about 2 years ago. I have successfully grown bush green beans, and local favorites like recao, ajices dulce, and I have several dwarf banana trees which are doing quite well. But I have a lots of problems with with pests such as aphids, mealy bugs and slugs& snails and of course the mighty fire ants. I would like to learn how to grow a successful organic garden. I can't seem to grow tender plants and herbs.
Garden: SUSAN PATCHMany veggies, beetroot, spring onions, runner beans, cos lettuce and pumpkin. Strawberries, raspberries & rhubarb. Flowers that don't require a lot of water.
Garden: maria´s plottrying to grow organic vegetables but the soil is poor and would like a much prettier garden full of flowers but I get too much sun and too much wind.
at the moment i´m growing broad beans, lettuce, onions, leeks, artichoke, trying to grow spinach and fennels but these last two are not doing very good.
Garden: Sandy's GardenVegetable garden, zuchini, squash, chilie, tomato, cucumber, pole beans, corn, carrots, raddishes, beets, pumpkin, herbs, Flower garden, zenias, marigolds, snap dragon, cosmos, columbine, tulips,
Garden: Patti's Pad in the Valley.Today,I started to get the ground ready for gardening. I put in some flowers Tulips purple, red and Pink. I am getting my seeding plants indoors for the spring. Im planting zuccinni, tomatoes, beans, herbs, and more.... I love plants, veggies, flowers and Native plants.
Garden: Follow My FarmThis was a crazy idea from the get-go!
After traveling around the country for 12 years it gave us a chance to check out areas to settle in. We were still undecided when we were hit by a few hurricanes in a row. That was it! I had the RV wired for the internet and started searching for a place to move to. I found this place and the price was right.
I had some pictures emailed to me. They were mostly of the interior and a couple of the exterior. Nothing of the little over 5 acres of land. When we got here I could see why. The place was neglected and over-grown with about 2 or so acres covered in Kudzu.
So we "bought the farm"!!!!
The original idea was to buy some property we could transform into a viable, productive farm. Problem is neither one of us are farmers. I come from a product design background! Since we got here we have begun to see some progress but we have a long way to go.
So Follow My Farm as we grow and go on an adventure together!
Garden: Nic's GardenMy first large garden in-ground (not pots), a few various sized beds in the backyard.
Garden: Geno's GardenI have several areas, a perennial shrub border in the front which is gradually taking over the lawn, a vegetable garden, a shade garden and an area "in transition"
Garden: Memories GardenMy garden is small, but the rewards I get from it are immense. I am my happiest there-just feeling the soil between my fingers and the sun and breezes on my face. In my garden, I am at peace; and time has no essence.
Garden: Carrigkilter FarmWe are trying to grow veg in a very wet climate! Most of the pumpkin/squash have rotted! Shared veg area with neighbour and we hope to plant wildflowers around the basic lawns.
Garden: AuroraI am an avid gardener although I can't say I'm good at it yet as I am still experimenting with everything in my garden. I like planting flowering plants at the front garden and combination of flowering and vegetable garden at the back.
Garden: rose lovers delight.A garden full of over 250 rose bushes and mixed borders on a quarter acre.Part of the garden is over a bank that has been terraced with an assortment of trees,under planted with Hydrangas, Hostas and Hellabores.
My garden has colour almost all throughout the year and by summer pruning my roses I have blooms well into May/ June.We have a very temporate temperature here.
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MichelleI grew up with a lot of family gardens.Bought a house and decided it was my turn to eat better and use the yard for more than a place to grow grass! Some years are better than others and this year, challenged by a mole who has moved in, I have re-thought my design - garden is definitely a work in progress! I'll share photos of past years, present and future as my little yard takes on BIG ideas :)
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Jen WebsterI am a stay at home mommy. I love crafting and creating. I love great music. I like to garden, and practice my photography. I live in Quesnel, BC, in the Cariboo region of British Columbia, CA.
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Connie/exreaAfter moving from MS where I failed 2x at gardening, I had little hope of getting a good yield from my garden here in IL. But alas it doesn't get so hot here so it did not burn up!! I started out with a small plot for this year & found I should have made it a lot bigger. So far I have canned 4 batches of beans, a batch of beets & carrots. I picked some summer squash but couldn't resist eating it...YUM I tried a new recipe for the Green peppers I got. Green pepper jelly! I was delighted at the outcome! It is really gooooood!!
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Sumana NutalapatiUsually the weather in this area is the best for gardeners. The heat and lack of rains this year are not very garden friendly. Trying our best to keep the plants from giving up.
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julie bennettI am a mother of 5, and have 2 grandchildren. My oldest is 21 and my oldest set of twins are 17 and my youngest set of twins are 2, both sets are boy/girl. My grandchildren are 3 and 1.
We have been growing vegetables for 4 years in a row now. We have had pretty good success over the years. We are renters right now, so makes it difficult to find landlords who will let you tear up their yards. We grow vegetables for our own personal consumption. I have only recently started jarring, and had success with pickled beets last year. I am hoping to continue learning how to grow and preserve food for my family. It helps to save a few dollars, and you know exactly where it came from, and what was put into it.
I have a small flower bed out front with daisies, marigolds, and an assortment of wildflowers.
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Marsha DuncanIt's November now, and I should be thinking of the Holidays coming up but every time I pass by the garden, I get excited about what next years garden will bring.
I want everyone to know, who may have a problem with animals, that the chicken wire fence worked fantastic!! No critters whatsoever. Just slugs. Yuk. But I found a solution for that too.
Thanks to Jeff Hunters suggestion, we are going to utilize the fence next year with cucumbers. And we are also going to utilize our lake by installing an irrigation system. Zero cost for water, never have to fertilize and we will be 100% organic.
By the way....the guard rails used for our raised beds work fantanstic. You can sit on the edge and pick away. Great for your back.
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PamelaI live in New Zealand across the harbour from the capital city of Wellington with my husband, our ginger cat Daisy and dog Frodo (Cavalier King Charles Spaniel) I love to garden when the weather is fine on weekends! We are close to a Regional park with native bush so we get heaps of native birds in our garden - tuis, kereru,fantails and many more - I can hear the bell sound of the tui as I write this!
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LouisI am working towards self sustainability. I have solar heated water, solar power, rocket shower, and energy free water pump or ram pump, organic veggie garden and all of this in one of thÉ most beautiful places in the world. That is for sure!
I am siyuated in Goso Forest, Gwexintaba, Lusikisiki. It is not on the maps of GardenJot so far away. It is about half way between Durban and East Londen.
Food being grown success full in my village before i came here: Corn, pumpkin, beans, sweet patato, potato, and dumbi.
Veggies: 4x Beans, Cherry Tomato, 4x Pumpkin, Butternut, Gemsquash, Carrot, Onion, Kale, Eggplant, Beetroot, Green Peper,
Herbs: Thyme, 2x mint, basil, red sorrel, 2x wild garlic, coriander, 2x lavender, origanum, ginger,
Special: Comfrey, MaryGold, Nasturtiums, Worm Wood,
Trees: Moringa, Lemon, Orange, Banana, Fig, Pawpaw, Avocado, Cherrie guava, Garlic tree.
Fruit: Melon, Watermelon, Gooseberry, Strawberry and Ghogie berry. (not sure of this spelling)
Challenges! Goso Forest and all the insects in there!! Seems like we have more here! Sjoe.
20km or 1 hour from Lusikisiki which doesnt have many shops.
No electricity and constant water.
visit us at www.jointventures.co.za
Garden Photo:My big bed garden, lots of sand and ants, they don't like to share this soil. and 3 tree stumps that I need to work around! For my first year I've got onions, potatoes, cucumber, broccoli, beans, peas, and spinach. No idea how the broccoli will grow but it's loving it so far!
Garden Photo:Cucumber, broccoli (in back) Beans and peas, spinach
Garden Photo:Entrance to the veggie/citrus/etc. garden. The arch will have scarlet runner beans.
Garden Photo:Nasturtium flowers contrast with the greens of the lettuce, beans, and cilantro.
Garden Photo:climbing up strings and bambo and slung in nylon are my spaghetti squashes in the back, I have a white fence around my bush beans as space is limited. Both methods have been working so well. I also have cucs and water melon climbing tomato cages. Its the only way when you have a 10' x 20' plot to work with. To the right I have honey dew and zucchini as well as my pink flamingos to guard my plot. I think their doing a great job lol
Garden Photo:climbing up strings and bamboo and slung in nylon are my spaghetti squashes in the back, I have a white fence to the left around my bush beans as space is limited. Both methods have been working so well. I also have cucs and water melon climbing up tomato cages. Its the only way when you have a 10' x 20' plot to work with. To the right I have honey dew and zucchini as well as my pink flamingos to guard my plot. I think their doing a great job lol
Garden Photo:Beans (4 plants), zucchinis (probably 2-3 plants) and pumpkins (1 or 2 plants) all happy together.
Garden Photo:Here are our first graduates from the garden and grow program, and you can see how things have changed! Riley has some great looking Okra, and found that the cucumbers grow well with the shade from the okra..Tosh grew wax beans and got some great results with foil under his pepper plants, Sebastian and Nate had such great results with thier squash! The kids were picking 2 to 3 buckets of all kinds of food each day, as they learned how to grow thier gardens!
Garden Photo:View of the garden doing really well - July 2009 Lettuce, Beets, Carrots, Potatos, Beans, Peas, Strawberries, Onions
Garden Photo:Veg plot August 09. Most of potatoes harvested early due to blight. Few French Beans (rest were eaten by critters unknown.) Spring onions beneath. Courgette plants doing well but not producing. Leeks surviving the wet. We are by no means Master Gardeners, but trying hard!
Garden Photo:Scarlett Runner pole beans. We had an amazing crop this year
Garden Photo:Probably our last handful of beans this year; colder days have arrived.
Garden Photo:Summer 2009. We're guessing the lower level will get more light, so this is where the veggies are this year. The far, oval bed is growing by sections: rocket; radish (french breakfast); spinach (red stem); red cabbage; lettuce (lollo rosso); lettuce (standard loose-leaf); runner beans (last of the strain my Dad has been breeding for years); chilli. The nearer, rectangle bead has: tomatoes, with an aubergine between; then broad beans; then by turns, carrots (standard) & onion (bedford champion).
Garden Photo:Even though the veggie garden is small, I am growing in it: beans, corn, pumpkin, tomatoes, snow peas, lettuce and Swiss Chard. There are some large parsely plants going to seed. The seed will be used for the next generation.
Garden Photo:Vegetable bed 1 - artichokes, broad beans (not germinated yet), two rows of peas