Everyone said not to plant before April 15. Did I listen? Of course not! The weather had been so beautiful so we planted our tender little seedlings early. Yes, all of those people were right, sort of. There came a few days of frosty weather causing us to tarp or otherwise cover our little plants. And yes, it was a hassle. But we are now reaping (pun intended) the benefits of planting an early garden! It amazes me that God can pack the whole plant and all of that food into a tiny little seed!
Here is our first little harvest of zucchini, parsley, basil, mint, and one little carrot - and the resulting dinner! This time we had to add store-bought squash and red bell pepper, hopefully in a few more weeks our peppers will be ready.
We have about 5-10 little zucchinis, 10 squash, 15 peppers, a couple of cucumbers, and countless tomatoes ripening out there right now and I can hardly wait to start making freezer spaghetti sauce and dill pickles!
I am also planning now for a garden to be harvested in the fall and winter. If you are considering a fall or spring garden you need to plan now, seeds will not be as readily available after the summer! Hopefully, I will post soon on what I am planning to plant. As I have never planted a fall garden it will be completely experimental!
Go Allison!!!
ReplyDeleteIt looks great ! I am so proud of you. And a little jealous that we didn't do a garden this year. Maybe the fall garden is a better idea.
ReplyDeleteHow do you like the square foot garden idea? How are the weeds?
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ReplyDeleteWe LOVE the square foot garden but we will make a rectangle next time. Also, the zucchini and squash take up WAY more than their share! We are attempting a zucchini in a Topsy Turvy - we'll see! We have had next to no problem with weeds, but we do not "turn" our soil, that just brings up more weed seeds.
I have a great book about organic gardening, I will post it soon.