Just a quick check in to say, wow, our garden is really growing and it’s so fun to watch! Nothing is truly “ready” to harvest, but we’ve tried the cilantro, basil, beet leaves, and carrot stems, and all were good!
On Wednesday we set up poles and twine to support the tomato plants.
Some people use cages, some do a stake right next to the plant itself, and some do this twine method (and I’m sure there are other methods). This is what we are trying for our first garden at this house!
We’ll need to add poles and twine for the non-bush green beans as they grow larger too.
This bed has peppers, green beans, carrots, & beets
We’ve also been:
- pruning the tomatoes
- weeding a bit
- fertilizing (about every two weeks)
- as of today, taking the pepper plants out from the basement to get used to the outdoors for a bit each day
This bed has cucumber, basil, tomatoes, and cilantro
Surprisingly (and thankfully), animals have left the garden alone. Maybe because Steven put deer repellent around the base of the beds?
Looking good! You do sound like total experts! 😉
Aww, thanks San!
Wow, you guys are like real gardeners now! So much growth!
Thank you! And everything has grown quite a bit since these photos. It’s nuts!
Oh, wow – so much fun! And you get to eat the results! 🙂
Two (kind of but not really related) questions:
1. Is that the back of your house in the pic of the stake with the level? and
2. Do you plant flowers, too?
Yes it is! And no flowers 🙂