Our Gardens

These are our garden pictures from last summer. The first picture is the newly planted plants we got here from a local gardener who sells plants from her home. She makes her own compost to grow the seedlings and she grows organically. We grew sunflowers, zucchini, yellow squash and spaghetti squash in the first planter and carrots, radishes, Brussel sprouts, tomatillos, celery and peas in the back planter. We decided to move the sunflowers this year because I think the shade they made caused our zucchini and yellow squash yield to go down. We have also decided to double the size of the back planter for more growing space. I also decided to plant garlic this year so in Nov. we planted a third of the back planter with garlic.
The next picture is a close up of the tomatillo plants. I think they are so pretty and look like little oriental lanterns. Remember if you are going to grow these they need a second plant to enhance pollination and guarantee fruit set.
The next picture is of our beautiful sunflowers, we planted these for their beauty and for seeds for the birds. We love to bird watch and have multiple type of bird feeders in our yard
The next picture is of one of the spaghetti squashes we grew. I think we got about 8 from one plant, which was just right for our family. This year I think I might add some other types of squash as well.
The next picture is of my herb garden that is on my patio right outside my kitchen. I love having it so close and I just go right out and cut what I need for whatever I am cooking. I painted the little signs to label my herbs, which is very important because some of them can look very similar.
You can always have a little space of a garden, even if you live in an apartment. Container gardening is really easy and rewards you with fresh vegies all summer long.