I am once again going to attempt to grow a vegetable garden (click the links at the end of the post to see my attempt from last year). A couple of adjectives I might use to describe it are experimental and modest. I have been in my house 2.5 years and am still trying to figure out what works and what doesn't. There are lots and lots (and lots) of trees in my back yard which is pretty awesome overall, but not so much when you want to do vegetable gardening. This year I am going to try a small spot on the south side of the house.
I took the day off of work on Friday and the plan was to do lots of yard work. That yard work included starting the vegetable garden. I headed over to home depot and bought:
- 3 bags of Scott's potting soil
- a large container "Patio" tomato planto
- a topsy turvy
- a small "Mountain Pride" tomato plant
- 2 "Big Boy" tomato plants
- a red pepper plant
- a green pepper plant
- a cucumber plant
- a yellow squash plant
- a zucchini plant
Hmmm... listing it out like that makes it seem a lot less modest than it looks in the ground/yard. Anyway...
Friday evening I set up the topsy turvy with the small tomato plant and some of the new soil, and then called it quits.
Saturday we were blessed with even more gorgeous weather so I spent the day getting everything all set up.
And so the experimental garden of 2010 begins. It's almost all set, except I am waiting on the return of my boyfriend to help me erect some sort of fence. I will be curious how the topsy turvy works out. I decided to try it because last year, even with a 4 ft. fence, the deer got a lot of my tomatoes. I was hoping I would be able to outsmart them this eyar hang it where they couldn't reach. I may end up having to figure out how to fashion and hook somewhere else and moving it though because I'm not sure it's high enough or gets enough sun. I am also curious to see if there's enough sun where I planted the 6 plants. In addition to the plants youc an see, I also planted some green bean and carrot seeds that I got last year. No clue if they'll sprout or not since they've been sitting around for last year. Another fun mystery/surprise!
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Related Posts:
2009 Vegetable Garden: The Plan
2009 Vegetable Garden: All Set Up
2009 Vegetable Garden: Lessons Learned and First Food From the Garden
It looks great! I'm so excited for you! All I've ever managed was a potted tomato plant, so I'm rooting for your medley! I also have a great roasted vegetable recipe I'll have to share with you once you have a batch of veggies underfoot...
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I'll be interested to see how the Topsy Turvy thingie works. I was tempted to get one myself -- I still might.
I'm late this year getting stuff in the ground. I usually plant tomatoes, peppers, and onions. This year, probably just tomatoes.
Good luck!
Marisa -- thank you! I would love to have that recipe. We have our own little roasted vegetable recipe we make but it's nothing special. Please do send yours! I am glad you are rooting for me -- I think I'm going to need it! I do have about 6 little green tomatoes that seem to be growing quickly on the potted tomato plant so we'll see. :) Not so sure how well the other veggies will do with only morning sun. I hope to get my fence up this weekend.
JD -- Go ahead and try the topsy turvy! The one I got was only $10. I hope that whatever you end up doing this year turns out well! You actually reminded me that I should really try onion next year. We buy almost 1 a week. I think you plant them in the fall here though -- need to do more research!
I love gardening and making dishes out of its harvest. Good, nutrient rich food can't be beat.
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