A few weeks ago Suneil and I finally manages to get all of our plants into the ground. They had been taking up space and making a mess in my house for months, so when the weather finally seemed to be turning, Suneil and I got out there and planted our first family garden!
Admittedly, by the time we got all of the plants outside there were a few that were a little worse for wear. The beans in particular were planted much too early. I will know for next year NOT to follow the package instructions. I will plant indoors 3-4 weeks before the last frost rather than the instructed 6-8 weeks. Most of my okra plants died as well, I think due to lack of sunlight. They got very spindly reaching for the light and eventually just gave up. Two okra plants survived, and I planted them along with some seed which is sprouting now, so hopefully I will still get at least one okra harvest before fall.
The rest of the plants seem to be adjusting well and I am very excited to watch my garden grow and reap the benefits all summer long!! This weeks project (for my dad!) is to rig up some sprinklers so that the garden will still get watered while we are away on vacation.
Here are a few pictures!
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| Our little plot |
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| This pallet holds lettuce and herbs |
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| This pallet is filled with radishes, chard, spinach and romaine lettuce |
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| I wanted my peas and beans to grow up our chain link fence, so I am trying to grow them in these window boxes |
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