So, you remember how I was growing plants indoors? Well, I transplanted them and most of them died. I guess I needed to grow them inside longer so the root structure is more stable. Currently there are two peppers and one sad looking artichoke from that initial planting. Here’s one of the peppers, little trooper.
Next year I might try planting things indoors again in January! But you can buy plants that are six inches high for only $3, so it hardly seems worth the effort to grow them myself. Eventually I will develop more of a sense of pride for producing my own garden and reducing my carbon footprint but for this year, it was nice to be able to buy tomatoes and peppers from Lowes. The tomato plants are already making cherry tomatoes!
Here’s the tomato and basil bed. Doesn’t it look great?
The replanted pepper and artichoke bed is below. I put in basil, a red bell pepper, a green bell pepper and a jalapeno pepper. You can see the popsicle sticks in the back from the original plantings, looking like plant grave markers.
The summer squash bed is doing pretty well. Two crooked neck squash are doing great and one zucchini is doing great (zucchini are a subset of the summer squash family so I can call them the same thing). At first I thought some were suffering due to lack of water but I’ve been watering the beds consistently now with no change. Here is a struggling one:
And here’s the bed:
I can’t wait for the harvest.
Wow, Elizabeth! I’m really jealous. My garden will take all summer to get ready for next year. More on that later in my blog. It’s a ton of work!
You’re too kind, Cynthia. I will look for updates on your blog! I followed the link on your blogroll to High Altitude Gardening and am learning a lot from Kate.
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