For the record, Andrew got a little carried away with the gardens this year!! But we've always wanted to have our own garden and his time off between jobs allowed him to get some real plans in place.
What we've got going on out there at the moment : Romaine, spinach, kale, cabbage, asparagus, garlic, tomatoes (plum, rainbow and beefsteak), peppers (sweet, bell, serrano and habanero), carrots, zucchini, cucumbers, brussel sprouts, beets, broccoli, leeks, and strawberries. In other smaller planters we've got basil, parsley, oregano and sage. Since this is year 1 of our garden we're trying to keep it simple ;)
This first garden has been more of a learning process for us than anything. We're finding out what works and what doesn't. For example our romaine and kale has been awesome but our spinach kind of bombed. We've also lost a few plants to insect damage, and since we're doing a totally organic garden, we're learning chemical free ways to keep the insects away. Any tips, please send them my way! Only the leafy stuff has really been ready so far so it remains to be seen how the other stuff will do.
Connor has been involved in this process every step of the way- from planting the seeds, keeping them watered, transplanting them to beds, building the beds, and picking the stuff once it's ready to go- he's thought this has been so cool!
Planting the seeds:
First sprouts.
Andrew had this "Gro Light" set up going on in his
office for what
seemed like forever. Unfortunately I failed to get a picture of when
these plants got really big, it was jungle-like in there for a bit. This was probably Connor's favorite part- every
day he would run into Andrew's office to see how much "his plants" had
grown overnight.
Transplanting sprouted plants into the beds.
The plants a couple weeks ago.
Getting bigger.
And now!
The romaine has been a big winner.
And the kale (we love kale).
1 comment:
Good stuff. That is what we're intended to eat. That and margaritas.
Dad
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