We purchased our plants from Lowe's and they had a good selection, especially for novices like us. Our goal this year was to decide if we thought it was worth the effort. So far so good. This week marks our first picking of fresh produce! Woo Hoo! We have a green pepper, yellow squash and a cucumber! (Portrait of this picking is at the bottom) We are very anxious to pick tomatoes. We have 10 plants that are loaded. Each plant has at least 20 - 25 tomatoes. I am gathering canning supplies so I can keep up when they are ready. I canned with friends last year and had a wonderful time. I am looking forward to doing it again. In the mean time, I will can a few on my own. We also have several squash plants that have bloomed well and have several small squash almost ready so far. I will have to research some good recipes for squash 'cuz I think we will have a lot! Please pass on any you know of. We have 2 cucumber plants, 6 red and green bell pepper plants that I am not very confident we will get much off of. We will have to figure out why they aren't doing as well. Lastly, we are hoping for butternut squash and watermelon. Haven't seen much evidence they will produce anything but it was worth the try.
An Aerial View
The tomatoes are teasing us with a little tinge of color.
We are looking forward to a healthy, productive summer!
2 comments:
So exciting...I love it! Can't wait to see it in person! Everything looks so good!
oh, i'm so jealous! that looks amazing. i wish we were close enough to come help. weed and eat!
that is such a beautiful picture. we're so proud of you and so grateful at you commitment to your marriage. thank you for setting an example for us. we love you
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