The garden has been really taking off with the warm weather. You can see that my grass clippings are keeping the water in and the weeds out for the most part. I walk through the garden at least once a day and pull any weeds I see here and there. If you are like me and only have limited space for your garden you have to make some plants climb. In the very front of the garden cucumbers are just starting to climb up the trellis on the right. The peas in the middle of the garden are almost to the top of their chicken wire and are loaded with peas! I had grown spinach in front of them, but since the spinach finished growing, I have planted a second rotation of green beans in front of them. That way I will extend my green bean season.
This is at the far end of the garden. These plants are my winter squash. I have been encouraging them to climb up and they have started to do so on their own. At first I thread a few of the ends of the plants into the wire, and then they usually take off.
One of my biggest challenges is that I only get a half a day of sun at best. I have to wait a little longer for most of my veggies, but they are well worth it. So if you don't have a full day sun you can certainly garden, but you just won't be as speedy as someone with more sun.
You can see that my Charlie Brown tomatoes are getting a few more leaves on them. They have even started to set fruit. The plants look good and it's only a matter of time! I can hardly wait!
Until next time, happy planting!
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