Today was a very hot and humid day. I worked out in the vegetable garden but did take some water breaks. I am going to use newspaper with mulch over it to help keep the weeds out of the garden. I ran out of newspaper and was not able to finish that part of it but I did plant most of the bed. I planted 20 San Marzano tomatoes, 3 Early Girls, 3 Big Boys, 10 basil seedlings, 3 rows of Joan Rutabaga and 3 rows of carrots. I hilled up the soil around the potatoes, weeded the area by the peas, put up another trellis for the peas and mulched what I could. Here is how it is looking in the vegetable bed.
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| Trellis for beans |
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| Trellis for beans. squash, and cucumbers |
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| This is the entire area that is for the vertical gardening |
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| Basil seedlings |
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| Rhubarb is getting big. The herbs are in the back area |
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| Strawberries |
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| Tomatoes: You can see the area that has the mulch and cages and the area that still needs it |
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| Potatoes to the far left, peas on the supports, then beans. This area has newpaper covered in mulch to keep out weeds. |
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| Potatoes. They are getting tall. I have mounded the soil around their roots. |
Here is how the perrenial beds are doing:
Your gardens are exquisite and show much hard work. The idea of the lattice for vertical gardening works well. Absolutely love the perennials. I strive for a perennial garden but only have a few plants so far. Is it possible to get a wide angle shot of your yard to see the layout?
ReplyDeleteI will try. I started with a half acre of nothing but grass and have over the past 7 years adding beds and perennials. I will take some shots to give some perspecitive as to how it is laid out. There is always more grass to remove and more beds to create so I tackle them a section at a time.
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