The Garden Has Arrived
To refresh your memory, here’s what our garden looked like a month ago when we planted the fall veggies:
We used lots of composted manure mixed into the soil and planted organic veggie starts/seeds from our neighborhood nursery (chard, two types of lettuce, carrots) and cupboard (purple potatoes that sprouted). We then covered the ground with mulch to help retain moisture and heat.
And here is it today, not quite four weeks later:
Hello, leafy green vegetables!
I find it hard to believe that it’s grown so much in such a short period of time! Our veggies have easily tripled their size and we’ve been busy harvesting too!
We still have around a hundred green tomatoes (because of our cool summer), but everything else is growing beautifully.
Once we get tired of the lettuce or give up on the tomatoes, I’m pulling them out and planting kale. Stay tuned!
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looks amazing! and DELICIOUS!
Comment by Alice — September 15, 2010
Wow, that really is incredible. You have to grab up those zucchini blossoms before they open. Stuff them and fry them!
Comment by Lisa — September 15, 2010
Nice! Jealous ;)
Comment by Ashlee — September 15, 2010
Garden looks gorgeous and boutiful!! What a great lesson for Miss Leyba, as she planted and then watched the garden grow!! Love to see her face when she pulls up a carrot! Or digs up potatoes!
Comment by Mom — September 15, 2010
Beautiful! I just put in my fall garden, so hopefully, it’ll look as beautiful as yours in a few weeks…
Comment by Dorothee — September 16, 2010
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