Well, she’s looking like a real garden now!
The garden expansion is almost complete, we still need to order mulch and spread mulch all over the different garden beds.
The garden is 90% in with the exception of the four varieties of tomatoes, eggplant, and two types of peppers.
Those are set in their spots where they will be planted, hardening off.
I did see the temps will dip down to the 40s next week so I am holding off until then.
There doesn’t seem to be any frost in the next couple of weeks, which is good for everything that is in the ground already.
As you can see from the top photo I have tomato flowers on two plants! This is a major achievement for me!
I planted three varieties of winter squash, butternut, mini butternut, and acorn.
I also didn’t listen to what people said as far as planting melon, they are a waste of time.
We wanted to try to grow cantaloupe which if it fails will only cost $1.49.
If it produces sweet and juicy fruit it will save us a nice chunk of change.
I also planted green beans in the blue half barrels along with cucumbers.
I built the trellises for the squash and melon beds and the teepees for the cucs and string beans.
The beets and carrots have popped through the soil along with radishes I just planted last week! Woo-hoo!
My potatoes are growing! It’s amazing to watch. I hope I get a lot!
I didn’t end up planting any flowers on Mother’s Day because I saw the temps were going to be in the 30s. And they were.
Almost all of my flowers are planted with the exception of a few.
My petunias are stellar! I am so proud of them! Actually, I am proud of everything since I did it all from seeds.
Now fingers crossed my veggie garden has a good harvest and decent yields. 🤞🏼
I planted all of my herbs and potted up some gorgeous basil.
The lettuce and greens are coming along nicely and should be ready to eat next week.
The head lettuce that everyone advised again is doing good. To me it’s an experiment I wanted to try.
I moved the pots of sunflowers around the garden spaces. They are getting big!
I also have a lot growing in the greenhouse to transplant in the sunflower patch. If I did them from seed in the patch the birds would get them when they are too small.
I am pleased with the progress of the expansion. I also have been working a lot in the beds in the front of our house.
But that’s another post.