Our garden has been pumping out produce left and right. I don't know if it's beginner's luck or if we just started off with really low expectations (probably both), but I am so, so proud of our little green thumbs! Here's a quick recap:
This is our garden newly planted:
Week 2:
Week 3:
Week 6:
Week 9 (earlier today):
Sorry for the poor quality in some of those photos, but holy cow! I think there's magic in our dirt - it's like Jack and the Beanstalk out here! Look at these massive pumpkin vines.
Hubby had to trim them down because they were taking over the whole garden - they almost killed off all our lettuce.
Our cucumbers and squash are even bigger than the grocery stores'.
Green beans galore.
Tomatoes!
Little baby watermelon.
Sad little peppers that don't want to bear fruit.
I hope this post doesn't come across as bragging, I just can't get over how much we actually grew our first time. I honestly thought we'd get just a few embarrassing sized veggies and that would be it. I had no idea that you could actually get this much food from a small suburban garden.
There's such a feeling of accomplishment when we sit down to dinner and see food on our plates that we've worked hard to grow and prepare and cook ourselves. Hopefully this is an encouragement to others that you don't have to know much about gardening or have a lot of experience before you start. A little bit of research and some sweat and dirt and diligence can actually result in some homegrown veggies on your table!
Tell me about your gardening experience this summer.
What are your favorite plants to grow?
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