Backyard Garden Plot Pictures – Week 20 of 52
Yee-Haw! Now we’re farming!
See that bare patch of peas along the fence? Yep, Lucy the garden dog decided to have herself a little snack. Silly dog. If she would have only waited another month she could have had a much bigger snack.
Also, check out the wisteria growing on the arbor. The delicate purple flowers are just beginning to bloom. I’ll have to try and get a close up shot of them soon.
The wood pallet garden is looking great.
All 16 of the raised garden boxes have now been planted. Now we wait. For tomatoes {it’s the reason we all garden, right?}.
The pea teepees and potatoes are rockin’.
Yesterday I started clearing out the greenhouse. Now that the weather has warmed up a bit, I’ll only be growing tomatoes, peppers, cucumbers and strawberries in there. I’ll share some pictures of my set up when I’m finished.
Last year I had way to many plants growing in the greenhouse and it was really overcrowded, so this year I am going to scale back a week bit.
The potatoes are starting to poke through the potato towers. Yay! Note to self: Must.Weed.Garden.
View from the back deck.
Chicken coop, Swiss chard, fava beans and kale.
Raspberry jungle.
Here is the view of our raspberry patch from the kitchen window. No matter how hard I try to get the canes to behave, they never do and we end up with a raspberry forest.
And last but not least, the container herb garden. The sage looks like it might be ready to harvest this week. Weeeeee!
Well, that’s what’s growing in my backyard, what’s new in your garden?
Please tell me you’ve finally been able to plant something {I know a lot of you still had snow a few weeks ago}.
~Mavis
This years garden is being sponsored by the awesome folks at Botanical Interests Seed Company. You can check out their website HERE, order their new 2013 Garden Seed Catalog HERE, or visit my boyfriend Ryan’s blog HERE.
monique says
What kind of mulch do you use between your beds?
Mavis says
Just regular fine bark. 🙂
Melissa says
Yesterday our community garden had our work day. We spruced up our square foot garden bed and planted our little seedlings. . .and then the temperature overnight went into the 30s, and now almost all the plants look wilted and dead. 🙁 I think I’m going to have to start from scratch again. And there’s a frost warning for tonight.
Mavis says
Booo! Sorry sorry that happened to you. 🙁
Brandy says
I love the chickens all against the fence in the photo, they always surprise me at how social they are.
Mavis says
Oh they are very social creatures. You’d be surprised.
jen morgan says
Where did you find the netting that your peas are climbing and do you know what it’s made of? Is it nylon? I have been looking for something similar to grow my tomatoes vertically in my square foot garden. Thanks so much. Your garden is looking so beautiful!
Mavis says
Hi Jen, you can find it at Depot or order it online at Amazon. Here is the link so you know what to look for.
Jamie says
Thank you, I was going to ask the same question!
Jen says
Thanks Mavis, I used the link and will have it in 2 days. I love amazon!
Michelle S says
I found mine at my local Ace Hardware if that helps! Dalen Gardeneer brand, and yes, it’s made from nylon. Also, just FYI, they do NOT carry it at Lowes – I looked for it myself, that’s how I ended up at Ace because I don’t have a Depot nearby.
Anna says
I’m in east-central Minnesota, and we’re just finishing what should be our very last cold snap for the season. My dad came out to till my garden over the weekend, and I’m hoping to get some seeds in the ground soon! And I’ve got some seedlings that can go in as soon as I harden them off.
Mavis says
Good to hear! I bet gardening in Minnesota would be pretty tough.
Amy says
Mavis, have you gotten used to your “neon orange” mulch yet? It looks like it has faded a bit…but I never thought it was bad to begin with =]
Mavis says
Ha! It’s still pretty bright back there. 🙂
Martha says
Wow! Your garden has so much GREEN!! I’m in southwest Ontario and we’re not really supposed to be planting much before our Victoria Day weekend (next weekend), but my rhubarb, green multiplier onions, chives and garlic are up and happy. I have some volunteer lettuce sprouting up from last year and I did plant peas last week when it was warm. HOWEVER – this morning it snowed again. 🙁 It wasn’t much, and it was in between bursts of sunshine, but yes, it SNOWED! I’m hesitant to put too much out yet because I don’t want to lose it all.
Jamie says
Here in KC, MO I was able to FINALLY plant my garden this weekend! I planted one 8 x 4 foot square foot garden with zucchini, yellow squash and tomatoes I had started in by basement back in March. I also planted lettuce, beans, zinnias, bachelor buttons and sunflower seeds. The plants are so little, the garden looks bare but I am happy it is planted and excited for this growing season. This is my first year for square foot gardening. Thanks for all your inspiration, Mavis!
indio says
I love that glavanized steel planter in your greenhouse. I was thinking of putting some in my driveway, which is on the south side of the house, and growing food in that space. It’s wasted because only the car gets to sit there and enjoy the sunshine. I found them online at the local tractor supply, but was wondering where you got yours. How did you handle the water drainage? Did you drill holes in the bottom or do you have gravel in it? Also, what did you plant in yours?
Mavis says
I purchased my gutters at my local hardware store. Here is a post I wrote about them.
Sue says
We have an old German, retired professional gardener who thinks we all plant our gardens to soon. He starts later and has a beautiful garden full of wonderful fruits and vegetables. He use to have a garden in our Community Gardens but figured two gardens was too much at his age. He has great advise and willingly helps new gardeners when he meets them on his daily walk through our Historical Farm. Claus always donates vegetables to our Saturday Market. Even though our gardeners plant early, we now have some really beautiful gardens and each garden has a different design. It’s amazing how different we all garden and yet the yield is the same. We have so much fun!