Veggie garden…
Three weeks ago we started with this…
and now I am happy to report our little veggie and herb garden is going well and now looks like this:
So far we have harvested (hehe!) some lettuce and a couple of strawberries as well as a bunch of herbs on and off when we need them (including basil, mint, chives, coriander & dill) and yesterday we added some sticks to keep up the corn and tomatoes and transplanted the snowpeas next the gate so that they would have something to climb and creep up.
We had limited space but a lot of things we wanted to grow so we kind of just planted everything in there and hoped for the best.
It drives Abbey insane that she can not get into this little garden area and whenever one of us goes in to pick stuff out (or if we get the hose out and try to water the garden) she barks and barks and barks. I think she despises the fact that we are paying attention to the garden and not to her (although with her insessive barking it is hard to ignore her!!)
She would be very disappointed in me I think, if she found out I was posting about the garden and not her so here is picture of Abbey from the day we made the garden- she was trying to help with the digging!!!
I love having a garden, even though I have a bit of a brown thumb (It is my dad that has the green thumb I guess you could say)…I really hope to recreate something similar when we are back in Japan, albeit a bit smaller than this one. I think it will only be a week or so before we have an abundance of strawberries, lettuce, beans, snowpeas and more herbs than we know what to do with. The capsicums, corn & onions may take a little longer! The spinach however I think may not make it- I have tried to resurrect it without much luck although I suppose it could make a miracle recovery but I doubt it. It is great to be able to go outside and pick lettuce for a salad or some fresh coriander for a Thai beef salad or basil for roast veggies. It will be a lot more exciting when we can pick more off it…
The first red strawberry to appear was quickly halved and gobbled up by Shun & I and even he had to admit that it was a pretty damn good strawberry (So far it is the only one on there that has been ready to eat- there are about 15 flowers and little green strawberries popping out though!)
Does anyone have any garden hints or veggie growing tips? Would love to hear them!!!
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That looks so awesome. I would dearly love to grow something here, even if it was ust basil but the total and complete lack of natural light in and around my apartment might make it tricky. Maybe when I have a balcony someday…
It all looks so delicious!!
I was going to say the same thing Enny did : ), because Abbey has definitely gotten bigger! But she’s still so cute! : )
Your garden looks lovely and it seems to be really taking off! As for tips. I’ve got a bit of a brown thumb myself, so no tips from me. I grew some zucchini this summer, one died and one grew huge and we ate a lot from that. But next spring and summer, I’d like to do a small vegetable garden and herb garden as well. We’ll see. : )
No advice from me either, sadly!!! I’m still waiting to come home one day and find my strawberry plants and my parsley had somehow died!!
I am envious of your vegetable garden though - it really looks great!!
I can’t believe how big Abbey has grown!! I can’t wait to play with her again in May!
Wow! Your vege garden looks great! You make it sounds so easy! I would love to plant one in my yard! Abbey sounds like such a typical cattle dog! they always want to be right amongst it and centre of attention!
Brown thumb here!!! So sorry I am late = ) Although I can not give advice on planting and growing, the garden is fabulous! What a lovely doggie too = ) SMOOCH!