Garden Blooms

It's a very exciting time on The Farm - our gardens are blooming and producing! The flowers are settling into their new homes and veggies are starting to appear. 

Pictured above is our fruit/vegetable garden in front and wildflower garden in back. I planted the following in our fruit/vegetable garden this year:

• tomatoes
• broccoli
• cauliflower
• green peppers
• sweet potatoes
• lettuce
• onions
• strawberries
• cantaloupe
• watermelon
• green beans
• yellow squash
• cucumbers
• zucchini (RIP - the plants I bought did not survive)

So far, I've harvested lettuce, strawberries, green beans and cucumbers. Everything else is thriving and flowering, so not too much longer until I have a larger variety to pick from and enjoy! I now agree with the saying that food tastes so much better when you grow it yourself. The taste combined with feelings of gratification equal some tasty produce.

The cucumber trellis I created out of an old baby crib is working really great, so I plan to use it again next year!

Our wildflower garden has a large selection of items in it. I don't know what most of them are because I just dumped a bunch of seed packets into a bowl, spread them out and raked them into the soil. Along with the seeds, I did plant a few established plants - butterfly bush, lavender, cone flowers, columbine, queen anne's lace and some other unidentified flowering "ditch weeds." There's a fair share of weeds in this garden as well, but it's intended to be a "wild" garden, so I'm letting it be!

In other areas of the yard, my hydrangea (which I planted last year) finally bloomed and milkweed sprouted up, making my Monarch butterfly friends happy.

We also planted some herbs in the vertical herb garden I built earlier this year! We've enjoyed one round of mint, basil and rosemary, and it's about time for me to clip them all back another time very soon.

I'm really happy with how everything has come together outdoors this year! It has taken A LOT of time and energy, but has been so worth it.

​If you have any questions or tips about gardening, I'd love to hear them!