Whenever we visit my sister during the summer, I’ve always enjoyed my brother-in-law’s wonderful summer vegetables. He’s got one of the greenest thumbs around. Last summer, FG and I ate at least 30 fresh tomatoes from the garden within the three days we were there. Freshly sliced with a little homemade balsamic vinaigrette ~ Yummy! It makes my mouth water just thinking about them…
So this year, we’re giving gardening a try. FM made the raised garden using a couple of 6 x 6 pieces of wood and a lot of soil. FG then insisted on helping with all aspects of the garden: picking out which plants to buy at the garden store, digging the holes, planting them and watering each plant daily. We planted strawberries, raspberries, red peppers, a grape vine and basil. We’re starting small this year. She’s already been rewarded for all her hard work ~ there was a ripe strawberry which she picked and ate on Wednesday.
I’m keeping my fingers crossed the neighborhood bunny rabbit doesn’t get a whiff of these yummy plants.
The garden is in. A word of advise, he planted a few strawberry plants last year and this year I see they have taken over the whole flower bed! We’ve had a dozen strawberries already too. Marigolds are good not just for bunnies but a lot of bugs as well. Leaf mulch does wonders as you have seen in my flower beds. Good luck with it all!
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I love your garden Patti! I have been a busy bee this spring with lots of new plants in the front of the house, hanging baskets on the patio, and tomatoes and basil growing too. I miss the days of our big garden in Ohio. Maybe someday we’ll be in a place I can do that again!
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The one thing I managed to plant here was basil. I will miss my three pots when we leave!
Gardens are very exciting – and rewarding, and yours looks great. I’m ready for a little patch of land…
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I hadn’t heard about the marigolds ~ I’ll plant some in the garden tomorrow before Peter Rabbit has a chance to visit.
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Plant some marigolds . . . they are suppose to help keep bunnies away because they don’t like the smell . . . fresh basil is the best!
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