Gardening

Garden Update

It has been almost one month since we planted our garden, so I figured it would be a good idea to write an update on how it’s growing!

Here’s what it looked like on May 29th.

Vegetable garden with fence

Here’s what it looked like today, June 28th.

Vegetable garden

The two plants that have seen the most growth are definitely the cucumber and zucchini, with the tomatoes and swiss chard trailing right behind them.

The eggplant, green peppers, and green beans are all growing well, too!

The first thing we harvested was on June 26th, and it was the outer stems of each swiss chard plant. I chopped and sautéed it, and we had it with our dinner that evening. I’m happy to report it was delicious.

swiss chard plant in gardenSwiss chard in red strainer

We expect to harvest more swiss chard, and then the cucumbers and zucchini will likely be next. The tomatoes are giving them a run for their money, though. The purple tomato plant has a pretty big tomato that just needs to ripen!

Zucchini plants in garden

The zucchini, lookin’ huge.

tomato plants in garden

A look at the purple tomato plant.

Updates of note:

  • Jimmy staked the tomatoes up differently this year. Instead of using a tomato cage, he wove string through and across the plants so they can grow up that instead.
  • We need to stake up the cucumbers before they start getting really big.
  • We need to finish the fence.
  • We’re very happy with the landscaping fabric we put down this year. Our time spent weeding has been cut by like 95%!

Vegetable garden

There you have it, that’s our garden update 🙂

Are you growing a garden this year? How is it doing?

Our 2017 Garden So Far

Finally, our garden has been planted! I was looking forward to it since we wrapped up last summer’s garden, and now it’s here 🙂

We weeded the plot, tilled it, applied weed block, and started a fence.

Garden with fence

Then it was time to plant! We did our planting on Memorial Day. We used seedlings from Bedner’s Greenhouse again, since we’ve had great harvests from their plants.

Here’s what we planted:

  • Cherry tomatoes
  • San Marzano tomatoes
  • Purple tomatoes
  • Green beans
  • Japanese eggplant
  • Swiss chard
  • Green peppers
  • Cucumber
  • Zucchini

Vegetable garden with fence

As you can see, the weed block (black tarp-looking material) is a new addition from last year’s garden. We did a lot of weeding last year, so we’re hoping the weed block will cut back on that task. That would be a game changer! I will keep you posted on how it works for us.

Here’s a look at how our garden has developed since we moved in.

Vegetable Garden Progression

So, that’s our garden so far for 2017! We need to finish up the fence, and then tend to the plants as they grow!