So, to get my blog off & running, thought I'd post a few pics of my first Summer garden (from 2010/11) & my second Spring/Summer garden 2011/12. The whole Autumn/Winter period 2011, my patch consisted of weeds. I was pregnant & very sick with all day & night sickness PLUS chasing a toddler around, so the garden was just a lump of dirt for a period there, but with a bit of pulling this out & raking that, it was reborn!
Below are a few photos of my first ever veggie patch. Summer 2010/11
Looking fresh & full by March 2011. Harvested some nice beans, zuchini & cucumbers. Carrots were a big fail, as were the herbs! Got huge eggplant plants but no eggplants! & beets were small & bitter. So, half success & half failure. I was super happy considering it was my first veggie patch ever!
Grew some gorgeous dwarf sunflowers by end of summer 2011
Then along came Spring/Summer that just passed, 2011/12. Started off great, was my first time growing tomatoes, had big, gorgeous tomatoes everywhere, I was SO HAPPY! Then a huge hail storm hit & ruined my whole garden :( The beans recovered but everything else suffered too much. It was a bit sad but you've just gotta move right along in this gardening game & take failure in your stride!
Here's a photo of the initial planting. I grew climbing beans, zucchini, parsley & giant sunflowers from seed. Planted 16 tomato varieties from seedlings. Got a bit tomato excited hehe
Two seasons come & gone. Me & my family ate many lovely veggies & a few were better thrown over the fence!
Have an awesome day!
Bel
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