Garden 2010--Pic HEAVY

[sparkles2307]

I know many of you probably already saw this on BYC...but here's how things are going (other than the powdery mildew) this year for my lil garden.

Baby Tomatoes (I direct sowed...very brave, or very stupid. Time will tell...)

Peas on pig panel trellises (DH recycled them for me)

Lettuce, a Head variety with red leaves.

The Magenta Lettuce Experiment...

Baby Gooseberries

Peppers--the sickly ones in front are the bells, the rest are chilis

Buddy Lee guarding my Snow in Summer

My 3yr old Peonies

 

[lesa]

Everything looks great! Love the color of that peony! I saw in your powdery mildew post, you had 100+ plants. What in the world will you do with all that squash???? Happy Gardening!

 

[sparkles2307]

What in the world will you do with all that squash????

Well thats to account for any plants that might die, and we really eat most of it...my kids are squash monsters.

 

[sparkles2307]

 

[lesa]

Love the way the peas look from that angle! Everything looks wonderful! I hope you are eating that lettuce- it looks ready!!!

 

[sparkles2307]

The red lettuce is ready, the green is supposed to be a head lettuce but isnt forming heads so we are taking a few of the outside leaves. its all very yummy!

 

[ducks4you]

sparkles, SO PRETTY!!!
I put mine in a 3 x 6ft raised bed. I know you're supposed to tear your lettuce leaves, but I was pulling the plants out of the ground doing that!! So, I've been cutting the leaves with vegetables scissors for the past two months. I'm growing essentialy what YOU are, a Mescaline (French) blend. I bought that and and Italian blend, but I've only planted about 1/3 of the French seeds and none yet of the Italian. I'm going to try to grow some inside over the winter.
My family loves vinegar and oil dressings on this type of lettuce, and especially Raspberry Vinegrette.
DESPITE temperatures in the low 90's none have bolted...YET.

 

[sparkles2307]

I know there are weeds int he pics, but the mosquitoes have been SO bad I havent been able to weed for about a week. Its killing me, my garden is my sanctuary, and the skeeters are stealing it.
This is one of the plants I direct sowed

And this is one I bought half-grown from the nursery to compare flavor.

It was too buggy to get any more pics than this, sorry!

 

[vfem]

Well, I think they look fabulous! I can't wait to see more pics soon.

 

[ninnymary]

That's a beautiful garden. It just "sparkes"!

Mary