It’s finally time to share my garden!
It only took about a million hours to edit these photos! I took so many of them this year that I had a difficult time narrowing them all down!
This year I did a bigger garden (using railroad ties), so that meant more plants!
I buy all of my plants from the local greenhouse. It’s just so much easier for me to do that instead of starting from scratch. I know I showed you some of the seeds I picked up last year, but by the time I thought about starting them, it was too late! I also like to start with bigger plants, so it made sense this year to do it like that. Maybe I’ll gather up the courage to start from seeds next year!
I thought about getting a bunch of different plants this year, but decided to stick to what I know: tomatoes & peppers. I had really good luck with them last year so I wanted to continue the winning streak! Besides, I really don’t eat a lot of different veggies, so I didn’t want them to go to waste. I also planted some squash (yellow & zucchini) because my husband loves to fry it up. I may even steam it in the instant pot!
I bought a few varieties of tomatoes this year. I wanted the ones I had last year because they did really well, but the greenhouse only had a different variety ready so I bought that. My aunt also recommended the San Marzano tomatoes, so I actually went back & bought more of those.
I also bought different varieties of green peppers. I can’t remember what I bought last year, but I think these are all about the same. I’m actually not the biggest fan of green peppers, so the variety really didn’t matter to me as much.
There was a tiny part of the garden left over at the end of planting, so my husband suggested planting some green beans from the seeds I bought last year. I just kind of threw them in the ground & hoped for the best. Surprisingly, they’re thriving!
I can’t wait to make tomato sauces & stuffed peppers this year. Since this year’s garden is at least double the size of the one from last year, I’ll have a lot of canning & cooking to do in the fall!
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