Pictures of Square Foot Garden 1

I just ordered our second square foot garden box for an early start for fall crops. In celebration of that, I am posting the current photo of garden number one.

Upper Left Corner – 2 tomato plants
Upper Center Right – 1 big unidentified squash (suspect it is spaghetti or butternut)
Bottom left – Yellow squash
Center – Carrots, Onions, Beans, and a hidden tomato
Side Right – Okra
Bottom Right Corner – Extremely small pepper
Bottom Right Center – Extremely small eggplant

On a unrelated note, I am still mourning the loss of this lovely borage plant. A few years ago, I did some reading on gardening and ordered borage seeds. I never really used them. When we moved into our new home, I couldn’t remember why I had them but decided to start one from seed anyway. It produced this lovely purple flowering plant. I did some more reading a few weeks ago and realized why I ordered them. They are a great companion plant for tomatoes and squashes. They help keep bad bugs out of the garden. Upon realizing this, I tried transplanting it next to the tomato. They don’t like to be transplanted. It died 😦 I have recently planted new seeds around the tomatoes and hoping these lovely flowers soon return.

I have garden envy

I have garden envy. Everyone else I know who is gardening is actually growing food but I have yet to see any. When I hear stories and see pictures of my friends’ bounty, I get jealous. I know I should be patient. Things are actually progressing quite nicely in my own garden. I haven’t killed a plant in over two weeks and many are on their way to producing food. I should see a squash in the next week or so (I had to hand pollinate one this morning after finally seeing a female blossom). Tomatoes should start blooming any day now. The beans are almost ready to burst. Patience is a virtue that I must work on. However, I am definitely getting a head start on my fall harvest so maybe I will be the recipient of garden envy. 🙂

Tomato Herb Planter

Last Saturday we purchased a cherry tomato plant at the Winter Park Farmers market. This purchase led into the ideal of creating a mix herb pot. I had plenty of mini herb plants started from seeds so it seemed like a great idea for a porch plant. The 9 side holes have a mix of marjoram, dill, parsley, cilantro, oregano, sage, and basil. The cherry tomato is planted in the top hole. We are excited about seeing this planter grow.