New garden bliss!

Happy Mother's Day to all you mommas out there! I paid tribute to Mother Nature by finally giving my veggie patch the attention it's been needing.


Stopped by the local nursery and picked up a half wine barrel, Growers Gold dirt, and a couple of seedlings.

Home soon after and the project began in earnest!

Here's the half barrel under a shower we have but have never used in our backyard.


I think it's a little kitchy, but fun to put it there. The barrel is big enough that I could bathe in it if need be... But I'd rather plant stuff!




After planting tomatoes (Boxcar Willie and Stupice), green beans, basil and zucchini (seeds) in the wine barrel, I moved on to the more daunting task...

...of cleaning out the overgrown mess that used to be my garden. It took a while, but at the end of the process, here's what I planted:

Spinach
Lettuce
Jubilee watermelon
Sweet bell peppers
Cantaloupe (heart of gold)
Cucumber (straight 8)
Sweet corn
Moon & Stars watermelon
Black beauty eggplant
Broccoli



Can't wait for the first sprouts! And I think I'll have an even better growing season with my sun loving veggies in the half barrel in the sunniest part of our backyard and the other veg enjoying more space and water. Time will tell!

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