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I have two spots in my yard that I plant veggies. A really sunny spot where I have one raised bed (pictured above from last summer). Last year I grew tomatoes, swiss chard, eggplant, basil and lettuce with great success. This time around I will plant tomatoes, basil and probably swiss chard again. My other larger area is two large raised beds in partial shade (pictured below). I’ve had some success with broccoli and cauliflower but other veggies that I’ve planted wanted full sun. This year I did some research on shade tolerant plants and I’m going to try kale, spinach, lettuce and strawberries for sure, not sure what else. I think I will also mix in some shade tolerant flowers and plants. Here’s a good list or this one for some shade tolerant veggies. Now if I can just figure a way to keep my annoying dogs out of the garden area everything would be peachy! Got any...
It is starting to warm up around here. We are supposed to hit the 70’s this week. I always find it hard to transition from winter to spring. It is still cold in the morning and evening but warmer in the afternoon. My main issue is what to wear on my feet so they are not freezing, I think we’ve already established that I am a wimp. I guess I need to bring slippers into work so I look good when I need to, but my feet stay toasty! I am planning on working on my vegetable garden this week. I was thinking of what to plant this year and so far I’ve decided on swiss chard, strawberries, tomatoes, lettuce, basil, parsley, maybe some melons and maybe squash. I have two fairly large boxes and I am going to add an additional box to the side yard that gets more sunlight. The large boxes in the picture below get a lot of shade from a tree in the yard so I have to be careful what I plant there. Broccoli, Cauliflower and Swiss Chard do well there. I also usually end up at the nursery and decide from there based on what they have in stock. I’ll keep you posted on our progress. I’m looking forward to a bountiful harvest this...
Even though it is raining outside and there are a bunch of dead leaves on my lawn, I am dreaming about spring and summer when I can be outside enjoying my yard. I love when all of the flowers are blooming and the vegetable garden is overflowing. I have a lot of work to do in my yard but with the cold weather I have a hard time motivating my lazy ass to get out there. But I definitely like to collect inspiring pictures of what I hope my yard will look like in a couple of months! I love using both Houzz.com and Pinterest to collect ideas. Here are some of my favorites from both sites and you can tell that I love the whole cottage garden concept and who wouldn’t love to have a pond a little boat in their yard?! What I really want is the house above, garden, picket fence, bike and all! And if it is a block from the beach, bonus...
