Lucky girl that I am, a friend recently offered me one of two community garden plots that she maintains each season. Due to a family matter that requires her attention, my friend knew that she would not have the time to make use of both of her plots this year, and also doesn't want to lose one of them by not using it or sacrificing it altogether. The plot is being loaned to me this year and the plan works out perfectly for both of us. The yield for our larder will increase tremendously, and my friend will maintain her second community garden plot.
My dream of having farmette, or at least two sunny, tillable acres, feels somewhat real with the three garden spaces I'm keeping this year. There's the garden at my parent's house (Victory Garden Main), our garden plot (Wright Gardens), and now the community garden plot (Victory Garden West).
Planted at Victory Garden West:
Eggplant (4)
Celery (8)
Sweet corn (heirloom) (73)
Decorative corn (24)
Green cabbage (6)
Red cabbage (6)
Honeydew melon (2)
Yellow Crookneck squash (3)
Butternut squash (4)
Broccoli (1)
Cauliflower (4)
Tomato (Box Car Willie, heirloom) (1)
Melrose pepper (2)
Poblano pepper (2)
Serrano pepper (4)
Red bell pepper (6)
Green bell pepper (7)
Planted at Wright Gardens:
Green cabbage (3)
Red cabbage (2)
Celery (1)
Sweet corn (25)
Cucumber (1)
String bean (3)
Drying beans (4 varieties, 10 of each)
Leek (2)
Green bell pepper (3)
Red bell pepper (1)
Jalapeno pepper (2)
Kale (12)
Radish
Red beet
Golden beet
Carrot
Tomato (9 varieties, heirloom)
Lettuce (mixed greens)
Lettuce (head) (4)
Garlic (2 varieties) (84)
Pumpkin (pie) (2)
Honeydew melon (1)
Yellow Crookneck squash (1)
Cantaloupe (4)
Fennel, basil, marjoram, thyme, rosemary, scallions, parsley, tarragon, oregano, sage, chives, and dill
Planted at Victory Garden Main:
Tomato (cherry) (4)
Tomato (2 varieties, heirloom) (3)
Cucumber (1)
Garlic (2 varieties) (60)
Parsley, basil, and dill
PLENTY!
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"If you truly get in touch with a piece of carrot, you get in touch with the soil, the rain, the sunshine. You get in touch with Mother Earth and eating in such a way, you feel in touch with true life, your roots, and that is meditation. If we chew every morself of our food in that way we become grateful and when you are grateful, you are happy." -Thich Nhat Hanh
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Enjoy the photos below. Click on 'em to view in a larger format.
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| Blooms are everywhere! |
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This is a Mexico Midget tomato plant, and the fruit will get no larger than this.
They are said to be packed with a robust flavor despite their small size. |
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| Nothing compares to Mother Nature's architecture. |
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| I let our sage and chive plants bloom, and they're beautiful. |
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| Strawberries are forming! |
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| Black raspberries are forming! Red raspberries, too. |
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| Pictured here is Victory Garden West. It was hard to crop the photo to show only the plot I have without losing perspective of its size. It's the plot with the purple tub, and is 43' long by 25' wide. |
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| Today I spied this crazy looking insect in the yard. It looks like part earwig, part shrimp. |
May your garden grow healthy and well.
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