Here's the garden now in the middle of June. Everything is pretty much in full swing. I've been eating out of the garden for over a month now. Please excuse all the dark shadows in the pictures I took them at the worst time of day. Anyway.... we've got basil and zucchini above, along with some asian chives. I didn't plant the chives the previous tenant or owner did.
Here are some surprise leeks that are doing very well. I think they transferred over from the old garden when I transplanted the garlic back in January.
In this long bed is where most everything is. In front is a potato plant. It was planted by the previous owner once again and I guess there were still some tubers under the soil as it was surprise when the plant started to grow. Then there are chili peppers, eggplants and finally way down at the end tomato plants.
Here are some of those little eggplants growing.
This is my first successful year at growing tomatoes in the desert.
In a day or two there will be enough of these little guys for some sauce. I realize that if I ever want to stop buying produce I'm going to have to plant way more and get way more organized about it. For now I'm content just figuring out how to grow plants in this hot climate.
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Nice job on the tomatoes! I'm so proud to say I think I've finally figured it out around here too--I've been picking tomatoes from our garden for weeks now...so fun! Post again about the potatoes, will you please? My goal for the winter is to try some...
ReplyDeleteSo interesting to read about how others garden in different climates. I wish it were warm enough where I live to grow eggplant. Everything looks great!
ReplyDeleteThanks! Gardening in Tucson is a bit of a challenge as there are two summer growing season. You can grow from March to June and then again from late August to practically December. But the normal prime growing months of June, July, August are so hot that most plants seem to suffer from heat stress. It takes lots of deep waterings and some plants require shade covers. We also haven't had rain since December, so I'm eagerly awaiting the monsoon season.
ReplyDeleteThanks for stopping by Wendy!
Leah, I'll let you know about the potatoes. I tried potatoes last year at the old house and it worked out well. There should be an old garden post about it if you search in the search box.