Growing Strong

[luna_moon]

 

 

The fruits of my labor are starting to fruit! I am pretty sure this is the first fruit I have noticed on my peppers and tomatoes. I am not counting anything I bought from the greenhouse that might have already had fruit on it. This is a sweet banana pepper, and if I remember right, it is the first pepper we got into a pot. 
All of our peppers and tomatoes are looking really good so far. We have been getting rain every couple days and the temps have been hovering around 70s to mid 70s. The variety heirloom and beefsteak tomatoes still need some time, but just about everything else has blooms on it right now! 
This week I am hoping to get a few more tote planters fully set up. I also have some beans I planted last week that are starting to sprout that I will need to get into containers soon. I am going to be experimenting with growing various common types of beans and peas in smaller grow bags to see how they do. I have gotten progress #9 peas, blue lake bush beans, white half runners, and Kentucky pole beans from my local seed library. I have a feeling the first two will do the best in small containers, but I am willing to see how the pole beans do too. I had gotten some Jacob's Cattle Beans last year and I wish I did a better job saving them (I did it wrong and they all molded.....). They did well in the small pots, but I sadly didn't see any at the library this year. I think next year I might look at seed catalogs and look more into beans. We make plenty of soups and chilis over the cold season.

Comments

[professionaljaywlker]

Looks good ! Terrible at gardening myself, but i would like to attempt keeping some aromatic herbs some day... I'm always impressed by people who managed to grow their own stuff

[luna_moon]

Herbs can be great for first time gardeners. Many can do well growing on a porch or even windowsill! I really recommend trying it out, it is very rewarding.