Garden 2026

Update 4

Things are moving along in the garden.  I have run into a couple of problems - the major one is a fungus that is attacking my tomato plants.  I keep cutting off the affected leaves and then spray it all with an organic fungicide.  I don't think I am winning . . . time will tell.  The other issue is bugs - leaf miner bugs.  I have never had those before and didn't even know what it was until I googled it.  I remove the leaves they are on and it seems like I am seeing less of them now so maybe I am winning that one - I think . . .

 

Here is the front view of the garden (greenhouse on the right and fenced in area on the left).  NOTE:  the greenhouse is only a partial greenhouse.  The roof has been removed and one wall has been removed - the wall that borders the fenced in garden.  The fence is attached to front and back ends of the greenhouse.  It has worked well in keeping the critters out.

This is a view of the inside of the fenced in garden:

Here's the closeup!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I have been able to harvest a few things so far:  7 zucchini, 4 banana peppers and 1 radish

 

And there is more to come!

 

The bees are visiting the yard, so the plants are being pollinated!

  

Getting excited to see what's next to pick!

 Garden 2026

Update 3

Things are moving along nicely in the garden.  I even harvested one veggie!  Here's what it looks like now (April 25-27, 2026)

 

Hubby planted Comfrey - it is outside the garden fence

The Garden

I am looking forward to harvesting some more veggies . . . probably just zucchini . . . for now . . .

 Garden 2026

Recycling

There are lots of ways to garden without spending a lot of money.  One of those ways is to recycle what you already have.  Example:  I bought a new laundry hamper - no longer needed the old hamper. So I took it outside to the garden and filled it full of dirt and planted radish seeds.  So far, so good!

I also had some laundry baskets that I no longer needed.  I lined the inside of the baskets with fabric and filled them with dirt and planted zucchini.  They are doing well!

We had some crates that were originally bought to be used as nests for the chickens.  That didn't work out . . . so I lined them with cardboard, filled with dirt and planted onions!

An old pot that is no longer used in the kitchen can be used to scoop out the dirt from a bag of potting soil.  (April 18, 2026)

A corn stalk was falling over - toilet paper holder to the rescue!  (April 20, 2026)

Lastly, one of the tomato plants was falling over and I didn't have any more tomato cages, so I used an old mop handle and a zip tie.  (April 20, 2026)

Recycling isn't just for bottles and cans - it is for the garden too!

(updated 4/20/26)

Garden 2026

Update - April 8, 2026

Banana Peppers

Beets

Cantaloupe

Corn

Cucumbers

Eggplant

Green Beans

Bell Peppers

Pumpkin

Radish

(nothing yet - just planted 4/4/26)

Strawberries

Watermelon

Onions

Zucchini

Looking good so far . . .

 GARDEN 2026

GETTING EVERYTHING READY

March 20 - Let the planting begin!

 

Recycling:  using old laundry baskets lined with fabric to hold the dirt but allow drainage.  The zucchini plants are in the laundry baskets.

March 21 - planted the marigolds

 

March 21 - also planted the seeds for green beans, watermelon, beets, cantaloupe, pumpkin, corn and cucumber.  And planted bulbs for white onions and yellow onions.  Had a few mint plants from last year that are doing well so I placed them around the garden to help deter bugs in addition to placing the marigolds around the garden.

April 4 - added another raised bin (old laundry hamper) and planted radishes.

Now we wait . . .