Our garden this year wasn’t anything huge and didn’t produce a bumper crop of food, but it was fun none the less to try to keep some plants alive. Both of my boys got to learn about how plants go, how it is important to water them and that they can produce food for us to eat. If you remember from my first garden post this year we planted some tomato plants and a basil plant. Then I also planted some flowers and succulents. In the past we have done peppers and attempted carrots all in flower pots. I would love to try to build some raise beds next year and see about planting a slightly larger garden. Our cherry tomatoes did well and we have gotten several that we have enjoyed at snacks and on salads. The larger tomatoes were planted later and I feel like they didn’t end up growing well. We have gotten 2 tomatoes on that plant and still waiting on the others to ripen. My boys have loved having plants and being able to pick the fruit. It has been a great learning experience for them.
Next year I am wanting to work towards getting some raise beds in the back of our yard, along our future fence line to plant more vegetables and flowers. I would love to be able to grow peppers, tomatoes, green beans, some lettuce and marigolds. That is on my wish list and we will see if next spring we can make that dream a reality.
In addition to our tomatoes and basil I have been working to try to acquire some house plants and succulents and trying to keep them alive. I have been learning a lot about the type of soil and the amount of water all these plants need. Not going to lie, I have had some die and I have had to do some replacements, but it has been fun to learn something new. I am also loving having more plants inside the house. It makes me smile and just feel happier. So my goal is to see if I am able to continue to keep these plants alive through the winter.
I just wanted to share an update on our garden progress. We aren’t huge farmers and aren’t bringing in a bumper crop of food, but it has been a great learning experience and something that we have enjoyed. So even if you have never gardened before, you can always give it a try,
