Status on My Container Garden

I love gardening in a container. However, I have been plagued by bugs. Very frustrating when a green bean starts to come up and the next day it is gone....eaten.
In the back of my yard I have a cement pad that used to be a dog run. Until I can afford a shed, it is my garden and a little sitting area.

We also have our fire pit located in this area. I have tried to make it look attractive and nice to look at from the patio.

I lined up the containers for my garden along the edges. I thought it would look really nice when the plants were bigger.... a very nice back drop.

One of the 4 tomato plants is in the corner. I have to say the my tomato plants are doing awesome!! It makes me very happy that I grew them from a seed and they are strong and healthy. I love having them in a container. I may actually be successful in getting a good crop of ripe tomatoes to can this year... Cross your fingers!

Unfortunately as you can see, only a few green bean plants have come up. It is very sparse. While talking to one of my customers who is a great gardener.... I told her that something is eating my green beans. She told me it probably was a slug. Slugs love beans. I have been putting down bug killer, but not slug killer.

Today, I purchased slug killer and more seeds to plant. I really want a good crop of beans to can. It has always been a favorite vegetable for my boys.

When they were little we always had a guessing game with our beans. They would hold up a bean and I would guess how many seeds were inside the shell and then they would eat it. To this day, they prefer beans over corn. Brady loves broccoli first then beans. I am thankful they grew up liking at least this vegetable.

Did you notice the flock of birds in the back. One of my customers were getting rid of this and I took it. It is suppose to be an "inside the house" decoration. It was too big for any place in my house, but I have loved it outside. The weather has rusted it - but I really like the look. This is a perfect place for them!

My flower pots are beautiful. I love that this vine that hangs off of the pot has purple flowers. It was an added bonus for me.... I didn't know this plant produced flowers.

Off the side of the cement pad is a group of yellow irises. They are beautiful!

Now I am off to plant green bean seeds again. This time --- They WILL grow and make it! Those darn slugs!! I hope your garden is growing nicely too.

As a side note, there is a really great post from Idaho Preppers today on the Wheat supply. It is worth reading. I hope you have a good storage of wheat - if not.... buy some today!