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Thursday, June 4, 2009

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!

7 comments:

  1. That is beautiful. You put me to shame, I have a garden space but haven't finished planting...yet. I'm down with a horrible head cold, but hopefully tomorrow I can get myself together and finish this thing.
    Your flowers are gorgeous. I think I would love sitting on your patio.

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  2. You have made it look very attractive. Beautiful flowers!
    I feel rich whenever I am able to harvest something from my own garden. Good luck with the beans and the slugs. Hope you get more of one than the other!

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  3. Your patio filled with veggies is great right now as is. BUT...it will be beautiful, when everything has come up and all green.

    Did I see lettuce in one of your pots? I planted lettuce in two pots, and NOTHING! LUCKY YOU!

    Good luck with those darn bugs. Don't they just drive you crazy?

    You really do have a wonderful yard.
    Have a good day.
    Sandra

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  4. Yes, we have lettuce. We started eating it this week. Yum! I love fresh vegetables.

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  5. Awesome! No garden for us this year, but we have really made progress with weeds and yard work, so hopefully we will be prepared next year!

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  6. How beautiful! That's a really nice area for a seating area, and I've always been an advocate of edible foliage for ornamentation. That tomato looks fantastic.

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  7. Everything looks great!!

    Darn slugs.. I have to snail/slug bait my flowers that are not potted or they eat them alive too!

    I container garden as well, but only have tried tomatos and peppers.. One day I hope to do a square foot garden..

    That pretty pot with the vine and purple flower is vinca.. I have it and it grows like a weed. It is used for ground cover in one of my beds and I only planted 6 little plants and after 2 years it is ALL over like ivy! It's pretty and HEARTY!

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