How does your garden grow?
I am so thrilled to see my garden growing as much as it is. This is my first year growing our very own garden. my husband used to be into lawncare and gardening so he’s been helping me but with him working so much the garden has mainly been my baby. I had a huge issue with weeds early on, but we laid down mulch and don’t have a big problem anymore. Everything is growing so nicely!
I have two garden beds, and then herbs in pots. Right next to my porch I have two sunflowers, parsley, garlic, chives and a sweet pea plant. I really just planned on having the sunflowers there, but started running out of space for the other things from the other garden and needed a place to stick ‘em. They’re growing well there. My larger garden has a few varieties of sunflowers, tomatoes (beefstake and cherry), beets, carrots, green beans, green peppers, garlic, sweet peas, green onions, squash, zucchini, jalepenos, cucumbers, chives, dill, basil, strawberries, cabbage, and merigolds surround the perimeter. In the pots, I have basil, dill, chives, oregano, spearmint and peppermint.
Next year I will plan my garden much better - I’d love to add celery, lettuce, onions, more carrots and a few more things.
So, how does YOUR garden grow? Whatcha got? I can’t wait to preserve our harvest by way of dehydrating, freezing and canning… And of course enjoying it fresh! Our meals taste so much better now with homegrown herbs, I can’t WAIT to experience homegrown veggies again. My parents had gardens, but they were never something I was very active in. But I certainly enjoyed their hard work when eating a fresh picked tomato!
June 22nd, 2007 at 8:47 am
What are your favorite uses for spearmint and peppermint?
June 22nd, 2007 at 9:31 am
My husband is a fanatic for mint tea, so we bought the spearmint and peppermint for his tea (very tasty, by the way!).
I’d love to hear how others use peppermint and spearmint!
June 26th, 2007 at 7:29 pm
Good thing you have your peppermint in pots. We had some peppermint roots that were accidentally brought into the garden with some old potting soil. They are now trying to take over the garden! I should start making tea with some of those plants I’ve pulled. Can it be dried in a dehydrator like other herbs?
June 29th, 2007 at 7:34 pm
Bob, I’d imagine peppermint and spearmint can be dried just like any other herb. They have to use dried leaves in commercial mint tea mixes, so why not?