Back in April, I had empty hay bales with a little hay growing from the seeds in the bales. Now look!!
I put in entirely too many potatoes. They are taking over the whole project, but I'm going to have a bushel of potatoes. The lettuce is making us good sandwiches and salads. The spinach is stuck in a dark place under the overreaching potatoes. I can pick a few spinach leaves, but am not getting much of a yield from the poor things.
The peas are climbing up into the sunlight on the mesh I wove between the posts. The tomatoes are climbing up and doing very well in spite of having to vie for space. The last bale on the right has three green pepper plants. I tied the potatoes up a little to give the peppers more space to grow. And I am not fertilizing anything for a week or two until they start to set fruit. I don't need more leaves and vines!
I haven't had a single rabbit hop up there to eat my plants.
Who knew this would work so well after several years of complete frustration with in-ground planting? This is my new favorite way to keep a garden.
Blooming potatoes
Thanks for visiting with me,
Kathi
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