Plant a Garden

We have a lovely garden in one corner of our backyard where we have planted vegetables, herbs and flowers for cutting. There’s nothing much better than spending time in the garden with my daughter picking vegetables for that night’s dinner. She even has a special basket that she uses to collect the cut veggies. At 14 she knows that adding something as simple as a pretty basket can add to the experience.

I am not a patient gardener and I don’t have lots of spare time. So our garden is planted with things that do well in our climate and aren’t overly demanding. Here is a list of vegetables and herbs that fairly easy to grow:

Green Beans: Kentucky Wonder or Blue Lake
Radishes: White Icicle or Scarlet Globe
Tomatoes: Brandywine, Cherry or Beefsteak.

Squash: Zucchini, Summer Peas:

Sugar Snap or Laxton

Cucumbers: Lemon Cucumbers

Swiss Chard: Rainbow

Basil - Dill - Mint - Oregano - Sage - Tarragon - Thyme

Shoestring Tip: For our green beans, tomatoes and peas we didn’t buy cages or a trellis. We built a tepee sort of stand. We had some old split rails leftover from when we built our fence (I tend to save things). You can use any straight rails or branches that you may have. To create rungs for the vines to grow on we drilled a tiny whole at evenly space intervals. At the top of the posts we ran the wire through and bundled the rails tightly. Then we set the posts up like a tepee and on each of the legs, threaded heavy wire through. It added some interest and height to the garden.