Another way to get your vegetables

I love spring.  It is my favorite time to for planting a vegetable garden.  I have two raised beds that are 72 square feet a piece.  Not too large and not too small.  I love planting seeds and then watching seedlings turn into a full plant. If you know how to grow your own food you will never be hungry.

Radishes should be ready for harvest by the end of next week.  Pea pods should be ready for harvest by the end of this month.  I try to use compact gardening - meaning I will put fast growing items in between slower growing items.  I grow me pea pods in-between two rows of squash.  My squash are starting to flower now so I won't have any ready for about 20 to 25 more days.  By then the pea pods will be done for the spring.  Leaving more room for the squash to spread out.

Since I am now a Southern woman (by way of New England), I have to grow tomatoes.  I think it might be a law.   This year I am growing three different varieties of cherry tomatoes, two different types of grape tomatoes and one busy of stripes (a yellow/red hybrid).  Tomatoes are REALLY easy to grow in Georgia.  Even if you are in an apartment you can grow patio tomatoes.  You have a few more weeks before it will be too late to plant. 

Here is what I have planted in the raised beds:

Bean, Radish, Peppers and Tomatoes

• Tomatoes
• Radishes
• Green beans (purple, wax and green)
• Dragon beans
• Pinto beans
• Zucchini squash
• Yellow squash
• Pea pods
• Hot and jalapeno peppers

Donna and I also plant a few fruits and veggies in pots.  Here is what is growing now:

Eggplant in pot.

• Strawberry bush
• Black raspberry bush
• Blueberry bush
• Eggplant (Japanese variety)

Donna also keeps honey bees.  Our harvest has doubled since we got the bees last year.  We have three hives now.  We should have a honey flow soon.  Stay tuned to be able to buy some local honey.  We will also have some lip balm available by mid-July.

Tip of the week:  Remember to eat your veggies.

Honey Bees in the backyard.