Saw this on the web today and just had to add it to my blog.  Love it!

Greens and Herbs

Slowly but surely, things are moving along. I have my herbs started and transplanted them from their starters to larger pots today.  I have also moved some of the greens outside and into containers.  Hopefully I will get the rest of the greens and the broccoli into the ground this week.

Above: (left to right) Parsley, Thyme, Basil

Above: Green Leaf Lettuce

Above: Romaine

Sprouts!

I just had to share these photos.  I am so excited that my greens and broccoli have already sprouted!

An Early Start

It occurred to me today that it might be a good time to think about starting some lettuce for a Spring crop.  So I went to Lowe's to see what they have.  I picked up Dark Green Lettuce and Broccoli seeds.  I thought I had Romaine too, but I must have put them back accidentally.  I'll have to go back tomorrow.  So I have my lettuce and broccoli in their little starters.  I am going to let them grow inside for a few weeks, then plant them outside.  I haven't decided where I am going to put them yet. 

I had done a rough garden plan yesterday, but did not account for these plants.

So it's either move things around, or plant the lettuce in containers.

June is Bustin' Out All Over!

When we did Carousel in High School I didn't realize that one day the song mentioned above would come to mind while weeding my garden.  Oh how those buggers multiply!  Hence the reason for the lapse in blog posts.  You know how you have to de-clutter your house before you can have anyone over?  Well that seems to apply to posting photos of a garden on your blog!

Anyhoo,  I did some quick weeding today so that I could at least get some pictures up tonight.  It is exciting to see how the garden has grown.  So without further delay...

The Tomato Plants...

Notice the carrots in front of the tomato plants...

 Believe it or not... here are the cucumbers that I started from seeds!

Last summer I had a cherry tomato plant in a pot near the edge of my garden.  Sometimes when a tomato was past its prime, I would just toss it in the garden.  Well surprise, surprise!  This year I had about twenty spontaneous plants pop up!  So I transplanted some.  We'll see how they do!

 Here are the string beans and eggplant...

        

And let's not forget the zucchini and pumpkin... still in need of some weeding.

In the ground.

My plants are all in the ground!  I am very excited.  On Friday afternoon (5/13), I had some extra time, so I decided to do my planting a day early.  It worked out well, as we did have rain on Saturday.  All plants were fertilized with a long-acting fertilizer.

Tomato plants:

 Cucumbers:

Peppers (Green, Red and Jalapeno)

Eggplant and String Beans:

Zucchini and Pumpkin:

On Saturday morning, Katie clogged at the Burlington County Farmers Market.  While we were waiting for the dancing to begin, I had a chance to walk around.  There were several farmers there with vegetable plants for sale!  I wished I had waited to buy my plants.  There were lots of varieties of heirloom tomatoes that I would love to have in my garden.  I am already dreaming of taking down the swingset and expanding my garden next year...

I did pick up three perennial herb plants: lemon verbena, lemon thyme and chive.  I think they will make an excellent addition to my garden.  To make room for them, Wes pulled out the daylillies on the corners of the beds.  We put in the chive and lemon verbena.  I potted the lemon thyme.  

Now to watch it all grow :)