I wasn't able to start many seeds this year for my edible garden, so we bought a few transplants instead. This year's low maintenance garden consists of only 15 plants, about half the number I usually have.
Instead of planting squash, cucumber, beans, and other vegetables, I decided to keep it simple and focus on just two items for my kitchen garden this summer: tomatoes and peppers.
We bought both sweet and hot peppers, including a jalapeno plant because we have to have some hot peppers in the garden. So far the plants and pests have been manageable. There are even a few blushing Super Fantastic tomatoes right now.
I did start a few seeds, including two habaneros and two tomatillo plants, which are also doing really well. Between the tomatoes, tomatillos, jalapenos, and habaneros, I expect to have a nice salsa garden this year. If only I could grow cilantro...
And here's a nice surprise--two potato plants from
my failed crop last year made an appearance. Last year potato beetles decimated the potatoes I had started from seed. I was going to turn this into an onion patch, and these two potato plants surprised me by sprouting this spring. I've left them alone just to see what happens. Wouldn't it be nice to get some potatoes this year?
How is your summer edible garden doing?
