Summer Garden

It’s almost July, and summer is in full swing.  That means BBQs, Saturdays at the lake, late-night dog walks, and summer gardens.

Unfortunately we got going on ours a few weeks late.  We planted everything in early June when we should have planted it in early May.  But when it comes to a garden, it’s better late than never!  Here’s what we have:

Tomatoes

By the time we got around to starting our garden, all the tomato starter plants in Austin were gone!  We clearly missed the ideal time to plant.  Fortunately we found a couple of Cherub tomato plants for sale at a local restaurant.  They’ve been struggling a bit, but they have gotten bigger in the last few weeks.  I’m not holding my breath, but hopefully they’ll take off soon.

Squash

We planted both Crookneck squash and Zucchini squash.  So far they have grown a ton.  They plants are healthy looking and should provide us with as much squash as we can eat all summer long.

Beans

Last summer we had tremendous success with our beans, so this summer we decided to use the leftover Mixed bean seeds from last year.  They should give us both purple and green beans.  They began “climbing” the bean pole about 2 weeks ago.  These guys should be quite fruitful in a few weeks.

Gardening is a useful and rewarding hobby.  Just make sure you do your research and start your garden on time!