After a positive experience with our patio garden last summer, I decided to try again. Besides, the boys LOVED it!! And kept asking me when we are going to get some plants.
So off to Lowes we went! Someday, *maybe*, I will start my own plants from seeds, but WHY when you can buy such healthy, great looking starts from a store? I know this philosophy can vary from gardener to gardener, but hey, I have a PATIO garden remember? I think I am going to try and post photo updates of the plants on the 5th of the month. Hope I can stick with it!!
Ethan, preparing the soil. Wonderful, perfect job for him!
Some begonias when in the hanging pot. Not out of love for begonias, but I needed some cheap flowers for the boys to plant. I tried seeds last year and the progress took too long for them to see a plant--thus, they were dug up before they even had a chance! Hopefully seeing a plant will deter any unsupervised gardening.
Two green bell pepper plants
Two cherry tomato plants. These thrived last year. Much better than a bigger tomato, so that was all I went with this year. (Like my sheets blowing on the line in the background? Ahhh, spring/summer is here.)
And a box of onions. They are supposed to be green onions so we will see how this turns out. My lettuce didn't do so well, so I thought I would try something different. Maybe I will try some lettuce in a different pot.
I am still going to plant a Topsy-Turvy cherry tomato, but I just haven't cornered my better half to help me get it planted.
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