Geeekygirl’s Garden Blog

Wow, I haven’t posted since June.

I had a great first season gardening. I got a water barrel. I didn’t use anything but rain water in the garden – woohoo! I also got a composter. It took awhile to find a container to keep in the kitchen that worked for us, something with a lid that we could keep on the kitchen counter til it was time to take it out and empty it in the composter. But once we found a container that worked it was a super easy system to maintain. I’m amazed at the amount of kitchen waste we were able to put in it, not to mention how happy the garden will be this spring with all the good compost.

What were some of my best growers? The red Robin tomato that I got at Seedy Saturday from Casey’s Heirloom Tomatoes. I wish I had gotten some seeds from him too. That was the only tomato plant I was able to get more than just a few tomatoes from. It ended up getting sick but I’m sure it would have yielded a lot more tomatoes if it were healthy. I’m definitely going to get some seeds from him for the upcoming growing season.

The Marigolds I started from seed were great too. Although they didn’t get too big they had lots of flowers and were really pretty. I still have a bunch of seeds left so I’m definitely going to plant them.

Another one of my best growers were my peas. I planted them in three spots in the backyard, but only one – along an east facing fence yielded any peas. The peas that I did get though were really yummy – and big. I’m excited to try some more varieties this spring.

So, what were some of your best producers of the summer?