Thursday, May 16, 2013

How does your garden grow?

In the beginning...I started with a big, old, dry mess. I dug everything out, and started fresh. Here is my progress over five or so weeks. You really CAN grow vegetables in window boxes, on a fire escape or balcony!
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Wine corks for drainage  photo IMG_3812_zpsde00793e.jpg  photo IMG_3810_zps167aa7b9.jpg  photo IMG_3814_zps95e14326.jpg  photo IMG_3815_zps855f0ec1.jpg 
Rosemary, chives, and basil. They prefer to be indoors. Pansies.  photo IMG_3818_zps273c244a.jpg 
Wine cork vegetable markers  photo IMG_3817_zps89ac2d1d.jpg 
Lettuce come together
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Beans!
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Squash and lettuce preparing for takeoff  photo IMG_3942_zps32ba53b8.jpg
The rosemary (Mason jar on the far left) never quite took off :(  photo jars_zps4a385ba7.jpg 
Lettuce, zucchini, peppers (these guys are struggling a bit), and beans  photo IMG_3945_zps9fdc7f57.jpg 
ONE DAY later
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Three weeks later
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Four and a half weeks later, after tying the squash and the beans to stakes so the peppers get a fighting chance.  photo IMG_4301_zps39e953e2.jpg 
Stay tuned for a flashy spread on the tomatoes, and updates on whether or not these guys produce any actual veggies ;-)