Saturday, June 18, 2011

Bottom terrace planted!

Left side of the bed



Along the back: Sunflowers, 'Waaoh': Masses of 4-inch, radiant, golden flowers with charcoal centers, on sturdy plants reaching only 2-3 feet tall.
Middle: 2 'Mohawk' Sweet Pepper plants: medium-sized, sweet flavored, golden-orange bell pepper. Cascading habit. Very early, with long shelf life. Matures in 60 days.
Front corner: Bush Pickle: Vines seldom over 24" long. Matures in 50-60 days.
 plus 'Greek' Oregano.
On the right: 2 'Italian Yellow Bell' Sweet Pepper plants: produces thick-walled, sweet-flavored, large, golden bell peppers. matures in 65 days.
Another shot of the left side of the bed.

Middle of the bed, by itself:
Cucumber Lemon: produces sweet-tasting cucumbers about the size and color of a large lemon.  Good for pickling. Matures in 65 days.

Right side of bed: (Jacob's side--he helped plant all the seeds)
Along the back: more sunflowers! This time 'Teddy Bear' variety: this unusual member of the sunflower family has fully doubled yellow flowers on sturdy, 2 1/2-3 foot, dwarf plants.
Front right corner: Chantenay carrot 'Short 'n Sweet': especially for heavy or shallow soils. 4" roots are bright orange. Harvest in about 68 days. Thin to stand 3" apart when seedlings are 1" high.
Middle front: 'Royal Burgundy' Beans: These are the ones that grow purple, then turn green when cooked.

The whole garden--done for now.

View of the garden from the house.
Jason plans to lengthen out the bottom bed towards the left, and finish that last row of blocks on top, as well.
But for now, it's done!!

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