If you remember seeing this potato vine last year that took over this area of the deck side garden, you can see why I thought this would be a great place to add vegetable gardening here. This was one plant that took over the entire area.
DH and I worked on removing the rock border we had and then he put in oak ties (or is it tides?) to the back nearest the deck and along the front. Along the side opposite the deck, we replaced the rock border there.
Then it was a matter of going to the free composting site to get bucket full after bucket full of compost to help amend the soil at low/no cost. I also added in some of our nearly completed yard compost and a few bags of humus.
I direct planted on May 9th, Gold Marie Vining Beans, Beurre De Rocquencourt, and a Gourmet mix of beans. They all began to show on the 15th of May and have been growing ever since.
To the front, or right side of the picture, I direct seeded spinach, then under cover I have lettuce plants from inside. I did many seeds under grow lights inside this year.
And to the back are the three tomato plants that I grew from seed that our son gave us.
Our fall project for this area, is that DH will build a cold frame that will be placed where the tomato plants currently are and it will be used to grow some veg during the winter months to help extend our season in the fall and spring of the year.
With a little thought and planning, I am sure you too can find new places to plant vegetables or flowers in your yard. I'd love to hear what you've come up with.
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