When we came home from vacation, this is the sight that greeted us!
The beans had taken over the trellis on the other side of the gutter garden and came over the top. Now the beans are becoming really easy to pick, as they hang down and I just need to reach up to get them instead of pulling out the step stool.
We began to pick beans on July 9th and have been able to pick rather regularly since. The one downside of this is that Sylvester has too be given his share while I'm picking or he picks them himself!
Growing like this truly adds another dimension to how you can see things grow. The vines just intertwine themselves on each other and to whatever they can to keep reaching for the sun. The flowers on all of the plants are just lovely. Some are a nice yellow/cream colors, some have been purple.
Here is how the gutter garden looks. The plants seem a bit tall at the moment reaching for the sun because of the beans hanging over top. I am going to try planting some of the lettuces out in the deck side garden so they will get more light.
Congratulations on all your gardening success. I currently have cherry tomatoes, rainbow silverbeet, potatoes, garlic chives, green onions, and zillions of purple pansies. No luck at all with lavender here but I refuse to give up. xx debbie
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