The roses are still in bloom. I think that this week I will start with all the flowers before moving onto the vegetable garden, and what better place to start than with the roses.
The Rose of Sharon, which is technically not a rose, came in bloom this week.
The jasmine is still in bloom.
And the blue hydrangeas are still showing their summer glory.
And this week the day lilies finally showed up in force.
My fig tree is setting nicely.
This year I decided to grow most of my vegetables in containers since I tired of the weeding and the maintenance of my garden. Who wants to spend hours weeding when the really fun part is the growing and the eating.
In the back of the garden I built a hugel mound for peppers and cucumbers.
A photo showing my Hugel Mound from several weeks ago. So how is it going?
The cucumbers are thriving!
And my peppers are setting very nicely!
I have potatoes growing in this container. I wait until the vines die before harvesting, and I am surprised at how healthy these vines look as I thought they would have died off by now. I can only hope that deep in the container are some massive potatoes.
The zucchini plants are looking healthy but have yet to set any squash. My experience with squash is some years they grow out of your ears and other years I get nothing but green plants.
I am getting some tomatoes but not alot just yet. The vines are full of green tomatoes, so it should not be much longer.
The beets seem to be thriving, though I am a little concerned by the heat we have been getting as of late.
One of the great advantages to growing in containers, is that I can move the plants when conditions warrant. I moved the snow peas into a shady place after the temperatures rose hoping that I could get another round of snow peas.
This week I got another round of snow peas!
Here is what I have harvested this past week in my North Carolina garden.
I hope you have enjoyed this little walk about my garden this Sunday morning.
Peace out. And may the Good Lord keep you in the palm of His hands whenever we are absent one from another.
