Last fall my husband built raised beds to put in our garden. The one big plot of land wasn't working for us. This year I've had a much easier time keeping up with weeds. Everything is growing wonderfully, which probably has something to do with putting a couple inches of cow manure in the bottom of each box.
Rainbow Swiss Chard
Two kinds of beets, one red and one golden. This is the first year that beets are actually growing for me. Before our soil was just not loose enough.
Borage
Sweet Potatoes, they got the only small box, in hind sight they should of probably gotten a big one.
Holstein Cowpeas
Baby Butternut Squash
A part of our garden is fenced in to grow things that chickens typically like to eat. One of which is tomatoes. I experimented with a few different type of cages and trellises this year but nothing has seemed to be able to tame these monstrous plants. I'm not even sure how I'm going to pick the ripe fruit because I can hardly reach half of the plants.
Purple Peppers, I have 25 pepper plants in total, which is a little much seeing as I don't even like to eat peppers. I love to make stuffed peppers, but I only ever eat the stuffing. A raw pepper will never cross my lips. And forget about hot peppers, so not happening. But I do like peppers in my chili, and I really like chili, so 25 pepper plants it is.
Cayenne Peppers, I like spicy chili.
Dill, this just popped up and is the biggest dill I've ever had. As soon as the cucumbers are ready watch out it will be a dill pickle party.
Caraway, I've never grown this before and I don't know what I'm going to do with it, but it's pretty and it's taking over, so let it grow I say.
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