First item is the main collection. We interspersed tomatoes with peppers, and each one is different. You may be able to see some early fruit on the purple tomato vine. In the background against the fence are peas, beans, another kind of peas and radishes. Somewhere far at the rear is lettuce.
Second is the red onions. We love them!
At the opposite end of this patch is the strawberries. Last spring we planted one large and two tiny sprouts. The drought prevented much fruit from growing, but I watered and fed regularly, and when the rains came back in the fall, they spread out a little.
In the other patch, we have a wire frame standing just over seven feet tall (2.1m), with cucumbers set to climb, and a couple of stray pea vines.
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I’ll remember I can email you for garden advice if (when!) I need it. 😀
Flattering. Actually, I’m rather proud that in this third season, the soil is finally becoming quite usable. It went from brick-hard red clay to rather soft and rich planting soil. Next year it should start really working nicely. The strawberries are covering the only sandy part of the whole bed.
I’ve only been to Oklahoma once (driving through from Texas to Colorado), but I was struck by the color of the soil. It reminded me of the red, volcanic soil I saw in Java. Garden is looking good. We’re growing tomatoes too.
I wish it was more like that volcanic stuff. It’s clay here, and can be pretty sticky and slimy when wet. It will grow stuff, but it really needs mulch to break up the structure or lots of stuff gets root bound as the clay settles repeatedly over a period of several rains.