Veggies in the Garden

Veggies don't usually have bright coloured flowers, but they are where much of Mrs. F.G.'s effort goes.  Specifically she grows all her tomatoes and  peppers from seed, and she is able to pick only those varieties she wants.  We get a delicious variety of these by late summer.

This is the 'salad bar', located on the upper deck level, right outside the kitchen door, and wheelchair accessible.  Here we have several varieties of lettuce, radishes and other delicious stuff!

You will notice that all our veggies are grown in planters, or sometimes big pots.  That enables Mrs. F.G. to control the soil quality, so  she adds a number of supplement to each bed.  We sit on ground made up of solid clay, so soil above the ground level is important! 

Both of these planters serve as effective 'railings' for the deck.

There are two other planting beds like this one. although this one suffers from a little too much shade.

Tomatoes are the highlight of the garden for me!  I love tomato sandwiches late in the summer.  On the other hand I don't eat many hot peppers, even though Mrs. F.G. loves them.  

She has also experimented with growing potatoes, sweet potatoes, and various types of squash.  But our garden is small and she finds you don't save much with those crops, whereas we do with tomatoes.  Keep in mind that we live in a landscape full of farm outlets; locally you may be familiar with Achy Back Acres, who often comment on this blog.

Besides the big veggie crops there are numerous others that Mrs. F.G. grows, like these onions.

Then there are the herbs, tucked in between the other plants.  This is Basil.  It's a never-ending experiment, with at least one new plant grown each year.