I have come to believe that you can grow a garden almost anywhere. My patio is proof. This year, I may have gone a little overboard though. Green onions, salad greens, sprouting celery...
green leaf lettuce and even collards for our bearded dragon, are in the shady area on the table.
Zucchini, red bell peppers and tomatoes hang from the wall. While habanero peppers, basil, chocolate mint, another red bell pepper and tomato plants sit underneath.
Last year, I used our non-functioning satellite dish as a trellis for cucumbers. This year it holds three hanging plants of lilac bell peppers, yellow cherry-sized tomatoes and another tomato on it.
An heirloom Arkansas Traveller tomato and more tomatoes sit alongside basil below. The last plant on the wall to the right is a tomatillo plant that I'm trying for the first time.
I haven't purchased annual flowers in a while, because I always thought they were a waste of money. But I added a few varieties this year in an attempt to attract more bees. I've seen more already this year than all of last year. It must be working.
My non-descript "tomatoes" consist of six plants that Leah and I started from seed. While I was painstakingly keeping the cherry tomatoes separated from the big beef ones, a few weeks ago, Leah (my gardening buddy) admitted to having moved them around several times for optimum light and watering. I didn't get angry. Half the fun of gardening is the surprise of just exactly what springs up out of the ground!
I'll post more pictures throughout the summer as the plants bloom and fruit.
