The Vegetable Garden

Hello and welcome to my vegetable garden. A vegetable garden is a good way to save money, eat healthy and organic. I grow and preserve a lot of our food. I freeze and jar many of the vegetables to consume in the winter. You don’t need a lot of space to grow food. Pots and containers are great ways to grow all kinds of vegetables. My garden has changed over the years. It started out with a few raised beds and a couple of pots. Over the course of 6 years, it grew to nine raised beds and a rainwater barrel. I think that’s where it will stay.

Here are some pictures of how it started and where it is currently.

The vegetable garden first started out as a bunch of pots. Then grew into a few raised bed and some pots.

From there it grew to three beds and pots.

The Current Garden:

Consists of nine beds, some containers and a rainwater barrel.

Pictures of the current garden in spring.

Pictures of the current state of the garden in the summer.

I grow just about a little of everything. This garden produces tomatoes, cucumbers, broccoli, cauliflower, carrots, garlic, pumpkins, zucchini, lettuce, radishes, beans and peas. I also grow herbs like basil, thyme, mint, chives, oregano, parsley and sage.

If you are looking to start a vegetable garden try growing your vegetables in raised beds. Here are some advantages of raised gardening.

• Allows more control over the location of the garden
• The ability to choose the best soil
• More efficient draining
• Easier on backs and knees due to less bending
• Easier to keep out weeds
• The soil warms up earlier in a raised bed, so you can plant earlier and extend your growing season
• Keeps out pests

Here are pictures of some of the vegetables produced from the garden:

Parsley and Oregano

Herbs and Tomatoes

Zucchini

Cauliflower and Cukes

Lettuce

Tomatoes and Broccoli

Arugula

Carrots

More tomatoes

Some more

 

Rain Water Barrel

This is my rainwater barrel. It has an electric pump in it attached to a garden hose. I pay for town water so it also helps out on the water bill during the summer months.

As you can see, you can grow a lot of food with limited space. It just takes some planning and a little know how.

Check out my recommendations page for gardening products I recommend.

 

Here are some of my posts on how to grow your own food.