In the beginning there was dirt, a big sunny backyard in the city and a desire to save money while enjoying fresh veggies. Ok, a bit dramatic, I know.
Over the years I’ve had several failed attempts to have a garden in the backyard, but in the last… oh about 4 years, I’ve been much more successful, well in relation to my failures it’s what I call successful.
It started with one small raised bed in the center back along the fence. Then a couple years later I talked the hubby into extending the raised bed on either side. Not long after we setup a compost bin, and then this year another raised bed. Slowly but surely I’m transforming the backyard into a vegetable garden…. albeit, not a pretty one.
This year’s tomato plants are sprawled all over. We were gone on vacation for a couple weeks during their major growth period and I wasn’t here to tie/stake them up. On top of that there were high winds. The result, sprawled tomato plants! Fortunately that hasn’t stopped them from producing and I’ve canned 6 quarts of sauce so far, and it’s still early in the season. Speaking of which, I need to go harvest them…
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