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<\/a><\/p>\nI wasn’t sure if we were going to end up with ripe tomatoes since these got such a late start but we have already gotten some red ones and more are ripening everyday.<\/p>\n
Here are the tomatillos. \u00a0These also reseeded from last year but at my friend Sarah’s house. \u00a0I have never grown them before and with two transplants I wasn’t expecting much. \u00a0Apparently they like their new home and have filled in nicely. \u00a0Too nicely. \u00a0I trimmed these back today.<\/p>\n The tomatillos are fun to grow because after the flowers appear you get these paper lantern looking husks. \u00a0After awhile (I am told) the green tomato like thing grows inside. \u00a0I’m not sure we will get there before the first frost but here’s hoping. \u00a0Until then, they are just pretty to have around. It’s plants like these that remind you that edibles can be used in landscaping.<\/p>\n Next up are the edamame (soy bean) plants. \u00a0These were delayed because of our rabbit house guests and per the seed pack shouldn’t be mature until the end of October, after first frost. \u00a0But this garden is in all day sunshine and things tend to grow fast. \u00a0I was very excited to see edamame bean pods show up this week. \u00a0I can’t remember how long it takes from here but I feel like we have a real shot for a nice harvest.<\/p>\n Look at the furry little pods!<\/p>\n Here is one of my favorite flowers for the garden – the sedum. \u00a0It came with the house but I had no idea what it was at the time. \u00a0After seeing one in a garden center, \u00a0I finally found out what it was! \u00a0These are one of the first plants to start growing (when the bulbs are just starting to come up) and these bloom in the fall (you can see they are starting to turn pink now), although there are many types. \u00a0They are also really hardy. \u00a0That means you get a plant that looks good from spring until fall that’s hard to kill. \u00a0That’s a lot of bang for the buck. \u00a0Bees also love them so putting them near your veggies will ensure good pollination. \u00a0The only problem I have with them is mine get really big. \u00a0I split this one last year and it has completely filled in. \u00a0They are a lot taller than any of my neighbors too which means there is always a big rain that knocks them over.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Next to the sedum are the asparagus. \u00a0As I have mentioned before, they are known as a spring vegetable. \u00a0I still have spears coming up and it’s September. \u00a0These have been trimmed back so we can mow the grass and some of the stems would be 8-9 feet\u00a0tall\u00a0if they weren’t bent over. The red berries are their seeds as I have an heirloom variety of Martha Washingtons instead of the Jersey bred hybrids that only have male plants. \u00a0I have enough boys in this house so a few females don’t bother me. \u00a0I just love the ethereal quality of the ferns and I wish I had a bigger yard so I could have these all over.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n The herbs have done well this summer and I have learned how to use them in more dishes. \u00a0The classics though are still the best. \u00a0The basil finally kicked in and now we have a bunch, enough for a good round of pesto or two. \u00a0Here is about half of what we have.<\/p>\n Now onto the fall crops. \u00a0I really just planted the same seeds in the same places for the most part. \u00a0I guess it’s been about 3 weeks since I planted the seeds. \u00a0Here tiny carrots are peeking out. \u00a0You can already see the familiar shape of the greens. \u00a0The ones I planted under the cucumbers have partially come up. \u00a0The seeds I planted in empty space in the other bed haven’t done anything. \u00a0I’m not sure if I haven’t watered well enough of if it’s just too hot.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Since the arugula I tried growing in pots in the spring didn’t go so well, I planted these seeds in the garden bed. \u00a0The seed pack says 7-14 days to germinate. \u00a0I had tiny leaves poke through in three. \u00a0These are big enough to eat and I added more seeds for a continuous harvest yesterday.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a>And last but not least, we have the peas. \u00a0These are English shelling peas, something I never would have guessed I would like. \u00a0They are delicious. \u00a0You can stand there in the garden and eat them right off the vine they are so sweet. \u00a0We had such a great harvest in the spring that I replanted in the same spot plus added them to an empty space next to the arugula. \u00a0These are fun to grow for beginners too since they grow fast and you can see changes every time you look.<\/p>\n