Last year grew 6 types of peppers, lemon and regular cukes, 6 types of tomatoes, eggplant, sugar snap peas, okra, 4 types summer squash, carrots, beets and tomatillos to eat and give away. Plus cilantro, basil and Italian and regular parsley grown in pots. Grew several types of sunflowers, zinnias, nasturtiums. snap dragons, verbena, lobelia, California poppies, cosmos and other flowers (mixed seed packets).
Will plant about the same this year. Think will add Brussel sprouts, chard, green beans and 2 pot plants.
Had bigger gardens in past with corn, winter squash, pumpkins and just more of everything but stick to the small, fenced area by the deck now.
The cat likes to garden. He liked to visit and hang out back in 2021 and I let him in the house in September 2022. He likes to hunt for gophers sit on the fence or sit on the chair next to mine admiring our work.
The last 6 years now, there has been smoke from nearby wildfires that has impacted the garden. When there is smoke, the tomatoes won't set fruit and growth in general is impaired except the peppers and tomatillos.
When I was a child, my grandmother grew lavender for potpourri. She would sew satin bags filled with dry lavender.
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