I am happy to report that my entire vegetable garden has been planted for 2025! I don’t know if I’ll be able to grow 365 pounds of vegetables like I had originally planned, but I guess we’ll find out.
Originally when I came up with that goal I was thinking we’d have a couple of garden boxes and maybe a garden border along the back of the fence. But in the end we decided to a more simple look to the back yard.
Small but mighty is always a good plan. Especially when your major garden focus is on perennial flowers. Every house is different, right? And this one will scream pretty but low maintenance when it’s all done.
That’s what I’m telling myself anyway.
The tomato plants I started from seed were still a little on the small side, so I decided to stop by Frinklepod Farm and pick up a few of theirs.
2 San Marzano, 1 cherry bomb and 1 black krim. I planted the black krim in a pot since the plants don’t get too big and the others along one of the trellises alongside the house.
I figure I’ll stake them up as they grow.
The pole beans I started last week in containers were ready to plant so I planted them alongside a trellis too.
In years past I’ve directly sowed beans but it’s kind of a crap shoot because the robins seem to think they’re worms and will pull them up.
I always crowd my beans when I plant them. I’ll go back in about a week once they’re established and thin them out a bit.
Check out our row of peonies!!
All 16 of the ones we planted are doing fantastic. This row will look amazing next year and the border will just get wider and wider as the years go on.
Since this is their first year though there’s still a little extra room for some companion planting.
I ended up planting French beans in front of the peonies and beets between them. We’ll see what happens.
I also planted a bunch of mini pumpkin seeds along the back fence {and I’m thinking about doing it up front too}.
And found room for two zucchini plants, radishes and basil.
I think the heavy hitters will be the winter squash though. 365 pounds of vegetables though? I guess we’ll have to wait and see.
I planted the last two trellises with squash. One with butternuts {along the side of the house} and one with cinderella and sugar pie pumpkins {along the back of the barn}.
I think having pumpkins growing along the back of the fence would look kind of cool, don’t you?
What’s new in YOUR garden these days? Do you have everything planted yet? Are you growing anything super cool this year? Curious minds want to know!
~Mavis
Beth says
I am currently harvesting carrots, turnips, and snow peas. I have a couple radishes left that will be pulled up and eaten tomorrow. My garlic will come out in about 2-3 weeks. Then I have 22 tomato plants, 48 pepper plants, 3 zucchini, 3 yellow squash, 3 acorn squash, 4 butternut squash, 4 spaghetti squash, cucumber, eggplant, patty pan squash, green beans, onions, potatoes and beets plus a bunch of herbs. (I am probably forgetting something in that list.) My new thing this year is 2 luffa plants! Excited to see how they do!
Lynn from NC Outer Banks says
Loofah plants are quite interesting. My uncle used to grow them and gave them to us when they were “ripe”.
Jennifer says
I planted 9 tomatoe plants but they are all turning yellow appear to be dying. My peas were all eaten by a rabbit. So it’s not going well
Susan says
My garden is in, but I’ll continue to succession plant as I can. I’m late on just about everything. We were traveling the month of April, so I planted some seeds 3/31 in hopes I’d come home to something. Thankfully, I did, but its all growing quite slowing.
I companion planted pole beans in between my rows of beets. I did start seeds until I got home from vacation, so most of those seeds are extremely small for it being June, but we’ll see what happens. I have tomatoes and cucumbers that will go in the ground when I get home (another short vacation – we’re retired) on Friday. Cauliflower starts went in next to my asparagus that isn’t doing much.
Peas are starting to bloom. Potatoes are coming up including 2 volunteer potato plants. One from where I planted them last year, and the other was either moved underground by critters, or I dumped the potting soil onto the garden.
Rosemary says
I planted my garden on March 29th and on Sunday (June 1st) I was able to start picking some veggies. I am still using my “topless” greenhouse (it is working out very well for me). I used one of the cucumbers in my salad today – so good. Can’t wait to pick all the veggies!
Heather in Nevada says
We bought three tomato plants from Costco and put them in raised beds with covers. Now that is almost past the date for frost, we took off the covers, but the tomatoes are too big to put the cages on. Hopefully we can add stakes later.
We just added three pepper plants we got from Costco, started four zucchini plants from seeds and have garlic and lettuce planted.
Where did you get the metal frames? Do you tie your plants to the outside of them?
Mavis Butterfield says
H Potter. Yes, I will tie them to the trellises.
Sue S. says
I only plant a few cherry tomatoes and herbs in urns on my deck. Then I have a variety of flowers and perennials in a few more. All told I filled 11 urns, 4 of which are very low maintenance, filled with astilbe, huechera, and an added begonia. In the fall I move them out back in the winter sun, close to the furnace and dryer vents. They have lived like that for nigh on to 10 years. Fresh herbs and cherry tomatoes are the best.
Christine Hagen says
Gardening here in South Georgia is a total different animal. All the broccoli, cabbage, greens, lettuce, radish, etc are long gone. We have some kale and swiss chard hanging on and a few beets plus carrots.
Potatoes, onions, and garlic have been harvested.
Green beans are finished. Blueberries are winding down.
We are still harvesting squash and cucumbers but they will last another two weeks at the most depending on the heat and rain.
Garden stars right now are tomatoes, peppers and corn. Okra will probably start fast and furious next week. Butternuts and watermelons are roaming around. Figs and pears will come June and July.
We raise our own beef and eggs. This is the best time of year because most meals are completely from the farm.
The garden work is never done here unless weather takes it out but that is a rarity. We are already discussing fall preps.
Diane says
Why aren’t the squash and cucumbers producing through the summer? I thought they left the heat Just like tomatoes and peppers.
Christine Hagen says
Winter squash yes but not summer. The humidity and rain cause the plants to get a powdery mildew. Then the insects start. The cucumbers do not like the extreme heat. Our heat index can reach 100-105. And the insect pressure is insane.
Katherine says
You should grow some Honeynut squash. It’s a smaller and sweeter variety of Butternut and it’s really good.
Judi Y. says
I want so much to be like all of you and grow wonderful things. I had big dreams of gathering things from the garden when I moved to Texas with all the sunshine. Unfortunately, everything gets torched no matter what I do or how much I research gardening a different way. I’ve learned to just appreciate whatever happens. I’ve had four peas so far and they were delicious. I shared them with my dog. If that’s all we get I appreciate those four peas hanging in there.
Katy @PracticalWalk says
I’m a newbie at this, but I have cucumbers, zucchini squash, tomatoes, sweet and jot peppers, mint, basil, arugula, and radishes. All my eggplant died.