TAKE A WALK IN MY GARDEN WITH ME

Last year was my first time starting a garden. I had bought a couple of starters at the store and planted them in my back yard. I had a few in containers but the rest were in my garden bed. I two different tomatoes, lemon cucumber, regular cucumber, spaghetti squash, watermelon, pumpkin, and strawberries. Yes I went a little overboard for my first time! But a couple of lessons I learned were:

1. Don’t plant squash and watermelon near each other….you end up with a watermelon on the outside and a squash on the inside haha!

2. Don’t plant Pumpkin too soon. I planted mine around April and it was overwhelming by fall. It’s best to plant pumpkins between June-July, depending on your area.

3. Marigolds are an amazing companion plant! It’s helps deter pest for a majority of vegetables which removes the need for pesticides.

4. Tomatillos like to be planted with a buddy. Tomato plants don’t need another plant to produce, just walk by and give them a little tap, bees don’t pollinate them like other vegetables. Tomatillos though need a companion to be able to pollinate.

5. Lastly (for now), never water succulents from top! Always water at the soil. Their petals are made of water, so if they get wet and then are touched by the sun, it can burn them and kill them.

I love having a garden! And every year I try to plant something new along with something already tried.

Do you have a garden? What are some things you’ve learned from having a garden?

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