As the days are getting longer, things are starting to get busier around the garden. A few weeks after starting our tomatoes and planting potatoes, the time came to get the rest of our Spring/Summer garden seeds going. With only a few seeds to start, it almost felt like we were forgetting something, until we stepped back and took in the whole of our early garden endeavors.
I am so excited about what we are growing, and cannot wait for the season to kick into full gear and that first garden feast … Here’s a look at the garden’s growth so far.
Starting these in containers, since they will outgrow soil blocks before planting time.
I love the gorgeous dark blue they turn after soaking overnight.
While it is sometimes hard to wait for seeds to germinate and things to start growing {the potatoes are still doing their thing underground and haven’t sprouted out yet}, I love looking at the pictures and seeing how much growth is happening. The lettuce and peas are growing at a rate you can notice daily, and the baby tomatoes are starting to get their grown-up leaves. All of sudden, they will all look like “real plants” and we’ll be waiting for those first blooms to appear.
Spring … what a glorious season of Hope and Promise!
Have you started any gardening yet?
You are off to a great start, Rebecca! I can’t wait to do my yearly batch of sun pickles! I don’t have space for cucumbers but thankfully literally everyone I know grows them and are always happy to share 🙂
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I have a friend who makes magic pickles, so I always make sure to give her lots of cukes to work with! 🙂
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Magic pickles? I want that kind. Can they clean my house and make me ten pounds lighter, lol…?
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I’m not sure the pickles themselves are able to do such, but they taste like magic – and might give extra energy bursts! I love to indulge in one {or few} when I come in from walking on summer mornings 🙂
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I may learn something new today! I will have to look them up and see how they differ from my sun pickles 🙂
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I think they’re officially some sort of quick/refrigerator dill pickle 🥒 but we all call them magic pickles 😂
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I love this! This makes me want to garden again. Do you make homemade pickles? Megan S.
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I have not made pickles before, but a good friend has an amazing refrigerator pickle recipe. Mr and I have considered finding/testing a good recipe for shelf-stable/canned pickles, but usually end up prioritizing canning tomatoes (and making jam last year!) 🙂
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Ooh I wondered what those beans were when I saw your Instagram pictures. It’s always lovely to hear that the lettuce is going so well, here’s hoping it’s a sign of things to come. As to your question kind of? I haven’t planted anything yet but have tidied up a bit outside. This year I’m really going to have to take note of the best time to plant things 😂
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You look at those beans, and you’d never guess they turn into these lovely flat light-colored green beans! 😀 And they’re so very delicious as well. Very excited about the lettuce, and we’re going to try and see if we can get head lettuce to grow as well. 🤞 Tidying things up is the first step to being able to plant! 😉 I hope you’re able to get some things growing this year!
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I definitely agree as when I looked them up it was hard to believe they were the same things. Ooh good luck 🤞 very true. Thank you 🥰 I’ll let you know how it goes.
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