This is last years garden in July. I got a really late start last year and didn’t plant anything until early June. Since I had no indoor starts and I went to the nursery and bought what I could find for plants. We had tomatoes, squash, peppers, dill, cilantro and a few radishes, carrots and peas. Not too bad for no planning.

This year I started in February with my indoor starts. I have planned a lot and have five beds instead of three. I have also used those black things …

Here’s B with a carrot we found growing. Amazing, it survived the winter and started sprouting again. We only found it because I recognized the green leaves.

When I did the raised beds this year I though I had transplanted all the strawberries but I must have missed a few. These have started growing between the beds.

If you happen to follow my modernorganicmama.com blog you might have seen the beautiful sunflower we had in the middle of the garden last year. Well it must have dropped a few seeds and they …

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Broccoli Rabe

Red Cabage

Cilantro

Brussels Sprouts
Our cold crops are in and growing.  We also have broccoli, cauliflower, and collards starts in the beds.

We also have seedling sprouting. These little babies are Rainbow Chard.
I have started to put out the rest of my seedlings to harden them off. they grow much better in the sun than under the lights.

Yeah! the radishes are sprouting. WARNING if you have chickens fence them out of your budding garden.
I went out this AM and the chickens had gotten into the bed and the radishes are no more. Oh, and make sure your fencing is secure. My chickens just pushed the fence out of the way. I am beginning to think they don’t realize how big they are, one got stuck in the bush today and I had to get her out. Baby’s got back!