Side Garden Tour

     We wandered through the front garden the other day, so now we will show you what we have along the side of the house. When we talked about where we plant I mentioned that some of the side plants are in ground and some are in containers due to it often being a wet mess, terrible drainage, and hard clay soil.

     First up I have another squash plant which we moved from the other squash area. It was just getting shaded out by the others. This one is definitely smaller than the two in front but is starting to produce. I really wasn't sure if we would get anything from it, but am pleased to see we will.

     Nestled beside him is a new addition. My grandfather brought me a yellow cherry tomato plant and a great tomato cage. He gave us one last year which made little E so happy. He dug a hole in the ground and stuck it in pot and all. I am excited because the tomatoes seems to be spacing themselves out.

     We have a few red million starting to turn already, Pink Brandywine have green ones on the vine, Mr. Stripey is blooming, unknown tomato (up soon) has green ones and lots of blooms, and this one will come in later in the season. Tomatoes are one of my favorite veggies straight from the vine. Store tomatoes will never compare
Knowing we will have fresh tomatoes all season make me happier than You can imagine.

     Next to the tomato plant is a zucchini plant. He is smaller than the one you will see in a moment, but he is starting to get some buds so I think he will be alright in the end.

     Then we have a flower-a pink looking daisy. It was given as a gift and at the time blooming nicely. Then little E tore off all the petals because they were pretty. I decided to plant it outside and see how it did. So far it has nice green growth but no new blooms.

     Then we have a bean plant and a potato in a container. The potato is looking nice, but hasn't bloomed yet. This bucket had three seed potatoes as well, but is seems like only one is still going.

     Next to those is our pepper plant that is in a container. We had another pepper plant that was put in ground, but he didn't make it. The soil was just too wet and hard. This one is going to be a good producer as he has three growing with more blooms coming on.

     Mr. Zucchini as little E calls hm is next. He is much larger than the other one even though he is in the ground as well. I think it is because he is flanked by containers which block some of the water flow.  We have already eaten one zucchini and it was delicious.

     Next up is the planter with an unknown tomato. It was a volunteer that cropped up late last year. I stuck it in the planter to see if I could get anything overwintering it indoors. That only resulted in a few random blooms that didn't produce any tomatoes. It survived though, and now that it is back outside it has plenty of tomatoes. I  am eager to see what kind they are and how they taste.

     Next up is the cucumber in a container. He is growing well and we have several tiny cucumbers growing along with one that should be ready to pick soon.

     Then we have an in ground cucumber plant with beans in between. Then we have two tomato cages with... you guessed it more beans growing in them.

     Lastly we have a pea tower. Due to all the heat it isn't towering very high, but we have still been able to get some peas off of it. I figure we will have better luck when we plant peas this fall. We also have a pot that we just planted some fall squash seeds in. 

     We hope you have enjoyed our side garden tour. Are there any areas in your garden that you have difficulties with or did you manage to end some terrible clay soil? Feel free to share with us in the comments below. Happy Gardening!!