2018 Garden {Month 1}

It's been a little over a month since we planted our 2018 Garden so I thought I would do a little garden update.

 Here is what our 2018 Garden looked like when I first planted it:

 

 And, here it is a month later:

It has grown SO much!!!
My tomatoes are growing a ton!
I am watering 2-3 times a week.
The weather has been really mild the past month, mostly in the 70's with only a couple of days that is hit the 80s and 90s. We haven't had a day that has hit 100 degrees yet (thankfully!!)

Here is Garden Box #1 which has my herbs/spices, green onions, asparagus & zucchini.

 I don't know what happened, but my dill is in rough shape:

I need to replace it, but can't find a new dill plant at this time.

 

 And, my cilantro is completely dead:

 Thankfully, I was able to buy a new one to replace the dead one:

My zucchini is growing beautifully and starting to get baby zucchini,

 

 I will be ready to pick them this week:

This is my garden box that has 5 early girl tomatoes in it:

 

 I am getting tons of green tomatoes sprouting up:

 Here is my 2nd box of tomatoes which contains my cherry tomatoes, sun sugar, sweet 100, grape tomatoes & sun gold tomatoes.

  No green tomatoes yet, I bet they start showing up soon!

Here is the watermelon:

 

Here is my cucumber:

 Here is my pumpkin:

 

 The view from how are garden looked from this direction 1 month ago in May:

 And how it looks one month later in June:

 I can't wait to see the difference a month from today.

Hopefully I will have more tomatoes...that is what I look forward to the most :)

Here are a few more tips/reminders when planting your garden (it's not too late to get one planted!)

1. Make sure your plants have enough space. Leave more than you think you need. As veggies grow, they get taller & wider and it's important to give them space to grow. If they are too crowded not enough sun will get in and also, some of the veggies might rot if they grow too close & get tangled up with other plants.

2. When you water, make sure you water the base of the plants. Don't water the leaves, just water the base near the root. I water by hand with a hose on a slow trickle so that the plants don't flood and so that the water penetrates deep into the roots.

3. Trim back your herbs before they flower.  They will be bitter if they flower. It's okay to trim them way back....they will grow again!

4. Pick the veggies as they grow so that the plant can continue to produce. We can't keep up with all the veggies that we grown in our garden, so we pick it and share our produce with neighbors, family, friends & co-workers!

Happy Gardening!