Hello Hive Garden friends,
It is time for a garden update. In Arizona, while it is possible to grow all year round, there are two very distinct gardening seasons, spring and fall.
Here is a look at my Spring 2022 Round Garden.
Planning
I have learned that a good garden takes some planning. Sometimes I research which plants go well next to others. Since this is such a small garden I concentrated more on the distance they would have in the garden space.
My favorite vegetables to plant are leafy greens and I have been collecting my own bok choy seeds since 2019. This year I am planting seeds from a broccoli I planted in 2020. There are lots of veggies and a row of zinnias through the middle of the barrel.
Planting
I am very excited about the beautiful wood on this cut whiskey barrel that is serving for my raised bed garden. I planted on January 16, 2022.
Week 1
On January 22, 2022 (just about a week later) the first sprout appeared. If I remember right it is a zinnia.
Here is a different angle
Week 2
Yay there are many things sprouting now!
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| Bok Choy | Chard | Zinnias |
Nursery
You will notice that there are other plants around the vegetable garden. I really enjoy taking the baby plants and making new plants. My big beautiful agave has lots of "babies" and so I am starting to have quite the agave nursery.
Here is mommy
I got my macro out and did a little photo shoot. Agave and especially his plant are so beautiful.
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5 of the plants below are her off shoots
Here is another gorgeous agave called Agave Blue Glow. Which is kinda interesting since it is not blue, in fact it has great red and yellow colors.
Ok I was going to stop. First, I want to show you some close ups of the lavender. While I was at Home Depot buying the barrel and soil I saw this beautiful plant and it came home with me!
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Video tour of my back yard garden
I am so happy to be gardening again. I enjoy taking care, eating and having so much life and beauty in my life.
@traisto and @fotostef You have both been so good at updateing us on your garden I wanted you to see my garden.
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