How Does Your Garden Grow?

Today, I need to brag a little bit on Mr. Greensboro Daily Photo. He is committed to planting as many edibles as possible. The above plot was at one time a flower garden. However, he took the flower garden and planted vegetables. The edge is lined with marigolds with the hope that they will keep the deer away. In the circular "row" behind the marigolds is filled with kale and chard. It is on the low side now, because we have been harvesting it. Behind that row is the cabbage. To the right of the cabbage is spinach; again, recently harvested. Behind the spinach is broccoli, planted from seed. The blank patch to the right of the broccoli has raddish seed that was just replanted today. The very back row is Brussel sprouts, which should be ready to eat in about a week. We have eaten several times from this small garden.

We hope you can appreciate how lovely and rewarding even a small garden can be. Now, more than ever, people are around to help you if you have questions about gardening. In Greensboro, there are even community gardens through neighborhoods and through churches and other religious communities. In a community garden, there is always someone willing to give advice.  If you don't have a space in the ground for a garden, perhaps you can try container gardening.

We are long overdue in planting our summer vegetables. Maybe we will plant this weekend. Let us know if you put in a garden and how your garden in growing with this cold weather. We'd love to photograph some people in Greensboro working in their gardens. Happy Thursday!

Comments

[David Thompson]

The back row is broccoli. To the right of the cabbage and behind the spinach are Brussels sprouts. There are volunteer sunflowers, one per side, if you look closely.

[William Kendall]

Creative!