Most of the garden is growing very well again this year. Naomi is going with more indeterminate tomatoes (climbing up instead of bushy plants), and we are attempting some sweet potatoes! Not normally grown in Canada, this is a special variety that has been bred for Canadian summers. We only found out after we ordered that they were not good in greenhouses, but in Alberta, that is the only place we will be able to grow them.
We moved our shed up beside our house and made the land where it was into a garden. It was a late start as we only got the shed moved in early July, but the plants are making up for lost time after being planted in warm soil. Nice to have a potato patch in the yard.
We have expanded the foodscaping with a new garden in the front yard this year. This has been the sunniest part of our property, but has only been a patch of lawn. The kids don’t even play out on it as it is right next to a very busy street, so it is very nice to start making it productive. Once we cut down our sickly poplar earlier in the Spring, we could finally begin to put in some bushes and other plants. To start, we just have three types of cherries, three blueberries, a couple goji berries, and some strawberries. Oh, and some flowers and rose bushes. Next year we will mix in some more edible landscaping!
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The question “How does your garden grow” brought me to your blog. Glad to see you answered that question. Everything is looking very impressive, so enjoyed all the pictures, thank you for sharing! I’m very curious about the sweet potatoes, we have tried growing them, too. The harvest wasn’t really worth talking about. But I haven’t given up just yet. Maybe your variety will be the hit. Please share the results.