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Anne I went to Heemans last Saturday (May 12) and I bought a bunch of plants for the garden. Mom gave me three of her Brianna heirloom tomatoes (an amazing beefsteak style tomato), so I had those already. I bought a mix of heirloom tomatoes (4 plants), 4 pie pumpkins, 4 sugar baby watermelons, 4 sweet yellow peppers, 4 red peppers, 3 pickling cucumbers and green and yellow bean seeds. It cost less than $20!
I had already been over to Dad's and planted the peas and nasturtiums, and I had a bunch of marigolds left to plant. I planted the pumpkin and melons on four mounds, two plants to each mound. I think I probably did not need to mound them, but we'll see how it works and make adjustments next year. I planted the cucumbers in a triangle to the side of the melons and pumpkins and put large tomato cages around them to grow up. I planted the peppers behind the mounds and the cucumbers... they will get afternoon shade from the fence, which should prevent them from scorching. I planted the tomatoes here and there; same with the marigolds. Anne planted some herb seeds I had in the front corner of the garden in front of the peas and the nasturtiums, and I planted the beans in front of the potatoes. There are still some empty spaces where I might plant some mixed pole bean seeds that Stacy recently gave me. I also need to plant beets throughout the garden... beet tops and roots are so good.
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| watering the garden after planting everything |
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| marigolds, sugar baby melons, pie pumpkins and tomatoes |
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| rows of peas, peppers, tomatoes ... grow my little darlings! |
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