Veggie Garden

Back in June, Rob and I planted a small vegetable garden. Two green pepper plants, 9 bean seeds, and 9 tomato plants (6 cherry tomato plants, and 3 roma tomato plants). And for good measure, a dozen gladioli. I know, they aren't vegetables, but I do love those flowers!

This is the first time I've ever planted vegetables, but it looks to me like God has blessed us with a bumper crop of tomatoes! The tomato plants are pretty much overtaking the garden.

The cherry tomatoes are mostly for Rob - he'll be able to go the garden every morning and pick a container full for his lunch!
It has been fun watching them grow, and it will be fun sharing the fruits of the garden with others. It is so true that God "gives the increase"...we've actually only watered a few times due to the plentiful rain, and the plants have grown so much!

The roma tomatoes

The one and only red cherry tomato...I expect it will be eaten soon...

The green peppers...I think we will probably get plenty of peppers too!

I think 8 of the 9 bean seeds came up, and despite being attacked by insects earlier, and now overcrowding by the tomatoes, the plants are doing well. Rob actually seeded quite a few more seeds before we went camping, and when we came back, they had all sprouted and grown nicely. The original plants yielded their first harvest after our camping trip too!

The glads are starting to bud too...pretty soon they should start flowering - such magnicent flowers these are!