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    Home » Spring Garden Update Week of 5.22.2017

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    May 28, 2017

    Spring Garden Update Week of 5.22.2017

    Spring Garden Update Week of 5.22.2017 (58 photos!)

    Estimated reading time: 18 minutes

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    Table of contents

    • Spring Garden Update Week of 5.22.2017
      • A future berry patch?
      • The need for more vegetable plants
      • Plenty of herbs!
      • At Rutgers Landscape Nursery
      • Planting Seeds
      • Seeds we planted
      • Latest Posts

    Spring Garden Update Week of 5.22.2017

    Hi Everyone, the first day of Summer this year is June 21st and we are getting ready by setting up our garden and populating it with our favorite herbs and vegetables.

    We still have a long ways to go but the garden is well on its way.

    Not bad, considering we set it up from scratch this year.

    Did you see my 2017 Garden Goals post?

    That’s a good primer for this post and outlined a start for the garden.

    These photos are in no particular order, although towards the end of the post, the progress of the garden is more finished. All of them are from the past week.

    1. Pepper plant | Spring Garden Update Week of 5.22.2017 www.lifeslittlesweets.com
    1. Pepper plant

    A future berry patch?

    Things have evolved and now that we have several herbs and some vegetables, I am already dreaming about a berry patch area but I think we would need to till more earth to make more space for that.

    For berries,  I would like to do strawberries, blueberries, raspberries…all the usual suspects.

    I love berries and cooking with them, so it would be great to grow our own.

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    2. “Early Girl” tomato plant

    The need for more vegetable plants

    I show pictures of the vegetable plants that I have purchased to date but I need to get more to fill the raised-bed where all the veggies will be.

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    3. “Grape Juliet” Grape Tomato Plant

    Plenty of herbs!

    I have planted (with my daughter), many types of herbs, as you will see in the photos.

    I realize that they will need to mature a little before I pick them for cooking.

    I may add more herbs later on and will share that in future updates.

    4. Rosemary plants, transplanted from Eric's dad's house | Spring Garden Update Week of 5.22.2017 www.lifeslittlesweets.com
    4. Rosemary plants, transplanted from Eric’s dad’s house from the shore
    5. Rosemary Plant | Spring Garden Update Week of 5.22.2017 www.lifeslittlesweets.com
    5. Rosemary Plant

    I LOVE rosemary and I use it quite a bit when I cook, especially for chicken and potatoes.

    The above variety is supposed to be great for making skewers when it matures.

    6. Chamomile plant | Spring Garden Update Week of 5.22.2017 www.lifeslittlesweets.com
    6. Chamomile plant

    Fresh chamomile tea is the best! I used to grow this at our old house.

    The flowers are beautiful too.

    7. Mint | Spring Garden Update Week of 5.22.2017 www.lifeslittlesweets.com
    7. Mint

    I got several “mint”-type plants for the garden.

    They smell so nice and I can also make fresh tea from them.

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    8. “Sweet Bay” plant

    Bay leaves are amazing to cook with, I love using them with meat, stews and soup.

    9. Garden Thyme plant | Spring Garden Update Week of 5.22.2017 www.lifeslittlesweets.com
    9. Garden Thyme plant

    I got 2 garden thyme plants because I love this herb so much.

    10. Spearmint plant | Spring Garden Update Week of 5.22.2017 www.lifeslittlesweets.com
    10. Spearmint plant
    11. Greek Oregano | Spring Garden Update Week of 5.22.2017 www.lifeslittlesweets.com
    11. Greek Oregano plant

    I can’t wait to try these herbs in my cooking and you will definitely be seeing them show up in recipes here on the blog.

    12. Greek Oregano plant | Spring Garden Update Week of 5.22.2017 www.lifeslittlesweets.com
    12. Greek Oregano plant
    13. Bronze Fennel | Spring Garden Update Week of 5.22.2017 www.lifeslittlesweets.com
    13. Bronze Fennel |

    I found this “Bronze Fennel” plant at Rutgers Landscape (more picture of Rutgers Landscape below!) and I had never seen this variety before.

    Just the other day, my daughter Margo and I planted some fennel seeds that we got from Eric’s Dad, Michel’s fennel plant along with many other seeds too.

    I know it’s late to be starting seeds but I thought it would be fun to do with my daughter and give her the opportunity and learning experience to grow plants from seed.

    14. Variegated Sage plant | Spring Garden Update Week of 5.22.2017 www.lifeslittlesweets.com
    14. Variegated Sage plant

    This Variegated Sage plant is a variety of sage that I hadn’t seen before either.

    I was looking for just a common variety of sage but they had this and I thought why not try it out.

    15. Chives | Spring Garden Update Week of 5.22.2017 www.lifeslittlesweets.com
    15. Chives

    What garden is complete without chives?

    I would also like to grow garlic too.

    16. Mint plant | Spring Garden Update Week of 5.22.2017 www.lifeslittlesweets.com
    16. Mint plant

    This is a “Mojito” variety of mint (above).

    17. The Herb Garden | Spring Garden Update Week of 5.22.2017 www.lifeslittlesweets.com
    17. The Herb Garden

    I bought a couple of child-size chairs at Lowe’s for the garden.

    18. Seating in the garden, child-size Adirondack chairs | Spring Garden Update Week of 5.22.2017 www.lifeslittlesweets.com
    18. Seating in the garden, child-size Adirondack chairs

    We still need to fence in the entire garden. I bought metal posts and we have deer net and wood posts for the corners that we can use.

    19. Raised-garden vegetable bed | Spring Garden Update Week of 5.22.2017 www.lifeslittlesweets.com
    19. Raised-garden vegetable bed

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    My daughter and I had a great time putting this cedar raised-garden bed (Greenes 4 Ft. X 8 Ft. X 10.5 In. Cedar Raised Garden Bed) together which I got from Amazon Prime.

    20. In the raised-garden vegetable bed | Spring Garden Update Week of 5.22.2017 www.lifeslittlesweets.com
    20. In the raised-garden vegetable bed

    I can see getting more of these raised-garden beds but I want to fill this one up first.

    21. Our herb and vegetable garden | Spring Garden Update Week of 5.22.2017 www.lifeslittlesweets.com
    21. Our herb and vegetable garden

    At Rutgers Landscape Nursery

    I have been to Rutgers Landscape nursery twice now and it’s a fun place to visit as well as shop for plants and garden supplies.

    I love this sand pit for children below.

    22. The sand pit at Rutgers Landscape | Spring Garden Update Week of 5.22.2017 www.lifeslittlesweets.com
    22. The sand pit at Rutgers Landscape
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    They have great food at their cafe.

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    We ordered 2 yards of a top soil/peat mixture that they recommended for raised- garden beds.

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    Planting Seeds

    My daughter and I planted seeds as a fun activity together this Memorial Day weekend.

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    I got this fun seed tin at Target for only $5, earlier this Spring.

    I used it to organize all my seeds that I’ve collected over the years.

    27. Our seed tin | Spring Garden Update Week of 5.22.2017 www.lifeslittlesweets.com
    27. Our seed tin

    We still need dill and parsley and I would like heirloom tomatoes too.

    28. Seed tin | Spring Garden Update Week of 5.22.2017 www.lifeslittlesweets.com
    28. Seed tin

    Seeds we planted

    1. lemon basil
    2. cilantro
    3. fennel
    4. snap peas
    5. green beans
    6. Asian bitter melon
    7. cucumber
    8. zucchini
    29. My daughter and I in our garden | Spring Garden Update Week of 5.22.2017 www.lifeslittlesweets.com
    29. My daughter and I in our garden
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    Special thanks to Eric’s dad, Michel, for snapping these photos of Margo and I.

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    It’s been a fun, learning experience doing this garden with my daughter.

    Special thanks to my husband Eric for clearing the area for the garden and helping to move the soil that was delivered to the raised garden bed.

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    35. Our 2 eggplant plants | Spring Garden Update Week of 5.22.2017 www.lifeslittlesweets.com
    35. Our 2 eggplant plants
    36. Spaghetti squash? | Spring Garden Update Week of 5.22.2017 www.lifeslittlesweets.com
    36. Spaghetti squash?

    These squash plants grew from seed and I transplanted them to the garden. It will be interesting to see what they grow into

    37. Squash plants | Spring Garden Update Week of 5.22.2017 www.lifeslittlesweets.com
    37. Squash plants
    38. Basil | Spring Garden Update Week of 5.22.2017 www.lifeslittlesweets.com
    38. Basil

    I planted 4 basil plants that we got from Eric’s sister.

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    Below is a picture of how the garden looks now with the new soil spread around the herbs.

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    The garden has been a great place for us to hang out in and get some time outdoors.

    Spring Garden Update Week of 5.22.2017 www.lifeslittlesweets.com
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    Our dog Chloe (below) explores the garden.

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    We have other flowering plants coming up around the yard too.

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    51. beach plum flower | Spring Garden Update Week of 5.22.2017 www.lifeslittlesweets.com
    51. beach plum flower
    52. The 4 new basil plants | Spring Garden Update Week of 5.22.2017 www.lifeslittlesweets.com
    52. The 4 new basil plants
    53. Our citrus pansies in a concrete planter | Spring Garden Update Week of 5.22.2017 www.lifeslittlesweets.com
    53. Our citrus pansies in a concrete planter
    54. Jumbo pansies | Spring Garden Update Week of 5.22.2017 www.lifeslittlesweets.com
    54. Jumbo pansies
    55. the dirt pile | Spring Garden Update Week of 5.22.2017 www.lifeslittlesweets.com
    55. the dirt pile
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    57. Eric and Margo | Spring Garden Update Week of 5.22.2017 www.lifeslittlesweets.com
    57. Eric and Margo
    58. Eggplant | Spring Garden Update Week of 5.22.2017 www.lifeslittlesweets.com
    58. Eggplant

    Thank you for reading along and checking out our Spring Garden Update Week of 5.22.2017!

    What are you doing in your garden this Summer? Please let me know in the comments below!

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    1. Linda Lara says

      May 29, 2017 at 7:20 am

      Love the garden photos, as well as the fig recipe post. Figs are incredible edibles!
      Great blog, Sara❣️

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