We really enjoyed our first year of gardening in the raised beds that Mr. Handsome built. Our tomato and lettuce plants were bountiful. In fact, our tomatoes were still going strong when the first hard frost hit in the second week of November.
Our peppers took longer to get going, but they gave us some tasty treats at the end of summer and into fall. Almost exactly one month ago, when we were outside enjoying the last warm day and anticipating the freezing weather that would roll in that evening. Little Buddy reminded me to pick our remaining peppers. They were still green, but I ended up gathering enough for a delicious meal of stuffed peppers.
The green beans we got were delicious, but they weren’t many. And our carrot crop was just downright unsuccessful. The plants looked great all summer and fall, but the carrots themselves were only about an inch long. Next year, we plan to sow a bigger crop of tomatoes so I can make more fresh tomato sauce. I would also like to experiment with different varieties of lettuce, since it did so well.
If you planted a garden this year, how did yours do?