The vegetable garden is officially kicked off now that I have turned over the soil with the rototiller which is always my official demarcation point for the start of my veggie garden! I was able to get all my vegetables that had maintained over the winter and replanted them this weekend except the mint plants. The mint plants grow so well and run so much I don’t think I will have any issues having a few replanted mint plants take off once back in the ground!
I replanted my collard greens, mustard greens, Swiss chard, and chives that had grown over the winter. I also ended up thinning out the chives and the Swiss chard which I should have done last year as well but didn’t.
I planted some new jalapeno peppers, green & red bell peppers, red leaf mustard greens, pear tomatoes, early bird tomatoes, beef eater tomatoes, Serrano peppers and that’s it so far. The grape vines are still hanging in there with the raspberry bushes ready to take over fertile ground if I don’t keep them in check. This year I may try to run the grape & raspberry vines over a trellis if I have time.
Below are this years before and after photos of the vegetable garden. I still have some clean up and more planting.
Look at all of the mint which overtook my garden.
These after pics were taken a bit after the sun had gone down which is when I finished. The replanted plants will perk up once watered and in the ground a few days.
