Since it's summer...

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beautylovetruth
beautylovetruth Posts: 130 Member
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Since it's summer, I've decided to save some money and start a mini-garden on my apartment deck! Since I need so many greens, I am excited to have them fresh at my finger tips! What I have is a herb garden (oregano, sage, mint, thyme and chives), general care lettuce, red leaf lettuce and red bell peppers. All of these I can bring in during the winter and they will just keep giving me fresh fruit :)

Here are some pictures and I would LOVE to know what you are doing with your garden or what you are doing to keep your healthy fruit and veggie bill down?

Red Pepper Plant (at least 15 buds on this bad boy!)
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My little garden! Lettuce and Red Pepper
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Herb Garden Side 1
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Herb Garden Side 2
http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a72/darkangel29/DSC00458.jpg

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  • mseab71
    mseab71 Posts: 69 Member
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    I too started a mini garden on my deck... I have tomatoes and cucumbers for now...I am slowly venturing out to other veggies!! I am super excited and cannot wait to have some fresh veggies :smile:

    Michelle
  • beautylovetruth
    beautylovetruth Posts: 130 Member
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    Okay I quit trying to upload those pictures. I can not figure it out right now

    Michelle, that is SO exciting. I was considering tomatoes, but they are hard to keep. If you want to try something basic, herbs and lettuce are very simple :)
  • Kelly_Wilson1990
    Kelly_Wilson1990 Posts: 3,245 Member
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    I joined a Community Support Agriculture group (CSA) this year so I would have fresh vegetables spring through fall. I did not quite have my act together to do a garden this year. This is the next best thing. I get shares each week of different kinds of vegetables it also includes fresh homemade bread and jellies plus other goodies from time to time.
  • beautylovetruth
    beautylovetruth Posts: 130 Member
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    That's really neat! I've been considering selling bread at a farmers market to bring in a bit more cash. Any thoughts on that? It'll have no preservatives and many different flavors!
  • beautylovetruth
    beautylovetruth Posts: 130 Member
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    Have a few more plants to add!

    Got a topsy turvy, so now we're growing tomatoes as well as strawberries, green onion and peas :)

    So excited for the time when they mature.

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