What's in the Container?

A better question might be, what isn't in the containers lol! So, as promised, here's a list of what we have growing in our containers (so far).

Tomatoes - We currently are growing 10 different varieties. The heirlooms we're trying this year are Brandywine, Roma, Red Cherry and Yellow Pear. These were all started from seed many months ago (my kids threatened to have an intervention as I had so many plants!). Since then, we have added a few hybrid varieties (early producers or heat resistant) just to ensure our harvests this year. These include Phoenix, Solar Fire, Heatmaster, Early Girl, Celebrity and Patio.

Peppers - Jalapeños, Pablono, Bell and Banana

Herbs - Lavender, Sage, Dill, Thyme, Rosemary, Peppermint and Basil. I was having issues getting these to grow in our native soil, so for the moment I have them in containers under my grow lights. As some get rather large, I will be transplanting them to larger pots in the future.

Potatoes - We have two kinds this year. Yucan Gold (as pictured) and red potatoes (planted in my free Grow Bags).

Carrots - I have a few "backup" carrots planted. These were one of the few things we planted in the ground this year. However, one of my kids had weeded the spot by simply pulling the weed tops off. I discovered the large amount of roots left behind afterwards when I had to transplant some other plants in the same bed. So, as a precaution, we planted some backups.

Salad Stuff - Romaine Lettuce and Baby Spinach

Summer Squash - Zucchini and Yellow Crookneck

Cucumbers

Sugar Baby Watermelon

Vining Peach Cantaloupe

And now for the newest additions.. The Stick Garden! This is what my kids have named it so far lol.

Sugar Sweet Cherry
Dwarf 5 in 1 Pear Tree
Dwarf Flowering Cherry
Hazelnut Trees
Thornless Loganberries
Sunshine Blue Blueberry
Triple Crown Blackberry
Reliance Grape
Mars Grape
Marquis Grape
Heritage Raspberries

Of course we also have flowers in some of our containers, we have girls and they'll attract the much needed bees. These include a mix of wildflowers, morning glories, moonflowers, cosmos, rose moss, aster, petunias and marigolds.

We're still not done planting, in or out of containers, I'll keep you updated with new additions and how things are growing through the season. Until next time, go grow something, you won't regret it!