I know, I know,, its been ages, but guess what ?? WERE MOVING !!!! YAAAA!!! were looking for more land and its taking up a lot of our time recently. Weve been all over this great province, Belleville, Orangeville, Fort erie, Port hope, Ramara, Orillia, Beaverton, Niagara, Keswick, Creemore, you name it, just searching for the magic spot and you know what? we thought we found it...twice, but both time things fell apart due to other offers being firm and us not wanting to price battle, YESHH EHH, What a few weeks its been, I didnt even get the chance to post these pics, so youll have to pardon the laziness and know that were much further along in the growing season then what is shown, I will post an update someday soon as our purple Brussel sprouts are so beautiful and big they are in need of some admiring, lol. As you can see below the redina lettuce is picture perfect, probably one of the best/easiest lettuces Ive ever grown. The colour is great for sprucing up walkways/ borders, its easy in planters and just add a few calendulas and youve got yourself a masterpiece.
Here you can see some companion planting, We have a variegated tomato in the yellow cage along with some blushing bell peppers in front. There is a purple tomatillo hidden behind the tomato with mammoth dill and basil planted all around... and almost forgot, a pansy or two for attracting more pollinators.
Purple Brussel sprout
We decided to try our hands at a purple Brussel sprout this year as last year we grew the green ones and thought this would be an interesting change. So far, We like this one a little more then the green, the colour in this one is fantastic, We even get compliments on it as people walk by down the street, it just has this impressive look to it, almost a bit Jurassic, but in a good way. The great thing about this plant is its in the same family as your kales and broccolis so nearly the whole plant is edible, We like to make juices with the leaves. ( its also really great for photographers as it creates a hydrophobic effect with water on the plant making pictures look alive.)
Front yard garden with companion plants
Here we have some red okra, purple tomatillo, white bell pepper, basil ( purple & green ) sun flowers in the back, sam marzano tomato in the yellow cage ( middle ) and flowers for enhanced pollination.
Strawberries in front ditch
Good ol sprite checking out the plantings of front yard ditch strawberries ( YUP, in the ditch!!) What We did here was out of a what the heck type moment and it turned out better then We had hoped. There were some extra strawberry plants laying around the other year and they just so happened to be the pink flower variety, so, We dug a few holes then planted away and last year they survived!! Now there back in all there glory, pouring out pink flowers and big berries all year so far. We dont really eat them we tend to forgot about them and leave them for the animals, but its great to know we have more food then We know what to do with, and in an emergency, Were sure glad We have strawberries growing and not grass, lol.
Companion planting
Companion planting - flowers for pollination, red celery behind, ground cherry to the left.
Red celery
Red celery, so far, not as great as I thought it would be.
Ground cherries
Ground cherries, as you might be able to see, its starting to develop a spider might issue and the discoloration in the leaves is a sure sign to anyone whos experienced with these little buggers. This was the aunt mollies variety but I remember there was another that grew taller which I will try and source out next year, each year this aunt mollies has been so low to the ground, it almost seems to sprawl and never gets taller then 10 inches, when I grew ground cherries many years ago it got to 2 / 3 ft, I just dont remember where I got the seeds, and Ive been searching ever since.
Redina lettuce
Redina lettuce close up, just beautiful.
Variegated tomato plant
In this photo you can kind of see the variegation forming on the leaves, I am very impressed with this plant so far, it produces in abundance, its a showy tomato, and the taste is quite appealing, not so much meaty as it is an average juice tomato.
Lettuce path + rue
Here you can see our rue plant in flower ( at the front right with yellow flowers ) along side our lettuce, bell peppers, bok choi, basil, tomatillos and maybe even a dandelion. The photo beneath is of our mini tomatoes , with 19 tomatoes on a spoon.
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