It's that time of the year, the weather starts getting warmer and people want to be outside enjoying it! Why not start your own vegetable garden! Even if you are an apartment dweller, you can plants some fruits or veggies in containers. Have a kitchen window? Grow some herbs. You can even grow your kitchen herbs and a cleaned out soup can!
In November of 2011, my husband and I moved to Greencastle, PA. The town is located on the Mason Dixon Line. The area is rich in agriculture. The soil is amazing and things grow very well. My daughter and I started last year with a small 4' X 4' raised vegetable bed. We grew tomatoes, green peppers, jalepeno peppers, sugar baby watermelons, basil, oregano parsley and cilantro.
Because the produce here is so delicious, this year I added to my garden. I've put more raised beds and added a permanent trellis. I started everything from seed in peet pots. Last week I already transplanted to the outside the sugar snap peas. Waiting to join the sugar snaps are green beans, beets, carrots, radishes, spinach, tomatoes, peppers, strawberries and basil. A great tip from one gardener here is that three weeks after the beets, carrots and radishes have taken off, sow new seeds, for continual harvesting of the vegetables.
This year I have also invested in containers to plant the herbs on the deck. I have started mint, rosemary, sage, cilantro, parsley and thyme. If we get a frost, I can bring the containers in the house.
It is very satisfying to be growing our own produce. If you are nervous to start a garden, start small with a window box of herbs. If you still aren't interested in gardening, wait for the farm stands to open up and get there to purchase fresh. Fresh produce and herbs make a difference with whatever you are making!
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