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Gardening

In reply to the discussion: After the long, long, winter [View all]

alfie

(522 posts)
3. I have cut way back on the size of my veggie garden
Mon Apr 30, 2018, 12:37 PM
Apr 2018

I am approaching my mid 70's and gardening has become harder and harder. I have a hoop trellis for beans and have planted one side in Malibu green beans and the other side in Christmas limas. Both will reach very long lengths and are prolific producers. I will plant one beedsteak tomato. I did that last year and it took over a 4 square foot bed and beyond. One tomato fed two of us two days. Otherwise I will have parsley and basil and that is it. I have a patio pot sized blue berry bush that is full of little green berries and a somewhat larger bush that need putting in the ground. It has bloomed but no berries yet. I am waiting for a helper to dig the hole for me. I just put the beans out yesterday and today. The basil can go in in another couple of weeks.

Good luck with your garden!

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