CSA Hanging Baskets
Thought of the Day… “The garden is the poor man’s apothecary.” -German Proverb
Last week in my Summer is just around the corner post I mentioned buying into a CSA (community supported agriculture) program.
As part of the program this year they have a Greenhouse Share add-on. What this means is that we could potted plants that they have nurtured in the greenhouse. Our choices were Tumbler Tomato, Spacemaster Cucumber, Herb Collection and Premium Flower baskets.
I decided since I have my own perennial herb garden and in-house basil starts (remember I talked about them in my Basil Almond Pesto post) that I didn’t need to buy their herb collection.
Well… I received my baskets… the flowers are sooooo pretty!
We have year-round Anna’s hummingbirds, they’re loving it already.
This is the Tumbler Tomato basket… as you can see it’s already flowering…
… and this is the Spacemaster Cucumber
The pots for the tomato and cucumber are different sizes. Here they are side-by-side so you can see the difference…
Last year was the first year I’d had a garden. I chose to do container garden. I planted 10 tomato plants and two cucumbers. I planted seven Sun Gold and three Sweet 100s.
The Sun Gold are orange and ooooohhhhh soooo good! They were sweeter than the Sweet 100s. I plan on planting Sun Gold and Sweet 100s again this year. As well as roma and a larger tomato and also baby bell peppers.
Last year the cucumbers didn’t do too well. I am going to plant another plant in the container in addition to this Spacemaster.
As I get things planted, I will continue to share.
I'm loving today's blog. It reminded me that summer is almost here 🙂
Oh those flowers are so pretty! The fiance and I wanted to do a garden this year but with our wedding at the end of summer, we decided we had to much on our plate, especially b/c we are buying a house too… whew… but next year, that'll be the year for our garden! 🙂
Planning a wedding and buying a house can be stressful, but also a lot of fun.
I like the idea of the containers for multiple reasons – I didn't have to "weed" the garden last year (maybe pulled one or two the whole season) and I can take it with me if we move. 🙂
Looking forward to reading your posts about the wedding and have seen the ones about the new house.