Day 6 of Vegetable Garden

6 days ago, I went to Van Luyk Greenhouses and Garden Centre and purchased a bunch of vegetable seedlings for the garden. But it didn't start off there. In fact it started at Canadian Tire. They too had a healthy variety of plants to choose from. However their cheapest was around $1.29 each. I did like how they had Asian inspired vegetables like Pok Choy, Chinese Broccoli and some other Asian greens. Nevertheless we ended up at Van Luyks because of their $0.99 sale on all bedding and vegetable plants.

I ended up picking up the following:

• Romaine Lettuce (8 plants)
• Broccoli (4 plants)
• Celery (4 plants)
• Red Bell Peppers (4 plants)
• Red Hot Chili Pepper (1 bigger plant)
• Beet Seeds (package)
• Green Onions (1 bigger plant)
• Beef Tomatoes (4 plants)
• Cherry Tomatoes (1 foot high and flowering plant)

Before hand I weeded the garden, irrigated the soil, filled  it with black earth and cow manure to make the soil rich and loose. Then that evening, Nana Moe came over and helped plant everything in. This is what it looked like 6 days later after planting... Notice how I put up a turkey wire fence around the romaine lettuce and celery, just in case we get rabbits wandering around. 

Today, I noticed the beets are starting to sprout out of the ground.  Will start thinning them out as soon as they get a little bigger. Also note in the above picture the black hose connected to our eaves-trough. I collected some stones from Port Stanley the other day to help drain the rain water that comes out.

The other side of the garden looks like this. I still have room for one more thing but I'm not sure what to plant. I think I might put some sugar snaps or peas along the fence.

Anyways, that a quick look around the 2010 veggie garden. Check back soon for upcoming articles including:

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