Vegetable Garden

Ok, so we have had the garden for about 3 weeks, but if you know me, I have a black thumb.

But I figured we lived in a tropical climate, anything would grow. And it rains often enough that I don't really have to remember.

I got old paint buckets from the air base, cleaned them out and then spray painted then blue. In the blue paint buckets we have two types of tomato plants, a cherry tomato and a larger variety, We have jalapeños, and a lime tree. In the black bucket we have an orange tree. And then in the 3 long terra cotta color planters we have two herb planters with: mint, thyme, purple basil, rosemary, basil, parsley, and catnip. We also have 4 strawberry plants. We are hopeful, but not realistic that we will harvest strawberries. In the last one we have a cucumber vine, two lettuce plants, two green peppers and a red pepper.

Now the most exciting part is the tomato plants have quadrupled in size since we bought them. The jalapeños have already flowered and Have tiny peppers growing. And the green and red peppers are flowering.

We bought fruit bearing trees. So the fruit on the lime and the orange tree where there at the store. I have not noticed any new fruit as of yet.

Exciting!! I love being able to grow my own food.