The Accidental Pastor's Wife

The first photo is my box of four tomato plants still surrounded by those magic walls o' water and a whole bunch of green bean and yellow wax beans plants. I already have harvested a gallon size zip lock bag full of beans and I probably have at least 50 green tomatoes.

The second photo is my zucchini and yellow crookneck squash plants. I also have a mini pumpkin plant and some flowers I can't remember...I've gotten a lot of squash already!

The third photo is my two boxes of corn (lots of baby ears already), my sunflowers, onions, shallots, basil, and marigolds.

My only casualities so far have been my Romaine lettuce (DIE DEER) and my peas. I was too lazy to get them a trellis until it was too late. (I don't really like peas anyway.) My cool weather box full of spinach also has gone to seed and the radishes produced nicely and were devoured by a certain 10 year old I know with a penchant for spicy vegetables.

So far, I think I will continue with the square foot method next year. I will not be planting any flowers in the boxes except marigolds, though. I'd rather have a less structured flower garden. I'll take a photo of my flowers after I weed that huge bed! I should do it fast, though, because everything is blooming right now.

Oh, and if you know me personally I'd advise you to check out our family website to see photos of Ouray.