2023 GARDEN RECAP
2023 was the year for the flowers apparently! The cosmos were booming up until our first frost!
The season started out a bit slow. Most of my seeds didn’t germinate, and I felt a bit down about that.
The biggest disappointment was the sunflowers. Sunflowers are like my pride and joy each year, and I only had about fifteen germinate.
Little did I know, the cosmos would shine!
Vegetables planted this year:
Bell peppers
Carrots
Chili peppers
Cucumbers
Edamame
Eggplant
Habanero peppers
Okra
Snap peas
Tomatoes (three varieties)
Flowers planted this year:
Celosia
Cosmos (many varieties)
Marigolds
Nasturtium
Sunflowers (many varieties)
Zinnias (many varieties)
Herbs planted this year:
Basil
Bee balm (lemon balm)
Cilantro
Oregano
Parsley
Sage
Lessons I learned this year:
Nasturtiums prefer more shade
I love bee balm and plan to plant a lot more next year
The skinny bamboo sticks I bought from Home Depot were not strong enough to work as a cucumber trellis
Put netting up around the sunflowers until they sprout
Cosmos are tall!
I don’t need to plant quite so many tomatoes