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Posted: Jul/16/2007 4:06 PM PST
This is my first veggie garden. I have a lot planted in a small space. I tried to maximize the space by making trellises from small trees in the backyard. Still... I planted a little too much, and had to remove some plants. I had no idea how huge zucchini vines and leaves got!!! First pic: veggie garden in full bloom Second: one of my first cucumbers Third: one of my first zucchinis Third: Sugar snap peas in the middle of the flower garden, in between coneflowers and butterfly bushes Fifth: Vivian Romaine lettuce (long ago picked and eaten) 
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Posted: Jul/16/2007 4:11 PM PST
I love that little trellis idea. That's cute. And don't be worried about overplanting. I think we've all done that. One year my neighbor asked me if I thought the 22 zucchini she planted would be enough for the 4 of them. I had to fight back laughing, but I told her I thought so. We're still talking about that years later. I had a mystery vine that grew up in a tomato patch once and all the neighbors were watching to see what it was. It turned out to be a pumpkin from who knows where, but it was tons of fun to watch grow even though it was a huge vine. Your plants looks just fine.  And welcome to the forums! |
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Posted: Jul/16/2007 4:15 PM PST
Thanks for the reply poeticpeony, and the welcome. 
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Posted: Jul/16/2007 4:36 PM PST
Which direction of Pa. are you? I'm an Ohio zone 5-er. |
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Posted: Jul/16/2007 4:50 PM PST
I am in the Philadelphia suburbs -- southeast PA. I have no idea what zone that is, except that it's blue on the map on the back of the seed packets. |
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Posted: Jul/16/2007 5:25 PM PST
lol Okay, I think you might be a borderline 4/5 maybe. In other words, have a longer growing season than me. |
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Posted: Jul/16/2007 6:30 PM PST
Thanks! I knew I was on the border of some zone. Just a few miles above me is a colder zone. |
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Posted: Jul/17/2007 9:00 AM PST
When you made your tree trellises did you use green branches and bent them or did you manipulate them some other way to bend them? |
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Posted: Jul/17/2007 9:17 AM PST
Welcome Caroline! I love your trellis too, it adds so much interest to your veggie garden. I too have a small garden, very small! And I always plant too many things in the spring. Nice to meet you! |
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Posted: Jul/17/2007 7:54 PM PST
Welcome to GG from WI, Caroline! Our garden is around two sides of the house, so my challenge is also not planting too much (well, and forgetting where the asparagus went, then putting tomatoes right on top of it  ). Last year my 12 year old fledgling gardener wanted pumpkins and cucumbers. I pretty much gave up the grass on that side of the house! Maters are the same thing every year, I can't bring myself to weed out the volunteers... I'm going to try your trellis idea next year, maybe that's my solution.
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