Hello Fellow Gardner’s
My name is Shannon and I’m in my 3rd year of gardening in Illinois â€" zone 5. I can’t grow a decent bell pepper or eggplant to save my life and yes, my garden is messy. I have a tendency to plop stuff where ever I can find empty space. I’ll work on design and beauty some other time.
This year I am growing fruit trees, strawberries, garlic, radishes, lettuce, amaranth, greens, and rhubarb, several varieties of beans, squash, egg plants, tomatoes, peppers, bell peppers, and melons. I’m growing them in the ground, on the porch, and in raised beds. I’m also growing weeds and bugs. My garden friend has been my mini shop vac. Can you say Japanese Beetle and Stinky Squash Bug????? By the way, thanks Tee, you got me through my second year. That’s the year I learned about pests! If you build it, they will come..
Here is my garden on Friday June 22, 2012, early afternoon and in dire need of some water. (The camera says I shot the photos in January 2008. One of these days I’ll fix that too!
My name is Shannon and I’m in my 3rd year of gardening in Illinois â€" zone 5. I can’t grow a decent bell pepper or eggplant to save my life and yes, my garden is messy. I have a tendency to plop stuff where ever I can find empty space. I’ll work on design and beauty some other time.
This year I am growing fruit trees, strawberries, garlic, radishes, lettuce, amaranth, greens, and rhubarb, several varieties of beans, squash, egg plants, tomatoes, peppers, bell peppers, and melons. I’m growing them in the ground, on the porch, and in raised beds. I’m also growing weeds and bugs. My garden friend has been my mini shop vac. Can you say Japanese Beetle and Stinky Squash Bug????? By the way, thanks Tee, you got me through my second year. That’s the year I learned about pests! If you build it, they will come..
Here is my garden on Friday June 22, 2012, early afternoon and in dire need of some water. (The camera says I shot the photos in January 2008. One of these days I’ll fix that too!





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