Our little urban garden

Hello my darling bunnies!

Nick and I have decided this year to try and take advantage of our outdoor space, and we've started an urban patio garden! We live smack-dab downtown, and are very lucky not  only to have a patio, but one large enough, with enough sunlight to be able to have plants. 

We started modestly, with a few containers of radish, kale and peppers. This is my 1st attempt at gardening, and as my experience has grown, so has our garden. 

These 1st few pictures are from May 1st. I improvised a cheap solution for more privacy by stapling up some bamboo mats. 

I've been doing my morning yoga and enjoying my morning tea out on the deck when the weather permits- it has been lovely!

These photos are from today. As you can see I've pretty much tripled our plants, and everything is growing amazingly! I just planted a whole second set of radish,green bean, and kale.  I started everything from seeds (except the dill , cilantro and mint, which I purchased as young seedlings) 

Our garden currently contains:

-kale (in the large black tubs)

-three kinds of tomatoes (also in the big black tubs)

-lots and lots of bush beans and sweet snap peas

-three kinds of mint, oregano, dill, cilantro.

-a dozen or more jalapeno and cayenne pepper plants

-green pepper

-climbing spinach

-green onion

-radish

-raspberry

-strawberry 

I'm really proud of the progress so far! Not bad for a 1st timer without a yard, I have to say! The biggest challenge so far has been keeping out a particularly clever and fat squirrel. Those downtown squirrels are damn smart, not even cayenne pepper sprinkled about has been deterring him.  


You'll also notice my big tacky pink flamingos- not only do I love them for the kitsch factor , they've been keeping away the pigeons! 



I also have been bringing the babies outside in their travel cage, to enjoy the sun. They've been making friends with the chickadees and yellow finches who visit our feeders


Is anyone else planting a garden this year? 



xo
Lenora