Weed time.

Edit to save @Arcanepotato@vegantheoryclub.org sanity.

This berry is the first decent sized one from some plants that were on their death bed at a big box store a couple weeks ago. I brought them home and dropped them into my setup to see how they'd do, and clearly they're enjoying things. It was exceptionally sweet.

Photos have captions, but this year I'm trying to add a lot more garden "waste" in the compost, including weeds and all the soil that gets entrained in the roots.

Hopefully I'll get enough compost to top up the beds in the fall.

There is no need to tell me I'm doing it wrong, I know and I don't care 🤷‍♀️

Spent some quality time with some plant friends this morning. Some living, some dead. All home grown and tasty.

Canadian hardiness zone 5a (USDA zone 4)

Garden for where you are, not where you want to be.

Popping some lentil sprouts in place of mung beans thanks to @hamid@vegantheoryclub.org.

Hopefully in a couple days they'll be topping some rice or stir fry!

One of many shelving units I have around. Many of these plants were just transplanted before the picture and look it. Others are recovering rescues from stores. All in all I'm satisfied for today.

Technically the lemon is store bought, BUT, the apple mint is home grown from a plant I rescued from a local store. I'd never heard of it before but it's quickly turned into a favorite.

Third year with tomatoes in this area. The first year we just used stakes, the second year we tried a "Florida weave" with jute. This year we are using panel. With any luck they will grow in the panel and be easier to manage.

We're growing Heinz, Amish Paste, Roma, and super sweet 100s.

We are Zone 5a in Canada, which is roughly Zone 4 USDA.

They aren't all native, but we try to choose native plants when we buy new. We inherited many when we moved here.

We weed and I occasionally add fertilizer in the form of alfalfa meal. We haven't quite figured out how to get our compost hot enough, but I hope to add some in the fall as well.

I feel like everyday is so full of joy in the garden 💖

I want to try something like this