Summer Harvest

The carrots are in! This year in the early Spring I decided to grow a few carrots which I had never done before. I planted a row of seed about 3 feet long (I have a small garden!) and waited a few weeks for any growth. I was going to thin them out once the seeds germinated but nature did that for me I guess. Only 3 plants made it and rooted.

I kept them watered and such until yesterday when I decided to pick the last two carrots. The first one I picked last week and we added to a vegetable stir-fry. I picked one, washed it and ate it right away. Man was it good! It was a good feeling trying to grow something for the first time and have them survive! These carrots were pretty easy to take care of, just make sure they have water and since the roots go down deep, they can resist some drought conditions (or if we go on vacation for 5 days). The only down side is you have to really get down and get your hands dirty just to check when they are ready. I waited for the foliage to get nice and big and then I dug a test hole to see the carrots and noticed they look like the size of the carrots at the store, so I decided to pick them.

This year we planted:
Tomatoes - 2 plants
Cherry Tomatoes - 1 plant
Green Peppers - 1 plant
Chili Peppers - 2 plants
Lettuce - 2 plants
Carrots - 3 plants
Garlic - 1 plant

I think I'm going to try something new again this year and replant the lettuce, carrots and garlic in August and have a fall crop to harvest in October sometime.

Should be fun!