Veggetables in the Garden

 

July has arrived—the warmest, even hottest, month here in the north. Plants grow and bloom profusely this month, especially vegetables. I try to grow a few simple vegetables to eat in the summer and preserve them for the winter. It's so nice to open a container of tomatoes, peppers, or beans you grew yourself when there's snow outside.

The zucchini has sprouted large green leaves. They're already blooming, and soon I'll be harvesting small, delicious zucchinis.
In another raised bed, beans are growing. They're also blooming, and it looks like there will be a good bean harvest. 

In the northern part of the garden are several raised vegetable beds. Zucchini, green sweet peas, and sorrel grow here.

In the greenhouse, peppers grow well. This is a sweet pepper; I don't plant hot peppers. 

I always plant dill next to tomatoes. I don't know why, but they grow well together.

This year's tomatoes were very weak when I planted them in the greenhouse. Over time, they have strengthened, and green tomatoes are already visible. I hope to try my tomatoes at the end of July.

Flowers and berry bushes grow in the northern and southern parts of the garden.

Young serviceberry trees are popular with birds, who check the berries every morning to see if they're ripe.

 

This is the trunk of an actinidia tree; it's already 15 years old. The actinidia berries are sweet but fall quickly. 

Gooseberries ripen quickly. While they're light green and hard to see on the bush, in a month they'll be red and sweet.

 

 

Wishing you a warm, fruitful, and delicious summer!