Sustainable Saturday - Suburban Gardening with Children: July Update

As I look back on our season so far, it's amazing to me that just a few short months ago (April 2011) we were starting our seeds indoors.

Early this morning, we were able to harvest a few greens beans, a zucchini, a green pepper and a jalapeno pepper . . . with much more on the way.

I am very excited to report that our broccoli is finally starting to form . . . even though we've had temperatures in the 90s for the last week.  Broccoli is usually considered a "cool weather" vegetable, so I was surprised to see that our crop of broccoli is actually maturing.  (Good thing I didn't pull it out of the garden last week like I was thinking about doing!)

Here is an update on our Suburban Family Garden utilizing the Square Foot Gardening method:

Above pictured is our raised garden bed fully planted.  Included in this 4 foot x 8 foot raised garden bed are:

• Lettuce
• 4 Types of Peppers
• Parsley
• Onions
• Broccoli
• Green Beans (Pole)
• Carrots
• Tomatoes (Beefsteak &  Small Yellow)
• Basil
• Snap Peas 

Included in this 4 foot x 8 foot garden bed are:

• Eggplant
• Beans (Bush)
• Beans (Pole)
• Cucumbers

Included in this 4 foot x 8 foot garden bed are:

• Zucchini
• Basil
• Tomatoes (Beefsteak & Roma)

Included in this 4 foot x 8 foot garden bed are:

• Cucumbers
• Lettuce
• Carrots
• Radishes
• Onions
• Beans (Pole)

Read other posts in this Suburban Gardening with Children Series: 

Sustainable Saturday - Suburban Gardening with Children: Growing Raspberries & Blackberries


Sustainable Saturday - Reaping the Rewards of a Home Garden 

Sustainable Saturday - Rain Barrels 

Sustainable Saturday - Storing Seeds 

Sustainable Saturday - Raised Garden Beds 

Sustainable Saturday - Planting from Seeds

Sustainable Saturday - Square Foot Gardening

Sustainable Saturday - Planning for our Garden 2011

Photo Credit:  Raspberries - Growing Raspberries - Raspberry Varieties, Stalking the Wild Dandelion, Fine Gardening and Amy Lloyd.


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