Variety is the Spice of Life In the Garden Too!

Tomato seedlings are beginning to pop in the little greenhouse at the garden.. the time draws near, when these little shoots will be given a chance at longer life this season, or cut at the stem for being too weak. This year, I won't be over crowding my tomato plants.

It would appear that the tomatoes I had been gifted by a colleague last season, which I seeded to be able to grow this year, had also worked well. Many viable seeds putting forth their best effort to begin this seasons duties. The levels of excitement have not faded yet! With all these new species of tomatoes to grow.. It's like a whole new ball game for enjoyment! So much observation to be done this season once more! These tomatoes will be much different than the two species I planted last year..

I'd venture to say I am planting up to 10 species of tomato this year, some from seed, and some transplants from the greenhouse down the road. We are also planting a bunch of different peppers of the sweet and Hot kind, and three different kinds of beans.

A purple pepper would be interesting to consume.

King of the North bell peppers.

Black Cherry tomatoes.

Giant Marconi Peppers.

Lemon Boy tomatoes.

Long thin Cayenne Peppers.

San Marzano, Cherokee Purple and Pineapple tomato varieties. A plum shaped, purple colored and bi colored tomato respectively. As you can deduce, I went for the different odd ball varieties this time.. since I have all the traditional red tomatoes growing in our little greenhouse.

Ghost pepper. Once the hottest in the world.. I kept this one away from the rest.. don't want to cross pollinate.

Hot Portugal and Serrano hot peppers. Lots of spice.. since growing the jalapenos last year, and experiencing their almost nauseating heat... I wanted to try some others and experience their heat and pain. Not sure about the ghost pepper however.. may just use that in a repel spray for the deer.

Threw some lavender in between the sweet peppers to bring in the bees.

Tumbling Tom yellow cherry tomatoes. The cascading branches will be a neat sight around the pool.

@kelsnm getting in the action re-potting an Aloe Vera plant. We will bring that one indoors come cold weather again.

I would love to see how large we could grow this..

Baby boy needs a quick change. James is apparently a fan of the outdoors. Which is a great start.

Planted up around the pool all the tomatoes and sweet peppers, and planted the hot peppers along the fence. Hopefully that strategy will keep the walking garden destroyers at bay.. if they chomp down on a hot pepper.. I hope they don't enjoy the heat is all..

Cherry trees always the first to bloom around here. The beautiful cycle of life. So much energy being used to produce all those flower petals just for them to fall right off and wither away.

Perennial flowers along the fence are my indicator of how well I am doing.. they are like the slow tick timer of nature. Reminds me when to begin planting.

Bronco Beans, Lima beans and Pole beans planted in the worked soil beds along the fence. Zucchini and cucumber were also planted along the fence and down in the farm plot along the metal wire fencing. Sunflowers were mistakenly planted in the first bed here at the fence gate.

I feared I planted my onions and shallots wrong.. but fear not, for they are sprouting! Everything I had seen online showed the bulbs above the surface of the dirt... which I found odd. But nonetheless my bulbs were planted below the dirt and they look to be growing fine. Tough to spot, but the little green spikes are there mixed in with the brown of the dirt.

Still yet more to be done. I am grateful for every moment.

I pray to heavenly Father. Take care y'all!