Eggplant seedling 6-11-12

Snap Peas 6-12-12

Red leaf lettuce sprouts 6-12-12

Raised-Bed Garden Chronicles

Start of Week 3

Gardening is one of my passions and this summer is the first time I’m making a full-fledged effort to grow a variety of vegetables, in addition to my herbs and perennials. I’m using my blog to chronicle How My Raised-Bed Garden Grows. This is also the first time I’ve built 4 square-foot, raised-bed gardens. It’s also a first for planting seeds outdoors. Everything was pretty easy to do, just involved my labor — which is fine, because the weather’s been wonderful and gardening counts as exercise.

What you’re viewing is two full weeks of garden growth. I’ll shoot more photos every day to chronicle progress. I’ll also be adding more pictures to my Pinterest Gardening Board, so please visit there as well. And of course, I welcome your advice and photos of your garden. Click on Let’s Talk and we’ll connect green thumbs.

Mainly herbs: lavender, basil, fennel, cilantro, purple basil, sage, a few hot peppers, some green beans and snap peas

tomatoes, broccoli, eggplant, carrots, beets, zucchini, cucumbers, onions, rainbow chard, basil, peas