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Tomatoes in the ground, spinach in my belly
This is what gardening is all about.
After a long day of work on Sunday, planting tomatoes, zucchini, cucumbers, peppers, sunflowers and chard (I know that one is a long shot this far along in the season), raking the yard and mulching those tomato and squash mounds, I had the pleasure of sitting down to a beer and a salad, made with lettuce, radishes and green onions from my very own garden.
(FYI, the tomatoes and pepper transplants I got from Brenton Johnson, the hard-working farmer behind Johnson’s Backyard Garden, which is selling dozens of varieties of transplants for a $1 each through their Web site. The seed packets I bought at my local hardware store, which makes the total cost thus far for the garden, including materials for the beds, soil, seeds, shovel, hose and compost, at about $150.)
For both lettuce and spinach, I’m using the “cut and come again” or “haircut” (as Renee of Renee’s Roots likes to say) method. Trim a few of the leaves when they are small, and more leaves will grow in their place. Renee says depending on how hot it is, you can get up to four cuttings from lettuce and spinach.
Seven weeks in, and we’re eating lettuce, radishes, spinach, green onions and beet greens. I’m pleased with my ROI.
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