The Amazing Harvest

The first thing we planted in the ground was lettuce. I have never been a fan of store bought lettuce. It does not matter the brand or if it is organic or not, I find the taste to be bitter. Lettuce has always been something I eat because I am supposed to, not because it was something I enjoyed. I resented lettuce. As a result, we only grew six varieties of lettuce in our spring garden. After eating them in the spring and early summer, I have to be honest, it was wonderful! I was finding myself reaching into the lettuce box and picking lettuce to snack on while I worked on an adjacent bed. I went from drenching my salad in dressing to eating lettuce out of a bowl like I would popcorn or chips. It was that good! There was a downside to the wonderful flavor. The lettuce did not last. No matter how plentiful the days harvest it was gone in next to no time.

Next in the ground were the carrots. The carrots were a blast. We planted four varieties and used cinderblocks to grow them in. If you have cinderblocks and want to grow carrots I can honestly say that the two work perfectly together. We had no problems with anything trying to eat our carrots and the carrots were weed free. Of everything we planted the carrots had the highest yield. The colors were amazing and the taste was delicious.

We planted more vegetables including potatoes, cabbage, broccoli, squash and melons and harvested an abundance of knowledge that we plan to use to sow next years crop.