Where is "Spring into Summer" ???

By Pam Knudstad

But the rain... it's good for the garden! (Check out the pics!)

This year, I have:
Tomatoes: 2 Brandywine Heirloom, 1 Beefsteak, 1 Roma
1 yellow pear
1 chocolate cherry
1 large red cherries

Veges: broccoli
zucchini
carrots
Japanese cucumbers
beets
Kentucky Blue pole beans
sugar snap peas
celery
Swiss Chard
Basil
Watermelon
Cantelope
pumpkins

Tennis players, start juicing!

A comment on beet juice from the Berkeley Wellness Letter:

Beet juice may enhance athletic performance. Young men who consumed beet juice used less oxygenwhen walking and running, which suggests they were exercising more efficiently. The same researchersfound that men who consumed beet juice were able to bicycle longer, compared to those drinking a placebo beverage. The effects were attributed to the nitrates in beets. (Journal of Applied Physiology 2010)

Beefsteak (Pedrotti Ace Hardware) & Basil (Mid City)
Brandywine Heirloom (Started from Seed)
Broccoli, Carrots, Beet & Cucumber (All from Seeds)

Juicy Katie in Pink!
Kentucky Blue Pole Beans surrounded by Beets (All from Seeds)
Miss Katie between Brandywine & Beefsteak
Sugar Snap Peas & Water Melon in Front (From seeds)
Vege Beds

Dave's Garden 2011

By Dave Davisson


Pictures are so outdated. Video is where it's at, baby! Check out my garden in HD video, I will update it monthly (once Zack has shown me how, lol), I hope you enjoy the short tour.
vimeo.com/23767480

Dave

Carmel's Garden

Carmel has 19 tomato plants of 10 varieties! She said she didn't even lift a finger to make this garden. Her loving husband Stan did it all!




Her tomatoes are:

Celebrity
Marriana's Peace
Champion
Goliath
Sac Margano
Super Steak
Big Beef
Beef Steak
Heirloom Brandy Wine
Cherry

Beautiful garden, Carmel!

The Hard Work is Done

By Zack Chavez

My vegetable garden this year is finally in place. In addition to my regular selection of tomatoes I have expanded my garden to include lots of salad greens, onions, carrots, beets and three squash varieties. I even installed a trellis for my squash plants. Tekka loves to be in my garden chair ready to drive away intruders.


I planted ten tomato plants – all started from seeds. My five plants for competition are Big Zac (2), Delicious (2), and a Japanese variety (seeds compliments of my friend Kay). They are all in half wine barrel containers.


I started the seeds indoors in early February using my AeroGarden, and by early April the plants were all ready for transplanting outdoors. I ended up with more plants than I needed for my garden so I gave away all my extras.

I planted four of my favorite tomatoes for eating in my two Tomato Success Kits. They are in self-watering containers.
I have been using these kits for three years now and every year they have produced a great yield.

Now pretty much all I do is fertilizing and weed control. My watering is on a drip system with an automatic timer.