in the garden {April}

 

How much food can you grow in a 256 square foot garden?

I set out to find out the answer.

I decided to skip counting the herbs and flowers in the front and side flower beds.  {smile} 

As of April 24, 2012, our garden contains:

• 8 ft row of snow peas
• 12 cucumber plants
• 21 tomato plants
• 7 strawberry plants (starting over after last summer’s drought)

• 2 yellow squash
• 2 zucchini squash
• 16 pepper plants
• 2 – 4X4 boxes of snap beans plus 1/2 of a 4X8 box of snap beans

• 6 raspberry plants
• 3 blackberry plants (plus more that are sprouting up from last year that need to be relocated)
• 2 grape vines
• 2 4ft rows of okra

• 2 X 3 section planted with onions
• 6 cantaloupe vines
• 6 watermelon vines
• lettuce and swiss chard
• many herbs and flowers sprinkled here and there

That’s a lot of food in a little space!