Planting Heirloom Corn, other Veggies and Fruits this Season

Oh yeah, I have had a really good, first growing year with three types of Lettuce, Carrots and some Onions. For Christmas last year my parents gave me a raised veggie garden bed and I have been using it from various veggies that do to grow up, but out.

I tried growing Red Cabbage, but only the leaves (which are very big) grew. I will try again next year. I also tried Broccoli, but that also did not grow. Right now though, I am growing Cantaloupe and Watermelon in my veggie garden box.

Since Winter, I have been "building" my compost pile inside a plastic garbage can, with lid, and adding some veggie scraps, shredded paper and some leaves as they fell. Well, I have begun mixing the compost with my garden bagged dirt and all of a sudden other fruit and veggies have begun to grow! I really am not sure what they are yet. It looks like they could be potatoes and more Cantaloupe!

The Watermelon I am attempting to grow looks like it is being eaten from bugs of some sort.

Well, along with these fruits and veggies, I am growing tomatoes and they plant is really beginning to grow tall. Yeah! I am so glad, but I did not plant my Jalapenos at the right time, winter, so I will not have any this yeah and when I went to OSH to look for a plant, all they had was sweet peppers....YUCK...

Along with the above veggies, and fruits, I am doing all I can to grow Corn, Green Beans and Zucchini (Three Sisters). These plants are growing..just not as fast as they probably should because they are not in full sunlight.

Anyway, I will take some pics tomorrow and post them here, in another post for you to see.

Ciao for now!

Burpee Fall Veggie Seeds are Here!

It is time to order your Burpee fall veggie seeds. I just received my veggie seeds and will begin planting them soon. Right now is the best time for you and your family to purchase some Burpee fall veggies seeds because you can Save 15% on orders of $50 or more with code AUG1550 through 8/31 at Burpee.com! This is a great deal and there are so many veggie seeds to look at a choose from.

Growing your own garden is so rewarding. When I see the seeds I plant begin growing, it is amazing. I stopped buying veggie plants at home and garden stores because I wanted no GMO seeds. GMO stands for Genetically Modified (Engineered) Organisms. I am not sure about you, but knowing there is something intentionally modified in my body does not sit well with me.

So I began buying and growing heirloom seeds. Shop Burpee.com for Heirloom Seeds right now. It is a great time to stock up. The way I see it, if the food prices get any higher and are grown with GMO seeds, you will want to learn how to grow your own garden now and start making your own compost patch.




Gardening has become very important today, especially for the backyard gardener such as myself. Planting heirloom seeds, that produce healthy non hybrid food, is the best way to take care of yourself and your family too.