In my Introduction I shared some pictures and information about my garden, now I'm doing a progress report; THE GARDEN IS IN OVERDRIVE!!
The propagated Passionfruit is growing awesome where I planted some in the actual garden. It looks like it will be flowering soon!
The Kiwanos have totally overtaken their cattle panels!
Everywhere I look underneath is like a Kiwano manufacturing plant! (Yes, a plant, get it?)
Soon, I'll have these neat walk-through tunnels for eating fresh Kiwano! Never thought I'd have some of those.
And we also have our "Wall of Kiwano" coming in thick as well.
Papa-peppers pepper plants are producing too.
Everywhere I look, where a Kiwano isn't growing, I see my hot little friends.
The varieties of flavors, colors, Scoville Heat Units, and shapes have always interested me when it comes to peppers.
Besides the "Super-Hots" like Ghosts, Scorpions, Morugas, and Reapers, this Black Prince has always been a personal favorite.
The cucumbers have been incredibly productive and we've been pickling like crazy. It's nice to be able to save some for winter!
And of course the Chinese Noodle Beans. These guys are still growing like crazy and blessing us daily. I tried pickling these too and it was a hit with the kids, so we've been cranking out jars of these for later too, plus trading with some people.
That's not even mentioning the Ground Cherries, Tomatillos, Swiss Chard, Mustard Greens, Carrots, Green Beans, Squash, Pie Pumpkins, Amaranth, Millet, Tomatoes, Basil, Oregano, Mint, Lemon Balm, Popcorn varieties, and all the other propagated plants that we've been working on.
Thankfully, we are doing very well for our first gardening season in Arkansas and we definitely have some plants that are winners. This is the largest garden that we have ever had, and I'm looking forward to a bigger one next year, and then acres and acres of edible landscape and a food forest.
If you're interested in getting started gardening, or in expanding the types of food you grow, I've still got some free seed giveaways going on. Each link includes a decent description of the plant and how it is doing for us. Simply reply to those posts and let me know you want some seeds, and I'll have you private message me a shipping address. Unfortunately, I'll only ship to the United States, so sorry, rest of the world.
Also, just so you know I'm serious, check out these posts from people who have already received free seeds from me:
papa-pepper's seeds arrived - The New Cult for Better Communities - posted by @cryptoiskey
What Makes STEEMIT Great? - Folks Like @papa-pepper Make it Great - posted by @jed78
