I've never been one to put a lot of work into a flower garden. I've always thought, "if you can't eat it, what's the point?" But I'm starting to change my mind. First of all, flowers actually help your veggies. They bring butterflies and bees and all those helpful little pollinators that you need to produce anything. But I'm also able to sit outside now and enjoy them more. And I gotta say- looking at those beauties each day makes me feel all happy, warm and squishy inside.
The top three were planted from seed. The pansies below were given to us from a friend. I think I'll do more flowers from seed next year.
But my favorite flowers are always the veggie blossoms. It means that yummy vegetables are on their way. So far, several of my squash have flowered (along with a bunch of marigolds that I have bordering the raised beds).
All of my tomato plants, which were started as indoor seedlings have flowered. A few of them are even starting to grow tomatoes! I always feel super accomplished when seedlings actually turn out.
Jalapenos are flowering and starting to produce. I bought these as starters- the seedlings that I tried needed way more time and heat than I anticipated.
My cantaloupe are starting to flower as well. Hopefully these work better than last year. I produced one sad little excuse of a melon last time, but I still ate all 6 tinny bites of it with pride. A watermelon plant is on the left.
And here's an overview of the general progress of the rest of the Minami garden. Corn...
Yellow squash.
Beds one and two...the back one looking a little sparse since I just pulled out most of the leafy greens and planted new warm-weather crops from seed.
Beds three and four.
And finally my peppers and a pumpkin that's starting it's four month journey to becoming a jack o' lantern.
The top three were planted from seed. The pansies below were given to us from a friend. I think I'll do more flowers from seed next year.
But my favorite flowers are always the veggie blossoms. It means that yummy vegetables are on their way. So far, several of my squash have flowered (along with a bunch of marigolds that I have bordering the raised beds).
All of my tomato plants, which were started as indoor seedlings have flowered. A few of them are even starting to grow tomatoes! I always feel super accomplished when seedlings actually turn out. 
Jalapenos are flowering and starting to produce. I bought these as starters- the seedlings that I tried needed way more time and heat than I anticipated.
My cantaloupe are starting to flower as well. Hopefully these work better than last year. I produced one sad little excuse of a melon last time, but I still ate all 6 tinny bites of it with pride. A watermelon plant is on the left.
And here's an overview of the general progress of the rest of the Minami garden. Corn...
Yellow squash.
Beds one and two...the back one looking a little sparse since I just pulled out most of the leafy greens and planted new warm-weather crops from seed.
Beds three and four.
And finally my peppers and a pumpkin that's starting it's four month journey to becoming a jack o' lantern.
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