A year of gardening in my tub garden
These were found at an old junk yard.
I guess we at Flea Market Gardening all agree that we like galvanized anything!
These are the galvanized wash tubs I got at the old “Rust Brothers’ junk shop in Coarsegold down the road. I don’t have a deer fence yet and the idea here is to grow a few veggies close to the house and hope the deer don’t get them.
June 12th
Three tomatoes, two peppers, Tractor Man wants green beans in one. I have each end of this area blocked off to deer, but they could come through the entry bed. I did get deer fencing to put up. I haven’t had veggies for so long because I haven’t had a deer fence, so this is fun!
i mixed all the different soils I had just like it says in the Square Foot Gardening book.
July 1
My flea market ‘crops’ are twice the size from when planted June 12th!
Black Krimm. I had never tried this one,...it had a small yield, but it was a gift from a friend, so...
Sept 1
So, what do you put on besides tomato? For me, it’s good nutty wheat bread, 1/2 inch slices of tomato, buttery avocado slices and a bit of salt. Mayo, of course. What do you do? I picked many peppers. Huh? And popped them into a zip loc bag in the freezer to use all winter. Some I used fresh. Did I mention that this is a garden on a SMALL scale? Yes, if you have a small space or only want a few things for right now, easing into the whole veggie garden thing,…do try this!
I love this long row of Baby Sweet 100s
Just one more ‘leetle babie’ tomato picture.
My 'harvest' ....I think I got about 4-5 baskets of tomatoes and hot peppers,...enough for two people, considering Tractor Man will not eat raw tomato.
Sept 12
See my cute little ‘harvest’ I have three tomatoes and two hot peppers plants still doing well in my galvanized tubs. They’re so sweet especially these.
Protected from deer?
See how, when we had to go out of town, I used my plastic outdoor chairs to block them off to any deer. What,..am I delusional? I saw no deer munching when we got home, so did it work….LOL!
Another basket to eat, dry or freeze
The garden at the end of July
I know some folks out there are canning and preserving, and soon I’ll be oven-drying a batch of these. I wrote a blog post recently on an easy way to do this. “How to Make Your Own Delicious Dried Tomatoes“
Green onion bottoms, 50 cents worth...
About halfway through summer, I poked in a few old green onions from the fridge,…poked ‘em in around the peppers. The green tops grew! Read more about them here in , My green onion garden. So I cut some of the growing tips while leaving the roots intact to grow more. We’ve since learned you can do this with celery and garlic, too!
July 1
July 1st the onions are starting to grow
July 26
The onions are shooting up!
The 'onion garden' in winter
Feb 15
Snow doesn’t seem to harm my winter ‘onion garden’ and I planted more this month!
I have beautiful galvanized wash tubs that would be perfect but I can’t bring myself to drill holes in them for gardening.
Seeing your fresh veggies made me excited about my own garden this year. Can’t wait!
Thanks for the inspiration.
Wow, yum o! What a great idea and looks super too!
Beautiful! I am particularly fond of the square wash tub. I have one that I got from my Mom. I had to carry it home on the plane as my carry-on luggage. I don’t know if that would fly now-a-days. ;)
Love this! I have an old galvanized tub that has wooden handles. I don’t know if it is rare or not. Thinking about planting some flowers in it this spring. It’s been sitting in the shed unused too long now. :)
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We just removed an above-ground pool from our property, and are planning to use the large space for a vegetable garden this summer. I live in Coarsegold and my hill is in almost full sun, save for a few areas of oaks and manzanitas. Would you suggest making raised beds, or should we just try to add stuff to our soil? I’m hoping to not spend a whole lot of money on dirt! =] Thanks so much for your site, it is so informative!