After the long, long, winter

[alfie]

3. I have cut way back on the size of my veggie garden

I am approaching my mid 70's and gardening has become harder and harder. I have a hoop trellis for beans and have planted one side in Malibu green beans and the other side in Christmas limas. Both will reach very long lengths and are prolific producers. I will plant one beedsteak tomato. I did that last year and it took over a 4 square foot bed and beyond. One tomato fed two of us two days. Otherwise I will have parsley and basil and that is it. I have a patio pot sized blue berry bush that is full of little green berries and a somewhat larger bush that need putting in the ground. It has bloomed but no berries yet. I am waiting for a helper to dig the hole for me. I just put the beans out yesterday and today. The basil can go in in another couple of weeks.

Good luck with your garden!