With summer officially starting yesterday I thought a pictorial of my plot would be nice. So here is a photo tour of plot Z-1(aka my plot) at the
Fenway Victory Gardens on the eve of summer. Photos were taken Sunday afternoon.
Walking through the gardens, below is the view as you approach my plot:
(Z-1 is the first plot on the left)When you arrive at the gate you will notice the hi-tech security system:
(intruders beware!)Upon entering the plot, to your left, along the front fence bed 1 - Broccoli, Carrots (poor germination), Leeks, Cabbage, and Onions (poor germination):
(Broccoli, Carrots, & Leeks in the front. Beyond the nasturtium is the cabbage and poorly germinated onions)Moving on to bed 2 - A mishmash of Broccoli, Mint, Mesclun, Carrots (much better germination), Cucumbers, Sunflowers, Romaine and Spinach:
(The first half of bed 2: Broccoli, Mint, Mesclun, Carrots, & Cucumbers)
(2nd half of bed 2 - Sunflowers, Romaine, Spinach. The blank spot on the left housed the first planting of mesclun greens)Bed 3- the center bed is home to the Tomatoes, Peppers, Basil, more Sunflowers, and more Nasturtiums (most of them are between the tomato cages):
(the view of bed 3 from the front of the plot)
(Basil at the back of bed 3)(Looking from the back of bed 3 towards the gate down the row of tomato cages. You can see the Nasturtium flowers between each cage)
Bed 4 is the home of the Potato Trench & Pole Beans:
(The potato trench is filling in nicely, and the trellis' are starting to fill up with pole bean vines)
(patch of chives between bed 2 and the herb bed)
(the main herb bed. Garlic chives in the front left look like grass. Dill, Parsley, Cilantro, some Sage growing close to the Cilantro)Next to the Herb bed is the usual home for 2 of the 3 tomatoes in buckets. I move these around at my whim, but generally 2 of them sit between the herbs and the final bed.
(no such thing as enough tomato plants)
Bed 6, the last bed sits in the back right corner of the plot. There are 2 rows of Beets, Zucchini, and more Sunflowers in this bed:
(Beets in front, Zucchini in the middle, a few Sunflowers and Daylily's in the back)
Here is a view of the plot from the backside. The gate can be seen in the back of the photo:
(plot Z-1 in all of its glory)
Finally, the last shot is a view from the front left corner as you approach the plot:
Thus concludes the tour of my plot on the eve of summer.
Fairly small harvest this week, dry beans have nearly dried up, the parade of peppers is winding down, the green beans are coming in small batches (there are only 3 plants but each picking is enough for a meal), and I managed to salvage 2 potatoes. Thus far the potatoes have been mostly a bust with no serious harvests and not many plants left to produce one. As it is my first season gardening its all a learning experience, the success' and failures will help me plan and execute better next year!
