Watching My Garden Grow

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Years ago I had a small veggie garden in the backyard. I grew tomatoes, cucumbers, peppers, and zucchini. I tried beans, onions and watermelon, but I didn't have much success with those.  Many years, I tried strawberries in a hanging basket. However, every time I would find berries almost ripe, the next time I would look - they would be gone.

When we transformed our backyard in 2020, I lost my garden. We just did not have any room for it.  I have missed it so much over the last 5 years.  Hubby and I were talking about it this spring, and decided we would try doing some container gardening in our front yard.  We get full sun for many hours, so decided it was worth a shot.

I bought a cucumber plant, some tomato plants and some lettuce. We are starting small, and if it works, will expand next year.  As I was wandering the garden center, I saw a strawberry plant.  I added it to my cart and it came home with the rest of the plants.

Everything was going well, until the first berry was *almost* ready to be picked. It needed just a little bit longer. The next morning, it was gone. I was devastated. I didn't want to give up on my plant that had so many flowers with fruit starting

I did a search, and I found some mesh bags you can use to cover plants. I figured it was worth a try. I ordered them.  It is a 4-pack, and I only needed one, but I have extras now if needed. I covered my plant immediately.

I went out to check on my garden yesterday, and I had 3 berries that were ready to be picked. I legit did a little happy dance in my front yard.  

Ripe Strawberries!