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Someone gave us a blueberry bush as a house warming gift, it has some berries growing. Hoping I can get some before the squirrels.
The strawberries that were already here have some big fruit, still green. I intentionally leave those for the animals to get.
I planted a gooseberry start, but it'd only been in the ground for a few weeks.
I built my first elevated bed - 12 inches of soil, with 4 foot legs so I don't have to bend over. Planted some strawberry starts that seem to be establishing. Planted some seeds that are starting to sprout - arugula is going strong, peas are sprouting, and I just saw some basil first leaves this morning. Still waiting for cucumber, zucchini, parsley, and oregano to show itself.
What a nice gift! Our library has some of those 4-5' high beds, they're super nice to work with. Speaking of nice, that sounds like a really great garden.
My next project is a raised tomato bed - think a 3 foot high box of soil. Future plans also include sectional removing lawn and putting in native plants, but that's a years long vision. And maybe putting in a dragonfly pond, subject to my partner agreeing with me.
Super cool, your tomatoes will love that! Depending on your bioregion, I might know a guy. You can set up a dragonfly pond with a small footprint using a five gallon bucket and a small pump with an air stone.