Planting Season Has Begun! | Our Vegetable Garden, Strawberries & a Banana Tree
Planting Season Has Begun! | Our Vegetable Garden, Strawberries & a Banana Tree Planting season has finally begun, and we're so happy to be back in the garden. This year, we decided to keep things simple. The summer heatwave delayed many of our plans, so we planted just a few of our favorites and hoped for the best. Our first stop was the garden center, where we spent some time deciding which banana plant to bring home. My husband wasn't entirely convinced. Since we don't have a greenhouse, we'll probably have to move it indoors during the winter. But I couldn't resist... it brings a little touch of the Caribbean to our garden. To make things easier when the colder months arrive, we planted it in a planter instead of directly in the ground. Now we'll just have to see how well it does. Back home, it was time to get planting. We added strawberries, eggplants, tomatoes, basil, curly endive, escarole, an olive tree, and a few colorful flowers to...