I have been asking my readers to send some pictures of their gardens. Getting a response has been like pulling weeds! I have had a few people jump on board and I would like to tell you about them.
First we have my good friend SF. Some time ago she sent me some pictures of her garden at the beginning of the season. I’m sure by now that her family’s garden is in full swing. I have held on to these pictures a bit too long, but in fairness here are the pictures she sent. Hopefully soon we will see some newer pics of her progress…

A plot for herbs, snow peas, beans and onions.

Carrots, radishes, tomatoes, spniach, lettuce. "SPIN" or Small Plot Intensive Gardening.

COMPOST!

Overhead shot of last years chives, already flourishing

Last year's thyme and oregano are already popping up to say hello!
Thanks so much SF for the great pics of the garden, can’t wait for more! Here’s what SF had to say about her garden…
“We are SO EXCITED about this year’s garden. Not only is backyard gardening convenient, cost effective, and a great way to reconnect with where food really comes from, but we’ll be free from worries about pesticides, hormones, and other stupid additives that grocery stores like to slap on for cosmetic purposes. Keep your damn wax off of my veggies!” ~SF
Next up is a serious gardener we’ll call RT. RT has a very well planned out garden using a technique often employed by large farms to cut down on the need to weed. Here’s some pics…
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RT is not only an accomplished gardener, but also a great photographer, look her up for weddings, seasonal pictures or any special event where you need a great professional photographer! Here’s her link… RT Photography.
Last, but not least is my friend MS. MS has no real garden, well, at least not one we can mention here on the world wide web, but he did send a picture of a specimen from his yard…
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MS says "This is my backyard garden. The biggest, ugliest mushroom I've ever seen. An escaped elephant must have fertilized this Little Shop of Horror creature."
I can’t thank SF, RT and MS enough for letting us see a glimpse of their gardening progress. Please keep us posted!
The Duchess and I have had great success so far with our garden. We did have a minor setback when almost all of our tomato plants that we started from seed died just about as soon as we planted them outside. This was our first attempt at starting tomatoes from seed. We have since learned some techniques to grow from seed more successfully, but it was too late. We had to succumb and borrow some already developed plants from ZP and UB, thanks again guys!
I implore all of you to send me some pics of your gardening progress. You too may see your garden up in lights here at foodvigilante.com. Email your pictures to foodvigilante@gmail.com .
Ready, set, GROW!
FV