The Veggie Patch

Time to plant summer vegetables

Already it is April, and the year is ¼ over.  It seems though the gardening has just begun.  Still to come are the tomatoes, pepper, beans, squash, eggplant, okra, cucumbers, and maybe even some corn and melons.  Sure, you will be able to get all these things at the grocery store or even have them delivered to your door if you wish.  However, there is nothing finer than to walk out to the garden and get your breakfast, lunch, or dinner fresh off the plants that you are going to plant in April.   If you are a serious tomato grower, you probably planted your tomatoes a few weeks ago.  Those that were planted then are already flowering and are ten times bigger than when planted.  So, you might still find some good transplants that will produce before it gets too hot in mid-summer, but you need to act fast.  And you will need to pour on the fertilizer (hopefully organic) and water almost daily, so they mature quickly. But you can do that if you have the desire. All the other veggies mentioned in the first paragraph can be

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