This morning the air had a little nip in it. A light jacket was needed for comfort. The cooler days of fall are just around the corner.
The zucchini that was taking over one of the new raised garden beds is gone. I ripped it out last evening. The red swan snap beans and French nickel filet green beans were being crowded out and over shadowed. The zucchini was planted there on a whim. I have learned a lesson.
Several different types of beans was my goal from the start. This goal was the inspiration for having two raised beds built this summer. The second raised bed houses three other types of beans: two waxed yellow and one green Roma. This is my first bean experiment. The long beans forming from the flowers demonstrates the beauty of life on a small and simple scale.
Vegetables have never been a part of my garden until this summer. My garden’s past has been filled with flowers, shrubs, and a pond for growing water lilies and other aquatic plants. Many have survived the years and are still here.
A very old lilac shrub had been allowed to grow beyond my control. It was finally sacrificed for the new raised beds. The spot is sunny which the beans require.
I have not yet photographed the beans. I will do this when they are ready to harvest.
I have not given up on growing zucchini. It will need its own separate larger space away from the beans. This morning I was already thinking about next summer and where I might be able to grow more vegetables.
In the meantime, the blue mist shrub and the goldenrod, are providing some late summer color.
movingforwardslowly 