Our upside down planters have really done wonders with the fruit plants we have. I spent the afternoon harvesting our strawberries, tomatoes, and even a bunch of peppers. We ended up getting a huge crop of peppers. I’m excited to try all of the recipes I’ve collected for all of these peppers. We do seem to have more than we need though so I plan to give some away to our neighbors and friends.
Our plants also produced a nice few baskets of tomatoes and strawberries. Of course we’ll be gobbling most of the strawberries up before I have much time to do anything with them, but I told the kids and my husband that I really want to save some to make some jam and a nice strawberry rhubarb pie. I know it will be hard for them to resist the temptation of eating the fresh and delicious berries but I promised them it would be worth their sacrifice.
I love seeing my family enjoy the work that I put into the garden. I know exactly what they are eating when I grow it for them myself. Next year I think I want plant more food for us to enjoy together. I’m not sure if I want to do planter boxes or if I want to dig up some of the garden for vegetables. Maybe I’ll have the kids help me pick out what we should grow together.