Photo: Linda Lamb Peters
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WHAT WE PLANTED IN THEM
Planter 1 (4 feet long by 2 feet wide by 1 ½ feet deep):
- 1 ‘Apple’, ‘Golden Summer’, jalapeño, and 2 ‘Purple Beauty’ peppers
- 1 ‘Little Fingers’ and 2 ‘Rosa Bianca’ eggplants
- 12 ‘Tricolor Pole’ beans
Planter 2 (2 ½ feet long by 2 ½ feet wide by 2 feet deep):
- 1 ‘Sunshine Blue’ blueberry
- 2 each curly and Italian parsley
- ‘Ikarus’ sunflower
Planter 3 (1 ½ feet long by 1 ½ feet wide by 1 ½ feet deep):
- 1 ‘Cherokee Purple’ tomato
- 2 plants each ‘Genovese’ and ‘Lemon’ basil
Planter 4 (3 feet long by 1 ½ feet wide by 1 foot deep):
- 1 zucchini
- 1 ‘Lemon’ cucumber
In the ground:
- ‘Tricolor Bush’ beans
- Garlic chives
- ‘Diamante’ strawberry
- ‘Pink Chintz’ thyme (between pavers)
- Strawflower (Chrysocephalum apiculatum)
More ideas for growing your own food: Sunset's One-block Feast
Johanna Silver
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