Garden of...

Friday afternoon I planted the garden at my synagogue for the fifth year in a row.

Thanks to a generous donation the year prior, I had $120 budget for plants and seeds. I spent $90 on four varieties of tomatoes, two varieties of summer squash (patty pan and zucchini) and eggplant (black beauty and Gretel), three varieties of peppers, okra, elfin (steppable) thyme, and oregano...all from seedlings.

I also planted three varieties of bush beans, two varieties of cucumbers, two varieties of watermelon, honeydew melon, three varieties of winter squash, arugula, red popcorn, two varieties of basil, Italian parsley, bee balm, and loofah.

The garden bed has been refurbished, shored up with a new, concrete retaining wall. It is sturdy and will hopefully last for many years to come.

The harvest this year will be bountiful, the plants will grow to enormity, and the volunteers will come out of the woodwork. That is my wish for the garden.

I look forward to seeing it bloom and enjoy the fruits of my labor.