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    Sungrown Kitchen » Garden

    Published: Jun 19, 2019 · Modified: Sep 13, 2023 by Meryl Downing Leave a Comment

    In the Garden Year 1 - June

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    Check out our Raised Bed Vegetable Garden in June of Year 1 as our baby plants are just starting to grow and we are getting our early harvests! Lots of summer favorite garden recipes below!

    Raised bed vegetable gardens in June with a trellis for climbing plants.

    Starting to Grow

    June 19, 2019

    Our first year in the garden is getting underway. The tiny plants are taking off and we are enjoying watching and working as summer unfolds.

    Beans and Zucchini plants starting to grow in the garden.

    Notes from the Garden Year 1 - June

    • The tomatoes started from seed looked terrible after transplanting, but they hung on and are now fine, just smaller than the couple I bought, which is good to space out the harvest.
    Vegetable raised bed gardens with tomato plants.
    • Peppers started from seed did not make it, bought a couple expensive ($4-5 each) plants in early June and then bought 4 more big plants at the first farmer's market very cheap ($2 each), next year I'll just wait and buy them all there!
    • My husband built the hinged cucumber trellis from scrape wood in our garage. The plan is to have the cucumbers cover the trellis to be a kid tunnel with easy harvesting underneath.
    Raised bed vegetable garden with small plants in June.
    • Planting carrot seeds in April did not seem to work, nothing came up so we planted more in early June. Added some other new stuff in empty spots, more lettuce, more green beans, and more kale.
    Garden bed with kale and peas.
    • Peas from April, half grew well, other half didn't come up so we replanted, now they are of staggering heights.
    Broccoli and Cauliflower plants growing in the garden.
    • Most everything looks like it's growing strong, but we'll see what veggies we actually produce. Having a wonderful time with the process!
    First strawberries ripening on the vine.

    See the progress here, the Garden in July.

    Kids watering the garden.

    Garden Harvest Recipes!

    • Creamy Farfalle Pasta with red bell peppers and peas.
      Creamy Bowtie Farfalle Pasta with Prosciutto and Peas
    • Roasted Carrot Hummus with pita, cucumber and pea pods.
      Roasted Carrot Hummus
    • Bowl of white bean bruschetta surrounded by a plate of toasted crostini bread.
      White Bean Bruschetta
    • Double Chocolate Zucchini muffins on cooling rack with big chocolate chips on top.
      Double Chocolate Zucchini Muffins

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    • Spiced Apple Zucchini Bread in a glass loaf pan.
      Spiced Zucchini Apple Bread
    • Cherry tomato sauce in a bowl with basil and extra jars of sauce.
      Roasted Cherry Tomato Sauce
    • White bowl of blended sweet potato and tomato soup.
      Garden Tomato Sweet Potato Soup
    • Zucchini soup drizzled with olive oil and bacon with basil.
      Garden Zucchini Soup

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    Hey guys!  I'm Meryl, chef, gardener, and mother of two little Minnesotans.  The Sungrown Kitchen combines two of my favorite things that naturally go hand in hand...cooking and gardening (read more)

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