Candy Cane Beets and a Veggie Garden update!

Morning, Steem friends!

Its been a few days since Ive been on here because I had my very first selling event for MadPotters. It was at a succulent nursery in North County, San Diego and I couldnt have asked for a better first run at this being a vendor thing. Ill post about that later. Today is a garden update!

So first up, here is a quickie video of me pulling out a beet from our garden. Its huge!!! Do you do anything with the greens? Im sure theres an amazing recipe out there.....

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Now the cool thing about these beets is that we bought a rainbow pack of seeds. Check out this one's candy stripes!

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Close up. Here's a little tip - the less red you see, the less "beet-y" itll taste! Love these for the look but I think I prefer the really dark ones for their taste.

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Just look at how much the spinach has grown in just over a week! You can barely see the zombies now. Guess they have a second job now, helping me judge growth week over week.

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I had to go to Home Depot for cement but somehow ended up in the garden section instead. While everything in the raised bed has been started from seed, we decided to add some herbs that have already been flourishing. They were on sale, we can use them immediately and my all time favorite excuse is that they were begging to be saved from the Big Box store. This one is Greek Oregano.

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Here we've got Chocolate Mint. Never heard of it before, but the smell is incredible. I cant wait to make tea! If you've got a good idea for a recipe with it, I'd love to hear it!!!

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And last but not least - three different types of cherry tomatoes. They looked the healthiest at the store, and who doesn't like a little variety? LOL. We plan on using these ones as mother plants. Once they're feeling strong and happy after their transplant, we'll start taking cuttings to hopefully grow out a whole mess of vines.

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Well, thats it for now! Its going to be time to turn over our garden box and plant new seeds. What have you got going for spring???

Happy Potting!
Christie

PS - Thank you to @lenasveganliving for hosting the Fruits and Veggies Monday Challenge, which has inspired me to post garden updates. Im proud of the growing we've done so far, but we are still newbies so it feels awesome to be able to share our progress and get positive feedback from somewhere other than our tastebuds. :D

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