Starting to grow a few things down here in Lafayette, LA. Right now it’s all mostly a container garden. Here’s a enchilada:
Here’s the starter group. Top right hanging is a roma tomato plant. The big monster plant on the left is the green bell pepper plant. (The Cajun and I named him Peter.) The others are strawberries. The long pot with nothing inside is actually going to have watermelon, zucchini, cantaloupe and pumpkin. (With a lot of help from the Cajun’s awesome mom!)
Here’s the strawberry upside down topsy turvy thing. I found it at Walmart for $7. I was just going to put them all in pots, but I got SO many from Spring Hill Nursery. I got 25 plants and they only cost $14. Already have good growth on them when they send them along, so you get a nice group of plants without the ‘early seedling risk’. 
I should have gotten the strawberry jar they offered but I didn’t think about it at the time of ordering. They arrived here in Louisiana just in time.
This is a great container dwarf banana tree also from Spring Hill Nursery. This one should be growing some smaller bananas that supposedly taste very sweet. We’ll work on those when it’s grown. They sent this baby already partially grown and with the container and dirt that it is in. They’re very good at giving you what you need to be successful with growing.
This tree was here when we moved in. I think it’s lovely. The fruit it has on it is sweet. You just pick right off the tree and eat. A great flavor and a lovely little tree. I’ll want another one whenever we may move from this house.
And here’s a close up:
Thanks for visiting my small container garden in Lafayette, Louisiana!
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Good luck with your gardening, I’ve never had much of a green thumb though I’m often tempting to give it another shot every few years!
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Those are kumquats on the tree in the back yard. The garden won’t be in containers for too long — Mom and Calissa are going to make me till a patch in the back yard, darn it!
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It’s great that you have the climate to grow all these different plants, I think you’re going to need a larger garden when everything starts sprouting. Good luck with it.
Great information! I’ve been looking for something like this for a while now. Thanks!
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Hi! I like the container photos. I also am putting in a garden this year. I will be taking photos soon, probably in a couple of weeks. First I am getting my tiller fixed.
I love the hanging plant holder. I’ll bet you can re-use it next year too. I will be back to see how your plants (and you!) are doing. Neat blog!
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That is wonderful, that you are having an opportunity to grow these fruits and vegetables for your own health and well being. It is truly delightful to grow anything, and just be at one with nature. How are you finding your growing experiences?
I don’t have a garden, but have grown wild flowers before, indoors and I love anything nature as have been exposed to this environment growing up.
I’m spending more and more time on this site when I really should be concentrating on work. keep it up. and remember “If life gives you weeds….make herbal tea. =) Keep on Gardening